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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: He was one of the founders of Europe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (20 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in welcoming the Latvian delegation. I was interested to read in the briefing material provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade that Ireland did not recognise the incorporation of Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia into the USSR. This is acknowledged in Latvia and fosters our bonds of friendship. There is an historical friendship between our two countries and a sense that...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I would like to share time with Deputy Twomey.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome this legislation and congratulate the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and the Department of Health on its introduction. This Bill is another step on the road to the delivery of a health service that is supported by universal health insurance and in which access will be based on need rather than ability to pay. In other words, we will have a single-tier health system at the end of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I join the previous speakers in thanking the Tánaiste for attending the meeting. I warmly congratulate the Tánaiste on his success in getting a place for Ireland on the United Nations Human Rights Council. It is a great achievement and represents another chapter in the enhancement of Ireland's international role. It is great for the country. I am happy to hear the Tánaiste...

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy should return to the legislation.

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy badly needs it.

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I believe all Members would concur with that.

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, I congratulate the Minister for Finance on bringing forward this legislation. It allows for fundamental reform of the credit union sector, reform the sector campaigned for itself over a number of years. It is a radical reform and is part of an overall reforming agenda the Minister has embarked upon in the financial services, banking and credit union sectors. As the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Discussion with Irish Aviation Authority (24 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the committee's deliberations and I will honour the Chairman's courtesy by being as succinct as I can. I had a heartbreaking meeting with a family from my area in Leinster House recently. The son had paid €60,000 to PTC. They are an excellent local family and they are working people who earn their money in an ordinary, decent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Restorative Justice Programmes in Northern Ireland: Discussion (18 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to welcome the two delegates. As with Deputy Michael Kitt, I must also leave, albeit for a different reason. I arranged an appointment a long time ago and, unfortunately, I cannot stay. I will not hear the delegates' responses but I will read them in the Official Report. Ms Watters' last remarks ring true for me in that the principle of...

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Quinn, on introducing this legislation. He is passionate about the power of education and reforming in his approach to it. Whenever the history of modern Ireland is written, the greatest and most important success story is that of the vocational sector. It has provided the skill set for industrialisation, manufacturing and construction and moved us from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is not possible for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan to continue availing of school transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45359/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is not possible for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan to continue to avail of school transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45360/12]

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (16 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: On a point of information, this is a school bus on the M3, the motorway to Dublin. While I really welcome the rural transport initiative, it would not apply in this case.

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (16 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue which is of considerable importance not only to two families in my constituency, but to young adults in general who may have a disability. It concerns the need for the Department of Education and Skills to show flexibility in the use of transportation for young adults from Cavan who are attending Midway Services in County Meath, bearing in...

Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (16 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I appreciate he is working on the local brief he received. I appeal to him to revisit a couple of issues. The issue of timing does not arise because the professional personnel at Midway Services, where the young adults who have an intellectual disability attend, will collect them from the bus. The local bus driver and helpers have no issue....

Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy, without interruption.

Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2012)

Joe O'Reilly: The Deputy might wait for the Minister's reply.