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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Less than ten years from now, there could be cars driving on the road.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: There is land acquisition and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: As well as CPOs and so on. That is without judicial reviews or that kind of thing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The best case scenario is approximately nine years. Mr. O'Neill stated it could be seven to nine years but seven years would be very optimistic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We might have a directly elected mayor in Limerick by that stage. We might have that by the summer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I ask Mr. O'Neill to elaborate on that. Approvals took a fortnight. How long do they take now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Six months. Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I get that. We talked about the Galway ring road and all the rest of it. The eastern bypass would have been right beside me if it went ahead. I dealt with issues where land was sterilised for roads that did not go ahead and people could not even build house extensions. Some 30 years later, they are still not able to build house extensions. They would have been quite happy to build the...
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We are resuming on Committee Stage of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023 to adjourn at 8.30 p.m., if not previously concluded. We are resuming on amendment No. 8 and when we adjourned the last day Senator Gavan was in position but he is not here today. Senator Warfield is his party colleague. Does he want to say something at this point?
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I remind all Senators we are speaking to the grouping of amendments Nos. 8 to 13, inclusive. Does Senator Higgins want to come in?
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: As somebody in Limerick, the Minister of State probably had a vote himself.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 are related. Amendment No. 18 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 17. Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? It is.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 19, 20, 88 to 91, inclusive, 95 and 138 to 143, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: The Senator has not moved those amendments yet. She cannot withdraw them until she moves them, but we will deal with them when we get to them. Is amendment No. 21 being pressed?
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 24 to 27, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 28 and 67 to 74, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: As it is 8.30 p.m. I am required to adjourn.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Sorry, as it is 8.30 p.m. the debate on this Bill must adjourn in accordance with the order of the Seanad today. Can I ask Senator Cummins to report progress please?
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)
Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?