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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Would it be fair to say that KBC Bank wants the message to go out from here that those 700 should try to engage with it at some point? Mr. Verbraeken outlined that the bank may look at genuine hardship cases and at debt write-down if it is totally unsustainable, and people should not keep burying their heads in the sand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Matters Relating to the Banking Sector: KBC Bank (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the witnesses for their co-operation and opening statement. I wish their bank well in the future. Hopefully they can resolve many of these cases and leave people in their homes where possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Leader for outlining the Order of Business which I welcome. I welcome also the proposal to adjourn this evening at 10 p.m. The Leader might guarantee to the House that there will be no extension of that as there were a lot of rumours yesterday to the effect that we might sit later. While they were obviously unfounded, it would be nice if the Leader confirmed that we will...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I did not interrupt Senator Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: This is a discussion about the Order of Business, which is not necessarily what everyone talks about on the Order of Business. Yesterday we resumed on amendment No. 22 of 111 amendments to the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and we finished at 10 p.m., not having concluded the debated on amendment No. 29. Therefore, 83 amendments have yet to be dealt with. It was helpful yesterday to...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator can watch the match on his phone.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I am trying to make my contribution. I saw the Leader's tweet this morning. He must be getting tired because it is the second last Tuesday of the session. He is anticipating not only the last week but the second last one. I will be nice to him on the Order of Business. I met a man at the weekend who told me that one has to tell people about a matter 40 times to ensure they remember it....

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: -----but the Minister seems to be spending far more time on judicial appointments and other matters, including Garda stations, than he is on his own brief of transport. Cycling is a positive activity for all of us. I want to acknowledge the death at the weekend of Shane Duggan, a 16 year old from Straffan. We must make our cycling infrastructure safer and spend more money on it. That...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Cathaoirleach was not here for all of it,

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: He is preoccupied with something else.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: If the Leader is happy, then we are happy.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: We thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Stability is important.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Cathaoirleach is in the Chair. This is a very complicated Bill with 111 amendments to it. There are very few Bills that I have seen since I became a Senator that have 111 amendments to them.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The legislation is quite confusing. The convention is that one asks whether Senators agree to do something. If Senators agree, then it is agreed, and it usually is, but if it is not, then one says it is fine and one lets them vote. I do not think that there is a need for repetition but people want the opportunity to maybe come back in. It is very restrictive, in terms of a large group of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I call on Senator Conway. I will bring in Senator McDowell in a minute.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I think the Senators have worked that out at this stage but I thank Senator Conway.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: At least we are all here.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: To clarify for the Minister, a majority did vote.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator is not allowed to make charges against anyone who is not in the Chamber to defend himself or herself, as he well knows.