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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: They did not speak to section 7.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: They should not have.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is up to the Minister of State. I just wanted to let her know.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is up to the Minister of State if she would like to respond, but just not to section 7.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: What is the Leader proposing? Unless there is a request I cannot adjourn early.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is the Leader proposing that we adjourn now?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

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

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. This Bill is well overdue and we can all acknowledge that. It is also one of the most comprehensive legislative measures in the world when it comes to dealing with social media. Too often we come into the Seanad Chamber and say that the law is not in the same place as people are. This Bill acts as a vanguard when it comes to online safety for children and, indeed,...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Coroners (Provision for Jury Selection) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the families here today. This is one of a long number of traumas that they have faced. They should not have to be here today. That is the reality of it. I grew up in Raheny and I was seven years old that night and I remember it very well. However, no one has the experience that any of the families have in relation to the events of that day. I was listening to the debate in my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: As one of the two parties against the abolition of the Seanad, I am more than happy for Senator McDowell to bring up the matter of Seanad reform every day.I will certainly support him on it. We will do all that we can to make Seanad reform happen. I welcome the Estonian ambassador to the Chamber. This should be a day of celebration for the people of Estonia, and it is, but I am very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am joining late. I am sorry that I did not get in earlier in the first round. The heat study announced today showed that Ireland is doing poorly when it comes to renewable energy and heat. That is concerning, especially when the climate action plan was just laid down. As the Chair said, there will be a greater reliance on LNG globally. The programme for Government states that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Issues relating to investment include measures for socialisation of the cost and another key element, which is how investment is supported in some types of fuel but not in others. That goes back to the point I made about EU taxonomy, which while not directly related, is an example of how we can move away from promoting renewables over something else, from an investment point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Six years on from the Cassells report, we are still having the conversation. It is correct that we are having a conversation, as all the witnesses have pointed out. We need an ongoing debate around it. We are behind the setting up of a new Department on the basis that this will be sorted out. It should be sorted out in two ways. First, some of the money that is going in at the moment is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: We have had witnesses from the secondary education sector before the committee previously. The lack of flexibility in our system was clear throughout Covid. It is an opportunity for us all but it also takes significant investment in the kinds of programmes Mr. Miley is talking about. We believe it is essential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: There is probably not enough time to go into the loan model at this stage. I do not want to leave people with the sense that I am in agreement on it. I do not think it is an appropriate solution. There is probably not enough time to have a full discussion on it. My main point is this will require huge investment. I look forward to seeing what it is because I think the deficit at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I second the amendment to the Order of Business from Senator Chambers to take No. 22 before No. 1.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Deputy Bacik is welcome; it is good to see her. I wish to raise the issue of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, IPAT. It is welcome that we have waived visas for those coming from Ukraine. The regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme is also welcome and is part of the programme for Government. However, we must be careful that as we open back up, all the cases...

Seanad: Credit Union Sector: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. Public banking is core to Green Party policy. The Minister of State has shown a commitment to looking at this. Credit unions are central to public banking. The reason public banking is key for us is not just because of the co-operative model. As others have said, it is also because of what it brings to a community. People feel that they have a stake in...