Results 3,201-3,220 of 5,120 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Sometimes other interventions are much more appropriate and this programme is one of them that is very good. A related and important measure, but one that is of secondary importance compared with the school meals programme, is the piloting of an idea in which the Taoiseach has a personal interest and which we need to develop further, namely, giving free books to students in schools rather...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. This discussion is of extraordinary significance in that the agricultural sector - and the ancillary jobs in food processing and other areas - is the most threatened sector in the context of either a soft or a hard Brexit. The sector we are discussing is the most vulnerable and exposed, and that makes our discussion very important. The transition agreement will be of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the witnesses and apologise for not hearing all the presentation. I had to meet a group visiting the House. We discussed this in the previous session in more depth and I will just reference it now, but there is an enormous sectoral problem within the overall agriculture and food sector. There is a problem in the beef sector. This sector is strongly linked to the UK economy....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in regard to the Agriculture and Food Sectors: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Sterling should increase in value now, however.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, it is a pleasure to congratulate the Acting Chairman, my constituency colleague, on his elevation. It could well be a portent of things to come in the future.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the announcement in the budget of the recruitment of 700 new gardaí. I further welcome the fact that 15 new gardaí were deployed in the Cavan-Monaghan division after March and that at the recent meeting of the Committee on Justice and Equality, the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, announced that an armed support unit would be deployed to Cavan. I am also hoping that...

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: It is important that Senator Mark Daly gets this information.

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge his flair, commitment and great dedication to the job, and, indeed, his work in Kerry to keep sustainable communities going, and through that to keep the tourism product going in his own area. I will start with a number of important local issues. I draw his attention to the refurbishment that is proceeding on Bailieborough courthouse as an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. As for the section of their presentation on the use of compressed natural gas, I reiterate how proud we are in my area of Virginia International Logistics, the Cole family transport company which has converted its trucks to compressed natural gas, CNG and went to the Continent recently using CNG. It is a great breakthrough and I congratulate the firm on its initiative....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: What roughly is the cost per truck of conversion to CNG?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Assuming a high level of utilisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Mr. O'Sullivan would argue that it is a viable, realistic and profitable exercise in the medium term, over a four or five-year period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Moving to the area of anaerobic digesters, this is a real question for rural Ireland. Can Mr. O'Sullivan give us an assessment of how we could protect our stocking levels with the use of digesters? Could we protect existing stocking levels? Certainly in the case of our smaller farmers, were they to have to reduce stocking levels, in many instances it would make the holdings absolutely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland's Vision 2050: Discussion (15 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: No, I am interested in how the witnesses see them being rolled out but more particularly in their impact on rural Ireland and their capacity to allow small farms remain viable.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Thankfully, it is a good news morning in County Cavan. I was delighted to listen to all the good news from Cavan on the way up the road. I congratulate Virginia International Logistics which has become the first haulier in Ireland to complete a zero-carbon HGV delivery to the Continent. The trucks are fuelled by compressed renewable gas, also known as bio-compressed natural gas to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: The second bit of good news from Cavan this morning is that Liberty Insurance is creating 120 new jobs in Cavan town. I joined my colleague, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Heather Humphreys, in making that announcement. These new workers will join 143 people who are already employed in the company, which is now rooted in Cavan. It understands Cavan has good...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: A good initiative in yesterday’s budget is that we will start to move civil servants around the country. This is necessary from the point of view of carbon emissions and the housing crisis in Dublin. We have already had 680 applicants for moves in the first tranche of requests. Those are three pieces of good news today. I will have more tomorrow.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our three guests. It is an extraordinarily important area of discussion. Being from near the Border myself and involved in friendship groups etc., I am a strong exponent of North-South co-operation and interactions at all levels as a basis ultimately to create a united people and good working relations in the meantime. It is disappointing to hear from Professor Ferguson that...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: Is Professor Ferguson sure? In my recollection, I thought there was a specific reference in the Minister's script to research and innovation or development.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Implications for Ireland of the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU in Regard to the Education and Research Sector (9 Oct 2019)

Joe O'Reilly: I stand corrected.