Results 10,041-10,060 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State and his team for the work they are doing and for coming in to us this afternoon. We look forward to reading the Minister of State's report when it is published in December. It would be very useful if perhaps next February or March he would come back to the committee and outline the progress that has been made at that stage. I accept that it will be early days...
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: A seconder is not required for a Government amendment.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: No problem. Senator Craughwell has the floor.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Craughwell, without interruption.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: I think Sir Humphrey said "at the appropriate juncture" rather than "at the right juncture".
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Buttimer, without interruption.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: I ask Members, if they do not mind, to keep debate going through the Chair.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: I intervened on Senator Craughwell's behalf to allow him to speak without interruption. I ask the same for Senator Buttimer.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Is it a point of order, though?
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: That is not a point order, so I ask Senator Humphreys to resume his seat and allow Senator Buttimer to continue.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Before I get to Senator Craughwell, that was seven and a half minutes and every Member has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: I am not sure if that was a point of order. I will allow Senator-----
- Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has eight minutes without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: On the 1,372 redress tracker customers, reference was made to a time value of money aspect to the redress scheme. Was that part of the scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: So the maximum was €1,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: The bank is doing well, from its own perspective and that of the State, which is important given the fact the State owns so much of the bank. However, its mortgage rates are around twice the average rate in the eurozone. Will the bank come under pressure through competition to reduce its rates or does it believe there will not be additional competition in the market and it can continue to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: For the benefit of the consumer, banks in other jurisdictions are charging lower rates because the five inputs they have are different.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Masding made reference to the fact that the bank's cost of operations increased by €60 million and also referred to an extension of the bank levy. What bank levy extension was he referring to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: That is part of the €60 million increase. How much is the bank levy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)
Gerry Horkan: Is the remaining increase of €37 million related to the pan-European deposit requirement under the Single Supervisory Mechanism, SSM?