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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I am delighted to welcome the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys. As she is my constituency colleague, it is a great pleasure for me to congratulate her on her appointment to this Ministry and the other one and her reappointment to Cabinet.

Seanad: Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I move: That the Fifth Report of the Committee of Selection be laid before the Seanad.

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State back to his alma mater and he has 15 minutes.

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly who has five minutes to respond to the debate.

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my great pleasure to support this motion along with my colleagues today. It is a motion that should be supported. I am happy that the Minister of State has also been supportive of it. I was unaware of the fact that speakers could make contributions after the Minister of State had responded to the motion. Perhaps I should have been aware of this and I have been terribly negligent....

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Acting Chairman. I appreciate his stepping in.

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate the Senator for moving the motion. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Access to Contraception: Motion (15 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and form a composite proposal. They may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Craughwell and call Senator Ardagh to speak now, please.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: We have now thoroughly discussed both the amendment and the section. We have even discussed some other sections a little prematurely and we will bear that in mind as we move forward.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: Before I call on Senator Craughwell to respond, I ask colleagues to bear in mind that we have given this matter considerable discussion and there is a consensus. I ask them to consider not repeating the entire process.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I am going to have to draw the Senator to a conclusion.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Senator. I think we have discussed the issue very well. I thank him for his constructive conclusion.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: May I read to the Senator the explanation as to why it has been ruled out of order?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: That is well understood. I thank the Senator for that. Amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?