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Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Dec 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor is sharing time with Deputies Mulherin, Neville, Dowds and Catherine Byrne.

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: The Bill will achieve the long-talked-about reform of the bail laws and the consecutive sentencing that is required. It matches a raft of other initiatives that have been introduced by this reforming Minister, who is getting on with the business. Criminals are not welcome in this country. They will feel very unsafe in it shortly.

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: Yes. With the Acting Chairman's permission, I propose to share three minutes with my colleague Deputy Butler and two minutes with Deputy Tóibín, who has assured me he wants to recognise the Government's achievements in the area of crime detection and prevention. Maybe the Acting Chairman would indicate when my time is up.

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Acting Chairman. It merits saying at the outset that the question of bail and crime committed while on bail - the misuse of bail - has been in the ether, for want of a better term, or floating around for a considerable time and has been the subject of much debate and discussion among all of us interested in crime detection and prevention. For that reason, it is to the eternal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the ambassador. The main purpose of my words is to be associated with all my colleagues in expressing our sympathy and solidarity with the ambassador, our support for him, and our abhorrence of the shocking events in the ambassador's country recently. Paris is a very beautiful city. It is the centre of high culture in our continent. It has given us tremendous art, music and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: It gives me great pleasure to welcome the Commissioner. I wish him continued success in his role and thank him for coming to the meeting. I also welcome Ms Nolan and Mr. Keary. Given that the UK is our major training partner and we have many ties of kinship and a very particular and special relationship with it, the prospect of it exiting from the EU is of enormous significance to us....

Developments in Mental Health Services: Statements (19 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I am proud to say that I have a history of volunteerism in this area. I was the inaugural chairperson of Bailieborough Mental Health Association for a number of years in the mid-1990s. That association went from strength to strength and became involved in a wonderful amount of wide-ranging activities. I worked with the development officer of Mental Health Ireland in respect of the...

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Deputy Spring who is sharing time with Deputy Buttimer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State (12 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I warmly congratulate the Minister of State on being elected a vice president of the European People’s Party, EPP, at the plenary session of the party’s congress. That involved achieving support from several countries, including some where the party is in government. It is a huge personal achievement for the Minister of State and an important one for the country and will...

Topical Issue Matters (11 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Jonathan O'Brien - the need to discuss the proposed single application procedure; (2) Deputy Noel Harrington - the need to address difficulties experienced by fishermen in the polyvalent sector regarding the imposition of...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I understand that the Minister of State is sharing time with Deputy Lawlor. Is that agreed? Agreed. They will have ten minutes each.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank my colleague, Deputy Dan Neville. The reason I want a minute to speak is that I have a special interest in the carer's allowance as a mechanism to keep people who are being cared for out of institutions and at home where they generally want to be. I welcome the restoration of the respite care grant, the increased Christmas bonus payments and the lowering of the universal social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Peace Building in Northern Ireland: Community Relations Council and Partner Organisations (22 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I will be brief. I welcome all our guests. I agree fundamentally with them on the view put forward by my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, in that I believe the key to reconciliation, community building, reconstruction and so on lies in integrated education. I know we are a distance from it and that there are many institutional blocks, but it behoves all of us in this room to work towards...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I firmly believe that when the history of this and the last decade comes to be written by social and economic historians, perhaps with postgraduate students applying their minds to it, the fascinating element to which they will commit most writing and thinking is how we maintained social cohesion throughout this period and how society kept its solidarity. They will consider how we did not...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: The conclusion can only be that we have a very deep-rooted democracy, with fundamental solidarity among citizens. The Government of the day managed the issue in a very fair and reasonable way and I suspect that great tribute will also have to be paid to our public servants and trade unionists, who put the good of the society and the country, along with potential job creation, ahead of their...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: Amendments Nos. 72 and 126 to 128, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome Ms O'Connell and Ms Flynn. It is good to have the presentation. Deputy Dooley has raised some interesting points about a qualitative view. His latter point highlights a great dilemma for people in public life over the past five years. Particularly at the time of the recession we had the question of the cost factor. It was a huge dilemma for all of us presented with an option to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability Report 2014: European Movement Ireland (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: It merits saying. Now that we are in public session, it is important that the public be under no illusion about this. Ireland is A1 in terms of participation and our political leadership is A1 in terms of bringing the needs of the people to the centre of Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Ginnell for his presentation. On his last point, I agree that we need action on mortgage arrears and to do our best to force the institutions to deal with individuals on a case-by-case basis to arrive at satisfactory solutions. Much has been done by the Government in this area, but it needs to remain a priority. In some respects, Mr. Ginnell will accept that the...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: The news in the budget that the maximum tax on an average heavy goods vehicle will fall from €5,000 to €900 is great news for hauliers in my area. In light of that news, could the Taoiseach give a commitment to the speedy enactment of the road transport Bill, which would reduce the administrative burden on people seeking to transport people or goods? There is a considerable...