Results 501-520 of 5,120 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: No; it should be an objective process which does not include interest groups.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: On a point of information-----

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: On a point of information, surely any inspector should not be a representative of a vested interest-----

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: -----and should be objective.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: And fines.

Seanad: Community Development. (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: On 25 November 2009 the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs gave the go-ahead to start winding down and closing 180 community projects. Twenty to 30 of those projects are already closed down, supposedly as part of a review procedure. I understand 11 are appealing to the Labour Relations Commission through their union. The funding for community development programmes is...

Seanad: Community Development. (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: While I fully appreciate that this is not the Minister of State's brief, I am anxious that he convey my opinion to the Government and the relevant Minister. We are not referring to not sending funding through the local county structures. There is no problem in that regard or concerning the reductions. Rather, we want the funding to be spent by the CDPs and given to them directly. If...

Seanad: Irish Language: Statements (10 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil seans ag gach éinne páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Guím ádh mór air sna seachtainí atá le teacht. Tá mé sásta páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo. Is gnéithe mór d'oidhreacht agus saibhreas na tíre iad an teanga agus an cultúr atá againn sa tír seo. Is fiú í an Ghaeilge a úsáid. Tá...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: I formally second the proposition to amend the Order of Business to have a debate on the Tallaght Hospital situation and the health services in general with a relevant Minister. During the discussion on whether the Minister had responsibility for the goings on in Tallaght Hospital, I could not help but recall that, in the time-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: Nora Owen, while Minister for Justice, was held responsible for an untaxed tractor in Ballydehob. Be that as it may, we should have a debate. The problem is the imposition of the HSE on top of the health board structure. The Government put one layer of bureaucracy on another. This matter merits a debate, as does the question of centres of excellence. I never believed in pursuing the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: The Cathaoirleach is impartial and fair, so I accept his ruling on the Glangevlin water scheme in County Cavan, but I wish to draw the Leader's attention to an issue briefly. Regarding many rural group water schemes, under the metering system-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: -----only the domestic allowance will be covered.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: There will be no source of revenue for the schemes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: It should not go unnoticed-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: It should not go unnoticed that the Green Party, which was so shrilly loud in its calls for a debate on Seanad reform, is now going out to see the plum jobs it has got in the reshuffle. Its interest is clearly in the plum jobs rather than reform of this House. Many of the Leader's Members have similarly departed. I support the motion proposed by Senator Fitzgerald. There is a consensus in...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: I note the last comments of Senator O'Toole and second the amendment. The purposes of my Committee Stage amendments and the Report Stage amendments of Senators O'Toole and Norris, which I support, have been to support indigenous production and processing of raw materials to create bio-fuels. At a time when the economic climate of our country dictates that jobs and farm incomes be a...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: I also support this amendment if it serves to enhance the legislation.

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: I second this amendment.

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage. (23 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: I join Senator Walsh in thanking the Minister for engaging the House on this Bill. Not only was he present for most of our deliberations but he also responded to our arguments. I do not propose to rehearse these arguments other than to note that our objectives are to reduce carbon emissions, improve our overall environment and create jobs with enhanced incomes. I am satisfied with the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: The cesspool that was the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and the FÁS authority is a departure from the idealism and the high standards perpetrated by the first generation of leadership of this Republic. It is a departure from core Christian values and proper ethics. I believe that many aspects of the Celtic tiger and many manifestations in corporate governance were a reflection of...