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Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 13 to 16, inclusive, and 74 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator may speak to all of the amendments in the group.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: The Acting Chair will not be as generous in the future as he was at that time.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: That is fine. Every point she made I agreed with. I was at the ZEVI events in the Aviva Stadium with the Minister, as he will remember. I cycled to the events. Active travel is better than ZEVI, but ZEVI is better than a combustion engine. That point is well made. I am sorry I was not here for the whole debate on Committee Stage because I was chairing a transport committee. It is a...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I ask for a debate on road safety. As of yesterday, four more people died in the month of January than the previous January and, unfortunately, two more people died last night in a very sad crash. My condolences go to their families and all friends in County Mayo. That is six more people who died in this calendar year than the previous calendar year or 20 people as opposed to 14 people....

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, for being here. It is my first time to talk with the Minister since his elevation to a second ministry as the Minister for Justice, and I congratulate him on that. I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive opening statement. What tends to happen in here is that we all repeat our briefing notes, which the Minister has already said in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss delays affecting the national car test, NCT, service and driver tests. We are joined by Mr. Sam Waide and Mr. Brendan Walsh of the Road Safety Authority, RSA, and Mr. Mark Synnott of Applus car testing. They are all very welcome. I will read out a note on privilege to both our witnesses and our members. Witnesses are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Waide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Synnott and Mr. Waide for their comprehensive opening statements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Before I call Deputy Carey, I welcome Senator McGahon and the transition year students who are accompanying him. Aaron Dunne, Evan Fitzpatrick and Aoife Moriarty are here on transition year experience with Senator McGahon and they are all very welcome to our committee. They have been observing proceedings for a few minutes, so I hope they have had a nice time and will enjoy the rest of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I hope we can have a second round for people who would like it. I will take the next slot for myself. In early January, I tried to book a car test for someone whose test was due about 13 January and the first date I got was 3 August. I managed by dipping in and out all day every day for a few days to get it back from 3 August to 31 July, 20 July, 7 June 3 May and then 20 April. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I accept there is a benign and very pragmatic view being taken. However, is it a requirement for a car over four years old to have a valid in-date NCT certificate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I am not disputing the roadworthy bit. People keep coming back to the issue of being roadworthy. It is roadworthy, in my opinion. I try to make sure it is roadworthy. This particular car is not mine but belongs to somebody else close to me. I am asking about what the law is. We understand that everybody is taking a pragmatic approach, but is it not the law that a four-year-old car must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: That is the point I am making, possibly on the Senator’s behalf but also on my own behalf.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: That is the point I am making. Usually, it is the Chair who interrupts other people rather than the other way around, but I thank the Senator for his support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I accept all the difficulties Applus has gone through and Mr. Synnott mentioned significant financial pressures, which slightly puzzles me given it is operating at more than 100% capacity. It is also being paid for tests that are not being done. I understand that if I book my test today, Applus takes the €55 from me today. It used not do that. People used to pre-book and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: When did that change?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: It is quite recent - just over a year ago. I have been looking for these famous slots that are being released three weeks in advance, but I do not see any extra slots. I am going on to it during the day, evening and night. I have the browser open in the background and I just dip in to see if there is something, I refresh the screen and all the rest of it. Occasionally something pops up....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: It was definitely not there two or three weeks ago.