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Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Regarding this part and this section of the legislation, many important things are being put on the record today. Many of the issues raised are important and the Minister of State and the Department recognise that and the answers have demonstrated it. Fundamentally, this section is about ensuring that we have a scheme to provide incentives for farmers and other landowners to plant small...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32 has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32a has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32b has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32c has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32d has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Amendment No. 32e has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

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

Seanad: Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. It is good to see him here again to discuss gambling. It shows the commitment that he has. I would also like to congratulate Senator Wall and the Labour Party. It has been a passion of the Senator's for a long time to end the scourge of gambling addiction, and this Bill goes some way towards doing that. It is important to put on the record what the...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairman (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I propose Senator Horkan.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am sure we will all have an opportunity to extend our condolences to the Fitzpatrick family. On behalf of the Government, I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to his family.

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

Pauline O'Reilly: The Order of Business is No. 1, Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021 – Second Stage, to be taken at 1.15 p.m. and to conclude at 2.30 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes and the contribution of all Senators not to exceed six minutes, and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to...

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

Pauline O'Reilly: At the outset, I will be proposing a motion with regard to the former Deputy and Senator, Dermot Fitzpatrick. I will read that at the end of the Order of Business, after which we will stand for one minute's silence. There were obviously many expressions of sympathy, which we will get to later. I have already indicated my own sympathies on behalf of the Government. I did not know Dermot...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Motion (24 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I move: That Seanad Éireann – - expresses its deep sadness on the death of former Senator, Dermot Fitzpatrick; - conveys its sincere condolences to his family; and - expresses its gratitude for his notable contribution, as a member of Seanad Éireann, a member of Dáil Éireann, to Irish public life and for his dedicated service to the people of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the representatives for their contributions so far. They have given thorough responses, which will be very helpful to us. I will raise a couple of matters. They have stated they aim to have the development of the offshore renewable energy assembly and marshalling facility completed by 2028. We require 5 GW of offshore renewable energy by 2030 in order to hit our targets under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: The reference to the western rail corridor was music to my ears. I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank our guests for their contributions. It is good to see Mr. Foley before the committee again. On the most recent occasion he was here, I asked when was the last time a contract was signed for services with a data centre and he said it was a year prior to that meeting in December 2021. We now have a framework in place. Are more contracts for services being signed at the moment? Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenge: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Yes, except the point about it is, and what I was asking the previous contributor - although I grant Mr. Foley was not in the room - was about the importance of a pipeline beyond 2030 for investors into the Irish market. Even in the short term we need to be looking at a pipeline. That is why I am bringing in what is happening after 2030. Surely it all needs to be together within a...