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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our visitors in the Gallery, the pupils and teachers of St. Leo's College in Carlow. I extend a special welcome to the teachers because I know these visits involve going beyond their normal role. It is very important that the students see the Houses of the Oireachtas in action.

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The debate will follow the normal pattern. The Minister of State will have ten minutes, group spokespersons will have eight minutes and all other Senators will have five minutes, and the Minister of State will respond at the end of the debate for up to ten minutes.We will go from there. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House and we look forward to hearing from him.

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: To clarify the running order, the understanding from the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight and so on is that when there is a Green Party Minister, the first speaker is an Independent Senator. We will get everyone in very quickly.

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my pleasure to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy English, to the House and, indeed, welcome colleagues back.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman. The Bill will conclude at 7.30 p.m. if not previously concluded. I call on the Leader to move that the Bill be recommitted in respect of amendment No. 22.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed. For the information of Members, please note that the House, by agreeing to the motion to recommit, allows a committee-style discussion on amendment No. 22 only, that is, Members may speak more than once on the amendment. In respect of other amendments, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment, who may...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Does Senator Black wish to comment?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That is fine. I thank the Senator for being so constructive. There is no need to say something for the sake of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Horn of Africa: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (29 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State and his team, including my former colleague, Robert Lahiff, who was next door to me on a corridor some years ago. It is good to see him here in this capacity. I appreciate the fact that the Minister of State is very hands-on, is clearly very empathetic and that he has travelled to these locations and got involved in a very real way. It is very moving. You...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, I am delighted to welcome our former colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Heath, Deputy Frankie Feighan. I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Dáil Éireann has passed the Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 on 16 November 2022, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann has passed the Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 16 November 2022, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ó Chomhchoiste - Message from Joint Committee (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my great privilege and pleasure to welcome the students from Clondalkin and their teachers. It is wonderful have to them here. I hope they find the proceedings interesting and find their day in the Seanad and the Dáil pleasurable. I know they are being escorted around very satisfactorily and I think they are enjoying their day. It was nice to have met them earlier. Tá...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the young people from Pope John Paul II School in Malahide. I welcome their participation in our democratic system. I also welcome their teachers who are to be thanked for the leadership they are showing and for giving their time to bring them here. I hope they are impressed by something they hear.