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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Gerry Horkan: ...Czech Republic enjoy the day also. I know they had a very successful event recently in the Czech Embassy. I was given the privilege of speaking at the embassy's national day function last year to wish the outgoing ambassador the very best on his retirement and the new ambassador, who is coming in early January if I am right, the very best. I attended an event yesterday evening and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Deputy O'Rourke. I am going to take a little bit of time at this stage. The Minister has touched on a lot of issues and we have covered quite a lot. He referenced planning in his opening statement. We need to examine the concept of where we are building everything from our houses and dwellings to jobs. I recall at one stage being on the regional authority and being told that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I do not think any of us mentioned 24-hour buses. We need far more of them. I know it is difficult to find drivers but there are routes in Dublin that are 24-hour and they are very beneficial in terms of people being able to work, particularly young people working in the night-time economy not having to spend huge amounts of their hard-earned income on taxis home. The Minister is as close...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I am conscious of the Minister's time but have a question on children and younger people being facilitated with a trial bike scheme. I am not saying that everybody has an issue with costs but some people might not be willing to go off and buy a bike if it is only going to be used for the occasional trip. A lot of people have bikes anyway but if people wanted to get a bike, could we have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Ms Donnelly. I read her opening statement, which is quite technical in nature and which contains a lot of jargon, last night. I had to reread a bit of it. I am not unfamiliar or uncomfortable with numbers, but there was a lot in it. She will be pleased to know I am one of the few people in this room who are able to cycle to and from the House regularly, as I did this morning and...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive outline of the Bill. As a member of the transport committee, I have seen quite a bit of activity on this issue. A number of the potential scooter operators have made presentations to the transport committee and have outlined their views as to where it goes next. Scooters have been used in many cities, in some cases in a better way than others. It...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Indeed. It is fair to say there is a bit of scaremongering going on with scooters generally. I do not mean Senator Boyhan as such but many people are saying it. We have had this about cycle lanes before. You would think we were getting the Tour de France arriving into a housing estate when there is talk of a cycle lane being put somewhere. We all need to realise that they are going to be...

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

Gerry Horkan: I thank Ms Graham and Mr. Creegan for being here once again. Much of what I would have liked to have said about the strategy I have told them in previous meetings. No doubt Deputy Lahart and Senator Seery Kearney have articulated very strongly the metro south west proposal which I have seen. I live in Dublin Rathdown. I have mentioned the upgrade of the existing green line Luas to our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank Senator Buttimer. Other members want to come back from the Dáil, and I have a couple more points to make - I will also allow other members in - as the only Dublin member on the committee who is actually here. I wish to turn to the safety aspect of public transport, but first it is very important for us all to acknowledge the work that has been done on greenways and cycling....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jan 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I will do my best. I was due on at 2.57 p.m. but it is now 3.53 p.m. I wish the Minister had said that an hour ago or after I finished speaking. Not to worry. I will do my best. There is a lot in NIFTI but, although it is a new name, there were programmes and structures before. I again thank the officials for the presentation yesterday. There was previously the strategic investment...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It did. Perhaps Senator Boyhan should cycle too. It would probably be of benefit to us all to get a bit more exercise. That modal shift should not only be to public transport, although public transport is very useful. Although Senators Boyhan and McDowell probably do, many people may not remember the furore over the quality bus corridor for the 46A taking over a lane of traffic of two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...all of the witnesses and I read their opening statement last night. It is quite technical and may not necessarily hit the front pages or what people will be talking about if the late bars open tomorrow night and may not be the first thing on their agenda. At the same time, it is going to impact all of us in different ways, be that aviation travel or our own road transport or equally, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: The official title for this session is active travel and public transport. I was a member Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, which I think has been quite topical recently. In 2010, I was elected the cycling champion of the county council. That did not mean I was any good at cycling, it just meant I was supposed to promote cycling, which was far less fashionable then than it is...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister. I was local councillor when he was a Deputy for Dublin South and we know each other well. It is not today or yesterday that he was talking about climate change or getting involved with things. He does not just talk to talk but he walks the walk. When I attended UCD in the early 1990s, he ran the bike shop at a time when bikes were not as fashionable as they are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Like Senator Ardagh, I, too, offer my condolences to the family of the late Councillor Manus "Mandy" Kelly, who died suddenly and tragically in a road accident during the Donegal rally on Sunday. He leaves behind his parents, eight siblings, five young children, a successful business and his wife. It is clear he was popular, well regarded and involved in everything. He began his career by...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Coghlan is even younger now than he was in 1861. First, I will briefly mention the sad passing of Rory Kiely whom I knew quite well. A great Limerick man, a great Senator and a great Fianna Fáil person, he was a Member of the House for almost 30 years, bar a few months in 1982. He was also a former Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. I met him in the car park only two or three weeks...

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister, who is also my local Teachta Dála. He is very welcome back to the Seanad Chamber, where I know he spent many happy years, probably longer than almost anyone else has ever spent here. It is good to see Senators doing well in Cabinet. There are quite a number of former Senators in the current Cabinet. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on tourism and...