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Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: I heard the Acting Chairman's comment and I will not give a Second Stage speech or repeat all the known harm that alcohol causes when it is abused. This is a good day for public health. I commend the Minister and all those who participated. I commend Senator Ged Nash and all those he mentioned who have gone before. I imagine it was only an oversight but I wish to mention Deputy Marcella...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: This shows how difficult some public health legislation can be. Yet, as I have stated previously, good public health legislation will save many more lives over many years than any hospital wing, computed tomography scan or other politically attractive action that gives immediate gratification. Long after those facilities have waned and gone, health policy stays on. I look forward to...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I support my colleague, Senator Lawlor, in asking the Minister to come in to debate renewable energy and our obligations in that regard. He and I have raised on several occasions the many wonderful sheds around the country that could be covered with solar panels and photovoltaic panels to generate electricity. A lot of work has been done in Germany on using land with elevated platforms for...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (26 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House again. I also welcome this Bill because while it is highly technical, it is, as others have said, essential in terms of modernising our system for today's world. There are many aspects of this Bill which I welcome and Senator Mullen has mentioned two of them. One is the change in the courts system so that one can go to a lower court for minor...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (26 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: In deference to your comments, a Chathaoirligh, about the motion in the other House I will say only that I support what my colleague, Senator Gabrielle McFadden, has said. Sinn Féin is playing the man and not the ball and would be better advised to come up with policies. I too wish to be associated with the comments about the Tidy Towns competition and the great work that is done by...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I also want to raise the issue of BusConnects. I am aware the Minister will be here after the Order of Business and I hope that in his address on Project Ireland 2040 this issue will be a central part of it. This goes to the core of what good governance is about in terms of planning. I do not wish to be critical of anybody but there is a sense among Dubliners that this plan seems to...

Seanad: Project 2040 and Transport Matters: Statements (20 Sep 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The issue of transport is a very important as our population grows and our economy expands. I welcome the Minister's comments on the metro and the electrification of the DART service to Drogheda. However, in the interim, we could invest in hybrid trains that would deliver increased frequency before the line is fully electrified. That would be very...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: I have raised this issue on the Order of Business a number of times. It concerns the cost of doing business in Ireland. The committee launched a report yesterday and one of the three big things we dealt with was the rising cost of insurance. Some businesses are finding it impossible to continue, while others can no longer expand because of increased premiums, some of which have doubled in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Insurance Costs (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: I thank the Minister for his reply. I hope a Garda fraud squad for insurance is set up, although I am not vexed as to whether it is funded by the insurance industry or otherwise. Businesses are struggling in this country and SMEs, which are the backbone of our economy, are afraid to expand because they are not sure what their insurance premiums will be next year. We have nearly reached...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: Yesterday I attended the launch of the Asthma Society of Ireland's prebudget submission. The society has issued a small booklet which contains some startling information. Some 470,000 people in Ireland suffer from asthma, including one in five children. One person dies every week as a result of asthma. Many of these deaths are preventable. The society has asked for a number of things,...

Seanad: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the Bill. As others have said, it is very important legislation. The Bill is quite lengthy and the Minister has given a very easy to understand précis of it. Some of the briefing was quite opaque, to be frank. Having said that, the Bill is very welcome. We are still suffering the scars of the financial crisis and the performance of...

Seanad: Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo. I am delighted to welcome this very good Bill. As the Minister said, it is technical, short and to the point. It comes about as a result of a court case. The IDA does not just do a good job; it does a great job. It is a jewel in the crown of the country and the envy of many other nations in its success rate in...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: At this time of year, especially with the sun shining, it might seem strange to raise this subject, but it is one I have raised many times. Every winter there is flooding and coastal erosion, and nowhere more so than in The Burrow in Portrane. One family has had to abandon their home there, 13 other families face the same prospect and two businesses will also have to leave unless action is...

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018: Second Stage (5 Jul 2018)

James Reilly: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus an Bille tábhachtach seo. I welcome the Bill because it is a very good step in the right direction. As others have done, I acknowledge the tremendous work done by carers in this country. They provide care out of regard and love in many instances for those for whom they care. Others do so through a commitment of wanting to help others....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

James Reilly: I wish to raise an issue I have raised several times here in the House. It concerns the lack of guidelines relating to solar farms. At a time when we are facing such huge fines from Europe for our carbon emissions, clearly solar farms would be a huge addition to reducing that bill yet we do not have any national guidelines and local authorities are refusing planning permission for these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

James Reilly: I thank Dr. Quinn for her presentation. I congratulate the Department on all the work it has done. The employment figures speak for themselves. That the recovery is taking place across the country speaks for itself. Also, it is not a Dublin-centric recovery, as has often been stated, because more jobs were created outside of the Dublin region last year. I want to take the opportunity to...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)

James Reilly: I would like to be associated with Senator Nash's motion - I look forward to contributing on it later - on those who were treated so poorly by our State prior to 1993. I was not going to address the following issue because I am always very reluctant to interfere in the affairs of other nations. I grew up in a country that admires America. I have admired much about its ethos, its...