Results 8,561-8,580 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: When we visited either Cork or Dublin, they were talking about getting solar panels.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Aviation is so central to our success in so many different ways. While many of our exports by volume go out via the marine, which is acknowledged, I am sure by value it is quite a different thing. Products such as microchips-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: -----very high-value pharmaceuticals and some medical devices and so on would be of extremely high value. Aviation is so necessary for such a small open economy, such as the one we have, that is so dependent on exports and producing certain things for the world that we are very good at producing. Equally, however, people need to appreciate that we do not have the rail network, such as they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I know the Minister of State knows this, but we need to let the world we are focused on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for all he is doing. I know he is relatively new to this role, but it is clear he is very much on top of his brief. From our perspective, we value the work that is being done by the Department in aviation. We have been looking a lot at aviation policy and the airports programme. We have had lots of very interesting contributors before the committee to discuss...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I was on my slot, which I have just finished, and you were not here for the first hour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: You are here now. I have used less time than my full slot, and I will bring you in next because you have not spoken yet. Go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I remind the Senator that we are here to discuss aviation and maritime and hard-to-abate sectors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: It is also the subject of a court case at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: We are discussing the hard-to-abate sectors of aviation and maritime, and the decarbonising of that area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Does the Minister of State wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Decarbonisation Strategy for Aviation and Shipping Sectors: Minister of State at the Department of Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I think we have all made our points. I thank the Minister of State for attending to discuss the topics we were addressing and I thank his officials for assisting him in this important matter today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to discuss an update on national car testing, including staffing issues and driver licence issues with representatives of the National Driver Licence Service, NDLS. On behalf of the committee, I am pleased to welcome from the Road Safety Authority, RSA, Mr. Brendan Walsh, chief operations officer; and Ms Alison Coleman, director of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I presume when Mr. Walsh said "previously" with regard to testing, he means the driving test rather than the car test.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: There are buildings where people can apply for the licence and buildings where people go to do their driving test and they are not necessarily the same. Are they sometimes the same or are they generally not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: There are 59 test centres and about 40 places where people can go to fill in the forms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: The next slot is a Fianna Fáil slot. I will take it if that is all right with everybody. I thank the witnesses for being here. It is not that long since they were here. As a committee, we had hoped we would have Applus with us before the summer, but I think it was not willing to come in without the RSA beside it. Everyone is here today. I point out to all members that we have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: They told us. We actually went as a committee. Some of us went out and visited Go-Ahead Ireland, but we have also been in touch with them. We had the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland, CTTC, Bus Éireann and so on before the committee. They are saying that is taking up to five weeks, or that is generally five weeks, from the time of sitting the test and passing it to...