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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I apologise for the fact that we have been in and out this morning owing to votes in the House and the fact that we have had to meet ICBAN Limited, another cross-Border organisation. I welcome the delegates. It is great to have this exchange of views and to commend and salute their work. President Higgins' recent initiative of regional assemblies of young people culminating in an assembly...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate the Minister on bringing forward this Bill and acknowledge, as Deputy Billy Timmins did, her practical compassion in a very difficult situation. That compassion is reflected throughout these proposals. We cannot address the Bill without placing it in its proper context, namely, the requirement that €3.5 billion be taken out of the economy in accordance with the...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy cannot name names in the House.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask the Deputy to resume her seat. It is not permitted to name people in this manner. I ask her to resume her seat and call on the Minister to reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy has named people in the House, which is an abuse of privilege.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Offences (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I remind the Deputy that the naming of persons outside of the House is specifically regulated by Standing Orders and by the rulings of the Chair. The general practice is that such persons should not be named or referred to or identified, particularly where to do so would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy or where the reference could be in the nature of being a defamatory utterance under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Issues: Discussion with European Movement Ireland (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: That is strange in the present context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Issues: Discussion with European Movement Ireland (11 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome Ms O'Connell and Mr. Redmond. I will not repeat my colleagues' comments but I wish to ask a question that logically follows on from them. I recently came across the Blue Star programme in a primary school and I am very impressed by it. Along with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Creighton, and the then Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Dec 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be considered for a continuation of the maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54718/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Reserve Defence Force (27 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: Again, I offer apologies to Deputy MacLochlainn, whom we almost overlooked. Deputies Michael Creed, John Paul Phelan and Finian McGrath have two minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion with Minister of State (27 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State and her officials. I am heartened and not surprised by her statement that we will have a Presidency of substance rather than bells, whistles, pomp and ridiculous ceremony. My first question relates to whether we should give greater priority to Bosnian accession to the European Union. Should this be part of our priorities list for the Presidency? The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider lifting the recent embargo on a promised podiatry post at Cavan Hospital, sanctioned in April 2012 in view of teh fact that the post was planned as part of the National Footcare Programme and is critical to tackling diabetes foot disease in the community and keeping persons with this complication out of hospital and promised podiatry posts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: He was one of the founders of Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in welcoming the Latvian delegation. I was interested to read in the briefing material provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that Ireland did not recognise the incorporation of Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia into the USSR. This is acknowledged in Latvia and fosters our bonds of friendship. There is an historical friendship between our two countries and a sense that...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I would like to share time with Deputy Twomey.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome this legislation and congratulate the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and the Department of Health on its introduction. This Bill is another step on the road to the delivery of a health service that is supported by universal health insurance and in which access will be based on need rather than ability to pay. In other words, we will have a single-tier health system at the end of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I join the previous speakers in thanking the Tánaiste for attending the meeting. I warmly congratulate the Tánaiste on his success in getting a place for Ireland on the United Nations Human Rights Council. It is a great achievement and represents another chapter in the enhancement of Ireland's international role. It is great for the country. I am happy to hear the Tánaiste...

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy should return to the legislation.

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy badly needs it.

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I believe all Members would concur with that.