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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Sula dtosaíonn an chéad chainteoir, gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht a fhocal deasa níos luaithe. Is cúis áthais dom é a bheith leis na Seanadóirí inniu agus beirt bhall de Pharlaimint na hEorpa in éineacht linn, Mr. Colm Markey agus Ms Maria Walsh. Is aoibhinn liom iad a bheith anseo. Is tionscnamh tábhachtach dearfach...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Chambers for those remarks. We will wait for all the statements of Members to be made before the MEPs can incorporate their responses to that later into subsequent remarks. I acknowledge yet again the excellent work that Senator Chambers has done for this country and Parliament as Chair of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU. It is...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Kyne for his in-depth speech where he has raised a wide range of very important issues which will emerge again in questioning and summations by our guests. I now invite Senator Mullen to make some opening remarks on behalf of the Independent Group.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I now call on the leader of the Green Party in the Seanad, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, whose voice is very important here in the context of some of the remarks that have been made.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: The MEPs will have summation time at the end in which they might address the global questions being raised by the leaders. We will have the specific questions before then. They will also raise some of the same subjects. Our next speaker is a very distinguished member of the Seanad who was referred to by Ms Walsh, namely Senator Black. She is speaking on behalf of the Civil Engagement Group.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Black for that provocative and interesting contribution. I now move to questions and ask our MEPs if they might agree to hold back on the global themes until their concluding remarks. Perhaps they might answer the interlinking specific questions now. They will have two minutes to do that. Before inviting questions, I thank our colleagues for their contributions. Our MEPs...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Ms Walsh will also have two minutes but she is used to that.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I know Ms Walsh is joking, but we could reverse it next time.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: Our next speaker, from the Independent Group again, to ask what will no doubt be a very pertinent question, is Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: This is in order.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: We will for the next few questions reverse the order. I call Ms Walsh.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Markey for that. As I return to my list we are being scrupulously fair with this today. As per the list, I call our next speaker, Senator McGreehan, who is from another Border county too.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: It struck me as Senator McGreehan asked her question that we have an excellent attendance of colleagues and a real engagement by our two MEPs. I wonder if this will get the level of media attention that would be upon us were it to be otherwise. Let us hope that it will. We will start again with Ms Walsh.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Ms Walsh and call Mr. Markey.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Markey for that. I call Senator Ward.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: We will go in reverse now and I call on Mr. Markey to speak.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: We are all delighted to be associated with those comments. I was going to mention it at the outset. Senator Dolan is next but, in deference to party rotation, Senator O'Loughlin, who indicated earlier and was on the list, has arrived into the Chamber so I will take her question now, to be fair. I know Senator Dolan would want it that way.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Markey very much for that response and Senator Dolan for the initial question. Three people are offering to finish us off before we have the summation and Senator McGahon's final words. I propose to maintain a party rotational situation. We will, therefore, take Senators Martin, Currie and Pauline O'Reilly in that order. The answers will come in between; we have enough time to...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Martin. Ms Walsh is next on the rotation.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (22 Sep 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Senator very much. I appreciate that. I now call my colleague who has waited patiently, but who we know will make a quality interjection, Senator Currie.