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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State. I am very happy to know she is addressing the pay disparity. It is a big issue. These parents chatted to the professionals before speaking to me. This debate will be repeated because they have also chatted to other Oireachtas Members. This will also be raised in the Dáil. I am happy about the recruitment. The parents feel international recruitment is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Surely if somebody is looking after a disabled child on a full-time basis and presenting them, one would hardly want to question their bona fides. The other points are significant and I thank the Minister of State. The recruitment and the salary are major issues, as are the waiting lists.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Thank you, Senator Fitzpatrick, for raising that issue yet again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, and Senator Boyhan for raising this Commencement matter issue about which I know he is passionate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I am working from a list drawn up by the Cathaoirleach and have added one name. If anyone else wishes to indicate, I ask them to please do so if they are not already on the list.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator O'Donovan. To preserve a level of party rotation, I call Senator Gavan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I look forward to visiting that museum soon. There were horrendous mass evictions in that area. It was one of the most remarkable and horrendous events of the Famine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Nobody might misinterpret the love of scholarship and research on the part of Senators Murphy and Dolan as parochialism. It is purely about the project.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Now, I hope, the penultimate word to Senator Ahearn.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I spoke too soon in respect of the penultimate speaker.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that. The issue was the subject of a Commencement matter. We all associate ourselves with those remarks. They are particularly poignant in my case as I am from that area. I thank Senator Ó Donnghaile. I am delighted to see that my friend and colleague Senator Buttimer is present to act in his natural role as Leader.Members should note that I stressed he is a natural...

Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator McGahon for his contribution and for the personal anecdotes. I call on the co-sponsor of the Bill, Senator Garvey.

Seanad: Childcare Provision: Statements (17 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator McGreehan for her contribution and for recounting her interesting personal experiences of the system.

Seanad: Europe Day 2022: Statements (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate in that it is a recognition of our maturity within the EU, a celebration of its success and a level of reflection on the future. It is a worthwhile exercise in that regard. The sad backdrop to this debate is that we have war in Europe. That is outside of the control of the EU, but it is a tragedy. We must remain...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Amendments Nos. 92 and 93 are related. Amendment No. 93 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 92. Amendments Nos. 92 and 93 may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Does the Minister wish to respond?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Does Senator Higgins wish to sum up?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Does the Senator accept that?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Does the Senator wish to withdraw the amendment?

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Amendments Nos. 94 and 95 are related. Amendment No. 95 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 94. Amendments Nos. 94 and 95 will be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.