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Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Aisling Dolan.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Dolan.

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: As it is now 12.45 p.m., I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Seanad of this day: “That amendment No. 10 is hereby negatived in committee, that section 10 is hereby agreed to in committee, that the Government amendments undisposed of are hereby made to the Bill, in respect of each of the sections undisposed of that the section or, as...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank colleagues for their participation and the Minister for her very full answers to questions. When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman. The recent violence and deaths form a tragic and very serious backdrop to this conversation and give it a particular poignancy and importance. I concur with the initial vote of sympathy expressed by the Chairman and his exhortation for the violence to stop. He was followed in that regard by Deputy Brady. I certainly concur with those sentiments. There is no question...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my great personal pleasure to welcome to the House one of its distinguished former Members, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe.

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Senator and offer him my sincere apologies; I was distracted at the beginning.

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Thank you, Senator Gavan. Your contribution was a model of timing. It came in at eight minutes. Our next speaker is the Seanad Deputy Leader, Senator Chambers.

Seanad: Carer's Allowance: Motion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I join with Senator Kyne in acknowledging the special input of our good friend and colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, in terms of this motion. It is very well crafted. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House. I have known him for many years and I know he is a man of great personal compassion and that, hopefully, will transfer into his response to this motion in...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Is cúis áthais dom páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht thábhachtach dhearfach seo. I welcome my friend, the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, who brings hard work and intellectual rigour to the Department and to anything he does. I salute Senators McGreehan and Blaney and their Fianna Fáil colleagues for bringing forward the motion. As a neighbour of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Customs Checks and Trade Flows in and out of Irish Ports: Discussion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome all our guests and thank them for their presentations. As public representatives and as a committee, our fundamental concern is that we have the speediest and most unobtrusive movement through ports, with minimal delay. We recognise, of course, the importance of food checks and the role of Revenue but we need efficiency. It is encouraging that there is the prospect of a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Customs Checks and Trade Flows in and out of Irish Ports: Discussion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I do not recall calling Senator McDowell a Deputy but there may well be a basis for doing so.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Customs Checks and Trade Flows in and out of Irish Ports: Discussion (10 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Were Senator McDowell to decide to move back to the Lower House, that would be a demotion. Membership of the Lower House is a demotion.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: We have all reasonably and correctly bemoaned the full closure of Ulster Bank and the closure of branches of Bank of Ireland. I want to propose some responses, and request that the Leader bring them to the Government and provide an opportunity to debate them in the House. I start by proposing the empowerment of our credit unions. Credit unions can only lend 15% of their reserves on home...

Seanad: European Digital Green Certificate: Statements (7 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, my neighbour. In a pre-Covid world, we used to meet occasionally in north Meath. Presumably, and hopefully, we will be doing that again soon. I also echo Senator Keogan's remarks in congratulating the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and Paul Hickey on the birth of Michael Shane. The digital green certificate will facilitate people's right to move...

Seanad: Education (Leaving Certificate Examinations) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my great pleasure to welcome the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, to the House and to invite her to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. There is a great appreciation on the part of all parties and none of the high profile he maintains internationally and how proactive he is on all of these issues. In Syria, 90% of the population is in poverty, with 13.4 million people in need of humanitarian aid. After ten years of civil war, it is a horror story. Will the Minister elaborate on getting access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Employment and Labour Market Participation: Discussion (Resumed) (4 May 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I join the Chairperson in thanking our speakers. Collectively, their contributions were very interesting and they were specific and focused in their recommendations, which is great. We cannot continue stating the issues in a broad philosophical sense. We must have a solution-based approach. That was very apparent in all their contributions and that is welcome. I wish to raise a few...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Is cúis áthais dom fáilte a chur roimh an Tánaiste go dtí an Seanad. Táimid buíoch go bhfuil sé ag dul i dteagmháil linn faoin ábhar práinneach seo. I thank Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Varadkar, for being here to lead and respond to this important debate. We are hopeful that our contributions...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Tánaiste for setting out the parameters of the debate and hopefully provoking a good discussion. A large number of Members are offering. Unless they are really decent with their colleagues and stick to the time, some will be left out. By going over, they will be preventing a colleague from speaking. I call Senator Ahearn for Fine Gael.