Results 661-680 of 5,118 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, I congratulate Senators Ó Donnghaile and Boylan for bringing forward this important matter. It is an important discussion that should be held in the Seanad. Well done to them on that. We will not be opposing the motion, as was anticipated correctly. We have no difficulty with this at all, in principle or in practice. The first thing I raise is that I assume this office...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: There is a certain level of elasticity there. Anyway, to return to the core topic, I am completely in support of the motion.

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Acting Chairperson for giving me the title of Minister. That could be an omen or a portent of things to come in the future. Let us hope that it is one.

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I say this in a genuine, unpatronising and non-party political way, because I think there much consensus, that the Minister is bringing huge energy, commitment and ability to this task and that he is really giving it momentum. It is a necessary and important exercise and it is very much not before its time. The Minister was instrumental in this, because...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: We could not deny the House Senator McGahon's words of wisdom.

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Well done.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to the House.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. I understand that Senator Higgins has delegated Senator Gavan to propose and speak to the amendments in the group.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: If I may helpfully interrupt the Senator, despite the parliamentary privilege Senators may assume they enjoy, we must be careful about naming names or implying-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Yes. I am just helpfully advising the Senator.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That is fine. That is a public issue.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Senator's time is up but I also have to point out again that, while he is not specifically naming people, people in various sections of local government in a small area could be identified, which has legal implications.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That is all right once they cannot be identified at all.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State and the Senator. Fágfaimid é mar sin. Táimid ag feitheamh ar an Aire, an Teachta O'Gorman.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Equality Issues (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Without transgressing the role of the Chair, I thank the Senator for raising this matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Equality Issues (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for his response.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I wish to inform the House that the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is taking the next Commencement matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that and thank the Senator for his apology. I am only reading from a list presented to me by the secretary.