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Seanad: Horticulture Industry: Statements (22 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I will be very brief. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and very much welcome the opportunity to speak to this issue. Many Senators are focused on the mushroom industry, and rightly so because it is in difficulty. As Senator Mulherin said, energy costs are an issue, and support for green innovation would send a strong message from Government about our serious intent regarding...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: Clearly, the issue of mental health-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I thank my Labour Party colleague for his generosity.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: That is open to all sorts of interpretations.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: On the serious issue of mental health, all sides of the House, and the other House, will acknowledge our Minister of State with responsibility for that area is hugely committed to it and has had a personal tragic experience of mental health issues in her own family. I have no doubt she would have no problem explaining how the moneys are being spent and the Government's commitment to this...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: That is not the real world.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: That is not the real world as Senator Paul Gavan knows as a trade unionist himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I want to end on a positive note. This week a new book on designing houses for people who face mental health challenges and how design can help them was published. I commend this book and I want to take the opportunity to advertise the fact that architects, builders and planners should refer to it. Before I finish, there is another little bit of good news. In St. Ita's Hospital, a large...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: Well, if I had not been interrupted so much, I would have finished sooner. The fine building of St. Ita's is being used as a film set with Sean Penn and Mel Gibson. I want to ensure the moneys which accrue to the hospital as a consequence of the filming, are ring fenced and used to the benefit of the clients who reside there, not for any other purposes.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I thank the Acting Chairman for her indulgence. I welcome the Minister to the House. I have asked for him to be invited in here to discuss the metro. I would be pleased to hear what he has to tell us about the plans to continue the progress this hugely important issue. I am a bit concerned about the comments that some of my Dublin colleagues have made about Dublin Airport. I do not...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the Bill in so far as it raises an important issue, namely, the unscrupulous exploitation by some employers of workers who are clearly employees rather than independent contractors. In some instances, a variety of methods are used to bully employees into such scenarios and this is a matter of grave concern. People are very concerned about the use of if-and-when contracts which...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: Untrue.

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (10 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I welcome the Bill. It rights a wrong that existed for quite some time. It should have been addressed previously and it has now been addressed. l congratulate Senator Bacik on the legislation. It is not the first Private Members' Bill that she has put through this Chamber. It is great that the legislation has come through the Seanad. I appeal to the Minister and other Ministers to use...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (10 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 November 2016.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I thank the delegations for giving their time presenting to the committee. They can see this committee is consumed by Brexit and what it means. Given that Britain does not even know what it wants, it fully understands, as Mr. Ian Talbot said, budgets and so forth cannot be Brexit-proofed. However, we have to stay ahead of the posse at all times. It is going to be a dynamically changing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. There was a lot of food for thought - pardon the pun. I am acutely aware of some of the issues the delegates have raised, particularly in respect of food producers. Even some of the bigger ones, with perhaps 300 people working for them, have a major fear of cheap imported products. North County Dublin has approximately 35 to 40 farmers or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: I want to clarify a point I made earlier. I would not be surprised if Mr. McKeever's members, who are exporters, are acutely aware of it but I think what Ms Callan was alluding to was the fact the smaller fellows down the line who are making the little bits and pieces in supplying the exporter will think that it has nothing to do with them and that they have their little job and will do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2016)

James Reilly: We invited the delegates here to discuss Brexit. I understand Senator Gavan's interest in the area of JLCs and the reason he might ask somebody from the Small Firms Association-----