Results 161-180 of 394 for long speaker:Gerry Horkan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Apr 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...the service online, where it is available if anyone would like to watch it at 1.30 p.m. Some Members have been able to travel to the service. Unfortunately, I was not able to because I have a long-standing engagement here, but I wish to remember him and think of his family, friends and colleagues on this sad day. His committal to a crematorium will take place this afternoon. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Apr 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...as well as its foreign affairs minister. She has been here since Monday and I understand she is flying out tomorrow. I met her yesterday evening. We have an excellent relationship with Colombia and long may that continue and improve. It is worthy of the House to acknowledge her presence in this country. I wish to make three brief points. Members of the transport committee visited...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...contribution - we have a huge national development plan and a huge roads programme within that. Mr. Walsh outlined some of the problems in Scramoge, Galway and so on, but if you were looking at a long list of road projects you would not be very positive after reading his opening statement that too many of them are going to happen. This stakeholder forum needs to happen pretty much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That is optimistic. In terms of judicial reviews, I know there is probably an element of asking how long is a piece of string? Generally speaking, how long do they take?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...of the current Acts to ensure those that can apply and the criteria for consideration of assessments remain. I say this as somebody whose grandfather was a member of the An Garda Síochána for a very long time - almost all of his career. I certainly want to see people who are injured and who have a legitimate claim get the compensation they are entitled to in a quick and fair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...do if they became the Minister of Transport tomorrow morning? Obviously, security, lighting and passive surveillance are a part of it, but I am here to listen to the experts rather than give them a long speech.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Mr. Robertson has been on the go a long time at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...the work of the RSA. I get from the briefing documentation the 30 km/h issue in that Ireland seems to be a good bit further behind than many other countries. Although I had not been on the M50 for a long time, I happened to be on it recently and I was coming off at an exit which has a 30 km/h limit on the loop from the M50 to the M7. Even when I was trying to do 30 km/h, everyone was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...follow technology or to use the new technology. I was a councillor and was the chair of the transport special policy committee in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, which is five miles wide and eight miles long and has a significant population living in a built-up urban area. I cannot count the number of times we got requests for ramps everywhere. If we could take out the ramps or not have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...into that momentarily, but to discuss the all-island rail review. I read it last night again to brief myself. It references that it is not commuter-focused but is all about the intercity and the longer distances. While we think Donegal is a long way away, and, relatively speaking, in our terms it is, in terms of Australia, the Continent, Russia or other places, it is only a stone's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ..., representing pretty much every Irish airline pilot based in the State who number, 1,200 or thereabouts, as was referenced. They are very qualified professional people who have gone through a long period of training and do ongoing training. It is terrible if a suicide occurs anywhere but it can have tragic consequences, as we from an airline pilot perhaps doing it in the Germanwings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (27 Jan 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...in terms of shareholders' equity funds that can be lost compared with repayable debt that comes at a price and in the context of which the shareholders will not share the benefits of the profits in the long term?

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

Gerry Horkan: ...with fuel at its current price, that is a difficulty because people have already shelled out all that money. Although it may be difficult to do and account would need to be taken of people who have to travel long distances, we should consider whether motor tax should be based on usage rather than on the type of car. Under the current system, once the motorist has paid the tax on the car,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...the way it did. I hope that people who have been willing to get vaccinated will get their boosters. I have been looking online constantly since becoming entitled to get one last week. There are long queues but I hope to get mine in the next day or two. No one has mentioned my next issue on the Order of Business in recent days. The Road Safety Authority, RSA, launched its ten-year...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Not just straying, but long strayed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...evening. This may be a question for the Department of Health. While the announced restrictions have to do with the seven scheduled states and trying to ensure that people who have been away for a long time do not bring Omicron back with them, what is the purpose of the short-term restrictions? Someone could fly over, possibly get infected in a jurisdiction that has less regulation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...? As for road safety, Mr. Llewellyn talked about demand management interventions, not just on the M50 but generally. I know that in the UK there are average speeds on many motorways over long distances, which I do not think we have here. I also wish to touch on the issue of the N20. I am sure many other members will touch on it. There was a large article in a newspaper at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Gerry Horkan: ...it, the less likely you are to have problems in the end. Are there any other points he would like to make with regard to working closely to minimise delays? MetroLink has been an aspiration for a long time. Is there anything else TII can do in that regard? Mr. Llewellyn referenced the legislation required to make the dynamic traffic management measures obligatory rather than advisory....