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Seanad: Transport: Motion (9 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Wall, without interruption.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Seán Kyne - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the need for an annual meningitis awareness campaign, and the funding of organisations that support bereaved families.Senator John McGahon - The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my pleasure to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House. She is a very popular visitor.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Dolan for her timing. I want to ensure that Senator Murphy gets two minutes or else he might think I was acting in a partisan fashion.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I have to be. Otherwise I would be in trouble.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senators Dolan and Murphy. They are setting a very good standard of working for a common objective in the constituency. I invite the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, to respond.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister of State will respond at the end.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I concur with the Senator. As he will be aware, I have a lot of family in that catchment area.This is a tragic situation where people are out of their homes etc. but the Senator has put the case very well so there is no reason for the Chair to make a further intervention on it. I now call Senator Conway to speak on behalf of the Fine Gael grouping.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Conway. The proposition is clear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I wish to draw the House's attention to the fact that Members are not allowed to suggest that a Minister might have misled the House or an Oireachtas committee.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: We will move on. I call Senator Gavan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests from Monksland, which is an area near Athlone, to the Gallery. It is good to have them visiting Leinster House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: There will be interruptions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: An chéad Seanadóir eile le labhairt linn ná an Seanadóir Lombard.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Senator has done that very well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Horkan very much. I know he speaks with professional experience as well as in his public representational role. Senator Davitt is next.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Davitt very much indeed for raising that important matter. We move now to Senator McGahon.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Acting Leader, Senator Kyne, for his comprehensive responses and, indeed, for displaying an in-depth knowledge of scripture as well. It is another facet of his knowledge that we were unaware of previously.

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The next item is Committee Stage of the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021, which will adjourn after two hours, if not previously concluded. It is my pleasure to welcome our colleague and friend, the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Hackett, in her official capacity. All the interested people are assembled, I think.