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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: The Order of Business is No. 1, report of the Committee of Selection, to be taken on conclusion of the Order or Business, without debate; No. 2, Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 – Second Stage, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. and adjourn no later than 1.15 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Senators for all their interventions on the Order of Business. I will go through them from the top down. Senator Seery Kearney moved an amendment to the Order of Business relating to the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023 – First Stage. I want to indicate that I am accepting that amendment. In moving it, the Senator made a compelling...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Yesterday, the Minister, Deputy Harris, launched a significant and important public awareness campaign through all national media etc. to make people aware that the threat to share body images of another individual, no matter what their relationship is, is criminal and wrong. It is a crime. It is a crime if somebody threatens to do it. We all know that under Coco’s Law, the actual...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Bertie Ahern, Former Taoiseach (23 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...; a ráiteas iontach spéisiúil agus an-stairiúil. Is ócáid speisialta é go bhfuilimid ag ceiliúradh an chonartha le Mr. Ahern agus ag éisteacht leis ar an lá speisialta seo. Táimid an-bhuíoch de. It is a great source of happiness and, indeed, an honour for me to thank Mr. Ahern for being here today. I know that he is generous...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the House. I thank him for his presentation and I appreciate the enthusiasm with which he goes about all these things. I acknowledge the work done by members of the Civil Defence during the Covid pandemic. They did extraordinary effective work on a number of fronts. They had to deal with older people, people living in more...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate the opportunity to come in for a moment. I was at a meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight, which is obviously relevant to the House in a big way. It would be out of order not to attend that. I will say a few brief words. First, I congratulate Senator Warfield and his Sinn Féin colleagues on bringing forward the motion. It is timely and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I had a conversation recently with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, on accommodation and am aware that he is working hard on it, but I want to draw it to the attention of the Leader of the House. I suggest that we have a debate on it, or that, at a minimum, the Leader bring us an up-to-date report on it and express the urgency of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Disinformation and Hybrid Threats in a Geopolitical Context: Discussion (16 May 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: That was a very interesting exchange between the Cathaoirleach, as a former foreign Minister, and Professor Laffan. I welcome our guests, Professor Laffan in particular. I attended lectures of hers in the past and, I hope, learned a little from them. If I did not, it was not her fault. They were very interesting and good. I welcome our two other guests as well, obviously. We now have a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: The material is good, if the weather allows it. The greatest and most important challenge for us in the House is to create equality of opportunity and a level playing field for each of our citizens. Two recent initiatives have considerable potential in this regard. One is the book scheme from the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley's Department. I do not have the full details of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Progress and Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The Leas-Chathaoirleach summed up the view of the committee but we must go through it in more detail. I will first say something that is relevant but not strictly related to what has been said before coming back to the specific points raised. There has been some media focus on the very isolated and disgraceful objections to immigrants...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming the pupils, teachers and SNAs from St. Anne's National School in Bailieborough. I live beside St. Anne's. It is a wonderful school community and we in Bailieborough are very proud of it and the achievements of St. Anne's in so many areas. It is an excellent school for which the entire community feels ownership and pride. It is wonderful that they...

Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Deputy Leader of the House and Fine Gael leader in the Seanad, Senator Doherty, and my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, for the work they have both done on this Private Members' motion and on its co-ordination and wording. It has our enthusiastic support. I express my gratitude. I will make a couple of general points and then focus on the motion. There are a number of reasons...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the House today, the proceedings on No. 3, statements on housing, shall be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m., No. 4, statements on Inland Fisheries Ireland, shall be taken at 7.30 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. I congratulate him on his successes so far, his ambition for the future and his willingness to adapt the plan regarding public lands and the nursing home provisions.We should be completely flexible and anything that can be done to deal with things on a day-to-day basis should be done. Obviously, supply is key to getting people into houses, having competitive and...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate Senators Blaney and McGreehan on bringing forward the motion and on their exposition in respect of it. I welcome the victims' families to the Gallery. I met them briefly as I came in. Our hearts go out to them. They are very welcome, and they have all our support. I thank the Minister for indicating in his speech that he will meet the families and that process will be put...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: That is not without its own appropriateness. I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment to the crucial role of Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs. I also welcome the Sinn Féin motion. I agree with its sentiments and I congratulate Sinn Féin on putting it on the programme. At this juncture, I will appeal to the British...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I hope the Senator takes my advice. It is bizarre that people are so Dublin-centric and that people in that part of Ireland so rarely visit Belfast or Derry or want to go North. There has to be something to change that pulling downwards. That needs looking at in imaginative ways. It cannot be right that is the case. Even on something as simple as the use of Belfast International Airport,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: .... I am delighted with it, as are our colleagues. It merits our support in every practical way. I believe and hope the ordinary people of Northern of Ireland will come out in support of it and that political leadership will too. I know a number of them have, but it is to be hoped all will eventually. We have to work with the situation until that happens. I commend the Taoiseach and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...sector in Northern Ireland, this agreement offers the potential for Northern Ireland to prosper economically and socially. Northern Ireland will be able to enjoy the best of its normal trading relationship with the UK and the advantages of the EU Single Market. That is huge. Related, and more important, is that the agreement offers the potential for normal governance in the running of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Priorities for 2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs (28 Feb 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach and welcome the Tánaiste and his officials for bringing us up to speed with the priorities for the coming year, at UN level and elsewhere. I want to congratulate warmly the Tánaiste and his Department, our Government, the EU and the UK Government representatives in the Gallery, on the ground-breaking Windsor Framework. It has been welcomed by business, a...