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Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I join my colleagues in wishing the Ceann Comhairle well. It is his first day in a new job as it is mine. I wish him the best of luck.

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I will not be voting for the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, or Deputy Micheál Martin for the position of Taoiseach. Until very recently I worked as a full-time union organiser. I represented people working in the public service so I have seen at first hand the work of the Taoiseach and Deputy Martin. The recruitment moratorium was introduced under Fianna Fáil and it was continued...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: There are 9,000 people on the housing list in Fingal, 225 of whom are families. Some 185 of those families will sleep in emergency accommodation tonight. I have been contacted by a young mother from Swords who has two children with special needs, one of whom has a service dog. That woman had to fight tooth and nail to get a service dog for her poor child. She is facing eviction in May...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: In advance of the most recent election, the issue of Dáil reform, inasmuch as those specific words are concerned, was not necessarily raised with me on the doorsteps. What was raised was the desire that people had that, when they sent me here to do a job, I would be able to do that work in a timely and efficient manner. What they wanted, and what people all over this island want, is...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: -----we should really walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Notwithstanding what I believe are the limitations of the committee, it is imperative that all nominees do their best to ensure that the House and those who are elected to it can serve the needs of their constituents. All the Members who attend this committee should have a clear mandate from their respective groupings and parties...

Dáil Reform: Statements (6 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I am a member of the committee, I have worked very hard and I intend to do so in future. I am not glib about or in any way dismissive of Dáil reform.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I had the privilege of representing workers in our health service for many years. I stood with them as the services they advocate so passionately for were dismantled. This project was started by Fianna Fáil with the recruitment moratorium, among other measures, and taken up fairly enthusiastically by those in Fine Gael and the Labour Party. I have had to support health workers as they...

Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: When Fianna Fáil was in government, it gave us the Vision for Change policy document, which was supposedly a blueprint for the delivery of mental health services in our communities. However, it also gave us the recruitment moratorium, among other things, not least of which was an apparent indifference to the plight of those dealing with mental health issues. The moratorium contributed...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I wish to share time with Deputy Brady. I will start by assuring Deputy Micheál Martin that any outrage expressed by me will be nothing less than genuine. Imagine the scene of a seaside town, families strolling on the beach and children and adults alike engaged in various water activities. If it was a sunny day, this would be a hot spot for tourists and locals but what if untreated...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: It was an electoral strategy to help it win seats. If Fianna Fáil cannot take the bull by the horns and act on the mandate it was given and if it cannot honour the commitments it made, what is the difference between it and Fine Gael? The people sent a strong message that they want water charges abolished and for water services to be paid for through general taxation. How can they...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: The debate on climate change should not just fill time as we wait for the good people opposite - although some are not exactly on the opposite side - to cobble together a Government. This is an issue of pressing importance. It may not be the most exciting issue electorally or be raised at every doorstep, but the ramifications of the social and economic outworkings of climate change are as...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Indeed, but climate change and TTIP are interwoven.

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: They absolutely are.

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: You are interrupting me as you are apologising for interrupting me.

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: If you would let me make my point-----

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to make one point.

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: The implications of TTIP will absolutely hamstring-----

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: That is clearly unfair.

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: The impact of TTIP-----

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: The impact of TTIP will hinder the incoming Government in dealing with climate change.