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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: That figure is not to improve anything. It is just to keep things as they are.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: That is just because the population is growing, however. It will not reduce the pupil-teacher ratio or give additional SNAs to a greater percentage of pupils. That is what I am really asking here. More teachers will be hired simply because there are more pupils.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Last week the European Commission published its reflections on the EU budget. It makes for sobering reading in how it outlines the challenges facing the EU budget, particularly in the aftermath of Brexit. Has the Minister or his officials had any time to reflect upon or review this report? What challenges and difficulties are contained within it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister and wish him well in his new role.
- Seanad: Srebrenica Massacre: Motion (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: We might put the motion to a vote first and once that is agreed, we will have a minute's silence at the end, if that is agreeable to Members. I thank Senator Feighan.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Ned O'Sullivan both for his contribution and for his brevity. Our next speaker is Senator Boyhan and he also has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Ó Ríordáin has used five and a half minutes so Senator Humphreys has two and a half.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: At this Stage we are just dealing with the Bill reported without amendments------
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I will bring the Senator in shortly.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I now call on Senators Humphreys and Ó Donnaghaile and will then allow the Minister to respond.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I want to move on to item 2 but I will let the Minister back in. Senator Humphreys------
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Humphreys made his point and then Senator Ó Donnaghaile made his. It is not a to and fro at this stage. The Senator made his contribution.
- Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister has responsibility for tourism as well as sport.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, other than the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to discussion on the amendment. Also, on Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1, which arises out of committee proceedings, is in the name of Senators Conway-Walsh, Devine, Gavan, Ó Clochartaigh, Ó Donnghaile, Mac...
- Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 2 is also in the names of Senators Conway-Walsh, Devine, Gavan, Ó Clochartaigh, Ó Donnghaile, Mac Lochlainn and Warfield. This arises out of committee proceedings and is both a Government and Sinn Féin amendment.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The amendment is in the Minister of State's name first, so I will let him in to begin with.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The finance committee on tour again, but there we go.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: That concludes our business for today. When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I will make my points briefly, because we have discussed this on Committee Stage and many of the matters relating to the legislation were discussed in the pre-legislative scrutiny on the Sinn Féin Private Members' Bill in the appropriate committee. We teased out most of the remaining items last week. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Financial Services and...
- Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Is the Minister of State following the Senator or is it the other way around?