Results 9,361-9,380 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Pursuant to Standing Order 154, it is reported to the Seanad that the Title has been amended and the Bill has been reported with amendments. When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, back to the House. The combined opening speeches of the proposer and seconder shall not exceed 16 minutes. All other Senators have six minutes, the Minister has 15 minutes and the proposer has five minutes to reply. The Minister can come in at any stage once the proposer and seconder have finished. If she wants to come in directly after...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Sorry, did the Senator formally second the motion?
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Would the Minister like to come in now?
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Other people's contributions might be influenced by what the Minister has to say.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The Senator might have to declare an interest.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Senator O'Loughlin and I will share time.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Fianna Fáil welcomes this Bill. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, back to the House. It is important we acknowledge domestic violence is a significant concern among a certain cohort of people. People often do not know it is happening. It is silent and hidden. I am not going to go into an in-depth technical analysis of the Bill as Senators Martin and Garvey and the...
- Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: At 9.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, to discuss large-scale capital projects and also its operations generally. On behalf of the committee, I am very pleased to welcome from TII, Mr. Peter Walsh, chief executive officer, and Mr. Nigel O'Neill, director of capital projects. They are both very welcome. I will read a quick note on privilege...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Walsh. I will now take questions from members in accordance with the speaking roster. The first speaker is Deputy O'Rourke. He has ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I will ask Deputy O'Rourke to conclude but he can finish on this question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We have a lot more stuff to go yet. We are only starting. I thank Deputy O'Rourke and Mr. Walsh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: If members agree, we can put that on the committee's work programme and look at that concept. It is worth a look.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Before we set it up there is one point to make on this general area. It is fair to say that the number of projects on the TII books that, while not necessarily being shovel ready are projects people have said are worthy of consideration, is much greater than the budgeting being suggested by a multiple of maybe five, six or ten.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Per kilometre, not necessarily in total.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: That would be for Irish Rail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Before the Senator spends too much of his time on this I just want to clarify with Mr. Walsh that in his opening statement he said TII was deferring all metro queries to the National Transport Authority.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Are the witnesses okay to talk about light rail queries but not metro queries? Is that right?