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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It is lovely to see all of our guests again. I was listening remotely to the contributions and I thank everyone for them. It can often be difficult when everyone is online but at the same time, there are lots of advantages to that as well, particularly when it comes to women in politics. Our guests hit the nail on the head when they said that we need to have more flexible arrangements but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I would have liked to have seen six-seat constituencies written into the Electoral Act in order that we could examine whether we could have six-seat constituencies. What is Dr. Buckley's view on that? It would remove the scenario where there may be two three-seat constituencies beside each other by combining them into one six-seat constituency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I do not want to hog the slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Chair can go ahead with her questions and I can come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It was my understanding from my questioning of him that he turned it into something else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Many excellent suggestions have been made which will inform the report and it has been a very valuable discussion. The first of my questions will be about the issue of commuting and rural local electoral areas, LEAs. What people forget is that it is not just about the meetings of the council. A considerable amount of the work of a councillor is meeting with people and there is considerable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: That would also be conducive to electing people from diverse backgrounds.

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I move: That Seanad Éireann: recognises that: - according to the Irish Maternity Indicator Report 2021, Ireland’s breastfeeding rates are among the lowest in the world. Only 62.3% of babies are breastfed at birth compared to 90% in Australia, 81% in the UK and 79% in the USA, with only 37% of babies discharged from hospital being breastfed exclusively. By the time babies...

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank all of our guests in the Visitors Gallery. I will list the organisations because it is important to show the breadth of the voluntary organisations that do such amazing work when it comes to supporting women and breastfeeding. We have Friends of Breastfeeding Ireland, Baby Feeding Law Group Ireland, Bainne Beatha, Cuidiú, the Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland,...

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Senators and the Minister of State for engaging on this important topic. It is true that much work has been done but we are not seeing the cultural shift. That is just a reality. The numbers reflect an increase but include those who are doing both breastfeeding and using formula milk. It is important to point out that the rates do not refer to breastfeeding exclusively. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Chair and welcome the Taoiseach to the committee today. I would like to start off by talking about the revelations within the Citizens' Assembly. It was a unique time because it was during the pandemic. Much of the work took place online. We have heard from some of those who were involved in it and that gave a good footing for this committee. Something that surprised many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: It was a very interesting contribution. I thank the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am delighted with the opportunity to speak on this important issue. My colleagues in the Dáil introduced amendments and I am hopeful that the Minister will accept amendments in the Seanad as well on some of the issues raised. As he outlined, this is important legislation that goes much further than ever before, but there is always room for improvement. I will speak first about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank all of our guests for coming in. In regard to IBEC, it is unfortunate we have to spend so much of the committee meeting speaking about some of the comments and the news reports, but it is important and that is what we are here for. I would agree with Deputy McAuliffe, although I do not want to put words in his mouth, that there is a lot that is problematic, not just in the comments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Yes. I do not want-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: There is a delay on the line and I do not want to interrupt but we have limited time. With respect, this is not Dr. McGann's expertise. We need to hear what employers are doing. I am delighted Dr. McGann is saying she is supportive but it is not 100% clear from the IBEC opening statement that it is supportive of any of the measures because it always comes with an addendum like "but this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: This area of flexible working is one where I am excited to see some of the measures. For too long we have been chasing the idea that men and women can be doing caring work equally, but that is not a reality. There are times in women's lives when they will be doing more caring than men, and they should have the opportunity to choose to do that and not be disadvantaged based on that choice....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Oct 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the cross-party joint committee on cancer for the excellent presentation today. I thank the Irish Cancer Association. It was informative. It was great that we were all together on a cross-party basis. This is breast cancer awareness month. One in seven women in this country will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. It is a serious issue and it is...