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Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That concludes our quite lengthy deliberations. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I pay tribute to all sixth year and leaving certificate students and wish them well. I believe that the Leader may have a child doing the leaving certificate examination this year. These students have had a difficult couple of years with Covid in terms of their learning environment. This week there have been a lot of graduation ceremonies, masses and various other events and the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, back to the House once more. The amendments tabled for section 11 have been disposed of. Senator Alice-Mary Higgins was speaking to the section yesterday when we reported progress. Does anybody wish to speak to the section before I put the question? No.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 144 has been ruled out of order, as it incurs a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 145 and 146 are related. Amendment No. 146 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 145 and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 173 to 177, inclusive, and amendment No. 183 are related. Amendment No. 174 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 173. Amendments Nos. 173 to 177, inclusive, and amendment No. 183, may be discussed together.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 179 and 180 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 181 and 182 are out of order as they would impose a potential charge on Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 129, 130 and 132 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 133 to 138, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I got the opening statement and I thank Dr. Bedford. As I said before, I am not so sure when we have chairs-designate coming back in, having already been the chair, that we need to have the same level of scrutiny as we would for a new person. I thank Dr. Bedford for all his efforts and for the work he has done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do not have much to say. I thank Mr. Henry for attending. We had a good visit to Shannon Airport last week. I was able to see as a Dublin-based person who has never flown out of Shannon - it is not unreasonable that I have never flown out of Shannon, given that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: What would Mr. Henry like to see in the national aviation plan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: How would that be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I could play devil's advocate and say that more competition on the east coast would suggest we should build another airport or follow the famous Ryanair suggestion that we develop Baldonnel Airport. All of a sudden we would have even more airports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We can all see the problem. There is an airport in Dublin that is creaking at the seams, as is evident every day in the footage coming out. There are more people in that airport than it can tolerate comfortably. At the same time, we have massive underused capacity in Shannon and probably also in Kerry and Knock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I absolutely could. I am glad Senator Buttimer is still listening in. Donegal is a different kind of airport, as is acknowledged. The question is what Mr. Henry wants to see. We all know the problem. What does he think aviation policy needs to have in it? He is more of an expert than I am. What would he like to see in the policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Henry for taking on the role. I wish him the very best with it. By all means, do not be a stranger. Let the committee know if there are problems. I want to hear about it as much as the people representing the mid-west, such as the Chair and Deputies Carey and Cathal Crowe, do. It does not make sense for us to build extra capacity and spend a fortune doing it at a time when we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I might. It does not make sense from a State perspective that we have an airport with a capacity of between 4.5 million and 7 million - Mr. Henry might clarify that - but that was only seeing 1.5 million before the pandemic. Considerable capacity is built, ready and deliverable. National aviation policy can do a certain amount. I would love to see Shannon Airport at 5 million passengers...