Results 781-800 of 5,118 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: It should not be directed at him personally.
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: Yes. The Minister has political responsibility for the Department.
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: Is the Leader proposing that notwithstanding the Order of the Seanad today that Senators, other than group spokespersons, may contribute to statements on the procurement process for a new Irish Coast Guard aviation service and that the contribution of any such Senator shall not exceed five minutes?
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: Is that the Leader's proposal?
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Cummins. Certainly, the Senator deserves ten out of ten for tenacity. Well done, congratulations.
- Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister for Education. It is good to have her here.
- Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: We look forward to hearing from Senator Keogan in a moment.
- Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I join in the welcome to the Minister, Deputy Foley. I thank her for staying for the entire debate. Senator Ahearn summed up the whole issue very well. I acknowledge, as have others, that the intention was genuine, good and egalitarian. The Minister wants to do the right thing in a cost-of-living crisis. All of this is fine but, as was well put by my colleague, we have some unintended...
- Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I have no doubt she will. It is her intention to do so.
- Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I am finished effectively. My experience in my office is similar to that of everyone else. It is a very difficult issue if they are working and cannot go. It is the usual things a family deals with. Perhaps somebody in the house is ill and they cannot leave.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Andrews very much. There will be further opportunities as the evening progresses to develop some of those points. I thank Mr. Andrews for addressing the twin subjects of approaching climate change and the climate justice question. Those were very informative and interesting perspectives. We would not necessarily be aware of the various issues and opportunities he raised for...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: Thank you very much for a very inspirational address. It is great that you are at the coalface in framing the directive related to buildings. Hopefully our Government will be assisted by your work on that directive. Our next speaker is one of our distinguished alumni from this House and a former Minister, Ms Frances Fitzgerald.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Ms Fitzgerald for that presentation and for the useful information that we need to disseminate to the local authorities and various bodies about the opportunities that are there for them. I appreciate that. I thank all the MEPs for their focus on climate justice. As they say, Putin has weaponised energy but that presents an opportunity as much as a challenge, and today is an...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I know, exactly. I did realise that afterwards when it occurred to me.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Horkan for that thought-provoking contribution. On behalf of the Fine Gael Party and political grouping, I call Senator Seery Kearney.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Seery Kearney. We will have those questions answered later. On behalf of Sinn Féin, I call Senator Boylan.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Boylan, who is a former MEP herself. The next speaker is Senator Sherlock.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: To speak on behalf of Civil Engagement Group is Senator Lynn Ruane.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: To speak on behalf of the Independent Group is Senator Tom Clonan.