Results 1-3 of 3 for tenet speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...without consent. It should not be necessary to clarify that there is no threat and no proposed threat to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland, given that this is enshrined as a central tenet of the Good Friday Agreement and is accepted by an outright majority of the people of this island, but I suggest we should restate it nonetheless. My personal view is that a hard border...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: ...delaying the Bill is to accept the amendments on Report Stage, draw up the statutory instruments and submit them to the European Union. During the previous debate on the Bill I outlined the basic tenets of the Fine Gael Party, namely, that we must support domestic production, ensure food production is not displaced by the production of raw materials for bio-fuels either in Ireland, where...

Seanad: Forthcoming Budget: Statements (26 Mar 2009)

Joe O'Reilly: ...future occasion. He has a particular interest and competence in this area and I will be happy to debate it with him. The philosophy that should guide the entire budgetary process has two essential tenets: it should be fair and it should look after the weak. It is not necessary to abandon these principles. I fully agree with Senator Hanafin that we must maintain our standing in the euro...