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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: I am okay. I do not have the context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: I am okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: It goes without saying, as my great friend Deputy Brennan said, that we all want to pass the legislation and abhor what is happening. That is all a given. For the benefit of the public watching, insofar as people are, will Ms Ní Ghrálaigh explain again how the International Court of Justice trumps the EU and how it is superior in terms of case law and precedent? I would like her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: Are institutions specifically named?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: If we work on that premise, then, where does Article 24 restrict the manoeuvrability of individual member states? How does it restrict us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: But there is no clear direction on services. Is that the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: Is it the case there is no clear direction on services? Does this arise from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: That is fine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: Retailers are the lifeblood of all our communities, sponsoring virtually everything and creating local jobs, particularly for students during the summer holidays, etc. We should support our small retailers in every way possible. One of the biggest threats to them is smuggling of illicit goods and selling them outside the normal retail chain. The biggest example of this is in the tobacco...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter, which is important to the people I represent. I thank the Minister for coming in to take the question in person and give it the seriousness it deserves. I have lived in the Bailieborough area for more than roughly 30 years and in all of that time, there has been a speech and language service available to parents in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for that. I accept her bona fides and accept that she is doing everything possible to increase the number of speech and language therapists. The issue here, however, is that this has been centralised and moved from the villages and the small towns. The Minister might say that is because of a lack of speech and language therapists. There are enough there at the moment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister of State has said that new procedures have been introduced to achieve greater efficiency and oversight. Will he just explain what the new procedures are, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister of State said on the second page of his presentation that the OPW works hard to ensure efficiency and, to support the greater efficiency and oversight, new procedures have been introduced. What are the new procedures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister of State said that the OPW has an updated project management system. He might explain what that is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister of State said that the OPW follows infrastructure guidelines. What are those? I will tell the Minister of State what prompts the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: For procurement guidelines and financial spending?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: What prompts the question, and I will move on to something different then, is that in 2015 a new Garda station was approved for Bailieborough town in County Cavan. It is a very good job, it is in progress, it is lovely and it will be good. There is no issue there with the quality of what I have seen. I am not expert but it looks good. However, the station will not be open until next year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: It has been crazy. It is a case in point, and these repeat themselves. We should try to bring them forward and have quick and efficient delivery. The Minister of State was with me and other colleagues in the mid-Cavan area several years ago during the very bad winter with all the rains. When there is significant rain which, unfortunately, is a feature of winters now and will be as it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State.