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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State. That was great from somebody who has dedicated the past couple of years to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Everybody is. I will give the representatives the opportunity to respond. A couple of questions came up. Maybe something they heard sparked something for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Garret. That was well argued.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: A good point well made. We will now hear from Ms Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Ms Walsh and agree with almost everything she said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I will contribute now. If anybody else would like to come back in, they should feel free to do so. We will finish at 2 p.m. I thank our guests. I completely agree with many of the things they have said. It is important to hear from young people. I know it can seem frustrating to some. I agree, in particular, with Ms Dunne about COP, which sometimes feels like a talking shop. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: They genuinely did not say how they were going to vote. It is part of our party's policy to reduce the voting age to 16. We must get everybody on board with that. I feel passionately about the circular economy. I ran repair workshops in Galway before becoming a politician. Many of us have come into politics because we are activists and want to get things done. On fast fashion, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister took it on board and ran with it, but it came from young people. That just shows the power of coming up with a proposal, as many of our guests have done. They have made people who want to do their best for the country and the planet listen. Only 53% of the country has access to public transport, or at least that was the case before Connecting Ireland, which started just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State has more young people to go and see now, so we thank him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Did Senator Boylan wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I would imagine a lot of people have his heart broken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I sincerely thank all our guests for attending. It has been very valuable. Everything they said is now and will forever be on the public record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I know, but it will make a difference and will contribute to reports we will develop following the meeting. I thank the committee secretariat for its significant work in bringing everything together. It is a challenge and a lot of work. I also thank the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, who is going to have the last word in a moment. He came to me about a year ago with this proposal. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Youth Perspectives on the Circular Economy and COP27, including Climate Justice and Energy: Discussion (21 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad. We will now go to the coffee dock for some refreshments. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I very much appreciate their expertise. I sometimes feel I am on an episode of “Ireland’s Fittest Family”, dragging people through the mud to the finish line in the context of climate change. The witnesses are quite right that the science relating to it is immutable. It is undeniable, yet still we do have a sense of denial here and around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: On that point about the UN and responsibility, I draw Mr. McLoughlin’s attention to the programme for Government, which promises to “Ensure that Ireland leverages its position within the UN to promote international cooperation in the management of climate-related security challenges and to build on our strength of conflict resolution.” I am aware of that line because I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP27: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Mr. McLoughlin. There were helpful comments there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements which I read in detail. I want to focus on two things. The first is the resources. It is important that every time witnesses come before us that they raise the importance of resources so that it gets into our reports. Nobody wants to hear that schools are not funded enough and that teachers do not get the kind of training they need. ...

Seanad: Forestry: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: We must be careful. It is not a Commencement matter.