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Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take next Stage?

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: As I did not expect to get in, I am delighted to be able to contribute. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, to the House. He is doing a great job in the Department of Foreign Affairs. While I was in a committee meeting from 1.30 p.m. until just recently, I was paying attention to this debate and I heard quite a few of the contributions. I welcome the motion and thank Senators...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Llewellyn for his very comprehensive opening statement. It is clear he has much experience in both the public and private sectors, both in executive and non-executive roles, in particular, chairing, and they are all skills he can bring to the role he has. If it is not too rude to ask, why TII? How did Mr. Llewellyn - a person who does not appear to have any Irish connections,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: How did Mr. Llewellyn find out about the role? Was he scouring various websites or was he approached? There is no reason he would not be approached because he clearly has an excellent CV for it. How did he discover the role was available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: To clarify, Mr. Llewellyn became aware the role was about to become available at some point and he applied through the public appointments process? He put in his CV and had interviews and all the rest of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It is just useful for people looking in to realise that it is a totally transparent process. Mr. Llewellyn became aware of the vacancy, he put his name forward, his CV was considered along with, I am sure, many other people's and here we are. I wish to bring to bear all his experience, the mix of public and private both in the UK and abroad, on a few of the points I wish to raise, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It is always worth asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It is very important that MetroLink is prioritised. Not only is it very important for the entire region involved and the airport, but it also touches on what Mr. Llewellyn is talking about: sustainability, modal shift, reducing emissions and so on. The number of people driving to Dublin Airport and parking there and the number of people who are not able to use public transport to get there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Yes. There was a large article in a weekend newspaper about how dangerous that road is and how many fatalities have taken place on it. What can TII do to improve that? Obviously, the M20 is a bigger project, but even in the short term, what can be done to the N20 to reduce the number of fatalities on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Finally, I raised the issue of the average speed if you are going from Dublin to Cork or Dublin to Limerick. Mr. Llewellyn also referred to demand management. Does that mean tolling or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Llewellyn for his contribution. I might come back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Llewellyn again. Like everybody else, I have been hearing almost all of his contributions. I have had to dip in and out slightly, but I have been here for almost all of it. I will touch on Mr. Llewellyn's background. He will be chairman of TII shortly. He is now the chair designate. He is also on the boards of Harwich Haven Authority and Sage Housing. Does he have a lot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I know we are doing things more remotely at the moment than we might otherwise have done but how much time does Mr. Llewellyn expect to spend on TII on a weekly or monthly basis? Does he see himself working three or four days a month or more? Perhaps he will be working an hour a day here and there. We know and appreciate that it is not a full-time position, but how much time does Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I have been chairing school boards for many years, and I know that there is a learning curve before you get more familiar with all of these things. I hope Mr. Llewellyn will get to look at our network sooner rather than later, while remaining compliant with Covid restrictions. TII's predecessor, the National Roads Authority, which merged with the Railway Procurement Agency to become TII,...