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Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: Yesterday, I congratulated the Cathaoirleach on his appointment and I do so again today. I also congratulate Senator McFadden on becoming the Whip for the Seanad. I also congratulate the Minister, not only on his appointment but on brokering this deal which will give comfort to people while we have an opportunity to tease out the problems and fears people have about this issue. I will not...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: The motion is primarily based on opportunism and populism. From an organisation and political party whose leader commends as a good republican a person who had certain associations with diesel and other fuel laundering-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: It may be rubbish to Senator Ó Clochartaigh but I am talking reality. If the Sinn Féin approach is to interrupt every speaker, so be it. That is its form of democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I, too, congratulate the Irish teams for their superb performances to date, in particular the Republic of Ireland's team and its management. I congratulate the fans because they are probably the best advertisement for tourism that this country could ever have. Their outstanding behaviour, generosity and sense of fun and craic have been acknowledged. They have shown that people can have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: We must have transparency in everything.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I would like to support Senator Conway's call for a debate with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on equality regarding those with disabilities. It is a very serious issue. I wish to advise Senator Clifford-Lee that there is a passport office in Balbriggan which needs to be expanded. I refer to Brexit. There has been a lot of talk about its impact on us, its potential...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the Bill because we have a serious issue with prescribed drugs being made available on the street and the trade in them. It is an ever-increasing problem. The point made by the two previous speakers on the amendments they have put forward are points that are very well made. The key here for many people who are addicted is to access treatment for addiction and that is an issue...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be opposing the amendments not because I do not agree with their essence, but because the Minister will bring forward far more comprehensive legislation which will address this issue. In Portugal, they have a system, allied to the courts system, which deals with this area. If one is caught with drugs for one's own use, one does not walk away with...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I listened carefully to the previous speaker and he has removed some of the reason for me to speak, but only temporarily. I was going to ask the Senators to withdraw the amendments given the fact that the vast majority of people in this Chamber are in agreement that this is a health issue and we do need to decriminalise it, but that in order to achieve that it requires a comprehensive piece...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the commitment of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to both the DART underground and the metro. The increasing traffic in Dublin and other urban areas is a real sign of our economic recovery - a recovery that we want spread to every household. As I mentioned the other day when discussing Brexit on the Order of Business, the issue is a great challenge, but there are...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: I would like to mention the shooting in Lusk. I have been a GP in the town for 33 years and we have never had such an incident.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: I have been a GP there for 33 years and we have never had an incident such as this.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: It is an estate of very young families.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: The danger to them that is manifest by today's episode is one I hope the Tánaiste will address when she comes to the House later today to debate a Bill in which it is proposed to increase the powers of the CAB in seizing the assets of criminal gangs. I also support Senator Ray Butler's call for the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, to come to the House. There is donutting in...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: We are happy to support this Bill and the principle behind it. We need protection for workers and we need trade unions. Even those who might have a more contrary view will realise that the value of being able to negotiate with a single body rather than several thousand individuals speaks for itself. However, the Government does have some issues, and the Minister will address them. As the...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: I would like to respond to some of the comments made by Senator Craughwell. I wish to place on the record that my background, notwithstanding being a medical doctor, involves a trade union, that being the Irish Medical Organisation. I value very much what unions do and the protections they give their members. I am also familiar with the fact that how the rulings of the Competition...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: I agree with much of what has been said. I reiterate that the legislation is trying to strike a balance to give people the rights they are deserving of and entitled to but, equally, not confer rights on other groups that can then hold the State to ransom. I will not mention specific groups but we all have knowledge in the past of how unintentional consequences flowed from legislation, which...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

James Reilly: It appears to me that the calls for the Minister of Health to come to the Seanad are premature, because the Minister has not yet received the report of the trauma steering group. The report has been selectively leaked, possibly to cause the greatest amount of disturbance and unrest. Let us wait until it has been published and we have all had time to read and understand it, so that we can...