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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator McGahon for assisting me in chairing.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Gerry Horkan: He came in at a time when I was about to put the question anyway but-----

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I will bring the Minister in first and then I will go back to Senator Boyhan and see what he wants to do with his amendment.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Gerry Horkan: How does Senator Boyhan wish to proceed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for a very comprehensive opening statement. I do not think I ever got a 37-page briefing before from a Minister for an opening statement so I thank him for that. All of the information on road safety is very welcome. I am around long enough to remember when Seamus Brennan introduced the start of penalty points with just three offences, and there was huge reluctance at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: There is value in that. There is also value in the use of cameras and technology more generally and to a greater degree than is currently the case. Technology is moving very fast. For example, in my area, which the Minister knows well, in suburban estates and on roads we have for years been building ramps which damage the fabric of cars and slow people down. If we had technology within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I appreciate that. Both the Minister and I cycle, and more and more often I see people run red lights. It is not just orange lights but red ones too, where the lights for the other traffic have turned green and they still come through. Clearly, that is a problem if they hit a car. It will be a bigger problem if they hit a cyclist. Are there any proposals for cameras to monitor this?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I accept that, but the Chairman did ask about the rules of the road for cyclists-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I fully accept the Chairman's point, but I am just saying that while none of us could support a cyclist or pedestrian doing something wrong, if a car does it, the outcome will be much more dangerous and impactful. Are there proposals to tackle the issue of people running red lights, such as by using telemetry cameras and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I accept what the Minister is saying. Dare I say it, it is the kind of response at which people kind of throw their hands in the air. I sat on a local authority where, in the context of littering, people were talking about naming and shaming. People react to such measures. In the same way that Revenue publishes a list of tax defaulters, which is a deterrent for people to default on their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Much of what I had intended to ask about e-scooters has been covered. I accept the point that rental schemes for scooters, no more than car rental schemes, are not legislated for in road legislation, but there is an issue with scooter management. Thousands of scooters have appeared on footpaths. Will there be any legislation or is it up to the local authority to do that on its own through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister. Turning to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It was just BusConnects that I wanted to refer to because it has not been referred to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It is more than I was hoping for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Regarding BusConnects, there has been significant hoo-ha and scaremongering. Those of us who remember the Donnybrook area before the quality bus corridor was implemented in 1999 would never do anything other than leave it as it is. We certainly would not go back to the way it was before it was introduced. What does this legislation do to provide for BusConnects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister and Chairman. This is good legislation and I welcome it, especially with regard to e-scramblers, e-bikes and e-scooters. Active travel must be promoted at all opportunities. I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (29 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: As this is my first time in the Chair since my re-election, I take this opportunity to welcome the Minister of State to the House on what is almost the anniversary of her appointment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (29 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for her kind words and her response.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (29 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I will not compare the Senator to them.