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Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State. I had a whole range of options if it were the case that amendment No. 1, or amendments Nos. 1 and 2, or amendments Nos. 2 and 3 had been accepted. I am glad that has all been clarified and that everyone understands the reasons we have to progress in the order we are progressing.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: He just said that it was challenging.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 4 is dependent on amendment No. 1 being passed, which we have done.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I second Senator Wilson's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I support his comments and those of Senator McFadden on councillors' pay and conditions. The Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, was in the Seanad before Christmas to announce these proposals and Senators were writing to councillors to congratulate them on what they were getting and accepting praise for all that they were...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Naughten, to the House and invite him to proceed.

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: For the information of Members, this matter was to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and is to adjourn not later than 6.15 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and that to all other Senators not to exceed five minutes. The next speaker is Senator Terry Leyden, who has eight minutes.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, back to the House. The debate will resume on Committee Stage of the Technological Universities Bill 2015. When the debate adjourned last week, the House was discussing amendment No. 19 which had been moved by Senator Alice Mary Higgins. A number of Senators had contributed. Before I call on the Minister of State, do any other...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: To remind Members, we were discussing amendment No. 19. Amendments Nos. 19, 20, 32 and 38 are related and may be discussed together. That was agreed. Amendment No. 20 is an alternative to amendment No. 19.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: We are discussing amendment No. 19 at the moment. Senators Marie-Louise O'Donnell and Gerard Craughwell have indicated.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: It was in reference to the Universities Act. Not this Bill.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I think we have exhausted the debate on amendment No. 19 at this point. How stands the amendment?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 20 has already been discussed with amendment No. 19. How stands the amendment?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 21 and 23 are related and will be discussed together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. On the Public Sector Standards Bill, I understand Deputy Dara Calleary has been working very well with the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, on it. I want to put on record some of the discussions we have had here with both the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, and Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, who felt the initial...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: As amendments Nos. 1, 11, 12, 16 and 52 are related, they may be discussed together.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: As amendments Nos. 2, 17 to 22, inclusive, 49 and 51 are related, they may be discussed together.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Gerry Horkan: As amendments Nos. 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 23, 47, 48 and 50 are related, and amendment No. 5 is consequential on amendment No. 6, they may be discussed together.