Results 181-200 of 394 for long speaker:Gerry Horkan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It was not as long as that taken by the first member to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: An Post: Chairperson Designate (24 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...do that sustainably, especially in the cities where electric vehicles and bicycles can be used. I see these around, but postmen and postwomen have been using bicycles for parcels and so on for a long time. Has an analysis of the company's customer profile, including the age profile, been done? Older people are very comfortable and more willing to put their savings into An Post than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...sure whether that was in relation to full-time staff or volunteers. Does Ms O'Keeffe have an indication of whether these are volunteers with ten, 20, 40 or 50 years of service? Are they staying a long time or is there a big churn of people? As and when the economy picks up, it will presumably be harder again to get volunteers involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (18 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...have been taken, particularly in the areas of ... to address these. There are also a number of legacy issues which we have been tackling and will continue to tackle over the coming months. How long is this going on? It seems this whole issue has been going on for years. Ms O'Keeffe said "Our aim is to ensure that all procurements are conducted in accordance with" but that does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: .... He does it himself. I try to do it as much as I can. I cycled in today. I am lucky to live relatively close to here, which enables me to do it. I say that as somebody who did not cycle for a long time. I got back into it about ten years ago when I was on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and was chosen to be the cycling champion. It did not mean I was any good - I was...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...bit more about cycling. I happen to be one of those. Senator Higgins also often cycles. Perhaps other Members also do. It is not necessarily workable in rural areas where people are travelling long distances but an awful lot of journeys in cities, particularly in compact cities such as the Minister of State's city of Galway, for which people think they have to get in their cars, could...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...to be reliable and relatively cost-effective. The fastest way for me to get to Leinster House is to cycle. Walking to the Luas, getting the Luas and then walking to Leinster House takes twice as long as my journey time on a bike at rush hour. We need to get all of those journeys of less than 2 km, 3 km or 4 km. My journey is approximately 6 km. We need to facilitate anyone who can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: How long is the appraisal period?

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...The question and answer session will be later. Not every MEP was able to attend our previous session on the Midlands-North-West constituency. It is brilliant that all four Dublin MEPs are here. Long may this engagement continue. Do they put on not just the green jersey but also the blue Dublin jersey? Do they work together as much as they can on behalf of Dublin? There is a one China...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...enormous harm. I rise today in relation to the final reopening of hospitality - the reopening of the late-night entertainment sector after 585 or 586 days at this stage. It has been an enormously long time. The previous Seanad was still sitting when the lockdown was introduced in March of last year. At the time, we did not know what was coming. It was all very new. I want to wish...

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

Gerry Horkan: ...be done because when one looks around, one sees more people on scooters, on electric bikes and in electric cars. Change does happen but it may not happen. We are almost in 2022 and 2030 is not that long away. What will happen if we do not meet these targets? What engagement has there been, mainly with the larger airports, as the smaller airports are not really affected by this...

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

Gerry Horkan: ...is. We do not manufacture cars but obviously over time cars are to be become more efficient. We all accept that cars should become more efficient. At this stage, we could talk around this for a long time but there is nothing easy about the climate change stuff apart from certain things that are easy, relatively speaking, such as insulating houses and so on. However, this is quite...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...of yesterday's announcement. I encourage the Leader to organise a debate, if possible before the recess, with the Minister for Health. Sláintecare was discussed yesterday. Sláintecare is a long-term plan. This is urgent. We need to talk about the inconsistencies and try to support the hospitality sector as best we can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...interested and involved, but he is not out there all day, everyday. That is not the role of the chairman. From a committee and housekeeping perspective, when did Mr. Geoghegan's term finish? How long has he been in limbo, as it were, as chairman designate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Long haul to where? More east or more west?

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

Gerry Horkan: ...get around that individual. It is unfortunate that some people are bad drivers because it is as a result of their behaviour on the roads that so many of these wands are needed. We should think longer term and consider what has been done in London, where there are quiet greenways through residential areas and permeability through estates that are not connected by road but are connected...

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

Gerry Horkan: ...Deansgrange. There are many other examples and there will be more. BusConnects was quite controversial in advance of the latest local elections. I am absolutely not against it. I have been around long enough to recall the Stillorgan quality bus corridor, which I mentioned earlier. Owen Keegan, who has been quite topical in recent days, was a director of traffic in the city in the late...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...deal about Mr. Ó Céidigh's talents and abilities that perhaps many of us do not totally appreciate. I am speaking as someone who had three west of Ireland grandparents who are unfortunately no longer with us. Equally, though, I am based in Dublin. I am not someone who will say that I do not want Shannon to thrive. Quite the opposite. If up to 4 million passengers, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Group: Chairperson Designate (7 Oct 2021)

Gerry Horkan: .... That is not a bad thing but it shows that we all focus on our areas more than on other areas. We all know we have to mind our bases and maybe Shannon Airport has suffered a little bit from that. I am around long enough to remember when Séamus Brennan was the Minister talking about and implementing the break-up of the airport. At the time Shannon Airport was probably crying out...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...to those awful tragedies where people do not make it on these journeys. Human trafficking then is where people are being smuggled and incarcerated at the far end. The victims are then exploited for long-term or permanent economic gain by those people who have trafficked them. Either way, these are people who have found themselves in situations where they feel that they have to get out...