Results 421-440 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the news that talks are ongoing between ASTI and the Government through the Teachers Conciliation Council, which will, hopefully, conclude this week and will be put to a ballot of some description involving ASTI members. I do not want to jinx anything so I just welcome the fact that talks are ongoing, seem to be going reasonably well and are progressing. The strikes were based on...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: He has passed his time limit so he can tell the Minister afterwards.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Craughwell. Senator Kieran O'Donnell has five minutes.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I was indicating that the Senator actually had one minute remaining, but she is okay.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: As no more Senators have indicated that they wish to speak, I ask the Minister to conclude.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: You have until 6.15 p.m., if you wish to use all of that time.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister. Senators Gavan and Mac Lochlainn have both indicated to speak. I do not mind in what order. They are each entitled to eight minutes and then Senator Ó Donnghaile will conclude.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: As no other Senators are offering, I ask Senator Ó Donnghaile to conclude. The Senator has five minutes.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Black. The next speaker is Senator Ivana Bacik and she has five minutes.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: One minute.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Gerry Horkan: As no other Senators are indicating, I will ask Senator Norris to conclude.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister. He is very welcome to the House. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill. The budget was fair because Fianna Fáil was able to negotiate a confidence and supply agreement with the Government. This secured a 3:1 ratio in favour of spending on services over tax cuts and outlined areas of focus that would make Ireland a fairer and fundamentally more...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: According to the schedule, Committee Stage is listed for Wednesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I wish to comment briefly on GRG, if that is possible at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: We have discussed GRG but what has happened in the UK has not happened here. Is it possible for what happened in the UK to happen here in terms of analysing those businesses and seeing which are entitled to compensation? We should go through them systematically and examine them all. I would be interested to know the breakdown of real estate versus non-real estate. Obviously, lots of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: So all 2,141 businesses, or whatever the figure is, who went into GRG will all be looked at. They will not have to approach Ulster Bank and say, "We want our cases investigated".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Can we get a breakdown of those 2,141 cases between mature real estate problems, a mix of real estate caught up with other businesses that were lent money on the back of their viable businesses and then lost their viable businesses on the basis of real estate and pure SMEs that are not tied up in real estate who lost their businesses through the economic process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I accept that but I presume if it is a forensic or a fairly detailed review of each case, there is a manager or advisor dealing with all these individual holders or borrowers who will have a fair idea whether it was one or the other. I accept that there is a grey area between one and the other, but one could set up categories that would make it easier for us to understand what happened to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: That is what I am asking Mr. Blair.