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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The earliest appointment in Drogheda is in May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That is what my question is about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I accept the pragmatism of the insurance industry and so on but people, by and large, do not want to be non-compliant. They are being forced into a non-compliant position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Is Mr. Waide talking about longer hours, more buildings or what? As well as more staff, does the authority need more buildings or more opening hours?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I want to make one point and then ask about foreign licences. It seems that we have a structural history here, where Mr. Waide has outlined that we have more and older cars and people are finding it hard to get new cars. Perhaps electric cars will make it a whole deal easier because there are less moving parts to test, etc., in the long run. Does the authority need more buildings, as well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Has the authority carried out that exercise for Moldova?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: If they are great at doing this job or if they are not, presumably the authority can give the authorities there the guidelines as to how they must improve their system so that they will meet the required standards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We are all passionate about road safety. Mr. Waide attended before the committee in June and I asked him about the average testing and the issues on the N7. I believe what the authority is doing there is brilliant and I commend the authority on all its work but most people want to drive in compliance with the law. Let us all try to ensure that both on driver licences and on NCTs - I did...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Faith Leaders (14 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The witnesses sat down for their contributions and I might do the same. We are in committee so it is a little bit less formal. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for being here. It is important. Probably 30 or 40 years ago, the idea of people like them being in the Seanad Chamber would be unheard of; maybe even ten years ago it would have been unheard of. It is great to see them...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Dr. Stephen Farry (14 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Dr. Farry and Mr. Campbell for being here. I congratulate them on their party's success in recent elections. It is clear some people at least are thinking in a less divisive or tribal way than they might have in the past. We are looking at the future of the island. I am interested in our guests' thoughts on the Taoiseach's shared island initiative and how we all co-exist on the...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Dr. Stephen Farry (14 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator will be moving party.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Dr. Stephen Farry (14 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do that all the time.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Other Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Dr. Stephen Farry (14 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do not see the Alliance Party as often as I see Senator Ó Donnghaile.

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive opening statement in regard to the European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022, which, to be fair, is very much a technical Bill. As was referred to recently by Deputy Catherine Murphy in the Dáil, it is not something that most of us are ever going to have to experience or deal with. Nonetheless, some examples of where it has been...

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive opening statement, in which he outlined the reasons for this important emergency legislation. It is important to realise, as he said, that the provisions of the Bill relate to two sites, Shannonbridge and Tarbert. These provisions will ensure we have enough electricity capacity not so much for this winter but for next winter. There was a...

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The order of the House is that Members have five minutes each on Second Stage.

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Now.

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Now.

Seanad: Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (27 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.”

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Coach Sector: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I attended from my office and read their statements last night. I want to clarify one thing. Does the CTTC encompass all companies other than, for example, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. Is that fair to say? Are Aircoach and Go-Ahead included or are they part of the council?