Results 81-100 of 9,710 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Creaney can read the transcript and watch the broadcast to see the interaction and hear what was said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We can discuss that at our next private meeting. Anything we do will be done in agreement with committee members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I will let the Deputy go to his briefing. Perhaps he could give my apologies at his briefing as I will be here. It makes more sense if we have more testers. If it is a short-term interim blip, I can understand why any business might recruit people on a short-term basis. However, it has been acknowledged that we have a large population that is increasing and is young. We have people...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I will stop the Deputy to let him know that I asked the RSA a number of questions based on the opening statement. It might be useful. First, the RSA clarified the waiting time is down from 24 weeks to just under 15 weeks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: It is looking for sanction. Without committing, the RSA said it expects it to have approximately 165 or 170 permanent testers, but it needs sanction from the Department. All of them would be permanent testers rather than 130 permanent and 30 or 40 continuing to roll over as temporary. That is the information I got from the RSA-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: -----at the end of the meeting. I do not think Deputy Kenny was here and I want him to know it before he starts on a particular tack.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: That comes from me on behalf of the committee as well, and on my own behalf. Mr. Creaney raised this issue clearly. Due to timing, the RSA appeared before Mr. Creaney, but I had read his opening statement. I put a few questions to it. Mr. Creaney is free to look back at what was said. It is up to him. However, I got the impression that the RSA is looking to increase the base and have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting Driver Testers: Fórsa (24 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Mr. Creaney. As we have all articulated, it is important, predominantly for young people and those getting into the system who have not applied for a driving licence before and are in the process. In many places in Ireland, public transport is not a viable option. People may not own a car but have the use of one. They want to be able to have a part-time job in the evening, travel...
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I welcome to the House, for the first time in his new role, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Patrick O’Donovan. He is very welcome back to the Seanad. I wish him well in his new role, as I am sure we all do.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendment No. 2 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 1 and amendments Nos. 4 and 5 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 3. Amendments Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We are not dealing with that today.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: We did point that out already but there is no harm in pointing it out twice.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Not that he was ever like that in the past.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: That is a matter for the Members, and the Chair will do his best. A number of us had connections with the HEA in previous lives. I now intend to put the question on amendment No. 1.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 6 and 61 to 68, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: It is in a different grouping.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: It is up to the House to agree to it.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: Is that agreed? Agreed. The grouping has been changed by the agreement of the House, meaning that amendments Nos. 6, 61 to 69, inclusive, are being taken together. We are discussing amendment No. 69 now, not later.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I ask the Senator to move amendment No. 6.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 Apr 2024)
Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Higgins. Senator Malcolm Byrne will be followed by Senator Dolan.