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- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: No.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. It is always nice to see a Member of the other House in the Chamber. I also welcome her guest, Mr. Barry Holland, who I am told is very involved with Seven Heads Peninsula Tourism. I hope we will see them here again soon as visitors.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Please allow Senator Craughwell to continue, without interruption.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I am sure Senator Norris would be very welcome on the Fianna Fáil front bench. I remind Senators that we must adjourn in five minutes and the debate will resume on another day. If possible, we should dispose of section 16 before 3.30 p.m.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I will try to obtain an answer.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Yes.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State addressed that issue in a previous contribution.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Is the amendment being pressed?
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I will put the question given that no one is offering.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I call on the Acting Leader to move the adjournment of the debate.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 1 is in the name of Senator Joan Freeman. Acceptance of the amendment involves the deletion of section 2. Amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 4 is consequential on amendment No. 1. Therefore, amendments Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I remind Members that we are dealing with amendments Nos. 1 to 4. We are discussing them all together.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State. I had a whole range of options if it were the case that amendment No. 1, or amendments Nos. 1 and 2, or amendments Nos. 2 and 3 had been accepted. I am glad that has all been clarified and that everyone understands the reasons we have to progress in the order we are progressing.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: He just said that it was challenging.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 4 is dependent on amendment No. 1 being passed, which we have done.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union Matters: Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis (1 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Dombrovskis acknowledged in his opening statement that debt–GDP ratios sometimes improve not so much because debt is falling, but because GDP is rising. This is particularly the case in Ireland, where GDP made huge jumps. I made this point to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he was here last year. He agreed with me. With regard to our debt, the previous...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: European Union Matters: Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis (1 Feb 2018)
Gerry Horkan: If Mr. Dombrovskis-----