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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Is deas an rud é a bheith ar ais ar an lá iontach geal seo. I will begin where my colleague left off by congratulating the Leader and wishing her and Jarlath the very best for Saturday. It is great news and we wish her well. I hope they have a great day and they get good weather for the photographs. If they get the weather, the two of them will make good photographs.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: The material is good, if the weather allows it. The greatest and most important challenge for us in the House is to create equality of opportunity and a level playing field for each of our citizens. Two recent initiatives have considerable potential in this regard. One is the book scheme from the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley's Department. I do not have the full details of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Progress and Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The Leas-Chathaoirleach summed up the view of the committee but we must go through it in more detail. I will first say something that is relevant but not strictly related to what has been said before coming back to the specific points raised. There has been some media focus on the very isolated and disgraceful objections to immigrants...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I join in the kind and properly good words to Noel Murphy. I had the privilege of working with him as a member of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence for some time. We all worked with him when he was Superintendent here.He is an absolute gentleman to work with. He has a lovely personality and easy manner and I want to be associated with wishing him a great retirement, as we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming the pupils, teachers and SNAs from St. Anne's National School in Bailieborough. I live beside St. Anne's. It is a wonderful school community and we in Bailieborough are very proud of it and the achievements of St. Anne's in so many areas. It is an excellent school for which the entire community feels ownership and pride. It is wonderful that they...

Seanad: Independent Review of the Handling of Past Complaints of Abuse in St John Ambulance Ireland: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Deputy Leader of the House and Fine Gael leader in the Seanad, Senator Doherty, and my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, for the work they have both done on this Private Members' motion and on its co-ordination and wording. It has our enthusiastic support. I express my gratitude. I will make a couple of general points and then focus on the motion. There are a number of reasons...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the House today, the proceedings on No. 3, statements on housing, shall be brought to a conclusion at 7.30 p.m., No. 4, statements on Inland Fisheries Ireland, shall be taken at 7.30 p.m. and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister. I congratulate him on his successes so far, his ambition for the future and his willingness to adapt the plan regarding public lands and the nursing home provisions.We should be completely flexible and anything that can be done to deal with things on a day-to-day basis should be done. Obviously, supply is key to getting people into houses, having competitive and...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (29 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the House today, No. 3, statements on housing shall be brought to a conclusion after 15 minutes, and No. 4, statements on Inland Fisheries Ireland shall be taken immediately thereafter and the proceedings thereon shall be brought to a conclusion after 60 minutes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Some days ago I had the pleasure of coming in here to welcome the Windsor agreement, and to appeal to the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, and, very importantly, the business community and civic society in Ulster to embrace the agreement and maybe impress upon the DUP leadership the importance of accepting it. As a Border person, I reiterate that plea to...

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I congratulate Senators Blaney and McGreehan on bringing forward the motion and on their exposition in respect of it. I welcome the victims' families to the Gallery. I met them briefly as I came in. Our hearts go out to them. They are very welcome, and they have all our support. I thank the Minister for indicating in his speech that he will meet the families and that process will be put...

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Now.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Now.

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Motion for Earlier Signature (9 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Is cúis áthais dom fáilte a fhearadh roimh an Aire Stáit agus mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil dó as a bheith ainmnithe mar Aire Stáit. Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh agus tá sé oiriúnach agus tuilte go mbeadh na ráitis seo againn. Tá saibhreas inár dteanga dhúchais agus...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: It is appropriate that Senator Wilson, a cousin of the legendary Fr. Des Wilson, is chairing this particular debate.

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: That is not without its own appropriateness. I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment to the crucial role of Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs. I also welcome the Sinn Féin motion. I agree with its sentiments and I congratulate Sinn Féin on putting it on the programme. At this juncture, I will appeal to the British...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement and Windsor Framework: Motion (8 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: I hope the Senator takes my advice. It is bizarre that people are so Dublin-centric and that people in that part of Ireland so rarely visit Belfast or Derry or want to go North. There has to be something to change that pulling downwards. That needs looking at in imaginative ways. It cannot be right that is the case. Even on something as simple as the use of Belfast International Airport,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Having watched the "RTÉ Investigates" programme last night, I had intended raising the issue but my colleague, Senator Currie, did so competently and eloquently. All I can say in that regard is that I fully agree with her. It is such a serious matter to have rogue practitioners in psychology, above all disciplines. We do not need them in any discipline but in psychology it is a horror...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: Maybe we could get some up-to-date figures.