Results 5,081-5,100 of 5,184 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 13: In page 32, subsection (2)(d), line 29, after "disabilities" to insert "requiring the use of sign language and sub-titles". These amendments propose to make the use of sign language and subtitles in programming a legal requirement. The objective is to ensure the full enjoyment of programmes by persons with hearing impairment. Sign language and subtitles should be...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: While I take the point that there are high-level goals, there is nothing wrong in giving specific, practical expression to them. It will enhance the legislation to do so. Later in the legislation, sign language is mentioned "without prejudice to the generality of the previous section", which, in a sense, is a bit loose. It would enhance this section to include the proposed amendment No....

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Regarding the subtitling issue, is the Minister stating that he will include a provision on Report Stage whereby the authority must show achievement in subtitling and sign language on an annual basis?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 18, subsection (1), between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "(c) The proposed Board Members shall go before an oral hearing at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to allow that committee to direct questions to the proposed Board Members as to their competence for that office having regard to experience and/or...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I have no difficulty accepting the Minister's proposition that there must be significant ministerial control and input because that is a given. I also have no difficulty with the proposal that an Oireachtas committee should make four recommendations. My amendment does not preclude the Minister's proposition and I propose that a public hearing should be added. The committee should make...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I support the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by my colleagues Senators Donohoe and Buttimer. Road safety is of such significance that it is a matter of national importance meriting an immediate response from this House, one, because of the gravity of the issue and, two, to establish further the relevance of this House. There has been an inexcusable delay in the delivery of...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Does the Leader accept that many accidents occur late at night or early in the morning and involve speeding by young drivers and, in some instances, substance abuse by them as well? Will he put this to the Ministers concerned? That is the difficulty that needs to be examined together with the introduction of speed cameras. There also should be a reduced focus on built-up areas at the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Senator Fitzgerald was correct to draw the attention of the House to the latest report and analysis from Davy Stockbrokers, a reputable organisation. The content is frightening and it is clear the economic storm-clouds are gathering and that we did not exercise adequate prudence in recent years. The level of inflation and the extent of price increases is serious. There is frightening...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I join with Senators who argued cogently that the Taoiseach should be leading the nation and seeking to create a consensus on an important issue for Ireland's future instead of engaging in divisive party politics in terms of the Lisbon treaty.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Will the Leader appeal to the Taoiseach to become a statesman for the next three weeks for the sake of Ireland?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I second Senator Coghlan's proposal for a debate on prices. It is necessary given the cost of energy. Will the Leader arrange a debate on energy during which we could consider the cost of oil and our carbon emissions reduction target of 20% by 2020? We should develop a network of co-operative wind farms. Farmers should be brought together in groups to set up co-operative wind farms, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate the Cathaoirleach's indulgence. Will the Leader arrange an urgent debate on solutions to our energy situation and on prices?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister and I also welcome the fact that the Bill is beginning its passage through the Oireachtas in the Seanad. It is welcome that legislation be initiated here. The broadcast media is an all-pervasive part of our lives. They contribute to our enjoyment of life, our knowledge, our democratic system, our values and our economy. Legislation seeking to regulate the sector,...

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I do.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I wish to share time with Senator Healy Eames. I welcome to the House the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Trevor Sargent, and acknowledge his commitment to agriculture. I also offer my congratulations to the new Minister, Deputy Brendan Smith. I wish to acknowledge the good wishes of Senator John Carty to the Cavan football team for the coming...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Senator Regan is privileged.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: Will the Leader make a statement on two important issues of public concern, namely, the statement in the leading article in today's edition of the Irish Examiner that alleged participants in insider trading are doing business unthwarted, thus damaging confidence in Irish business, and the misdiagnosis of patients in the north east and the administrative mayhem that has followed, resulting in...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I join other Members in congratulating the Taoiseach and wishing him well. As a constituency colleague of the new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Smith, I congratulate him on his appointment to that office. He is highly respected in the county and it is a great honour for him and his family. I wish him well in dealing with the Mandelson proposals which represent the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: I add my voice to those who called for the Taoiseach to come to the House to set out his ambitions, goals and philosophy for the coming years. I ask the Leader of the House to impress upon the Taoiseach that he must embrace the concept that the cutbacks which the deficit in revenue intake will dictate must be levelled at the quangos, consultancies and other elements of wastage in public...

Seanad: Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2008)

Joe O'Reilly: The Lisbon treaty involves a set of organisational and administrative changes that will properly organise a Europe of 500 million people and 27 member states. The directional shift in the treaty is towards greater democracy, greater participation by individuals, greater participation by member states and greater participation by national parliaments. The individual is put centre stage by...