Results 2,781-2,800 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It is replacing grants that used to be available. With regard to where I live, where I used to be a member of the local authority, I talk about €850, not 85 charges, because the average property tax there is €655 before any adjustment. As I stated, almost 60% of houses are worth more than €300,000. That is before we go near those valued at €1 million. It does...
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I am not ignoring it. I am saying that up to-----
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I acknowledge motorways that were built. I acknowledge many things. I acknowledge LIHAF. I regularly and often said good things about this Government, the Minister of State, in particular, and other Ministers in his Department when they did things right. I am pointing out that people think when they write a cheque or set up a direct debit for €850 that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan. Before we commence may I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to discussion on the amendment. Also on Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1 is in the names of Senators McDowell, Boyhan and Craughwell.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: And Tánaiste.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It provides for the debate to conclude at 7 p.m. and for any business that has not been dealt with to be dealt with at 7 p.m., without debate.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The debate is guillotined.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The debate will be concluded at 7 p.m., guillotined or otherwise.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: What I am being told is that there is a guillotine on the debate at 7 p.m., or, it could be argued, within an hour. I think the Leader of the House is conscious of the issues that are being dealt with now, but equally conscious that the Minister is constrained at the far end of the next item.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It is a matter for the Leader to amend the Order of Business. He may do so, and may bring in a proposal that the House can deal with it. I can only deal with the Order of Business, which states we must conclude at 7 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I will allow the Minister to do so anyway.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I will ask the Leader to take that into account.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: That was not a point of order but I thank the Minister for making it anyway.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Wilson, without interruption.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister has made the point that he was not late-----
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: -----and that is a valid point.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I do not want to get involved in semantics.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I ask Senator Craughwell to wait and I ask Senator Conway to please resume his seat.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I take the point.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)
Gerry Horkan: These exchanges are unproductive.