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Seanad: Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Gerry Horkan: ...that arises. If Brexit goes well, we might be alright but if it does not and there is a no-deal or hard Brexit, the potential swing in the public finances will be from a €1 billion surplus to a €5 billion deficit. As the Minister of State noted, this is a movement of about €6 billion. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has noted that between €3 billion and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: .... Many of the former Soviet states, including Georgia and Ukraine, have a similar kind of foreboding that, at any point in time, something might happen. Funnily, I woke up at approximately 5 a.m. this morning and I did not know why. I looked at my phone and all of a sudden there was all this stuff happening on Twitter. People in hotel rooms in Ukraine were saying how the breakfast...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ..., Moldova and various other countries close by that it would fly services at minimal or preferably zero cost to bring people out of these countries. As a country with a population of about 5 million, for us to even fathom that almost 3 million Ukrainians have had to flee with nothing except the clothes on their backs, maybe a small suitcase and a couple of toys for their children, it is...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

Gerry Horkan: ...is a fair assumption that many people do not gamble but many others are losing an awful lot of money. The latest figures show that gambling losses in Ireland totalled €2.1 billion in 2016, with more than €5 billion gambled, which amounts to €14 million per day. According to a UCD study, more than 40,000 people in Ireland are known to have a gambling addiction, with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Costs for Small and Medium Businesses: Discussion (4 Apr 2019)

Gerry Horkan: ...industry has paid money to insurers. It was not FBD Insurance because they stated that most of their business has to refer to the UK because nobody here will insure them. They have paid in €5 million. There are reserves of €800,000 against claims and only €200,000 has been paid out in the last five years. By any measure, it appears to be a profitable industry. Why...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (28 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: ...to make the payment through the post office. Our local authority is doing its bit to help the post office network. There was a situation where my former local authority would have to pay €150 to do a secure cash delivery and would have only picked up €30 to €40. The post office offers a major retail network and it is important to harness it where possible. We can...