Results 1-20 of 993 for long speaker:James Reilly

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

James Reilly: ...I see nothing but improved patient safety coming from the role of the pharmaceutical assistant, who is there to help in terms of giving advice, helping with compliance and knowing patients over a long period. We have all been told how long most of these people have been practising. They have a right of expectation when they qualify and get a title that they would be allowed to practise...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: ...in this country. One need only look at those who have qualified in science, medicine and industry, including captains of industry. Let us give our children the best chance possible. A year is a long time in the life of a child. Nothing has happened concerning these five community schoolrooms that were supposed to be put in Skerries community college. Many children there do not have a...

Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)

James Reilly: ...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 coastline but castles and the additional benefit of a commuter rail service all along the way. Therefore, if cyclists get tired they can...

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

James Reilly: ...home development. I would like the Minister to outline some real projects to the House and to explain how the cost rental situation will work in practice, where homes will be available to rent for the long term for €1,200 per month. How will the affordable purchase scheme work? I am sure my Seanad colleagues would also like to have this information. The first application being...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: ..., sustainable banking model has worked for more than 200 years, including through two world wars, economic downturns and serious recessions. The bank is available to assist local regions. It has a long tradition of real banking, not just based on turning over property and profits. It is an old-style bank whose staff go to visit a person at a business or farm, assess risks and ability to...

Seanad: Judicial Council Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (20 Jun 2019)

James Reilly: ...of making a claim that there will be consequences, because there have not been to date. People think that if they try it on today and are found out, they can try again next month. This will no longer pertain and this message is very important. The CCTV provisions are also very important. They send a loud message to people that this will impact on them. I believe this was used as a...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

James Reilly: I thank Senator Byrne for allowing me to speak ahead of her because this is her area. I am very happy to the hear the Minister of State's contribution today and her decision is the result of a very long process that has been thorny and beset by many legal issues and difficulties. The wider effect of this, apart from the benefit to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, is a much...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Apr 2019)

James Reilly: ...news for 8,000 people speaks to the many other things that could be done in primary care but which are currently taking place in hospitals at great inconvenience for patients who must travel long distances. It is also a cause of pressure on hospital services. I welcome this deal and use the opportunity to call for further diagnostic services in general practice. I see my colleague,...

Seanad: Transport Matters: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister again. We had a long discussion here yesterday on another mode of transport. I welcome much of what he said in his contribution. Having listened to other speakers talk about aspiration, we as a Government would be the first to be criticised if we did not have plans in place before we acted. Nobody is more frustrated than I at the time it has taken to bring metro to...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

James Reilly: I just want to forewarn him of that. If he interrupts me, I will stay on my feet for as long as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion (19 Feb 2019)

James Reilly: No, I have been listening for a long time, for the last hour, and I have lots of questions. I thank the witnesses very much for coming in and I mean that genuinely. They have explained a lot of stuff that would not necessarily have been obvious to us. That is the first thing to say. A number of issues arise. I share Senator Humphreys's concern around management companies. Has the...

Seanad: Loneliness Task Force Report: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

James Reilly: I was preparing a long speech so I suppose it is just as well. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank my good colleague, Senator Swanick, for bringing this report before us. I am always struck by this issue. One of the most telling and poignant advertisements I have ever seen on a billboard was one pointing out that old age is not a problem, but that loneliness is. The...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

James Reilly: ...the service providers, Department of Health, HSE and others to provide the relevant services to the clients and, as appropriate, to keep over 55s and older, in their local communities and in independent living for as long as possible ; - to review the tax regulations and alter them to encourage and enable persons living in large homes inappropriate for their current needs to downsize to...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

James Reilly: ...want to be able to get into co-ops, and I believe there is a huge appetite. Earlier I referred to a meeting that took place in Skerries, which my colleague Councillor O'Leary attended, and how long ago it is was set up. They want to help themselves. They want the Government to give them a bit of help along the way but they want to be independent and help themselves. We mentioned...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

James Reilly: ...in the air quickly. Willow grows rapidly. It can be coppiced and used to fuel biomass burners. We have an expert on wind power in Skerries who I would love the Minister to meet. There is a long history there of producing power from wind. I could address all the issues relating to education buildings, hospitals, etc., but there are two important matters to mention. Microgeneration is...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

James Reilly: ...have used methodologies to deprive people of what they have paid for either for themselves or someone with whom they have close links. As the Minister mentioned, many retailers honour vouchers long after their expiry date. I recall listening to a man from Dundalk espousing that very point on the radio. Somebody walked into his shop after 28 years and he honoured the voucher. Inflation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)

James Reilly: ...come quickly and we do not have the necessary skills. Dr. Rigney asked if we should make them or rent them, in other words, do we hire or create our own? We must do both. It takes a long time to create our own through a training course. If we gear up, it will take a few years, but if the need is immediate, we must do both. I hope Dr. Rigney will agree with me. In the context of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (23 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: ...and 220 people turned up on the day. As a consequence of this, we have 102 children on a waiting list and 102 families terrified about their child and not knowing what to do. There is a similar situation with a long waiting list to get into the secondary school in Skerries. These are all in one catchment area. Not only can they not now go to school in their own town, they cannot go to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (23 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: ...the Department to enable the local council to act. I appeal to the Minister as I know that parents in both schools are extremely upset and very angry.While the next academic year, 2019-20, may seem a long way away, they have applied for places and have been declined. What the Minister's Department - the Department more than the Minister - will face if it does not act is a slew of section...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)

James Reilly: ..., safe accommodation for our students. I will be very happy to work with the Minister to ensure that we achieve this goal. There is no point in having a situation where people, having fought long and hard to have accommodation for their child at school, find that the accommodation is not safe.