Results 1,161-1,180 of 1,301 for speaker:Pauline O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I reiterate that there has been significant investment in special needs education. It is important for all of us here to recognise that but the challenge is that children grow up very fast and we see the realities on the ground. It may take some time for things to fall into place but we have an obligation regardless to ensure that every child's needs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Doody. Do the witnesses believe the EPSEN Act will be commenced in full? What is the position on some of the aspects concerning individual plans, particularly on mediation and section 38? Could I have a response to that? I would like to come back in so could we speed up the answers, if the witnesses do not mind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Special Needs Education: Discussion (13 Apr 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The period 2004 to now is quite a long one in which the measures could have been put on a statutory footing. This needs to happen as soon as possible. I am looking for full commencement because both aspects are obviously working in conjunction with each other anyway. We do not have the same rights if we do not have them in legislation. My other question is on July provision or summer...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Minister of State is welcome. I begin by mentioning the "Prime Time Investigates" programme broadcast last night which has touched many of us. I am here to speak on special needs and because of the matters I raise from AsIAm. People from that organisation spoke on the radio this morning on how disappointed they are the Department of Health has decided to take this approach. It is very...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for responding on both of those issues. When talking about education, we have to be very careful that we do not make it sound like it involves doing something to somebody; it is a collaborative practice. In the responses on both issues, I really hope the Department of Education is taking into account the fact that this is not about defending ourselves but about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I apologise for missing my slot earlier and thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for fitting me into my colleague's place. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, who attended for my Commencement matter earlier. She used a significant amount of her time to discuss the Department of Education's position on the "RTÉ Investigates" programme that many of us will have seen last night. The...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I understand that the Leader wishes to propose an amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the House.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Second Stage (26 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: The Government has no intention of going anywhere, the Senator will be glad to hear. If the Senator read the whole piece from the programme for government he would see that it states we task the Office of Government Procurement to update all procurement frameworks in line with agreeing procurement practice over the next three years. It is quite generous to state we will look at this in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank all of the witnesses. This has been an enjoyable session and I appreciate their time. My first question is for Dr. Sloman. There is a misconception that if we put enough money and time into this modal shift, we can keep going along the same mode at the exact same time. In that context, I appreciate all of Dr. Sloman's comments. Is it her contention that we will be unable to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I meant it the other way around - never to return to a 15-minute city if one starts building roads. I speak from the other perspective that one loses the ability to build 15-minute cities if one builds more roads.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I am delighted to welcome and announce funding on behalf of the Government, together with my colleagues from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, of over €60 million for Galway city. This funding will transform our city in respect of things for which people have spent years working. Local communities in Wood Quay have been looking for regeneration to have public realm space in Wood Quay,...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Family Leave Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for coming in today. Deputy O'Gorman is very busy with an awful lot on his plate these days. We very much appreciate the time that the Minister gives us here, but also the amount of work that he is doing to put in place everything that is needed for us throughout the pandemic and for the future. It came to light during the pandemic that people were not able to spend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. Dr. Caulfield made an interesting point about considering different subsidies depending on where a person is. The call for more roads and bigger roads has been from rural areas and the problems they have been having. While I take Ms Graham's point that the emphasis is on urban areas, and I am in one of those areas in Galway, the focus on roads...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (8 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The pandemic has had devastating consequences for women and children living in fear within their own homes. Across our State, the silence from homes where abuse is taking place is deafening. We know that connection to community and visibility helps to prevent incidents of domestic violence, and the environment created by this pandemic has been a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (8 Mar 2021)

Pauline O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for all the commitments. I look forward to more updates from him in the future. We must recognise that beyond the kind of measures outlined by him, it is a deep-rooted problem within our society and the causes need to be tackled. It concerns awareness about consent and coercive control, which has been tolerated for generations.These also have to be part of what we now...