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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Exactly, and our thoughts and prayers are with the people involved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: He cannot make it, but equally-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The rescheduling of the Finance Bill means it will start at 12.47 p.m. with the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy. Deputy Michael McGrath must be there also. This means we really have only two minutes left, so that was probably the last question. We will reschedule the final module of today's meeting for another day with the Ministers of State, Deputies D'Arcy and Moran.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I want to allow the witnesses to answer the Senator's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: We can discuss that in private session. I thank Mr. Thomson, Dr. Surminski and Mr. Horan for attending our meeting today.
- Seanad: Tracker Mortgages: Statements (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I understand that we are a bit constrained by other business. I will try to be as brief as I can. I thank the Minister of State for being here. I also thank the Leader. I called on him to arrange a debate in the Seanad on tracker mortgages during the Order of Business at one point. All of us here, or certainly a very significant number of us including Senators...
- Seanad: Tracker Mortgages: Statements (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I was never in that club.
- Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: As there are no other speakers indicating, I invite the Minister of State to reply to the debate.
- Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I gave the Minister of State three and a half minutes extra. I was not trying to cut him short. It is Senator Craughwell's birthday. We should acknowledge that. I do not know if he got the present he wanted but we should acknowledge it anyway.
- Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Defence Forces (Veterans Lapel Badge) Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Paul Phelan, to the House for our resumed discussion on the pay and conditions of councillors. At the conclusion of statements last week, which were adjourned due to the Minister of State's time constraints, there were four Senators waiting to speak, only two of whom are currently in the Chamber. Other Senators who did not speak the last day may...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for returning to the House for the resumption of our discussion on councillors' pay and conditions. I acknowledge his own involvement in local government over many years and his personal commitment to the role of councillors. I will not be saying many good things about the changes we are seeing but the best thing about them is the attempt to achieve parity...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I was very proud to be elected three times to local government and to spend a total of more than 12 years serving on four different councils. During that time I served also as chairman of an area committee of 20 councillors, for which I did not receive any allowance. That was fair enough and I did not seek any such compensation. However, the reality is that this particular committee was...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: It does not have a budget for councillors' pay though.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator McDowell. I probably agree with his comments but they were not necessarily statements on councillor's conditions.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Mac Lochlainn and I call Senator Paul Coghlan. The Senator has five minutes.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The Senator has one minute.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: As our final speaker I call Senator Wilson, who has five minutes.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I call on the Minister of State to respond. He has until 7 p.m.