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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Before I bring in anyone else, and while I am in the Chair, I would like to say that I am also the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. I am aware of the work the Minister of State, and, indeed, that committee has put in dealing with this matter. It is a matter of huge concern to the wider public. Certainly to anyone involved in road safety, the figures are...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: -----but this is not a Second Stage debate.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I gave the Senator as much discretion as I could.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I am probably giving a bit more discretion than I normally would, possibly because I am the Chair of the transport committee. It is an issue I am very concerned about. Equally, it is because we did the topic quickly. I invite Senator O’Reilly to speak as briefly as he can.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: To conclude again on this, it is a very important topic. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their personal commitment to it. Let us make sure and hope that what we passed here and what was passed in the Dáil makes a difference in terms of the many affected families and those that may not be affected in a way they may otherwise have been because of the measures we are...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Gerry Horkan: On the day that is in it, I wish An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, the very best. It is fair to say I am the only Fianna Fáil Senator in the Chamber who the Taoiseach put a number one beside my name in a recent by-election. I do not think anyone else got a number one from Leo and I am pretty sure I did, so I can go down in history for that at least. I thank him for his support on that...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Now.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Now.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I will speak briefly because the business is concluded. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and his officials for all the work that has been put into this legislation. It is important legislation, as the Minister of State outlined in his concluding remarks. Clearly, with no Members of the Opposition present in the Chamber, it is not particularly difficult or contentious...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: It is a little bit disappointing for myself and Senators Kyne and Conway, who all have health related topics, that despite the fact there are four Ministers in the Department of Health, none of is here today. However, I do not doubt the Minister of State and his extensive knowledge of the health portfolio. We were joint rather than fellow councillors on the south Dublin-mid Leinster...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: We were on the same local authority but that is about as far as it goes.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I am sure the Acting Chair will give me extra time if I need it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: This is shingles awareness week. Shingles is a painful condition that is estimated to affect one in three people during their lifetime. It generally presents as a painful rash on one side of the body, a kind of a belt across the torso, but it can also be on the face and sometimes affect the eyes. Up to 30% of people who experience shingles develop nerve pain known as post-herpetic...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Unfortunately, the Minister of State has told me much that I already knew. I asked him to indicate the likely funding that would be required to do this on an annual basis, and to make a statement in that regard. The vaccine is available for free from the NHS in the UK, so it is free in Northern Ireland. It is free on part of this island, but not down here. The assessment is due to be...