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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their heartfelt, sincere and competent presentations based on their immediate experiences. Three Senators are indicating that they wish to ask questions, which will be answered together before we take further questions. The order is Senators Mark Daly, McDowell and Ó Donnghaile.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I will come back for more questions but to be fair to Senator Paul Daly, I will come to him in this tranche because he was gazumped earlier.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: There are a lot of questions there so the witnesses may take them in any order, by any speakers who wish to do so.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: We might take the next speakers before Mr. O'Hara replies so that we can move towards a conclusion. The responses have been excellent, very detailed and very welcome.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: We are not going around again but Senator Ó Donnghaile wants to make a very short interjection.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: We will now hear concluding remarks.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Mr. McGenity will have the very last word.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Border Communities Against Brexit (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank my colleagues for their input. I also thank the three delegates for their very detailed and well thought out presentations and their very thorough, fact-based answers to questions. This has been an extremely good session. We are very grateful to the delegates for coming. In the context of the forthcoming discussions on tourism, members will be interested to know that the CEO of...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Dr. Duncan Morrow (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome Dr. Morrow. I have a question that may stray into territory in which our esteemed colleague Senator McDowell would have much expertise. The Good Friday Agreement is enshrined in international law and it has standing within international law. Is there an option for the Government to challenge any elements of an agreement that would threaten, or be in contravention of, the Good...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ms Gina McIntyre (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in welcoming the witnesses and note that what their organisation does is very important and impressive. I was personally involved with the all-Ireland scouting centre at Castle Saunderson and helped those involved to prepare and fight their case to get SEUPB funding. They were very successful. I visited it recently and the output and product there, what it has done, is impressive....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Professor Christopher McCrudden (25 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guest. I understand the matter raised by Senator Paul Daly but I am hopeful that Professor McCrudden will say that the difficulties he outlined can be overcome. It is good that Professor McCrudden proposed a model and a solution, which is welcome. How hopeful is he that he can get the model through? Has it gained much traction? While today is an effort in that area, has he...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join others in welcoming the Minister to the House. I thank him for coming here to facilitate this debate. The commendable commitment and competence he has brought to his Ministry since he assumed office is widely recognised throughout the sector. I would like to focus on Cavan-Monaghan as a microcosm of the country as a whole and as a great exemplar when we are discussing the ANC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. I will begin with roaming charges, about which Mr. Fahy has spoken. The issue of roaming charges is very important for people who travel a lot. I represent Cavan-Monaghan and the issue of roaming charges is very important for people there. It is understood that there are 30,000 journeys across the Border every day so it is important in that context. There have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: In three months what will be different? I appreciate Mr. Fahy's answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I will just ask a very quick supplementary question because the Vice Chairman has been quite indulgent; I have asked enough. I acknowledge that the gentlemen addressed the issue of roaming, but I would like to hear their views on it again. It is alleged that the service in Cavan town, while it is of the speed the delegates have suggested, is prohibitively expensive for consumers. If the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Who regulates them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Who controls that to make sure that costs are not prohibitive or over the top? There is no control.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Performance Review: Discussion (23 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Is it not ComReg's brief to control them?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: I join my colleagues Senator Daly and the Chairman in welcoming our guests today. I am delighted they are here. I thank them for the accessible documentation they provided to the committee. It is very clear and easy to deal with. Before going into specifics, in a general sense, is the Ulster Farmers Union contemplating a special deal for the island of Ireland within the overall deal? Are...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 May 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: Yes.