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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I would like to raise two issues this morning. I am concerned by today's revelation that thousands of radiological examinations reported in hospitals across the country have had to be reviewed. It is understood that these scans were reported on by three locum consultant radiologists in seven different hospitals and that at least one patient has had a delayed diagnosis of cancer as a result....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Migration Policy and Current Situation in Mediterranean Sea: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome all of the contributors and will keep my comments brief. Mr. Killoran asked what Ireland could do and spoke about migration being a positive and permanent reality. Perhaps the contributors might explain how we could persuade the public that migration was a positive and permanent reality. That links with Mr. Killoran's point about ensuring the responsibility to accept migrants is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (23 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: The matter of Bailieborough Garda station has been raised in this and the other House on several occasions, as well as in the council chambers in County Cavan. A new Garda station was needed in Bailieborough for quite some time because the current building on Barrack Street is in disrepair and is not suitable for the workload of the Garda district headquarters. Gardaí require modern...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (23 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. It is somewhat ironic that she is in Templemore when we are discussing working conditions for gardaí, particularly those now coming out of the college. I am concerned that we cannot indicate when the process will be completed and that no site will be identified. This would mean...

Seanad: National Council for Special Education Inclusion Support Services: Statements (22 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of the comments that I was going to make have already been made, and therefore I will be as brief as possible. Also, a number of Senators have indicated their wish to speak. Sinn Féin generally supports the idea of the new inclusion support services if it improves service delivery. However, we are conscious that the make-up of the new...

Seanad: Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2015: Second Stage (22 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. Nobody denies that community benefit requirements and social clauses in public contracts can only work in the best interests of the local community. They are a way of supporting the development of local economies and can lead to the promotion of social goals. For example, they can help to protect the environment or support the disadvantaged. Most...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House and apologise in advance if I am not present to hear his response because I have to attend a committee meeting. Sinn Féin supports this legislation. Merger of the agencies concerned is a reasonable and sensible proposal. It is important we have joined-up transport infrastructure that works in harmony to provide a service not only for commuters but...

Seanad: Department of Social Protection Payment Methods: Statements (2 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I will keep my contribution brief as much of what I was going to say has been articulated by previous speakers. The core of the discussion relates to the fact that the Department wrote to a number of social welfare recipients encouraging them to have their payments made directly to their bank accounts and making them aware of the option of that...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Act 2014 (Effective Date for Certain Bodies) Order 2015: Motion (2 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I thank the Leader for amending the Order of Business to allow me to contribute. I will be brief. At a time when there is a need for greater transparency in public bodies, some have found it perplexing that for bodies such as the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal there will be an effective date for freedom of information requests, as mentioned, of 14 October...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I second the amendment proposed by my colleague, Senator Ó Clochartaigh, on the humanitarian crisis in the direct provision system. I am from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan. While Paddy O'Reilly never came back to us, to reference the song, we have had a multicultural society in Ballyjamesduff for the past number of years. I welcome all of...

Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: That is right. The aim of the PolskaÉire festival was to champion the diversity that the Polish people bring to Ireland. I congratulate the Minister of State and his Department on achieving that aim. I said I would not labour too long on certain points because my colleague has already highlighted some of the issues, especially the direct provision system.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I thank the Minister for being in the Chamber to take this matter. I appreciate his attendance and taking the time from his busy schedule. The issue in hand is the local improvement scheme which has been raised with me not only by people who live in the area I come from but also by local councillors. The scheme is the method by which people living in rural areas have roads replaced where...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (31 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I and my party will be supporting this legislation. I, too, wish to express my disappointment that we will not be having a referendum to reducing the voting age to 16 but I acknowledge that in the other House the Government accepted legislation that my party put forward on the Friday sitting. The lowering of the age for presidential candidates...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House and lend my support to this legislation and to the referendum. Two weeks ago I had the privilege of sharing the stage at our party Ard-Fheis with a spokesperson for LGBT equality, Sinead Murray. She shared her story with us of how, last year, her brother asked the father of the woman he loved for permission to take her hand in marriage. She then asked...

Seanad: Report of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly on Cross-Border Police Co-operation and Illicit Trade: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to be clear at the outset, in that those involved in fuel laundering or the destruction of our environment through the dumping of toxic sludge are criminals. Those involved in smuggling tobacco or any other product are criminals. Those involved in stealing farm equipment or animals are criminals. Those criminals are absolutely no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome Sir Bill Cash. I might have to leave early to be in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: Let me pick up on the last points made by Sir Bill Cash, the main theme of whose contribution this afternoon was the central question of the restructuring of the European Union. He commented on democratic accountability and "structural change in the architecture of the EU to return ultimate decision making" to national parliaments. He referred also to the over-domination of one country, an...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I support the amendment. My colleague, Senator Cullinane, tabled this amendment as well. It is non-contentious and self-explanatory in terms of accessibility of hearings for those with a disability. I, too, am keen to hear what the Minister of State has to say and whether it is provided for in other legislation. There is no harm in having it stated explicitly in this Bill. It would only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: Professor Maher suggested that a mini Schengen arrangement might be the best option for the UK and Ireland should the UK leave the EU. What would such an agreement look like, and would it affect measures such as the joint visa arrangements agreed between Ireland and the UK in 2014 to allow visitors from long haul markets such as China and India to move freely between the two jurisdictions?...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tax Reliefs Application (26 Feb 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. I raised this issue during the course of the debate on the Finance Bill 2014 and want to delve into it a little further with the Minister of State. When I raised it initially with him in the context of recommendations tabled on Committee Stage, he said the relief was designed to encourage active farmers to productively use lands inherited and that, as such,...

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