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

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

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

Gerry Horkan: When it is proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Srebrenica Massacre: Motion (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: We might put the motion to a vote first and once that is agreed, we will have a minute's silence at the end, if that is agreeable to Members. I thank Senator Feighan.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Ned O'Sullivan both for his contribution and for his brevity. Our next speaker is Senator Boyhan and he also has eight minutes.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Ó Ríordáin has used five and a half minutes so Senator Humphreys has two and a half.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: At this Stage we are just dealing with the Bill reported without amendments------

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I will bring the Senator in shortly.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I now call on Senators Humphreys and Ó Donnaghaile and will then allow the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I want to move on to item 2 but I will let the Minister back in. Senator Humphreys------

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Humphreys made his point and then Senator Ó Donnaghaile made his. It is not a to and fro at this stage. The Senator made his contribution.

Seanad: Rugby World Cup 2023 Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Minister has responsibility for tourism as well as sport.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, other than the proposer of an amendment, who may reply to discussion on the amendment. Also, on Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1, which arises out of committee proceedings, is in the name of Senators Conway-Walsh, Devine, Gavan, Ó Clochartaigh, Ó Donnghaile, Mac...

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 2 is also in the names of Senators Conway-Walsh, Devine, Gavan, Ó Clochartaigh, Ó Donnghaile, Mac Lochlainn and Warfield. This arises out of committee proceedings and is both a Government and Sinn Féin amendment.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The amendment is in the Minister of State's name first, so I will let him in to begin with.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The finance committee on tour again, but there we go.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That concludes our business for today. When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister. He is the only member of Cabinet who kept his old job and got another job on top of it. I wish him the best of luck with all his responsibilities. No doubt we will be seeing plenty of him and his Ministers of State in this committee and in the Seanad. He has had a good interaction with all of us here this morning, including all the Senators present and Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: If much or all of it was written off, it is obviously not as impressive as if it was repaid. Perhaps it was repaid. I am just looking for that information. Deputy Noonan, on his final appearance in the Seanad on the day before he retired from his position as Minister for Finance, referred to the State having the second largest debt level per person in the world after Japan. I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The national income is rising, but debt may not be falling.