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Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That was impeccable timing. Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I compliment Sinn Féin on introducing the motion. It will have the unanimous support of the House. It is important that this should be so. It would be a mistake to introduce it if it resulted in anything different. I also congratulate Sinn Féin on its election results last week. I recognise the achievement of the Alliance Party also. That sends its own message....

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile. The Minister has already replied, but he has undoubtedly heard everything said in the intervening period.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach. At the outset I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House and I acknowledge her ambition and that of her Department. That is why I feel confident that we will get results from this discussion. I also acknowledge her recent visit to my own constituency. I propose to address this issue, in the first instance, by moving from the more particular...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State. I am very happy to know she is addressing the pay disparity. It is a big issue. These parents chatted to the professionals before speaking to me. This debate will be repeated because they have also chatted to other Oireachtas Members. This will also be raised in the Dáil. I am happy about the recruitment. The parents feel international recruitment is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Surely if somebody is looking after a disabled child on a full-time basis and presenting them, one would hardly want to question their bona fides. The other points are significant and I thank the Minister of State. The recruitment and the salary are major issues, as are the waiting lists.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Thank you, Senator Fitzpatrick, for raising that issue yet again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, and Senator Boyhan for raising this Commencement matter issue about which I know he is passionate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I am working from a list drawn up by the Cathaoirleach and have added one name. If anyone else wishes to indicate, I ask them to please do so if they are not already on the list.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator O'Donovan. To preserve a level of party rotation, I call Senator Gavan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I look forward to visiting that museum soon. There were horrendous mass evictions in that area. It was one of the most remarkable and horrendous events of the Famine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Nobody might misinterpret the love of scholarship and research on the part of Senators Murphy and Dolan as parochialism. It is purely about the project.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Now, I hope, the penultimate word to Senator Ahearn.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I spoke too soon in respect of the penultimate speaker.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that. The issue was the subject of a Commencement matter. We all associate ourselves with those remarks. They are particularly poignant in my case as I am from that area. I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile. I am delighted to see that my friend and colleague Senator Buttimer is present to act in his natural role as Leader.Members should note that I stressed he is a natural...

Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator McGahon for his contribution and for the personal anecdotes. I call on the co-sponsor of the Bill, Senator Garvey.

Seanad: Childcare Provision: Statements (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator McGreehan for her contribution and for recounting her interesting personal experiences of the system.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (18 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I have received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of new lactation consultants posts in 2022. I have also received notice from Senator Jerry Buttimer of the following matter: The need for the Minister for...