Results 141-160 of 402 for long speaker:Gerry Horkan

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I agree. I am in the Chair and totally impartial but this has come a long way from where we were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...that we have more and older cars and people are finding it hard to get new cars. Perhaps electric cars will make it a whole deal easier because there are less moving parts to test, etc., in the long run. Does the authority need more buildings, as well as more staff, and more lanes, and do those lanes need to be operable, whether for 24 hours or 20 hours, together with shiftwork? I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...people, not just the 30,000 passengers who were affected, looked at it and thought it was absolute chaos. In the old days, there were paper tickets and boarding passes. Those manual systems are long gone and we now have a system that is 100% technology based, yet there is no third backup. Will there be a third backup in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...to be on a flight to Brussels in March and there were 44 people on the plane. I was surprised the number was that low. I presume it would be not be viable to fly those kind of load factors in the long term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...I saw on Twitter. I am not the biggest fan of everything on Twitter. I saw people complaining that the in-flight entertainment, IFE, service did not seem to be working on ex-Qatar Airways long-haul aircraft now operated by Aer Lingus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: There are 100 bags. I presume they are lost on a long-term basis. Is Aer Lingus still finding lots of bags on a daily basis? Is it the case that planes arrive today but the bags do not arrive until tomorrow?

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Young Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (30 Sep 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...in the senior party was fine. Séamus Brennan set it up to challenge the senior party. It is really important that the witnesses are here and, for me, this is more of a listening exercise than a time to make long speeches. However, I do have a few points to make, reflecting the fact that I was listening. I will not be available this afternoon because I am going to Germany Unity...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I invite Senator Malcolm Byrne for a very brief comment because we have had a long discussion on this.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...them could not be here, but we thank those who are here for being here. Ms Fitzgerald is a former Senator. Mr. Andrews is a former councillor in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and was a Deputy there, along with Mr. Cuffe, where I represented the local authority. It is great to see them all. I thank them for the work that they are doing on behalf of all of Dublin and indeed all of Ireland....

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Yes. It is a matter of life-long learning. Is that not what this Department is all about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...does not mind. The new control tower is there, which is great, and the new runway will be opened in the next month or so, which is also great. I was talking to a country manager of one of the long-haul airlines who said it would love to bring in a couple more flights a week and the airport has the slots but it does not have the baggage handlers, the check-in agents or the air bridge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...that 180,000 of NBI's build works have either commenced or been completed. The difference between commenced and completed is obviously quite significant. I know it is an average but how long does it take to go from build work started to build work completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...I know if I was going to go from UCD to Goatstown I would not climb Mount Anville Road to do it. I would go another way that would get me from A to B but without that gradient. There is an opportunity along that eastern bypass corridor with less of a gradient and I would like the NTA to talk to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council about this. There is also the bit heading...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: There is nothing for Goatstown, unless the NTA is introducing one. There was one, the 44 route, but it vanished a long time ago. On the airport link, when will we be able to get the MetroLink to Dublin Airport?

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: As long as I am in the Chair, that will not happen.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...Equally, if we want people to drive safely, we also want people to drive in safe cars and they need to be tested to make sure that they are operating appropriately and safely. If it is taking that long, people's insurance is possibly compromised if they are driving a car that has not been passed. Technically, cars are not supposed to be on the road with an NCT that is out of date....

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: As somebody whose grandfather was a garda for almost all of his career a long time ago, I echo those comments. It is important the message go out from this House that we fully support our gardaí in everything they do in trying to keep our streets and communities safe. There is an element of parts of urban areas, in particular, that are not quite no-go zones but are heading in that...

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...a response from the Minister of State, given that she can only speak once, but he can certainly put his thoughts on the record. Before he does, though, I welcome to the Gallery a person I knew a long time ago when he was in university. He is back now and helping with this legislation, namely, Mr. Donnchadh Woulfe. He is here with his son. He has put a great deal of work into the Bill....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...asking if I could start an hour and half ago. If I could, I would turn up and do it. I was not trying to load aircraft but there was a backup of people who could be called and were contactable, long before SMS messages and long before mobile phones or emails.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. I thank the Minister of State for accommodating the committee with this rescheduled meeting. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in...