Results 5,121-5,140 of 5,327 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly
- Seanad: School Transport (14 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for his courteous reply and, indeed, his courtesy at all times. While I take the point that there is no home pick-up service, and I fully accept that could not be the case, this is a distinct set of circumstances in that we are speaking of a negotiable route involving minimal extra travel â it is only a matter of the bus taking a different route to accommodate...
- Seanad: School Transport (14 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Statements (9 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Senator Brady would never say that.
- Seanad: Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Statements (9 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I know.
- Seanad: Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Statements (9 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chuir roimh an Aire. Táim lán-sásta tacú leis na focail deasa a dúradh mar gheall ar an iar-Aire, an tUasal Séamus à Braonáin, ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. There is one startling statistic that stands out and is the backdrop to much of the discussion today, namely, the 33% increase in the use of MABS this year. While it is a startling statistic, it is not a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Ba mhaith liom tacaÃocht a thabhairt dos na daoine a ghlac páirt sa dÃospóireacht ar chóras baincéireachta natÃre seo. It was important that the Members of this House, virtually unanimously, came out to say that the banks should pass on the interest rate cuts to consumers. The great mass of the people were fulsome in their support for the guarantees to the banks. There is a...
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Her argument has expired.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: We did not get that.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: We did not get it.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Surprise, surprise.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Is it in order to ask the Minister a question on a point of information?
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Will new schemes be allowedââ
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. It is my pleasure to formally support the motion proposed so eloquently and comprehensively by my colleague, Senator Healy-Eames, and seconded by my other colleague, Senator McFadden. Regarding the debate on education, nobody can deny that investment in education has been fundamental to the economic success of this...
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: That is a critical point. We are not talking about something that will not have a return. The return will be 100-fold. An educated young people is the engine that will drive economic progress and make us adaptable to the changing economic environment. I was heartened to hear the Minister say he is prepared to concede the idea of putting the order of school building projects on the...
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: That is a critical point.
- Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Senators will not think I am wrong if I mention some local issues in passing. We are all familiar with the Tip O'Neill maxim that "all politics is local". I ask the Minister of State to bring high into his consideration the plight of the people of Virginia and Laragh in County Cavan, who are waiting for new schools. They have believed since the last election that new schools would be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: I wish to add to the expressions of concern on the vagueness of the cutbacks that were announced in recent days. I appeal to the Leader to clarify these issues for the House at the earliest possible date. The suggestion that there should be cutbacks in expenditure on consultancy and public relations is so basic and obvious that it should have been implemented long ago. We also need...
- Seanad: Energy Policy: Motion. (9 Jul 2008)
Joe O'Reilly: Hear, hear.