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Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 19: In page 9, to delete lines 32 to 37.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment no. 21: In page 11, to delete lines 1 to 31. Was amendment No. 20 ruled out of order?

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I ask the Minister for a note on this so that we can consider it further. I will withdraw amendment No. 21 on the basis we get a note from the Minister.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I would tend to agree with Deputy Coppinger. It is quite usual. It is in no way outrageous or unusual to suggest that legislation would be reviewed. In fact, it would be quite arrogant of any Minister to come in and suggest that he or she is capable of writing legislation that should be immune to any review. The clause is a reasonable one. I understand why amendments are ruled out of...

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: The amendment is being pressed.

Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (25 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Removing the saver clause from the 2025 legislation would no longer be necessary if the Bill was amended in line with amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, which we have already discussed. Such an amendment would restore the entitlement of divorced and separated persons.

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: The constitutional convention met in 2013 to consider the issue of voting rights for citizens living outside outside this State. A clear majority backed voting rights for citizens in presidential elections. Sinn Féin first tabled legislation to give effect to this recommendation in 2014. The Bill passed First and Second Stages and we have retabled it in every Dáil since. A...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a series of one-off houses. They are not all together. There is one block then a number of individual houses. I will provide the details to the Taoiseach's office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: There are people in my constituency living in homes that are falling down around their ears. Their homes are literally falling apart. People are doing their best in terms of minor repairs to stop bits of the walls and roof from falling down. The Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 allows for country councils to be admitted to the remediation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You can hear him on the record.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: You did.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Obviously not.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Good morning everybody, and I welcome you to the public session of our meeting. I will read some formal notices. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit members to participate where...

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Deering. I am going to open it to the committee now. Members can raise their hands if they have a question or comment. I call Deputy Brendan Smith.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Of course. I am not going to turn the timers on but I will give people about ten minutes. We have plenty of time.

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Engagement with the Office of the Ombudsman (24 Jun 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I share Deputy Smith's concerns. It is incredibly frustrating for people who have a legitimate query and cannot find somewhere to bring it. I welcome the fact the Office of the Ombudsman advertises its phone number. I know I am not alone in having a large number of people coming to my constituency office who say all they wanted was to talk to a person, and that if they could speak to a...