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Mr Joseph O'REILLY (Ireland, EPP/CD)

Photo member

Representative
Senator
Fine Gael

Seanad Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland

www.joeoreilly.ie

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

05/06/2026 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development PACE General Rapporteur urges Israeli authorities to respect the rights of Palestinian children 08/04/2026 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development PACE General Rapporteur urges Israel to immediately release unlawfully detained healthcare workers from Gaza 02/03/2026 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development PACE rapporteur urges Israel to lift the ban on NGO access to the Palestinian territories 30/01/2026 - Session PACE decides to close the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia 10/12/2025 - Monitoring Committee proposes to close post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party since 11/10/2018
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 08/02/2018 to 10/10/2018
  • Vice-Chairperson: Group of the European People's Party from 25/04/2012 to 07/02/2018
  • Member: Group of the European People's Party from 21/01/2008 to 24/04/2012

In the Assembly

  • since 03/10/2011 Representative - Ireland
  • from 21/01/2008 to 03/10/2011 Substitute - Ireland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 28/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (since 22/01/2024)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 22/04/2013 to 23/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (since 23/01/2012)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 03/10/2011 to 22/01/2012)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 03/10/2011 to 14/09/2020)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (from 21/01/2008 to 23/01/2012)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (since 01/10/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 28/01/2025 to 06/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 28/01/2025 to 06/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 26/01/2021 to 26/01/2025)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/01/2019 to 29/01/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 20/03/2018 to 23/01/2019)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 26/01/2017 to 24/01/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Children (from 24/01/2017 to 27/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development (from 24/01/2017 to 27/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (from 13/10/2016 to 14/09/2020)
  • Vice-Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy (from 30/01/2014 to 27/01/2016)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy (from 23/01/2013 to 25/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (since 23/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on International Economic Relations (from 06/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on the Media (from 21/01/2008 to 03/10/2011)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize (from 21/01/2008 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Energy (from 21/01/2008 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Mr Garret AHEARN (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 07/04/2025 to 22/05/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/01/2025 to 06/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 27/01/2025 to 06/04/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Róisín GARVEY (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 15/09/2020 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Maura HOPKINS (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 10/10/2016 to 14/09/2020)
  • Alternate of Ms Maureen O'SULLIVAN (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr John Paul PHELAN (Member): (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 03/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Cecilia KEAVENEY (Member): (Former) Committee on Culture, Science and Education (from 23/11/2007 to 03/10/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Róisín GARVEY (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 23/01/2023 to 22/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Róisín GARVEY (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Alternate of Ms Deirdre CLUNE (Full Member): Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter (from 24/01/2013 to 26/01/2014)
  • Alternate of Ms Maureen O'SULLIVAN (Full Member): Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Ms Deirdre CLUNE (Member): Sub-Committee on Social and Economic Rights (from 24/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Alternate of Mr John Paul PHELAN (Member): Sub-Committee on Development Issues (from 06/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Kathryn REILLY (Member): Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development (from 04/10/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Alternate of Ms Cecilia KEAVENEY (Chairperson): Sub-Committee on Youth and Sport (from 26/01/2011 to 03/10/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Cecilia KEAVENEY (Chairperson): Sub-Committee on Youth and Sport (from 23/11/2007 to 24/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Cecilia KEAVENEY (Member): Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development (from 23/11/2007 to 03/10/2011)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/06/2026 | 18:43:14 Thank you, President. Congratulations to our rapporteurs. The main conclusion of the report before us is that there is a clear abuse and non-existence of law rights in Iran. This is manifested in mass arrests of protesters, detention without trial, abuse, torture and extensive use of the death penalty. This systematic suspension of human rights is wrong. The report correctly recommends that our government should be proactive, as must our Council of Europe through the Parliamentary Assembly of... 29/01/2026 | 19:54:06 Thank you, Madam President. It falls to me now to make a few valedictory remarks. I want at the outset to thank our professional colleague from the Monitoring Committee Secretariat, Ms Agnieszka NACHILO, for her incisive intellect and her academic prowess that she brought to bear professionally on our work. I want to thank my colleague Ms Sibel ARSLAN, who was an excellent co-rapporteur. The North Macedonian delegation who showed us nothing but courtesy and painstaking efforts to give us... 29/01/2026 | 19:12:50 In terms of preventing and controlling corruption, the authorities have implemented numerous measures to fulfil the recommendations of the Group of States Against Corruption. Nevertheless, corruption remains widespread throughout the public sector, suggesting that the measures taken so far have not been effective. The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption is doing its utmost to investigate corruption and report on cases of conflict of interest, but it still lacks the technical... 28/01/2026 | 11:17:40 Thank you (off mic), President, As I rise to speak, as I rise to speak on this excellent report, I am proud to have been involved in youth participation projects, bringing youth organisations and individuals from Ireland here to the Hemicycle in Strasbourg and to a subsequent youth conference in Rome. The late, great Baroness Doreen E. Massey from the UK and Ms Elena Bonetti from Italy were centrally involved then too. We need a well-informed, motivated, idealistic, active youth as a bulwark... 27/01/2026 | 18:22:31 Thank you, President. We must, at the start, we must maintain strong diplomatic efforts to achieve peace and an immediate ceasefire. And those diplomatic efforts should include the leadership of the Council of Europe, obviously. The diplomatic efforts must be paralleled by strict enforcement of the targeted sanctions already in place. We should constantly review the sanctions and increase and improve the sanctions. And we will have to make personal sacrifices where necessary to achieve that...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

23/06/2026 | Doc. 16444 | Committee Opinion Violent pornography: a test for human rights 08/01/2026 | Doc. 16317 | Report Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia 27/03/2024 | Doc. 15954 | Report The protection of children against online violence 06/04/2023 | Doc. 15737 | Report The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by San Marino 15/02/2022 | Doc. 15454 | Report Addiction to prescribed medicines

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

23/06/2026 | Doc. 16445 | Motion for a resolution Protecting the right to education in Gaza 08/10/2024 | Doc. 16062 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening freedom of expression: an imperative for the consolidation and development of democratic societies 02/10/2024 | Doc. 16057 | Written declaration Hold Kazakhstan accountable for its transnational and domestic repression 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15915 | Written declaration Iran: people's rights against repression

Votes on adopted texts

23/06/2026 | Doc. 16424, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Serbia 23/06/2026 | Doc. 16413, vote on the draft text for resolution Democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iran 29/01/2026 | Doc. 16315, vote on the draft text for resolution For a ban on conversion practices 29/01/2026 | Doc. 16317, vote on the draft text for resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia 25/06/2025 | Doc. 16210, vote on the draft text for resolution Global peace under threat: halting the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and addressing the wider conflict in the Middle East