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Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: The Order of Business was agreed.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I must ask the Senator to allow the Minister of State to conclude without interruption.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I must abide the rules of the House.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: If I could allow the Senator to do so I would but I must abide by the rules. The Order of Business and format for the taking of business was agreed this morning. I am not allowing in other Senators who have also indicated that they want to contribute to the debate. I regret that the Senator was not in the Chamber prior to the Minister of State responding to the debate.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Approximately two or three minutes before the Senator came into the Chamber I called on the Minister of State to respond as there were no other Members in the House indicating a desire to speak.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Please allow the Minister of State to conclude his response without interruption.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: The Order of Business was agreed. I am only doing my job.

Seanad: Be Winter-Ready Campaign: Statements (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: If I could allow the Senator to do so, I would but the rules do not allow me to do so.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2016: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State. No Senator has yet indicated he or she wants to speak on this matter. On that basis, I will start with Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2016: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: As no other Senators are indicating that they would like to contribute, I call on the Minister of State to conclude.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2016: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2016)

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

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his very comprehensive outline of what is an important but very technical Bill. That was probably the most technical speech I have heard in all of my time in the House. Senator Ó Donnghaile is first and he has eight minutes.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile, in particular for his brevity. Senator Conway is next. He also has eight minutes but it is a maximum rather than a target.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

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

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Will we still have an opportunity to ask about other issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Does Deputy Sherlock wish to contribute very briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I appreciate that. I ask the Deputy to be very brief because I was due to speak next and Deputy Burke was to follow me. However, I will let Deputy Sherlock contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I remind all members that we are having a private session once we have concluded with this and discussing the reasoned opinion and whether we go forward with one and we have scheduled another meeting tomorrow to deal with that in advance of the deadline.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Ms O'Brien and Mr. Coffey for their presentations which teased out many of the points we wanted to cover. To summarise and maybe cover points not dealt with, we are dealing with a narrower base than we had before, more generous expense deductions and various other issues, such as deductions for increases in equity and exemptions for foreign dividend income and cross-border losses,...