Results 101-120 of 1,227 for speaker:Pauline O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: There is a narrative out there that people voted for the heads of Bill. Ms O'Shea is here as a legal expert so from her point of view, is it correct that people voted for this Bill in the amendment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Exactly, to legislate for termination of pregnancy. Ms O'Shea has looked into it. Is it fair to say the legislation itself is preventing women, in some instances-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: -----from accessing terminations? Therefore, it is again a breach of promise to the electorate-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: -----who voted for terminations. To go back to the point, according to the exit poll, 75% of people said they voted not based on the heads of Bill or any of the conversations at committee. Much as I would like to think that the thousands of doors I knocked on was persuasive, 75% of people said they had made up their minds at a very early stage. We now have this obligation on us to carry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Sorry I am being so brief; it is because of my time. On that point around decriminalisation, is it fair, from both witnesses' points of view, to say, from speaking to women or practitioners, that there is a chilling effect on doctors-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: -----from criminalisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Ms O'Shea is not saying we should not change the law to decriminalise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: -----the decriminalisation part.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: The World Health Organization, WHO, is pretty firm on this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Does Ms O'Shea think this committee, which I am not a member of, should investigate the recommendations and guidelines from the WHO?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: As Ms O'Shea said, the scope of what she has been able to do was somewhat limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am from the west of Ireland. We have a challenge, ordinarily, with the recruitment of medical practitioners. Is this limiting rural Ireland even further in getting medical professionals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Molnár for his contribution. He mentioned that timely policy measures led to the global gas markets balancing out. Are we not really looking at the policy measures we now take? LNG is unnecessary if there are sufficient energy efficiency standards and if we continue to invest in renewables but if we do not take those policy measures we may be looking at a different kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Professor McMullin. I want to speak about demand management because often when we have this conversation it is about blackouts versus security of supply or security of electricity generation. We have never had that proper conversation that we have to live within a reality and within natural boundaries. We are constantly talking about protecting business and future investment. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is not just about future inward investment. It is also about what we are doing right now and that is the conversation. What I seek from the professor is a recommendation that we do engage in that communication because if there was concerted demand management then we would not be having a conversation on blackouts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: We do talk about data centres. What I am talking about is the stuff that we are doing right now rather than future investment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Are my two minutes up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (23 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: We are now in public session. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with broadcasting equipment when they are in silent mode. Are the minutes of the meeting on 16 May agreed? Agreed.