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Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: No, there is nothing-----

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: In fairness, I ask Members to be quiet and respectful.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask Members to allow Senator Mullen finish.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Senator Gavan will be able to respond in a minute.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Can we abandon the discussion at this point?

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask Senator Mullen to conclude. He was given a lot of time and did very well. We are making the same arguments in circles.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister will respond later. Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that. I wish to make it clear to Members that because of the gravity and sensitivity of the issue, I was trying to achieve a respectful and calm debate so that it did not turn into something it should not, and we are doing our best. We are trying to achieve that. Before Senator Hoey takes the Chair, it would be in order to let Senator Gavan respond to the specific issue...

Seanad: Uyghur Tribunal: Motion (9 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also thank the Independent group of Senators for tabling this motion. It is an important discussion. There has clearly been a breakdown of human rights in Xinjiang province. A systematic effort is under way to destroy a culture, a heritage and a way of life. While there is not full extermination under way, through...

Seanad: Uyghur Tribunal: Motion (9 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Senators McDowell and Boyhan have been appointed tellers for the Níl side. As no tellers have been nominated for the Tá side, I declare the question to be decided in the negative. The amendment is accordingly defeated.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, who is my friend and a former colleague for many years in the parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe, where he was highly respected. He made a big impact at the Council of Europe, as Senator Mullen will testify. We are not surprised by subsequent events.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

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

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I want to be associated with the kind words of Senators Murphy and Keogan regarding Leona Maguire. On a personal level, her grand aunt was my primary school teacher and like Leona, she too was a lovely lady. Thankfully, she is still with us and is very active in our community. Her daughter is teaching here in Dublin. I want to acknowledge that wonderful family.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I associate myself with Senator Byrne's remarks directed to our colleague, Senator Buttimer.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The last word today is with Senator Conway.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Leader.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman and Deputy Brady for facilitating me. I do not have a question on the presentations as such, which were very clear, but I want to acknowledge and express my appreciation and admiration for the work our guests do, both collectively and individually. It is a valid point to make that while there is an absence of opportunity generally, it is a particular problem for young...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Review of Workplace Arrangements: Department of Foreign Affairs (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome our guests. Why did the work event take place in an open-plan area? I presume there was a significance to that. The question has been asked, but will the Secretary General restate that all the social distancing issues arose during a few minutes surrounding the taking of a photograph? Is that what he is suggesting? Because the Minister is sometimes wrongly implicated in this...