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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I also want to raise the issue of BusConnects. I am aware the Minister will be here after the Order of Business and I hope that in his address on Project Ireland 2040 this issue will be a central part of it. This goes to the core of what good governance is about in terms of planning. I do not wish to be critical of anybody but there is a sense among Dubliners that this plan seems to...

Seanad: Project 2040 and Transport Matters: Statements (20 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The issue of transport is a very important as our population grows and our economy expands. I welcome the Minister's comments on the metro and the electrification of the DART service to Drogheda. However, in the interim, we could invest in hybrid trains that would deliver increased frequency before the line is fully electrified. That would be very...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: In deference to your comments, a Chathaoirligh, about the motion in the other House I will say only that I support what my colleague, Senator Gabrielle McFadden, has said. Sinn Féin is playing the man and not the ball and would be better advised to come up with policies. I too wish to be associated with the comments about the Tidy Towns competition and the great work that is done by...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (26 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House again. I also welcome this Bill because while it is highly technical, it is, as others have said, essential in terms of modernising our system for today's world. There are many aspects of this Bill which I welcome and Senator Mullen has mentioned two of them. One is the change in the courts system so that one can go to a lower court for minor...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (26 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I support my colleague, Senator Lawlor, in asking the Minister to come in to debate renewable energy and our obligations in that regard. He and I have raised on several occasions the many wonderful sheds around the country that could be covered with solar panels and photovoltaic panels to generate electricity. A lot of work has been done in Germany on using land with elevated platforms for...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the Bill. I am very much in support of the legislation in what it sets out to do to regulate foreign language schools in particular, and the many other aspects of the Bill that have been touched on. I share the view that this is not just about protecting students, who we have all seen being exploited and victimised in the most awful...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I commend the Minister on the Bill and all of those who supported it. On this issue, of course every bottle has to be labelled. They have to be.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: This is about them being sold as individual bottles.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I heard the Acting Chairman's comment and I will not give a Second Stage speech or repeat all the known harm that alcohol causes when it is abused. This is a good day for public health. I commend the Minister and all those who participated. I commend Senator Ged Nash and all those he mentioned who have gone before. I imagine it was only an oversight but I wish to mention Deputy Marcella...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: This shows how difficult some public health legislation can be. Yet, as I have stated previously, good public health legislation will save many more lives over many years than any hospital wing, computed tomography scan or other politically attractive action that gives immediate gratification. Long after those facilities have waned and gone, health policy stays on. I look forward to...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: With deference to my colleagues, and as it is girls' day, I will await my turn after Senator Byrne.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I mark International Day of the Girl and welcome all the girls in the Gallery. It is appropriate that it is nearly all girls who are here this morning. My issue has been raised by a female constituent, though not alone as many others have raised it too. On 3 September, Iarnród Éireann decided to change its timetables and since then has become utterly unreliable. It used to be a...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: In the interest of fairness and equity, I hope the Leas-Chathaoirleach will extend to me the same latitude he showed the last speaker in terms of speaking time. I wish to raise an issue of great importance to thousands of parents around the country, particularly in Dublin and north Dublin. I refer to secondary school places for the next academic year, 2019-20. All Members will accept that...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I have submitted one but it was not possible to get it this week so I am hoping that perhaps next week I will be speaking on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: No. I would have loved it today. I would have quite liked it on Thursday, but there you go.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I will finish now. I had asked at the outset that the Leas-Chathaoirleach might allow me to same latitude as the previous speaker, on this matter of considerable importance-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: -----to thousands of parents in north County Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: That may be so.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: Okay. I am merely asking that the Minister would make sure that these requests for urgent school accommodation are acted upon quickly, as I know the Department intends to do. More importantly, we need a Minister to come to the House and ensure the Department of Education and Skills instructs Fingal County Council to purchase a site for the new secondary school. The new road that would open...