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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Before I move to the next speaker, it is my pleasure to welcome a former distinguished Member of this House, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, and a group of students he is hosting from Yale University and who are visiting Ireland. They are very welcome to the Gallery and to the houses of democracy in Ireland. I hope they have a good trip. They come from a very distinguished university. On the...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister. Before I call on speakers, it is my great pleasure to welcome a friend of mine, Councillor Cathal Boland, and his guests from the Garristown Historical Society who are joining us in the Gallery. I understand they are guests of Senator Sharon Keogan.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I join Senator Ahearn in welcoming Councillor Murphy to the Gallery. We are honoured to have the councillor here.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Before proceeding, I note that we have a richness of distinguished visitors in the Gallery today. It is my pleasure to welcome Councillor Jimmy McClearn, who is a guest of Senator Dolan.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my pleasure to welcome my constituency colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, to the House for this debate.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. Speakers have six minutes unless they wish to share time.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Order, please.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The speaker, without interruption.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: There is no need for the Senator to provoke either.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed by the House? Agreed. The Senators will have three minutes each.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Senator has impeccable timing for which I thank her.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: There are many new additions to the speaker lists and to accommodate them, I will be strict on time. The next speaker is Senator Gavan.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Wall, who will have to emulate President Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Imagine what the Senator could have said in six minutes. I call Senator Flynn.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: We have had an interesting discussion. I support the motion as it is a very serious response to a grave crisis. It struck me when my good friend, Senator Boylan, was speaking that I thought I was listening to an extract from An Béal Bochtby Myles na gCopaleen in the first chunk of her speech. To deliver the list of suggestions she had, we might need to add buttons to the calculator to...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House as I did not have the opportunity to do so earlier. Amendment No. 3 on the first additional and substitute list of amendments, dated 2 February 2022, is in substitution for amendment No. 3 in the principal list of amendments, dated 5 October 2021. Amendments Nos. 3, c4a and d4a are logical alternatives and may be discussed together, by...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, to the House.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That was one of the most efficient addresses for a while.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: This is working remarkably efficiently.