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Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: On a point of order, would it be in order to highlight to Senator O'Malley the fact that Fine Gael has made umpteen proposals?

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: We have the ideas.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (3 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: While I do not intend to interrupt the Minister of State unnecessarily, could we have a copy of his script, if possible?

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (3 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom an tAire Stáit a fháiltiú go dtí an Teach. Gabhaim buíochas leis as ucht an léiriú ag thug sé dúinn ar an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo. The objective today is to amend section 23 of the Gas Act 1976 and to increase the statutory borrowing limit of Bord Gáis Éireann from €1.7 billion to €3 billion. This would allow Bord Gáis Éireann to develop...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: I support Senator Fitzgerald's call that we reject the Order of Business in its proposed form. I join in the appeal to the Leader to reconsider at this stage the proposal that we debate this issue to show the relevance of this House to the public and to ourselves. We are talking about a crisis and of a whole policy position having come unstuck over a number of months. We are now back to...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: In the light of the current situation, will the Leader arrange as a matter of urgency for a day-long debate on the creation of jobs in the green energy sector? We should have had an incentivised national insulation programme in place long before now that would assist the construction industry. In conjunction with that, we should have energy assessors working throughout the country....

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: The introduction of co-operative wind farms, similar to the introduction of the creamery system in the past, should be a pillar of the debate on this area. There should be a move from transport being powered by oil to it being powered by alternative sources such as electricity and gas. In the context of such a debate that would address the opportunity to create green energy jobs, will the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: At its height, the cost of a barrel of oil was some $147, after holding at approximately $80 for a considerable period. The current price is some $45 a barrel. When the price reached its height, the ESB and Bord Gáis sought an increase in their prices in the region of 17% to 19%. That request was granted. However, now that the price of oil has fallen dramatically, there is no sign of a...

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach agus go dtí na díospóireachta tábhachtach seo i dtaobh cúrsaí sláinte. When the social history of the 21st century is eventually written, the removal of medical cards for certain people over 70 will be seen as iniquitous and an unmitigated disaster. This represents a terrible attack on those older...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I join with others in congratulating Senator Regan on bringing this legislation before the House. It is a good use of the Seanad and his role as a legislator. We are fortunate to have someone like him to handle this. As an eminent senior counsel, he has a particular knowledge of the area. As a practising public representative, he has an appreciation of the implications for the people of...

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask permission to share a minute of my time with my colleague, Senator McFadden.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I join others in welcoming the Minister of State. There are a number of steps that must be taken as a matter of urgency. They merit repeating, although a number of them have been in the media over the past few days. As a result of the grave losses that processors and producers have had to accept, a compensation package must be put in place. That matter is under negotiation but there is a...

Seanad: Regional Fisheries Boards: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire chuig na díospóireachta. The restructuring and reorganisation of the fisheries boards have become such a long running saga that it will soon be on a par with that relating to the draining of the River Shannon. The recent suggestion that they were part of an overall rationalisation of State agencies is something of a distortion, particularly in view of the fact...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: On the issue raised by Senator Norris, if there is somebody in immigration leaking false information to the media, it must be immediately investigated. I support Senator Norris's call and I appeal to the Leader to take very grave and serious action. That is beyond acceptance. I support the remarks of the acting Fine Gael leader today, Senator Bradford, in regard to the unemployment...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: There are a number of people who were half way through apprenticeships in plumbing, carpentry, electrical and so on but, through the decline in construction and the closure of firms, they are now displaced. Will the Leader make arrangements and use his good offices to ensure those people are trained by FÁS — that body is under discussion in another part of Leinster House today — which...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I appeal to the Leader to act on those issues and to grant the debate on employment requested by Senator Bradford and me. I formally second the proposition that we would have a special debate on unemployment, not just in the general sense but on specific strategies to deal with the issue.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Mo bhuíochas duit, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, as ucht an fháilte a chur roimh muintir Coill an Chollaigh atá mar mo chuairteoirí anseo inniu. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I congratulate the Labour Party on tabling this motion. It is apt, timely and a prescient response to a real problem. This is a major problem. People are going in massive numbers and we have heard stories of...