Results 1-20 of 129 for cork speaker:Gerard Craughwell

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...the past few days in Brussels and Bruges to discuss defence and security. I have spoken many times about my great concern regarding our defenceless Atlantic coastline. The Cathaoirleach, as a Cork man, will know we have only one ship patrolling the part of the ocean under our remit, which is ten times our land mass. I have called for an Atlantic fleet to be established that would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...using the two places available to bring on ex officio members of the representative bodies? Even if it were not all the time, they could be there some of the time. With regard to the trip to Cork, Ms Feehily particularly spoke about the lack of knowledge of the direct route to the ombudsman. Surely the representative bodies would have learned something by being there and hearing it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...ána, soldiers, firefighters and prison officers. I am aware of one garda who was shot in the line of duty and, today, he stands in a dole queue in order to get his jobseeker's benefit. I know of another retired member in Cork who stood in a dole queue in a post office and, at the same time, in the queue there were three people on whom this garda had recently served warrants. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...members of the public "Why are we paying ten times more?" On the western rail corridor, which I am sure the witnesses are well used to, I still believe we should have a train from Letterkenny to Cork, Waterford or Dublin, and wherever else. There is a particular issue in relation to the Claremorris-Collooney stretch----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: If I am hearing Mr. Walsh correctly, if TII is operating in a particular area - we will say County Cork for the hell of it - it will deal with the executive of Cork County Council and that council's planning office. However, it is up to the county council to decide whether the actual elected representatives on Cork County Council should attend. Does Mr. Walsh see anything wrong with that?...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...Dental University Hospital stopped charging head and neck cancer patients in March 2023 on foot of funding that had been announced. The funding announced was earmarked for dental schools in Dublin and Cork. The Cork University Dental School and Hospital ceased offering this treatment so the Dublin Dental University Hospital put in a bid for €815,000 of the €900,000 that had...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 Feb 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...of State for her comprehensive answer, albeit that she did not have the full detail until she came here today. It is correct that the service was allocated €315,000. In light of the fact that Cork University Dental School and Hospital has withdrawn from that service, the only centre in the country now is the Dublin Dental University Hospital. It is looking for €815,000. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Gerard Craughwell: ...for disabled people on the rail system? Another issue is the dining service my colleague mentioned. The Enterprise service from Dublin to Belfast has excellent dining services, as does the Cork train service. An auld fella like myself travelling by rail likes to sit down and have my breakfast in comfort as I travel back to the west or wherever. From that point of view, I would hope...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...night. I wish the Cathaoirleach well and thank him for his tolerance. That will get me an extra few seconds. This week, the Irish Examinerreported that a Russian submarine was off the coast of Cork. How do we know? How do we know what is off the Cork or, for that matter, what is up in the sky when we do not have the capability to find out? In a Commencement matter debate on search and...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: To double up on what my colleague has said, this week we had a report of a Russian submarine off the coast of Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: On the issue of public transport, there is a request from Cork and Galway to introduce light electric rail. We should do that for both cities. It is not something we should be talking about; it is something we should be doing. I know there is a preoccupation in Galway with the ring road and the problems that has caused. I support an integrated ring road and light rail system for Galway....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: These Cork spats in the House are very unseemly. My colleague Senator Warfield spoke about Ursula von der Leyen and what she had to say and what she did not have to say. We have a situation where our President, Michael D. Higgins, goes to-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...the work done by this special group of highly-skilled people who are responsible for the safe navigation of some 97% of our imports and exports through ports, including the Cathaoirleach's Port of Cork, and major harbours. The Cathaoirleach and I spoke about that this morning and I was grateful for his support in that area. Having spoken to the chaps today, I realise that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...we look at things all wrong. I agree with Deputy Berry that we need to find a way to reinvigorate and bring in those new helicopters he spoke about. Deputy Cowen mentioned the drug bust off the south-west coast of Cork. How proud we all were of that drug bust. Due to the fact that there was only one helicopter available, if some of those soldiers had died, how would we feel about that?...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence recently. One of the things we spoke about was the Naval Service. That is the Naval Service that is collapsing and has €300 million worth of ships tied up in Cork with nowhere to go because there is no crew. What is the problem? The problem is if a Revenue Commissioner or other Government official is put on a Naval Service ship to sail...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: There has been much talk about the capture of the drugs vessel off the coast of Cork. We rightly commend the Defence Forces, the Garda, the Revenue and everyone else who was involved on their work. There was fantastic co-operation across the board. However, have we thought about what would have gone wrong if there had been weapons on board that ship and the helicopter involved in the...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...-size-fits-all approach when it comes to remunerating members of the Defence Forces. We have to rebuild the organisation, particularly the Navy. We have €300 million worth of ships tied up in Cork, not able to put to sea because we do not have crews, which is not good. Second, I ask the Taoiseach to consider the development of a cybersecurity fund in the near future. I ask for...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: ...public watching this cannot see the Visitors Gallery is full. These are people who travelled hundreds of miles to be here today to hear the petition being heard. The story Ms Curtis tells about Cork is typical of the other two that are here today. We have public representatives here at local authority level. Nobody engages with them anymore. Decisions are taken without engagement at...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Gerard Craughwell: A Chathaoirligh, I rest my case at this stage. It makes me so angry to hear about Loughrea, Ms. Curtis's place in Cork and to talk about St. Brigid's again. Somebody said to me some time ago that the St. Brigid's thing was politically motivated. I do not believe that for a second. The signatures Ms Mullins and the campaign have cannot all be people from one party.