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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman for welcoming me to the committee today. I have come from the climate committee meeting. Obviously, I come with that hat on me. I thank all our guests for coming in. As Deputy Matthews said, that was a striking image of what the current death toll is. While reducing the death toll must be front and centre, I have heard very little - I am not referring to our guests...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: We should not look at it as shaming. I was not saying it is about shaming. I was saying both things have benefits for people's lives and it has to be seen in that way. Most of us use different forms of transport. If you are in car behind small children cycling, you are putting them under pressure all the time. That makes cycling much more difficult for them the next time they go out on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I apologise but my time is nearly up and I want to address the issue of the executive versus reserved functions. What people do not realise is councillors are given something by an executive. They do not just come up with a decision about which road is to have a 30 km/h speed limit and which will have an 80 km/h speed limit. One of the challenges for Galway City Council was that an entire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome that. It is good to hear the RSA is pushing this measure. We need to take a leap on this but what we are finding is that on a local authority level, those leaps are not happening. For instance, the Salthill cycle lane was voted down, which goes back to the matter of a lack of segregation and lack of safety for people. Perhaps the question for everyone is what more we can do to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: As one of the two parties against the abolition of the Seanad, I am more than happy for Senator McDowell to bring up the matter of Seanad reform every day.I will certainly support him on it. We will do all that we can to make Seanad reform happen. I welcome the Estonian ambassador to the Chamber. This should be a day of celebration for the people of Estonia, and it is, but I am very...

Seanad: Coroners (Provision for Jury Selection) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the families here today. This is one of a long number of traumas that they have faced. They should not have to be here today. That is the reality of it. I grew up in Raheny and I was seven years old that night and I remember it very well. However, no one has the experience that any of the families have in relation to the events of that day. I was listening to the debate in my...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. This Bill is well overdue and we can all acknowledge that. It is also one of the most comprehensive legislative measures in the world when it comes to dealing with social media. Too often we come into the Seanad Chamber and say that the law is not in the same place as people are. This Bill acts as a vanguard when it comes to online safety for children and, indeed,...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am joining late. I am sorry that I did not get in earlier in the first round. The heat study announced today showed that Ireland is doing poorly when it comes to renewable energy and heat. That is concerning, especially when the climate action plan was just laid down. As the Chair said, there will be a greater reliance on LNG globally. The programme for Government states that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Issues relating to investment include measures for socialisation of the cost and another key element, which is how investment is supported in some types of fuel but not in others. That goes back to the point I made about EU taxonomy, which while not directly related, is an example of how we can move away from promoting renewables over something else, from an investment point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Six years on from the Cassells report, we are still having the conversation. It is correct that we are having a conversation, as all the witnesses have pointed out. We need an ongoing debate around it. We are behind the setting up of a new Department on the basis that this will be sorted out. It should be sorted out in two ways. First, some of the money that is going in at the moment is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: We have had witnesses from the secondary education sector before the committee previously. The lack of flexibility in our system was clear throughout Covid. It is an opportunity for us all but it also takes significant investment in the kinds of programmes Mr. Miley is talking about. We believe it is essential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: There is probably not enough time to go into the loan model at this stage. I do not want to leave people with the sense that I am in agreement on it. I do not think it is an appropriate solution. There is probably not enough time to have a full discussion on it. My main point is this will require huge investment. I look forward to seeing what it is because I think the deficit at the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, is very welcome. As he knows, it was some time in the middle of last year when we considered Second Stage. I felt the legislation should have progressed by this stage so I hope the Minister of State will assure us today that everything in our Bill will be implemented in the Government’s own regulations. I look forward to his comments on...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: She spoke very inspiringly about the need to use this Chamber to deal with the issues of the day. As she sees it, the number one issue is the climate crisis. We can use this Chamber on a cross-party basis to highlight the things we can all do in our lives to implement the changes required. Ms Robinson, like many of us, identified that the messages are not necessarily trickling down to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Nobody is suggesting not going through proper environmental measures, but this all comes down to when does one start the process. We were under the impression that this was going to start much earlier. To be fair to us, there must be a recognition of that. We have given a lot of time to the Department in order to make this progress. An SEA is not an extremely arduous thing to do. We are...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: That is even better. There is an AA for two weeks and then there is a four-week period after that. Is that correct?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh, for having this little chat.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: Does the Minister of State have a time for when that report will come back?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Pauline O'Reilly: I wish to make a brief comment. I thank the Minister of State for the information he has given us today. I believe the issue of glint and glare was raised on Second Stage, so it is not a new thing since then. In any case, it is very good news today and we appreciate it. We look forward to progress within the next couple of months.