Results 301-320 of 402 for long speaker:Gerry Horkan

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...of State for bringing the Bill before the House. I think he is aware that Fianna Fáil will support the Bill, as he made reference to it in his speech. It is unfortunate that it has taken so long to get to this stage because it was stated as far back as last December that the Minister intended to resolve the anomaly regarding the compulsory retirement age, yet here we are in July and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...that, where possible, you should not criticise or make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Mr. Verbraeken said that, of the 65 appeals, two were rejected and one was upheld on the customer's behalf. How long do people have to make an appeal? Could the number increase significantly? There must be a cut-off at some point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: How long does that generally take?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator can be as long as she likes.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...commission. I am not going to read all 250 pages of it, although I am sure some people would like if I did. It stated:The judicial appointments commission is an independent body but it manages a long and highly formalised selection process involving advertising, short-listing by tests or paper sifts, interviews, and, for some posts, presentations or role-playing. It was created, despite...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I agree with Senator Paddy Burke, who is a long-serving member of the House. I was a member of the local authority for 12 and a half years, which is a long time. I will wait for the Minister of State because he is having a discussion with his officials. I do not think Senator Paddy Burke is saying that local authority members should automatically be members of the board, but we should not...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Despite what one might call, pardon the pun, the healthy economic indicators that are with us now, our hospital waiting lists have never been as long. There are 711,000 people on inpatient and outpatient waiting lists, which is a staggering percentage of the population. We also have acute shortages in consultants and nurses in hospitals, leaving our most vulnerable citizens without access...

Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...afternoon. Fianna Fáil supports it. With the exception of Senator Higgins and the Acting Chairman, all four Members in the Chamber are members of the finance committee. We considered the Bill for a long time and met various stakeholders, civil servants and others involved in the process. Senator Conway-Walsh, Senator Paddy Burke and I, and our parties, are supportive of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee
Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: Ulster Bank (19 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: It is fair to conclude from Mr. Stanley's statement that the bank is in this market for the long term. Vulture funds tend to want to get into the Irish market, take possession of an asset and sell it for more than what they paid for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...of the NTPF for two terms. The NTPF did great work in the mid-2000s onwards. Given the current waiting lists, the NTPF needs to be resourced to deliver quickly to those people who have waited a long time on waiting lists for procedures. Many people are waiting for far too long, far beyond what they should be waiting, and often in great discomfort. With regard to insurance fraud, the...

Seanad: Marine Spatial Planning: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I remind Senators that this debate will adjourn at 7 p.m. if it has not concluded by then. Depending on how long the remaining speakers take, we will have to adjourn today and the Minister of State will have to come back on another day to give his response.

Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...-Rathdown County Council, of which I used to be a member, generates more property tax than the whole of Connacht. I accept that property values are different but it is a local authority area that is five miles wide and eight miles long and generates a huge amount of property tax. I will go through some of the statistics. Just because the value of the house is larger, it does not make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Community Groups: Discussion (24 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank all the witnesses for attending. The discussion is quite enlightening. We all know insurance has long been a problem. I recall during an election campaign in 1997 motor insurance for young people was a major issue. Mr. Boland referred to the book of quantum being revised. Is it fair to say that the book of quantum is just the historical, statistical analysis of what has...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...am familiar with Rathmichael and Cherrywood, as I have driven through them regularly. These were awful tragedies for both families, particularly the abduction in Enniskerry where someone was walking along a road and had this happen to her. I extend my sympathies to her family. I wish to raise the planning process. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government is busy on the...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator can use it every day as long as he uses it appropriately.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Senator. I am sure if we were to tot the hours spent on the legislation in this and the other Chamber, there is not much legislation that has been deliberated on for as long. I hope after all of that deliberation and the amendments, it is a good, workable Bill that will deliver what it is supposed to. I offer my congratulations to all those who pulled it together, including the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...Europe Day, which falls on 9 May every year. Some 92% of the Irish population is still expressing support for the EU and EU membership. It is important that we acknowledge it. It has come a long way since the foundation in 1951 of the European Coal and Steel Community. I am sure some of my colleagues who are members of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs will be mentioning...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: .... With the exception of one or two of the Senators present, all of us have been members of local authorities. I was a member for 12.5 years. Senator Murnane O'Connor was a councillor for even longer. Others spent a long time in local authorities before being lucky enough to be elected to this House. We have had dealings with incredibly effective officials along the chain in every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: State Claims Agency: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...I became a Member and I recall hearing all about Pandemrix and narcolepsy. I am told that approximately 80 or 90 cases are still in the system. They have been dragged through the system for a long time. What is the position with those cases?