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Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: Perhaps slots of three and a half and one and a half minutes but we will be as quick as we can. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to focus on the planned coastal and castle greenway from Sutton to Balbriggan in County Dublin. Many in this House will have heard me speak about a coastal greenway for Fingal for a long time because Fingal does not just have a wonderful...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: I support the FSU's call for the right of workers to disconnect their emails and phones when they finish their working day. In my work as a doctor, I see the amount of work related stress that is now presenting itself in many of my patients. I hope Government will listen and take on board what has been said, which seems to me to be an obvious and natural right. The town of Balbriggan has...

Seanad: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House again. Any time she comes here, she comes with Bills that are invariably supported. This is yet another. It is welcome and timely that we increase the funding available to IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland when we face such serious threats owing to what is happening across the water and the likelihood of a disorderly Brexit....

Seanad: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second and Subsequent Stages (10 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law and Trade Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the witnesses. I have experience of the former Competition Authority prior to my time in politics. The Competition Authority was the predecessor to the CCPC. The answer to my first question should be "Yes". Does the CCPC monitor the activity of producer organisations to ensure competition law is being adhered to? If so, how? What criteria does it use? On the beef and...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Bill and all the work the Minister and his Department have done to get us to this point. It is fitting that this is the last Bill to be discussed this session and that a sitting was held to ensure that happened. I do not want to allow the opportunity to pass without emphasising something that all of the women affected by this issue have emphasised. I commend them on their...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I would like to be associated with the comments of others on the sad passing of Brendan Grace and Noel Whelan. Both men made a significant contribution to Irish life in very different ways. The issue I wish to raise today is one which would have been close to the heart of John Bailey, who also passed away recently. He was a councillor who was very much involved in watching housing...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: That was unnecessary.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I will not delay the House but I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for her hard work in securing this Bill. There are many good provisions in it that protect teachers, young people and adults who come here to learn English. A matter close to my heart is that the RCSI will have university status in this country, something it has enjoyed around the world for many decades.

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: It is very important from the perspective of its international credibility that it should be recognised as a university here. I thank the Minister of State and the Department for the work done. I congratulate Professor Cathal Kelly and his team on all the work they put in and thank all the Members for their support. This is important for the college, which is a major contributor not just...

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I thank Senator Lawlor for allowing me this opportunity. I welcome the Minister of State and the Bill. As we all know, rates are essential. I will raise a number of issues if I may. A public crèche does not pay any rates whereas a private crèche does. In Fingal there is a very young population, great demand on crèche spaces, and not enough crèches. Parents struggle...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: With respect, the Senator is well over his time.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I wish to raise a number of important issues in the short time I have. Do I have four minutes?

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: That is even less time than I had anticipated.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his speech and the accompanying written text.I want to pick up on a few comments colleagues have made. Electric vehicles will become more affordable, not less affordable; that is the nature of all technology. The Government is doing the right thing in supporting people who buy them. As time goes by, the smaller city cars will become ever cheaper. I...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: Nobody interrupted the Senator. The Minister has made it very clear that this process is flexible and can deliver, and from that delivery we can learn and from that learning we can refine and modify as time goes by; nothing stays stationary, as we know. Members referred to electric car technology and batteries. A lot of research is being done on graphene, which will allow batteries to have...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: We, of course, have a shared interest in them because of their impact on the environment and we should listen to each other, but to suggest otherwise is not just disingenuous but plain wrong. Earlier, a Senator talked about educating young people on this. Younger people have taken this on board in a major way and there is great potential for an educational facility in Skerries. With its...

Seanad: EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: There may be a difficulty if the Minister has other commitments.

Seanad: EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: I am bemused by the Sinn Féin presentation today. On the one hand, Senator Mac Lochlainn espouses a great love for climate, yet his colleague and leader in the House, Senator Conway-Walsh, then gives out about special areas of protection and designations that protect our environment. That shows the confusion that pertains in this House and elsewhere when it comes to Sinn Féin policy.

Seanad: EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

James Reilly: As the Minister has pointed out, we need to go through this deal in detail. There are many aspects of it, affecting many parts of our community, not just rural Ireland and the beef sector but other parts of the rural economy such as the dairy sector. Of course we should be concerned about our beef producers and should protect them. We need time to examine this deal to see how we can...