Results 141-160 of 1,071 for at speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flooding of Lough Funshinagh: Lough Funshinagh Group (26 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity. I welcome Councillor Fallon and his colleagues. I salute the work he has been doing on this for a long time. He knows I have a lot of family in the area and more than a passing interest. I have met him there and met the original family who were flooded. I was down at their house and have been at a number of them. I know a lot about this. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Food Crisis: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate the Vice Chair accommodating me. I hope colleagues will understand that I have to leave. We all want to indicate our support before we go wherever we have to go. We want to do more than that, if we can, later. I welcome the guests. It is good that they are here and that we hear this. As the Vice Chair said, we are hearing dramatic words. This is another step today. It...

Seanad: VAT Rate for Tourism and Hospitality Sectors: Statements (19 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is my pleasure to welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to the House. He is one our well-known alumni at this stage.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Young Voices on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I join with Senator Boyhan in welcoming all the representatives here. I thank the four people who spoke. The people I have heard were outstanding. I will hone in on two contributions, and I am sure my colleagues will have questions for Ms Anderson. I support all of Senator Boyhan's comments and I will not repeat most of what he has said. Like Mr. Taylor, I am a product of a...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland - Public Policy, Economic Opportunities and Challenges: Discussion (7 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Chair. I will put questions to be as quick as I can. On Dr. Bergin's presentation on education, we always understood from a historical perspective that it was the availability of work in the shipyards and elsewhere that made the Protestant community in Northern Ireland feel less of a need for education and value education less. Does Dr. Bergin detect a change in her research?...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vacant Properties (6 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Thank you Senator Cummins. I call on the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Fleming, to respond.

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: At the outset, I congratulate Senators Ó Donnghaile and Boylan for bringing forward this important matter. It is an important discussion that should be held in the Seanad. Well done to them on that. We will not be opposing the motion, as was anticipated correctly. We have no difficulty with this at all, in principle or in practice. The first thing I raise is that I assume this office...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I say this in a genuine, unpatronising and non-party political way, because I think there much consensus, that the Minister is bringing huge energy, commitment and ability to this task and that he is really giving it momentum. It is a necessary and important exercise and it is very much not before its time. The Minister was instrumental in this, because...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: That is all right once they cannot be identified at all.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The speeches today rival Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg for brevity.

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is apt that at this juncture that I welcome the young people in the Gallery, some of whom are from the Union of Students in Ireland. They are welcome.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The matter I raise is a continuation of a similar theme. Getting the maximum number of people housed is the issue. Housing for All, the Government's multi-annual, multi-euro programme, is aimed at improving Ireland's housing system and delivering more homes for all types of people with all types of housing needs. We are all aware in this House that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I could not agree more with the Minister of State's latter comments. The current guidelines came into operation in 1999. They have not been updated since 2009. That makes the review and updating of them very urgent. I am happy to note that there is commitment to immediate progress. We should be looking more at modular homes. We should look at timber-framed homes and at building up in...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Please speak to the specific amendments in the group. Senator Craughwell will be ready to come in at that stage. I did not think he would be silent for long.

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: 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 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: I thank Mr. Andrews for that summary. I will make a few general remarks by way of conclusion. First, I thank each MEP for being in the Seanad today, for making the effort and for preparing contributions. We, above all audiences they will have, appreciate what their lifestyle is like. Even at that we do not know how difficult it is to travel all the time. We very much appreciate the fact...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...sunny morning. It is my pleasure, privilege and honour to welcome the Belgian ambassador, H.E. Karen Van Vlierberge, to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. Tá fáilte Uí Cheallaigh romhat. Speaking on behalf of the Cathaoirleach, I want to say a few words on the national day of Belgium. Next week, on 21 July, Belgium and friends of Belgium will celebrate their national...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Deputy Leader. Before we conclude the Order of Business, Senator Higgins, who is always so factual and knows what she is talking about, is anxious to correct the record. What she discussed is tragic but she wants it noted that she made a mistake in saying that one person would die every five seconds in the Horn of Africa. She wants to correct the record to state that a person...