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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: World Development Report 2019: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...technology companies and everyone has electricity, but not everyone has broadband. That is unlike Vietnam where everyone manages to have broadband despite not having an electricity supply beyond solar power. There is a digital divide between generations, areas and regions in our country and across the world. What would Dr. Djankov advise our Government to do in terms of education,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Gerry Horkan: The point was made that not only is there a moral argument for this but as coal and oil become less acceptable and as people move disruptive technology towards electric cars, solar power and wind, the commercial viability of these companies over time is likely to decrease. There is not just a moral argument as to why we might do this, but it makes sense, similarly to moving away from...