Results 781-800 of 5,112 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly
- 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.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Clonan for his interesting geopolitical observations. We look forward to the response of the MEPs to the various issues raised and they will have three minutes each. I propose that this time MEPs speak in reverse order and we will start with Frances Fitzgerald on this occasion.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Ms Fitzgerald. Attempting to reverse the order next is Mr. Barry Andrews, MEP. I hope I am getting this-----
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I apologise for suggesting Mr. Cuffe might be either literally or metaphorically at the coalface. Can we have his response?
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: We will go to Members' questions. We will see if we can take them all. Can the very experienced people answering record them? It is more efficient to take them all in one go.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Currie. That is perfectly clear. I am doing my best to be accurate here. I believe it is Senator Eileen Flynn next.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (20 Sep 2022)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Flynn for that perspective.