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Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

James Reilly: I will be very brief. I was just going to say that we will have to agree to disagree but, unfortunately, Senator Humphreys went on to say that this Bill was directly in contravention of the EU regulation, which it clearly is not. Perhaps it was a slip of the tongue. It is late at night; that would be fair enough. I cannot, however, let that stand on the record of the House.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

James Reilly: I will not respond to that speciousness.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)

James Reilly: Renowned.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

James Reilly: I thank Senator Byrne for allowing me to speak ahead of her because this is her area. I am very happy to the hear the Minister of State's contribution today and her decision is the result of a very long process that has been thorny and beset by many legal issues and difficulties. The wider effect of this, apart from the benefit to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, is a much...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

James Reilly: These amendments are significantly important. We have seen far too much exploitation of young people and staff at these so-called institutions and language schools. I fully support these amendments.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

James Reilly: I support the amendment and thank the two Senators for their hard work on this issue. As I said, we have to bring to a close the exploitation of staff by unscrupulous operators. The teaching of English around the world presents major opportunities for Ireland. On Second Stage, I referred to a conversation I had with the Indian ambassador some years back. He noted that 100,000 students...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2017: Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (28 May 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State and his team and I welcome this initiative. It is important that people would have some certainty regading their pay, pension and sick pay entitlements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Chairman Designate (28 May 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome Professor Clinch and I wish him well in his new position. We are not here to interview him as such but rather to engage, if we could. I am interested in the productivity gap in some countries that Professor Clinch mentioned. Will he expand on what exactly this means? I am delighted that Professor Clinch is very interested in improving research and the pool of talent we have....

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: Second Stage (29 May 2019)

James Reilly: I intend to share my time with Senator Paddy Burke, taking six and two minutes respectively.

Seanad: Farm Safety Agency Bill 2018: Second Stage (29 May 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome Senator Paul Daly's Bill. I believe it is important that it highlights an area that is of considerable concern. There are many reasons for the statistics, which the Senator has read into the record. He noted that in the past ten years, between 2009 and 2018, the number of workplace fatalities in agriculture was 486 or 41% of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: Like others, I offer my condolences on the passing of the Cathaoirleach's sister, Eileen. I also offer my condolences to Senator Coghlan on the passing of his mother, Peggie. I support what my colleague, Senator Mulherin, has said about climate change and the Government's plan. There is no doubt that there will always be more that can be done, but there is plenty that can be done now....

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: Not that we are aware of.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome this important Bill and it delivers on a commitment that the Government gave to Garda members. It is worth remembering that there are 16,990 members of the Garda, of which 14,032 are in uniform, 2,480 are civilians and 528 are in the reserve. These men and women protect us every day and put their lives on the line. It was, as...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach duine ó Scoil an Duinnínigh, Sord, atá sa Gailearaí. I welcome the Minister of State. I really wecome the Judicial Council Bill. The amendments the Minister has tabled on Report Stage will make a great difference. They address many of the concerns of businesspeople who are under tremendous pressure as the economy recovers from hikes in...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome amendment No. 27 because of the need to have consistency in sentencing and to have a monitoring system in place to ensure that consistency and that justice is carried out in an even-handed fashion. I am not suggesting that it is not now, but issues occasionally arise which raise eyebrows and these need to be examined. It is good that there will be a system in place to do so. May...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: Amendment No. 40 is in this group.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: This is an important amendment because it inserts the words "the reasons it is so satisfied shall be stated by the court in its decision". It is critically important that people understand the rationale behind this. It relates to amendment No. 43, which has already been discussed. Insurance Ireland specifically requested that when judges exceed a guideline they be asked to explain why they...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: It has been discussed already.

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: I congratulate the Minister of State on the Bill and on all of the hard work he has done quietly and assiduously over the past year and before. He has brought it all together in the end in a way that makes an impact. I reiterate the need for expeditious implementation of the Bill and the meeting of the council and that these matters are taken in hand early on. I welcome the Minister of...