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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.

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

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate the Senator's co-operation. We have a difficulty arising with time slots. We have Senators Seery Kearney and Conway next but Senator Carrigy will find it difficult to get in unless they give him a minute each or something. He is next in line. I make Senators aware of that fact. The order allotted here is Senator Conway to start, then Senator Seery Kearney. Will they give a...

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

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that. I again apologise to Senator Conway, whose time may have been a little too short.

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

Joe O'Reilly: It was purely an error.

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

Joe O'Reilly: The efforts everyone has made to co-operate have succeeded in ensuring all Senators who wished to speak could do so. I thank Members for that. It is my pleasure to call on the Tánaiste to respond to the debate.

Seanad: Messages from Joint Committees (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: The Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment has completed its consideration of the following regulations in draft: Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021. The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following regulations: Planning and...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I have received notice from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to consider lifting the restrictions on partners attending at maternity hospitals for appointments and childbirth. I have also received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock of the following matter:...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I join Senator McDowell in offering words of sympathy to Senator Mullen. The Cathaoirleach asked me to do so on his behalf also. I could not agree more with Senator McDowell's words on the devoted care and love Senator Mullen displayed for his father over many years while he was in ill-health. As they say, and to be biblical, by their fruit you shall know them, and he lives according to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my great pleasure to once again congratulate and welcome Senator Horkan, who has been a good colleague and friend of everyone in this House. It is great to have him back among us.