Results 1,841-1,860 of 5,119 for speaker:Joe O'Reilly
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Senator Horkan's reference to this important, radical and vital departure gives me a cue. It would be remiss of me to let the evening pass without acknowledging that the Cathaoirleach, who is away on business today, has been very proactive and has led in creating this initiative, working it up and taking it right through. He has been in touch with MEPs and has played a vital role in this....
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Senator Boylan, a distinguished former MEP, will speak on behalf of Sinn Féin.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Of course. That is acceptable.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Senator Warfield is on the list for later. Does he still wish to speak now?
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: This is not part of the Senator's time; do not worry.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Higgins. The third phase of our dialogue is a two-minute response from each MEP. I would appeal to the MEPs, who are used to this in the Parliament anyway, to stick to the two minutes so that we can move into questions. I call on the MEP, Mr. Barry Andrews, to respond. It is not easy to respond to all that in two minutes.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Yes. We will wait until the very end to address the challenge outlined by Senator Boyhan that was referenced by Ms Daly.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Ms Fitzgerald. Now we move to questions. I will try to get everyone in. We have a very tight window, unfortunately, as per the decision of the House on the Order of Business, so I cannot alter the allocations. There are only 15 or 17 minutes to get the questions done. As a result, I ask Senators to please ask very succinct questions. If they ask their questions in a minute or as...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I call Mr. Andrews, MEP. To try to get everyone in, maybe one or two MEPs could answer each question and then we could move on.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Andrews. I will rotate the questions. If somebody has a specific objection to an answer given by a colleague, it can be taken the next time. Otherwise we will not get the questioners in. I call Senator Mary Seery Kearney.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I call Ms Fitzgerald. If anyone objects to a colleague's answer, he or she can give an answer later.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: That is to ensure there is a balance.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: A succinctly made point. I call Mr. Cuffe.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Cuffe. The point well taken. I ask that MEPs reference a question that they did not get to comment on as Mr. Cuffe did there. I call Senator Warfield.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I call Senator Ruane.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: It occurs to me that maybe we could take two questions at a time and see if we can get through some questions and then rotate the responses among the MEPs, if the MEPs are agreed.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: I will ask Mr. Andrews to answer that and the others can comment in their own time later.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: We have two questions of one-minute each.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: On this round, we may take three questions and have three responses for each. The next question is Senator Ahearn.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)
Joe O'Reilly: Each MEP will have four minutes to respond. I ask them to make note of the questions posed and to respond to them within their four-minute slot. That is the only way we will be able to allow everyone to contribute this evening.