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- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are logical alternatives to amendment No. 15, so amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: We have already agreed that amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, will be discussed together.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: We are discussing amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive together. Senator Higgins has concluded. I note Senator Devine wants to come in.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Does Senator Higgins wish to reply to the Minister?
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 18 and 19 are being discussed together.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: For everybody's benefit, amendments Nos. 18 and 19 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. That was agreed so we are discussing the two. The Senator is mainly interested in amendment No. 19.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 18-----
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (9 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Let us deal with amendment No. 18 first.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Leader for outlining the business. I will not dwell too much on the budget since I will make a statement on the budget at 4.45 p.m. but it is clearly a budget that is designed and revolves around Brexit. Fianna Fáil will facilitate it on that basis. We will have statements on the budget shortly. On the issue of Brexit more generally, one cannot be shocked or surprised by...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: It is a burning issue, if the Leader will pardon the pun.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement. Unlike him, I do not have 20 minutes for my contribution but I welcome the opportunity to speak and will try to cover as much as I can. The Minister of State concluded by recognising the positive engagement of the main Opposition party to the budgetary process. I will acknowledge that recognition by trying to be nice while making my...
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I will try not to give out as much hot air as Senator Craughwell undoubtedly will do later.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I have ten minutes, as Senator O'Donnell will have.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: The budget is based on there being a hard Brexit. I sat in the Dáil Chamber listening to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, speaking for an hour and seven minutes, followed by contributions from Deputies Michael McGrath and Cowen. The Minister of State outlined much of what is in the budget, so I will not go into the detail of the various aspects. We all thought that some type...
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I can do equal opportunity criticism. I will not take any lectures from a party that has left Stormont idle for two and a half years and failed to take is seats in Westminster. It had an opportunity to put forward a budget in Stormont but has consistently walked away from its responsibilities.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: The country needs stability at this time. Few people thought Fianna Fáil would support a three-year term under a Government led by Fine Gael. I spoke many times to various Deputies and Ministers who said the plug would be pulled, but we have got three budgets through and are now debating the fourth.As Senator Ó Ríordáin pointed out on the Order of Business earlier, what...
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: I am here.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Not from the Chair.
- Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)
Gerry Horkan: Sorry, everybody. We are on statements on the budget.