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- Seanad: Sale of Permanent TSB Loan Book: Statements (22 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Fair enough. As Senators are not members of the select committee we could not attend that particular module. As I said yesterday during the Order of Business, we need to consider this matter in a holistic and joined-up way. As the Minister of State has mentioned, there is the potential for PTSB to dispose of 14,000 home loans for private dwelling homes, PDHs, after the bank was unable to...
- Seanad: Sale of Permanent TSB Loan Book: Statements (22 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I wish to raise a couple of points this morning. I acknowledge there will be statements on the Permanent TSB loan book sale. I hope we can rename them statements on the proposed sale of the Permanent TSB loan book because it has not happened, despite the best efforts of everybody yesterday. Although it has been suggested, the Taoiseach said in the Dáil yesterday that there was no...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It will be, and I acknowledged that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: If I was sitting where you are sitting, I would probably make the same point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It is important that we have such a debate as it is a very serious issue. I know you shown forbearance but-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: -----it is the most topical issue on the Order of Business and it must be discussed today. I acknowledge the references made yesterday to the misdiagnosis of breast cancer in St. James's Hospital. I do not think it is fair. St. James's Hospital is a centre of excellence and is supposed to be the best place in the country, which we look up to, along with a couple of other centres, including...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Perhaps we could get the list.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Maybe the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport will.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: We would be delighted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The issue of the proposed sale of the Permanent TSB loan book.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Mulherin. The final Senator to speak on this issue is Senator Conway, who has five minutes. I remind Members that we must adjourn this debate at 2.15 p.m. The Minister of State will have approximately 15 seconds to respond after Senator Conway concludes.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State may return to address the House. He will not be curtailed. It must end at------
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I accept that.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I accept that. The agreed Order of Business states that this debate will finish at 2.15 p.m.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I do not mind.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I accept that. I did not set the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Order of Business as agreed by the House was that everybody would be allowed to speak for up to five minutes each. This was to be adjourned - not curtailed or guillotined - at 2.15 p.m.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: It is a matter for the Leader.
- Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Leader will have to reschedule it and the Minister of State was aware of this. We could have another ten speakers who wish to contribute.