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- Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: As there are no further Senators offering, I invite the Minister of State to respond. He has five minutes.
- Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: The order of the House is five minutes, but I will exercise my discretion when we reach that point.
- Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I have given the Minister of State 30 minutes so far and he has addressed four of the ten speakers. Perhaps he could be more brief. We are supposed to conclude by 3.30 p.m. at the latest. Perhaps the Minister of State will go as quickly as he can.
- Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (23 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: That was almost 20 minutes of a response. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response. I thank all Senators for their contributions this afternoon. That item is now concluded. When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Is the Senator sharing time?
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I remind the Senator of the parliamentary practice not to identify or name people.
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Butler perfectly timed that five minutes. No other Senators are indicating to speak so I call the Minister who has ten minutes to respond.
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: If the Minister has got to five minutes and he is still speaking on organics, I will indicate that he has five minutes left.
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: That is five minutes.
- Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State and all Senators involved in the debate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Broderick for his opening statement. Regarding the banking form to which he referred, fortunately or unfortunately, corporate governance requires under law that the banks and the directors of the banks do the best for their shareholders. This does not mean they cannot or should not look after their customers or staff. One hopes that ideally they will look after all of them....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Regarding the impact of State ownership on the various institutions with which Mr. Broderick's members work, it appears the Government intends over time to unwind State ownership. What are his thoughts on the impact of State ownership on banks' day to day operations and how it has affected the banking industry, the Financial Services Union's members and the Irish economy? I do not think it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Does Mr. Broderick believe that State ownership in the long term would be a good thing or that it should be in the fullness of time wound down? Does he think it is better that the Government has ownership or involvement with the banking sector or not? I am only the general secretary of a union. I am not going to give a political speech about what is in their interests. The reality,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Broderick mentioned that there are about 15,000 members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: They are split between the Republic of Ireland, the North of Ireland and Britain. What is the split there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: So it is mainly AIB and Bank of Ireland staff.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Broderick referred to starting salaries of about €23,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Presumably, Mr. Broderick's members are generally the day-to-day operations people in branches, but also in call centres, various technology sectors and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: Does Mr. Broderick have any idea of the average salary of those workers, as opposed to the multiple of 65 times the base to get to the top? What does an average FSU member earn?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)
Gerry Horkan: No, it is just to get an idea of the members Mr. Broderick is representing. He is not representing these chief executives or the IFSC people on €200,000, €300,000 or more.