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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Perhaps I can address the same topic to the representatives of the Department responsible for reform of the public service. Is this type of system in place in most parts of the public service or are there still significant parts of the public service where material is being input without a record being kept of who is inputting it or of who is accessing what?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: With regard to the role of the witness and his Department, has an analysis been carried out of public service data structures to ensure they are models of best practice for the future? I do not wish to labour the point about the 1 million breath tests but I still do not understand how somebody somewhere or many people all over the place were putting these non-existent records into these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: When is it anticipated that the public will be able to use these systems, subject to the legislation being passed? Is it far into the future? Being able to access this means I could look at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport or the Department of Health online and see what they are saying about me or my circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the witnesses for the efforts they are putting into this and I look forward to the legislation being implemented for the benefit of all of us.

Seanad: Childhood Obesity: Statements (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Dolan. I know this is an issue that our next speaker, Senator Catherine Noone, who has paid particular attention to it for many years. The Senator has five minutes but I will try to be as generous as I can.

Seanad: Childhood Obesity: Statements (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Noone is passionate on this subject. Well done to her as she got to speak for seven minutes. It is now 6.18 p.m. and the Minister is supposed to be called at 6.22 p.m. I advise Senator O'Sullivan that Senator Buttimer wants to try to contribute as well.

Seanad: Childhood Obesity: Statements (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Two more minutes.

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Wilson should be next, but the Minister has asked to come in at this point.

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Second Stage (17 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I will revert to the Senator then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: As I understand Senator Kieran O'Donnell is in a hurry, he may make a contribution now, provided it is short.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Ideally, it will be both short and concise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I did not expect to be in the Chair but I will ask some questions from here, if that is okay. The witness made reference to being the sherpa. Can he elaborate on what that means for those of us who are not sure, in this context, what it means?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The Department was reconfigured, and we know that Mr. Callinan is the second or additional Secretary General in the Department and that a chunk of the staff that were in the Department of the Taoiseach have moved to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr. Callinan obviously has other responsibilities, including Northern Ireland and the peace process, but how large is his Brexit team...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The witness is saying that between 12 and 15 of his 28 staff are almost full-time on everything related to Brexit at this point in time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: We are a finance committee and I will have some particular questions on financial services, passporting and other issues in a moment. There are many different issues and we have covered some of them, but has their been much kick-back from the other 26 member states? Deputy Donnelly alluded earlier to the idea that there are four or five of the 27 member states who will be very affected in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Is the witness happy with the size of his team? Does he feel he needs more people on board or is he finding it difficult to get sufficient expertise? This is a new experience and nobody wanted it to happen, but it is happening. Is the witness under the complement or does he have sufficient numbers for what he needs to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The effect of Brexit is not going to be evenly spread across the economy in terms of sectors or geographically. Some of the areas that need the most help are those which are going to be the worst affected. Some of those that might see some silver lining to the fairly dark cloud are the areas that are possibly overheating already, for example opportunities for jobs in finance which are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Ireland is far less dependent on the UK now than it was when it joined the EEC, as it was then, but it is still significantly dependent on the UK market. Are further opportunities for diversification being pursued at a greater speed now than they would have been otherwise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit - Recent Developments and Future Negotiations: Discussion (16 May 2017)

Gerry Horkan: Thank you. Mr. Callinan, I could speak about the customs union all day but we have covered it relatively well. I happen to be a chartered accountant and we have received a large amount of material from Chartered Accountants Ireland, which I am sure you have seen, about the impact on small businesses. Many of them are not conscious of all that is involved. I do not wish to labour that...