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Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank all Members for their support, along with Fianna Fáil and the Minister.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I will make my points briefly, because we have discussed this on Committee Stage and many of the matters relating to the legislation were discussed in the pre-legislative scrutiny on the Sinn Féin Private Members' Bill in the appropriate committee. We teased out most of the remaining items last week. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Financial Services and...

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is the Minister of State following the Senator or is it the other way around?

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is it a point of order, though, Senator O'Donnell?

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Minister of State is concluding the debate, so I am not really supposed to let the Senator in now, but perhaps it is to be helpful.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Senator for his additional contribution.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I am not going to invent new terms.

Seanad: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for his very comprehensive outline of the Bill. I now call the group spokespersons, and the first group spokesperson is Senator Catherine Ardagh. The Senator has seven minutes.

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Ardagh. My understanding is, and perhaps the Minister will clarify, that we are dealing with the Committee and Remaining Stages tomorrow. The Minister has indicated this is correct. Senator Boyhan is our next speaker and he has seven minutes.

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That is not relevant to the debate.

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator might address the Bill.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his briefing. I assure him first of all that Fianna Fáil will support the Bill and its passage through the Oireachtas at great speed. We have all, at different points throughout the past year, made clear that the idea of putting through all Stages of any Bill is not a good precedent. It is not a good idea to ram legislation through, but we understand...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: It is important that the Minister of State clarifies that this is only for schemes that are substantially commenced and that it is not for schemes that have not started. Equally, to address the point I made in my earlier contribution, where people are looking for second extensions to duration of planning permissions it only applies to substantially commenced projects. We cannot have a...

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: We have no problem with the Minister of State being slightly late. We were slightly late coming from the previous debate. What would have been helpful is a copy of the Minister of State's speech. We usually get copies but we did not get them on this occasion. It would have been helpful as he was articulating his points. I do not know where the copies are. In future, it would be helpful-----

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I accept that. I am just making the point that it is-----

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: -----helpful to have a copy, typically. I welcome the Minister of State. I think this is his first time in the Seanad in his new role and I congratulate him on his appointment to his new position. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. Fianna Fáil will support the Bill and the position that the office be put on a statutory basis. It makes sense. We have 31 local...

Seanad: National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator has said that before.

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House for the second time today. I believe that we will be seeing him regularly for the rest of the week. Fianna Fáil is supporting this Bill. There are four Senators on this side of the Chamber, along with the Cathaoirleach and the Minister of State. The four Senators were on the finance committee when this Bill was discussed a number of...

Seanad: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: It is like the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach all over again. I apologise to Senator Grace O'Sullivan, who was the only one who is not on that committee.