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Seanad: Housing: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House. It is a great pleasure to welcome my neighbour. It is not relevant to the debate but we had a serious victory over Meath last Sunday in Breffni Park. I am happy to welcome the Minister of State. We will resume the debate with five minutes per speaker. The next speaker is Senator Clifford-Lee.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate the Minister of State on the hands-on, effective job he is doing. I thank him for visiting Cavan recently, where he witnessed the good work of our chief executive, Tommy Ryan, Paul Mulligan, all the outdoor staff, the Civil Defence and so forth. On that occasion, too, the Minister of State announced €205,000 for relief works in the Drumullan area of Cavan, which is...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in congratulating front-line workers, the emergency services, the volunteers and all those who assisted in any way during the recent adverse weather, as well as the National Emergency Coordination Group, which did extraordinary good work. I echo the gracious compliments paid by Senator Black to An Taoiseach for his leadership role in this entire emergency. This storm has played havoc...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (6 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil siad anseo agus go bhfuil an comhrá seo againn. Tréaslaím leis na finnéithe i dtaobh na hoibre iontaí atá ar siúl acu. Fuair mé eolas faoin obair sin nuair a bhuail mé le cuid acu in Óstán Buswells. Is fiú an obair iontach atá ar...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (6 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Rinne mé dearmad a rá go bhfuil mé lán i bhfabhar na comharthaí bóithre a chur as Gaeilge. Ba chóir é sin a dhéanamh.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach seo. Creidim go bhfuil sé dáiríre, gníomhach agus éifeachtach sa ról atá aige. Thug sé dea-shampla dúinn nuair a chuaigh sé ar ais chun a chuid Gaeilge a athfhoghlaim. Rinne sé sár-jab leis sin. Tugann an dea-shampla sin dúshlán dúinn...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I am very happy to salute my women colleagues on this 100th anniversary of voting rights for women. I am equally happy, and it is very significant in the context, to welcome my good friend the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan, to the House. I congratulate her on her appointment and how proactive and effective she has been since then. The fundamental thing...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I will finish on this. We have many examples in history right around the world that any society predicated or built on inequality, injustice and unfairness, like a house built on sand, is doomed to fail.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (Atógáil) (20 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Ba mhaith liomsa an seans seo a ghlacadh leis an gCoimisinéir, toisc nár bhuail mé leis an gCoimisinéir go poiblí ó toghadh é mar Choimisinéir Teanga, mo chomhghairdeas pearsanta a ghabháil leis agus ádh mór sa phost.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (Atógáil) (20 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Bhí aithne agam ar an gCoimisinéir mar iriseoir agus a leithéid, agus mar chraoltóir, agus bhí sé an-mhaith sa jab sin. Is cosúil go bhfuil sé mar an gcéanna sa jab seo. Aontaím go mór leis an rud atá á rá acu anseo, go bhfuil an próiseas go léir ró-mhall. Tá sé go hainnis go bhfuil sé...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Sular fhágann sé an seomra, a Uasail Uí Mhuircheartaigh, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas agus mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóir O Céidigh as ucht na hócáide iontaí seo a eagrú. Is cúis áthais agus bróid dom fáilte ó chroí a ghabáil leat, a Uasail Uí...

Seanad: Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (21 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are unanimous in the view that he is doing a huge job and that he is truly committed to what he is doing. He believes in what he does every day and that is great. He paid two visits to my native county of Cavan. That gives me the context to ask him to comment on the progress on the progress of the Holy Family school in Cootehill, which is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: On this day, one year from Brexit, it is worth recalling in this House that one of the great successes of the EU has been the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. The Common Agricultural Policy has ensured an adequate supply of food at all times at a reasonable, affordable price for consumers, and a high standard of food. That is a misunderstood aspect of the Common Agricultural Policy at...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: With the Leas-Chathaoirleach's permission, I wish to give two minutes to my colleague, Senator Kieran O'Donnell. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and acknowledge that since he came into office, he has taken this subject by the scruff of the neck and has been proactive. I know from private conversations with him, and from his returning the €1,000 lost to councillors, that...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I rise today to speak of one matter alone. I express my deepest sympathy to the family of Big Tom McBride. As a neighbour from Cavan and as someone who had the privilege of meeting him on a couple of occasions, I can testify to the fact that he was one of nature's gentlemen. All of the things that have been said about his benign nature, his goodness of personality, the way in which he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the witnesses. The commercial premise on which social media are based is to get the names of people and their data and advertise to them. This is how they get a commercial return. Given this is the case, obviously the onus on their side is to make the data available and attractive and use it as effectively as possible and attract advertisers. In this context, will Ms Dixon go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate Ms Dixon's response. However, are these accessible and easy to use for the average citizen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, if the Chair will indulge me for 30 seconds I want to congratulate the colleague on my right, Deputy Lawlor, on his excellent and timely legislation. In the context of this discussion, it is extraordinarily relevant. I welcome our guests. I note at the outset that during the celebrated hearings in the USA, when the witnesses' CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked by an Illinois...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and I salute his hugely patient efforts in Northern Ireland. We have picked up anecdotally, and from various trips to the North and to London, that there is no doubt the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is winning the confidence of all the actors and major political figures in this whole drama. This is due to the Minister's sincerity, patience and genuine...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting and Social Media Regulation: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear. I agree.