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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Dr. Duncan Morrow (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome Dr. Morrow. I have a question that may stray into territory in which our esteemed colleague Senator McDowell would have much expertise. The Good Friday Agreement is enshrined in international law and it has standing within international law. Is there an option for the Government to challenge any elements of an agreement that would threaten, or be in contravention of, the Good...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ms Gina McIntyre (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in welcoming the witnesses and note that what their organisation does is very important and impressive. I was personally involved with the all-Ireland scouting centre at Castle Saunderson and helped those involved to prepare and fight their case to get SEUPB funding. They were very successful. I visited it recently and the output and product there, what it has done, is impressive....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Professor Christopher McCrudden (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guest. I understand the matter raised by Senator Paul Daly but I am hopeful that Professor McCrudden will say that the difficulties he outlined can be overcome. It is good that Professor McCrudden proposed a model and a solution, which is welcome. How hopeful is he that he can get the model through? Has it gained much traction? While today is an effort in that area, has he...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join others in welcoming the Minister to the House. I thank him for coming here to facilitate this debate. The commendable commitment and competence he has brought to his Ministry since he assumed office is widely recognised throughout the sector. I would like to focus on Cavan-Monaghan as a microcosm of the country as a whole and as a great exemplar when we are discussing the ANC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. I will begin with roaming charges, about which Mr. Fahy has spoken. The issue of roaming charges is very important for people who travel a lot. I represent Cavan-Monaghan and the issue of roaming charges is very important for people there. It is understood that there are 30,000 journeys across the Border every day so it is important in that context. There have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: In three months what will be different? I appreciate Mr. Fahy's answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I will just ask a very quick supplementary question because the Vice Chairman has been quite indulgent; I have asked enough. I acknowledge that the gentlemen addressed the issue of roaming, but I would like to hear their views on it again. It is alleged that the service in Cavan town, while it is of the speed the delegates have suggested, is prohibitively expensive for consumers. If the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Who regulates them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Who controls that to make sure that costs are not prohibitive or over the top? There is no control.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Is it not ComReg's brief to control them?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join my colleagues Senator Daly and the Chairman in welcoming our guests today. I am delighted they are here. I thank them for the accessible documentation they provided to the committee. It is very clear and easy to deal with. Before going into specifics, in a general sense, is the Ulster Farmers Union contemplating a special deal for the island of Ireland within the overall deal? Are...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Yes.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join the Chairman in welcoming the director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle, and his colleague, Dr. Kevin Hanrahan. I congratulate both of them on the degree to which Teagasc has been engaging with this critical issue for Irish agriculture. It is encouraging that Teagasc has a dedicated unit and a working group on Brexit. It is clear from the nature of the paper that has been presented...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I invite Professor Boyle to begin to respond to some of the issues raised.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Teagasc (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I conclude this module by thanking the director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle, and Dr. Hanrahan for giving of their time to attend and for treating us to a very comprehensive presentation. They documented everything in considerable detail and threw considerable light on our proceedings. Their contributions will greatly assist us in coming up with our final report. It has been pertinent...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Shane O'Dwyer, chief executive officer, Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Ms Elizabeth Headon, spokesperson, Alliance of Racing and Breeding, to our engagement today. I know that all of the members will be interested in this engagement. We appreciate their presence. Before we begin, I will read an obligatory note on privilege that we read...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Ms Headon. I have one question before I open the floor to members. Does Ms Headon and Mr. O'Dwyer perceive that this message has percolated to Government? Do they believe there is a consciousness of it as we approach negotiations? It is our job as a committee to deal with this issue, and we will do that, but do they perceive an awareness of its gravity? I am struck by the extent...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I will invite responses now. Does Mr. O'Dwyer wish to start?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Food Drink Ireland and Meat Industry Ireland (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: This is a very serious and pertinent discussion for all of us. It is particularly serious for someone coming from my region. I am a native of, and live in, County Cavan. Food processing is a huge source of employment in Counties Cavan and Monaghan. Any job losses would have serious implications and the jobs would be difficult to replace. There is a double problem there. We would all...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Representatives of the Transport Sector (11 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. Is there not such a commercial imperative to maintain the status quoand is that not so important financially to stakeholders on all sides of the Irish Sea that it is what will happen? Is the commercial logic not such that it will happen? While I understand where Senator O'Sullivan is coming from and that Mr. Kennedy referred to planning for the worst case, I share...