Results 4,881-4,900 of 5,120 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: There is a need to examine the distribution of services because there is evidence to suggest a glaring absence of professional services in many areas. That speech therapists and other professional people in this area are emigrating is a horrendous indictment of the way services are organised. I am aware of a physiotherapist who is on a panel for a job in this region. The person has been on...
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: One aspect of the proposed education cuts that may be going under the radar but is very serious in terms of national reconciliation and the Anglo-Irish Agreement and in terms of where we want to go as a country is the removal of the block and ancillary grants from Protestant schools. The issue is very serious in that many Protestant children are happy to be educated in co-education and...
- Seanad: Broadband Infrastructure Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. I congratulate Senator Ross and his colleagues on the Bill and welcome the Bill as an important part of our ongoing dialogue. I have the impression from the Minister that the Bill will not be accepted. It is a pity he does not accept it and amend it in ways he sees fit. It is important to kick-start the process of having targets set by Government. Sections 3 and...
- Seanad: Broadband Infrastructure Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: ââthe prices are prohibitive. In areas with hollows, because of the topography of Cavan, one does not get the proper signals and broadband. That is particularly difficult in Drumland, and areas with hollows. Be that as it may, the cost is prohibitive. This is a huge issue. It is not less than â¬30; in many instances it is over â¬40. It is very expensive for an ordinary family, who...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: One of the good things to have emerged from the sorry debacle over recent days is the recognition yesterday that we cannot and should not carry out a range of new means tests. I have been saying this for a long time. While I put it to he Leader previously, I put it to him again that he should explore, with the Government, the removal of the means test for the non-contributory old age...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: It should be accepted as a principle that we no longer set about solving budgetary difficulties on the backs of the weak and poor, which was attempted last week. Happily, the public outcry has reversed this. It is incumbent on the Leader to seek clarity from the Government on the 1% levy and announce that the many employees on the minimum wage and those engaged in home help, baby-sitting...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: The issues are not related.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: That was his job at the time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: The Government's incompetence was not his problem.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Deputy Reilly would be negligent if heââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: There is more on the Government's side.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: At what premium?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Before the day is out, a clear statement should be made outlining the position on medical cards for old people. There is a palpable fear among old people who are terrified by the prospect of being means tested and incurring additional expense as a result of the Government's faux pas on the medical card scheme in the budget. The Leader should convey that message to the Minister. It is...
- Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Glactar leis go bhfuil fadhb againn le athrú aeráide domhanda ag an bomaite seo. Tá seo le tabhairt faoi deara sa tÃr. Ba chóir dúinn nÃos mó béime a chur ar fhuinneamh glas inathnuaite. I join the Minister on his remarks to the all-party committee and his endorsement of its findings and support for EU and national targets. I am proud that one of...
- Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: The point we are makingââ
- Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: The Minister should have been up-front about this. It is a concession by his party in Government to let it go to the Commission on Taxation for a year.
- Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: In conclusion, my proposition to the Minister is that we prioritise access to the grid for renewable energy projects. The ESB needs to be taken on head-on. If competition needs to be introduced to achieve this, it should be introduced. We also need to consider rail and buses as an immediate public transport alternative which will allow us to reduce emissions. We should examine the issue...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: They are radically different.