Results 4,821-4,840 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Our next contributor is Senator Mark Wall and he has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: We are saving the best until last. I mean no disrespect to everybody else, obviously.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I am here, Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. His humble apologies are accepted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I apply the word to the Chair. I thank both of the contributors. I read their opening statements last night and again this morning. There is a lot in them. They are quite technical. I do not think I have ever had anybody talk to me about this kind of stuff when I was canvassing a local or general election for a candidate. At the same time, it is important that we are aware of what is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I would not regard myself as an expert at all. As the Chief Information Officer, Mr. Lowry, is definitely the expert over me on that kind of thing. The Facebooks of this world are under pressure to not allow anonymous accounts. They are also under pressure to prevent fake news being put out there as if it is real. There will be a large appetite on the part of lots of people, including...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Could this ever replace the paper passport or could this facilitate a digital, online, on-the-phone type of passport in the longer term?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Thank you. I am conscious of time. If there is a chance to come back in, I would appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I apologise for that. I see everyone smiling; being on mute is a fairly regular occurrence by now. I wish to come back at this stage, because I was conscious of time constraints at the start. In the end, we have reached 11.30 a.m. with everyone contributing, including some being afforded a good bit of time. I do not know if any of our contributors has-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Since 1992 we have been talking about the euro pass and the idea of a European identity card. The British were aghast at the concept of it. It was said it would bring down the government. There is a touch of that about some of this and how possible it is. On balance, having listened to the last two hours there is a lot of potential for it to go well but it requires buy-in. Everyone said...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. I thank all of the contributors.
- Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Maria Byrne was not here earlier but she is more than welcome to make a contribution at this point. Then I will bring Senator Chambers in to respond to the debate. The Senator has six minutes.
- Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Byrne. I call Senator Chambers to respond to the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)
Gerry Horkan: I think the word is "forbearance". Senator Chambers is very welcome. While all legislation is very important, Senator Chambers' Bill is very important legislation, which is why I gave her a little bit of extra latitude in her response.