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Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: The constitutional convention met in 2013 to consider the issue of voting rights for citizens living outside outside this State. A clear majority backed voting rights for citizens in presidential elections. Sinn Féin first tabled legislation to give effect to this recommendation in 2014. The Bill passed First and Second Stages and we have retabled it in every Dáil since. A...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a series of one-off houses. They are not all together. There is one block then a number of individual houses. I will provide the details to the Taoiseach's office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: There are people in my constituency living in homes that are falling down around their ears. Their homes are literally falling apart. People are doing their best in terms of minor repairs to stop bits of the walls and roof from falling down. The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 allows for country councils to be admitted to the remediation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You can hear him on the record.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Obviously not.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Good morning everybody, and I welcome you to the public session of our meeting. I will read some formal notices. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit members to participate where...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Deering. I am going to open it to the committee now. Members can raise their hands if they have a question or comment. I call Deputy Brendan Smith.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Of course. I am not going to turn the timers on but I will give people about ten minutes. We have plenty of time.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I share Deputy Smith's concerns. It is incredibly frustrating for people who have a legitimate query and cannot find somewhere to bring it. I welcome the fact the Office of the Ombudsman advertises its phone number. I know I am not alone in having a large number of people coming to my constituency office who say all they wanted was to talk to a person, and that if they could speak to a...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Members will have a chance to come in on a second round. I have a few questions and comments. Mr. Deering indicated that this is the first time he has been here since the 40th anniversary of his office last year. I congratulate him in that. His office has a good track record and the anniversary is certainly something to be marked. I am mindful that his colleague, the Ombudsman for...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: It was a case of "That is it now; your chance to leave the house is gone."

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: We all share that hope. As a committee, we will be keeping a close eye to that as well because it is something that comes into all our constituency clinics. Mr. Deering discussed the outreach they do. This is incredibly important. I fully understand that in his line of work that he probably does not need to go out looking for business, but it is welcome that he does. When Mr. Deering is...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: That could be ten or 11 years before-----

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: It is something that the organisations involved in domestic and providing supports have raised. We are talking about small numbers. I get that every big case is made up of many small numbers. We are talking about people who have letters from An Garda Síochána. I know a woman who is in a situation where she about be offered a house in an area where she cannot go, but she will....

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Sometimes a discretionary payment is the difference between being in emergency accommodation and being in rented accommodation.