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Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: European Directive on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Motion (5 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I was where the Cathaoirleach is now when the Minister of State arrived. Our business had gone a bit ahead of schedule. This is a very important proposed EU directive and Government motion and, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I support it. The Minister of State is here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne. The directive is...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The discussion is to adjourn after one hour, if not previously concluded. I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, back to the House.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Not according to the Order of Business about which I have been informed.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The discussion is to adjourn after one hour, if not previously concluded. It is not a target or a maximum.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome to the Public Gallery a number of guests of Senator Fitzpatrick's who are in for the evening: Mr. Alan Smullen, Ms Catherine Fox, Mr. Andrew Fox, Mr. Barry Reddin, Ms Bla Flanagan and Mr. Sean Cody. They are all very welcome to Leinster House and I hope they have a nice evening ahead of them. I am delighted to see people participating in democracy and watching us, quite...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We are not finishing it today. We are back next week for Report Stage.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We are all doing our best to get it through these Houses as fast as we can.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

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

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I apologise for my absence earlier. I had to attend a vote in the Seanad. If I ask questions that were already asked, I apologise in advance. I was tracking the meeting until I had to go off to vote. I thank Ms Byrne for her opening statement. I am conscious that this is our third engagement on the retail post office network in the past month or so. We had the IPU appear before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I just wonder why we are duplicating services, particularly those that involve in-person transactions. The movement of things online is going to keep happening whether we like it or not. We cannot tell consumers that they have to go down to the post office to top up their Leap cards when they can do an automatic top-up online or whatever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: However, it is a useful facility for an Post to have to bring in footfall and so on. In terms of the 920 post offices, do we have any idea how many are stand-alone offices as opposed to offices within retail premises, such as, for instance, those located at the back of shops? That is probably plenty of questions to keep Ms Byrne going for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It is more about hearing from you than hearing from me to be honest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I know the split. I think there are approximately 50 company-owned post offices-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: There are 45 and approximately 880 are franchised

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I refer to the 873 franchised post offices. Some in my area are stand-alone operations. A person might walk into a post office and that is all it is; then others are located at the back of premises. In some cases, the husband runs the post office and the wife runs the shop, or vice versa. I wonder about the stand-alone post offices. The one on Merrion Row is flying because it is a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Perhaps we should address the questions I asked and then the witnesses can come back in if they wish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Was that to stay or to retire?