Results 161-180 of 1,227 for speaker:Pauline O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Yes, they need to have a proper standard of living.

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, is very welcome. First, I put on record my thanks to Senator O'Loughlin and the full team for their work in putting together this report. Human beings have a tendency during times of relative peace to forget that our democracy is constantly under threat but now, across Europe, we cannot forget that. It is very much in our face. That is why it is...

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, is welcome to the Chamber. I thank Senator Garvey for all her work and I also thank Councillor Kate Ruddock for her passion on this topic. When we were kids, there was no such thing as plastic bottles of water. I will not say how much later it is but a little time later and we are surrounded by plastic waste. It is actually one of the real...

Seanad: Sheep Sector: Statements (19 Apr 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I really appreciate the opportunity to speak to the Minister today. I am from the west of Ireland. I absolutely recognise the challenges that are there for sheep farmers. It is very important to note that prices have increased since the Minister was requested by this Chamber to be here. That is very welcome. I will speak first about the findings of the wool feasibility study. It is not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I rise in utter frustration and, indeed, with determination when it comes to even the smallest of green actions. Virtually all the parties across the board yet again voted against a cycle lane in Galway last night, this time on the east side of the city. This was a proposal put forward by the council itself. People will recall the famous Salthill cycle lane that was voted against, but this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I have read all of their opening statements. Education is about two things, namely, the personal benefit for one's own well-being and the social good. I would like to address both. On the first, the whole question of equity of access has been very well covered in many of the opening statements, in particular by Dr. Marcus-Quinn, Dr. Leahy and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is interesting and exciting. Are there any other comments?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Administration (29 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I really wish I was not in the Chamber this morning raising this issue. It is a bit ridiculous at this stage. I have stood on the picket lines with schools secretaries. They are the beating heart of schools. They found it really difficult to leave their workplace and go out on the picket lines. They were delighted that they reached a pay deal with the support of Fórsa and yet here...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Administration (29 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: There is nothing new in this response. I still have no clarity on what will happen to the school secretaries this summer. That is really their main concern at this point. In addition, I do not want to get started on circulars and the way the Department deals with schools. The Minister of State is saying a small number of schools have not responded. It may be voluntary for school...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank all the witnesses for their opening statements. There seems to be a little doubt cast on some of the science around rewetting. If the witnesses could be convinced of that science, would they then be prepared to say that it needs to happen, or is it the case that it is actually rewetting that they have an issue with, regardless of what the science says? I am just trying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: That was not really the question, though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: What we are really saying here is that regardless of accepting or not accepting the science, it is fundamentally about economics. I am not saying that is a bad thing, but I am just trying to get to the nub of the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: That is an important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: The point I am making is that Mr. Condon is not against rewetting if the science proves that rewetting is the thing to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is it correct to say that is not the science but the rewetting and as a result, the viability of the land, that is causing concerns?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: There are environmental consequences for all farming from climate change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: Absolutely. We always hear that point clearly. I take that on board but it would be great to hear also the other side where the farming bodies are recognising and supporting the view that it will deeply impact farmers if we do not move forward some of these measures. My point is both sides have to be part of the conversation. I wonder whether Mr. McDonnell agrees with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank everyone for their contributions. There is a lot there and it is quite specific, which is good for us when we are putting our report together. It could be divided into two, in the sense that one is about access to STEM subjects and then the second bit is about the issues around their delivery in schools. In terms of the access piece, Mr. Convey referred to co-educational schools....