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Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Taoiseach, former Senators and all of our distinguished guests. To some, Seanad Éireann is familiar, small and almost cosy but I have seen, at close quarters, Ministers and officials squirm as they contend with lengthy debates in our Chamber. I have seen notes being passed from officials to Ministers as, hours into a debate, a Minister takes to his or her feet for the...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is an important day. We are seeing the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 coming through the Seanad. Most people will know my passionate interest in supporting breastfeeding in Ireland, as the Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality and co-convener of a new subcommittee of the Women's Caucus on breastfeeding. As...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I rang it twice.

Seanad: Travel Disruption at Dublin Airport: Statements (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State.

Seanad: Travel Disruption at Dublin Airport: Statements (14 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for her time.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach. It is wonderful to be able to say that to Senator Buttimer. We have had a very interesting couple of years in the Seanad. This is my first time in the Seanad and sometimes when I was getting the train up from Galway, I was the only person in the carriage. We had a really unique experience over the last couple of years and we are almost like a family in here. We...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Senator Buttimer is one of us, regardless of who "us" is, which is possibly the best thing that can be said about somebody. Now that he has taken the Chair, I know he will perform the role in an unbiased way. I would not trust everybody to do the job fairly but I trust Senator Buttimer to do so and I really look forward to working with him. I also want to pay tribute to the former...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I again congratulate the Cathaoirleach. I will speak briefly about two gentlemen who I like and will continue to like and admire a lot: Senators Joe O'Reilly and Mark Daly. Senator Joe O'Reilly and I got to know each other very well over recent years. He is one of the most intelligent and eloquent people I have ever come across, but he is also really good fun. One always ends up smiling...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. The ratings issue is critical here and I am a little confused. Are the witnesses trying to get broad acceptance of the seriousness of the climate crisis or are they trying to develop programming that will educate future climate scientists? If they are trying to do the latter, then absolutely the ratings are not so important as long as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: My time is limited and I do not want to cut across Mr. O'Callaghan, but on the specific point, does he have input into editorial content in the flagship shows and can climate be woven into the flagship shows if it is they that are receiving the highest ratings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am delighted to hear the witnesses feel it is woven in. I do not think it is sufficiently and I do not think those shows are being used enough, but as I said last week to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, the climate science is indisputable now. That is not where the argument is anymore. What we are talking about is climate action, and what I see is that there is not enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: That is not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: No. We are asked to go on against our colleagues in other political parties in order to have a conflict on air around issues regarding climate action. I am not saying that I go, but we have been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I will go back to a point that was raised at the end of my previous slot in the context of reflecting the debate as it is. The entire point of this is not to create a sense that both sides are equal, is it not? Is that not what the witnesses say they are doing in their programming? They are creating a platform to have two sides, and some politicians will lean into that. They will know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Will they come back on that? With respect, this is a key part of why representatives from RTÉ are before the committee? I brought up advertising last week. Everyone is on notice that advertising is a critical part of this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of the Media and Communications in Actioning Climate Change: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It goes back to the point I was left with at the end of my previous slot. I will not repeat everything I said, but essentially what RTÉ says it is doing through its political programmes is reflecting a debate, if a debate is there, on climate. The entire point of what was said in the opening statement is that RTÉ does not give equivalence to both sides, if there are two sides, and...