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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Social Dimension of Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I thank both of our guests for attending and for their presentations. Ms O'Connor referred to women's participation in decision making. If there was a scoreboard in this regard, what position would Ireland hold on it? What indicators could be used to best monitor this? Ms O'Connor also referred to gender disaggregation of indicators and provided some examples. Are there any more specific...

Seanad: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister for Finance to the House. As in the Dáil, Sinn Féin will support this legislation. This Bill aims to create a more responsible lending environment and to prevent any further reckless lending such as that which occurred in the past. While the Minister referred to improvements made to the Bill in the Dáil, I am concerned that in some elements of it there...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will not suggest, like Senator O'Brien, that the Government whacked anyone but it was not a fair budget and this is not a fair Bill. My party has always said that the budget deficit had to be closed and we provided a fully costed alternative to the Government's budget showing how we would do everything differently. Next week, the Government...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: It is an interesting study and perhaps the Minister of State can comment when he replies. It refers to the different forms of taxation people pay and where their income goes. While the Minister of State has issues with the CSO data, does he envisage more room for progressivity? Like every other Senator, I would like to discuss the single parents issue but I will not labour the point too...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: Who is next?

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister and hope our debate on Committee and Remaining Stages will be productive. I think I made an impact on the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes, yesterday and hope to continue that good work today.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: The recommendation we have proposed is not 1 million miles away from Fianna Fáil's recommendation and is aimed at broadening the attractiveness of the scheme. The Minister indicated that one could combine a number of jobs with contractors, but what about those who can only do one job that might not reach the €5,000 threshold or cannot afford any further job for several years?...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I am completely opposed to the recommendation for the 100-day requirement. It is okay for Deputies and Senators to fob in for 120 days of the year to get our travel and accommodation allowances. Many of us will have received a letter congratulating us on our full attendance and telling us what days we have attended. However, this formula of 100 days is completely unworkable and should not...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: Senator O'Brien mentioned earlier that many recommendations put forward today on the section would show that while we were in no way in agreement with the section, they attempted to make it better. Recommendations are not being accepted; recommendation No. 9 has been ruled out of order because it is apparently in conflict with the principle of the Bill but it would have put the provisions of...

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I also welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome this Bill, which represents a long overdue beginning to a resolution of the pyrite scandal and the trauma and disruption it has caused to so many lives and to families and homeowners in the affected areas. I wish to pay tribute to people such as Sandra and Peter Lewis and others in the Pyrite Action Group, who coolly and effectively...

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 10, between lines 18 and 19 insert the following:“(6) The Chairperson of the Board shall if requested, 6 months from the establishment day and at least every 12 month period thereafter come before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment to provide a report on the implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme and other matters relating to the...

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 10, line 33, after “Minister” to insert “, with approval of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment”.These are basic amendments requiring the Minister to work with the Oireachtas on several decisions, including appointments to the board, appeals procedures, and so on. I am interested in getting the Minister's opinion. I am...

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 4: In page 11, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(2) The Minister will provide a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment of any gifts of money, land or property made to the Board.”.The amendment does what it says on the tin in terms of requiring the Minister to report any gifts that are received by the board. That is it.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: We all know the rationale for the sick leave legislation but, again, we ask why it is being dealt with in this legislation and why there is not standalone primary legislation to underpin it. The Minister mentioned earlier the importance of having specific primary legislation for this purpose but why not have it on its own? Similarly, as legislators, we should have the regulations in front...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Tom Arnold (16 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome Mr. Arnold to the Chamber and I commend the work of the Constitutional Convention. It was a breath of fresh air for the democratic process. It has been such a success that there should be another convention with an extended remit to consider the myriad of constitutional matters that require consideration and reform. I was privileged to have attended some of the meetings and in...

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill. As the Minister said, much of it focuses on the human factors, driver licensing, penalty points, tests for intoxication, hit and runs and so on. Ireland is a very small country. The close-knit nature of all our communities leads us to be very concerned about road safety. We have all been touched by tragedy on the roads. I come from a county which has...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Youth Guarantee (21 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This matter on the Adjournment is about the youth guarantee. I know that the youth guarantee implementation plan was forwarded to the European Commission at the end of December, and it is my understanding that the Minister for Social Protection is making arrangements for its publication. The plan itself is supposed to clarify how the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Youth Guarantee (21 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for taking the matter on behalf of his colleague. Perhaps he would bring back to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, the issue regarding the Council recommendation and the corresponding starting point for the guarantee for those young people who are not registered with an employment service as the answer given was that to be eligible young...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I will be very brief and to the point. My comments follow on from those of Senators Clune and Mullins. Yesterday, I raised a matter on the Adjournment with the Minister for Social Protection regarding the implementation of the youth guarantee, specifically the plan, when it will be published and when it will take effect. I was advised that the Minister for Education and Skills and the...