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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I acknowledge that Startlab and the FDI hubs are very good and the Montrose branch, which is my branch, has certainly become a transformed entity compared with what it was. It is certainly used by community groups, students and start-up businesses. It is very good. I have complimented the bank on it before and I will again. With regard to IT investment, I believe a figure of €900...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I believe that the use of cheques is nearly gone. What percentage of transactions is still by cheque and do the witnesses see the economy eventually being rid of cheques altogether?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: When Mr. Richie Boucher was before the committee, I asked him about this and he said that Irish people like to use cash. It was just something we had to get over. Cash transactions are costly and expensive and there are security issues when moving cash around. Is there a policy on this? Is Bank of Ireland trying to get people to move away from cash and more towards contactless...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the opening of the cultural centre yesterday. I have not yet been down to it, I must have a look at it. Is it to be given or lent to the State for a number of years? Perhaps Ms McDonagh will outline what is involved there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I will be brief. Deputy Michael McGrath has covered a good deal of the cost reduction issues. Ms McDonagh referred to Bank of Ireland's non-performing loan exposure being reduced by 75% in the last several years. How was that done? Was it achieved by restructuring, write-offs or moving people to a different process? How much of it was achieved by write-offs, how much was restructuring...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Does Ms McDonagh have a breakdown of the reduction between write-offs and restructuring? If all those people were not performing and now they are no longer in that category, what happened?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Ms McDonagh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Careful now, careful now-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: A one-way ticket.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Leader had better move on swiftly.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: As amendments Nos. 15 and 17 are related, they may be discussed together.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: As amendments Nos. 16 and 18 are related, they may be discussed together.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Is Senator Gavan pressing the amendment?
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Is the amendment seconded?
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Before calling on Senator Gallagher, I welcome from the Lower House Deputy James Lawless and his guest, Ms Nicola King from Sallins, to the House. It is good to see them.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the active retirement group from Limerick who are here today. They are very welcome to the Chamber and I hope they enjoy their day in Leinster House.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister will respond.
- Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Humphreys we are on Report Stage and Senator Noone is right that contributions can be made once only. The Senator has had his slot as has everybody else who wants to speak. Unless anybody who has not spoken wants to speak I will bring in the Minister.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I support Senator Boyhan's remarks on GRECO and, equally, Senator Ardagh's comments, particularly on BusConnect. I firmly believe that it is important that people consider the matter. I wish to raise an issue that has been talked about a lot recently. I have in my hand a copy of the confidence and supply agreement. I do not think anybody, including journalists and members of the Cabinet,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I do not; quite the opposite.