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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Deputy Cathal Crowe has had to leave and has asked me to give his apologies. I can use some of his slot if the Chairman wants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: If Dr. Mina contributes now, it would be helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Yes. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Chairman for letting me back in. This has been a really useful meeting so far in getting the difference between PCR and antigen testing properly explained. As we talked about during the early stages of the pandemic, the perfect is the enemy of the good and speed is very important in the diagnosis of people who are infectious. Certainly, I have a much better impression of what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Osman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I was delighted to hear Senator Burke mention Swinford because, as he knows, that is the birthplace of my grandfather. I believe every Horkan in the country originally came from there. I am delighted that the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys, is there today. I would be more than happy to speak about what happened at the weekend, which has been covered so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement. It was useful and helpful for us to get his take on exactly what the NCSC does. According to the previous couple of committee meetings and in general commentary, it seems that the NCSC is responsible for everything on its own. It is almost, as the Minister of State referenced, a GCHQ kind of scenario, but the analogy of the fire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: They are the organisations I am very worried about, because they have so much very private personal data on people, as much as the HSE does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I wish the Minister of State well in this regard. There is no point in us trying to reinvent the wheel. I accept that different countries have different priorities. However, I was interested to hear that yesterday that some countries are proactive. They have their own team of hackers trying to hack into their own systems. I am not sure that we have anybody doing that. Maybe the Minister...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: My apologies because I had to attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications and my slot has had to be rescheduled a couple of times. I wish to refer to the hijacking of an aircraft. Senator Dooley has briefly mentioned it and I am sure it was mentioned by a number of Senators yesterday. As a member of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, I welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank all our guests for being here. We consider this to be a relatively new area but, realistically, I am of an age that I remember movies such as "War Games" and "Die Hard", in which air traffic control systems were being taken down and nuclear missiles were going to be launched by ten- and 12-year-olds. This topic is not that new even though it is now on our doorstep to the extent that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: On the roadmap, Mr. Larkin was talking about the best countries we can learn from. I do not mind whether Mr. Walsh, Mr. O'Reilly or Mr. Larkin answers this. Let us say as a country we recruit a chief cybercrime guru, tsar or whatever we want to call him and he gets a budget of even ten times the €5 million we have currently. Where do we go from there? Mr. O'Reilly might give us an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Walsh for joining us today. Growing up, I would have seen his rise. I think he was in Futura before he came back to Aer Lingus and on to British Airways and IAG and here he is in IATA. It is great to see another Irish person doing so well in the international aviation industry despite its challenges. A lot of people will be talking about Shannon for very obvious reasons....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Tourism and transport are the responsibility of two different Ministers in this Government but that has not always been the case. From both their perspectives and the perspective of the Dublin Airport Authority in terms of connectivity and inbound tourism, it is very important that we have tourists bringing their dollars, euro or whatever into the country. As Mr. Walsh mentioned, it is sad...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I have one final question. Mr. Walsh is representing IATA, which includes as members his former employers IAG and Aer Lingus and also Ryanair, the great enemy of Aer Lingus over the years. Ryanair has relocated aircraft out of Ireland and Aer Lingus is relocating aircraft to Manchester.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: We are facing a serious challenge if even Irish-registered and Irish-based aircraft are moving out of Ireland. Will Mr. Walsh comment on how devastating it will be for us in the long term if we do not take action soon on this?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: This is my first day as a returning Member in this Chamber and it is great to be here. I also echo Senator O'Loughlin's remarks on Seán Lemass. I had already put a few words together, but she has covered most of them. It is important we remember he was really the driver of the opening up of Irish society to investment from abroad, to foreign direct investment which has provided so...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Other than Order of Business, this is my first opportunity since being re-elected to speak, so I am delighted to speak on education and that the Minister of Education is here to listen. I do not want to repeat many valid points made by other contributors. There is very little, if anything, I disagree with from any of the contributors. It is important we acknowledge how far we have come. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I join with Senators McDowell, Ardagh and others in offering condolences on the sad death of Senator Mullen's father, who I know had been quite ill for a period. I acknowledge, as Senator McDowell did, the tremendous amount of care Senator Mullen gave to his father in his final few years. May he rest in peace.I was only returned to this Chamber last Friday...