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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Could it be more than €5 million or is €5 million the maximum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It is important that the penalties are quite punitive because there is no point in having a slap on the wrist type of fine that is cheaper not to resolve than to resolve. Fines are needed that will incentivise companies that do not behave. We all know companies that behave. Every one of us has at least one mobile phone. We all use these companies and they are fine most of the time, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I have one final question. How is ComReg financed? Between the Department and ComReg, will it have enough resources to enforce and police all these extra sanctions and rules it will be given? ComReg obviously wants the powers. We have had representations from other people who are unhappy with the wholesale market. Operators rarely look for more rules, but they are looking for more rules...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Who funds ComReg? This is just a final question. I asked it already, but I want an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I am only looking for the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: This format of cutting the hour at the last minute has worked very well so far.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It is focusing everybody's mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I will not delay. I am conscious that we are here not just to have a good conversation about everything Irish Rail is doing, and I will dig into that momentarily, but to discuss the all-island rail review. I read it last night again to brief myself. It references that it is not commuter-focused but is all about the intercity and the longer distances. While we think Donegal is a long way...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Kerry is quite a big county for an e-scooter. I am not against it, by the way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: What about the bikes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: If Mr. Meade was given €1 billion or €2 billion and could do anything he wanted, what would he do first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: If there was an additional €2 billion, on top of everything else, what is the one thing Mr. Meade would do next?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: What does Mr. Meade mean by "do" the regional cities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It is not really in my gift but I take Mr. Meade's point.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State, Senator Hackett. She is a Member of this House, but she is also a Minister of State, which is relatively unusual. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We are dealing with amendments Nos. 1 and 2 at the moment.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I remind Members that 32 amendments have been tabled. This is Committee Stage, so it is not the time for Second Stage debate, not that I am not suggesting anyone did make any. However, we are dealing with amendments Nos. 1 and 2 at the moment. I will allow people speak to various sections along the way. Did Senator Gavan want to come in on amendments Nos. 1 and 2?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Does Senator Daly wish to make a contribution?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: We will bring the Minister back in but first I would like to welcome one of our colleagues in the Visitors Gallery who is accompanied by a transition year student. It is nice to see visitors back in the Gallery. Rachel Trimble from Roscommon is here with our esteemed colleague, Senator Murphy, who are both very welcome to the Visitors Gallery. I hope they enjoy their day and their evening...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: For the benefit of Members and perhaps of people watching, this Bill has four main components, three of which are the statutory provision on fur and skin farming and related procedure on related penalties, procedures for the payment of compensation, procedures for the disposal of fur-producing animals and finally a scheme for the planting of native tree species on a small scale without...