Results 1-7 of 7 for revert speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Jan 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...the legislation protects them and does not prevent such activity in any way. We need to use the 2018 wording. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has raised this matter and it was reflected in the committee. The ICCL has recommended: the advancement of human rights to have a meaningful impact in [real terms], it will be necessary for the regulator to revert to the original 2018...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Dr. Singh. I will revert to my initial question. Under the Green Paper, people in level 3 "will have to engage with the Intreo Public Employment Service and take up reasonable offers of places in training and employment programmes, and take up employment opportunities that are appropriate to their capacity and circumstances." If we shortened that sentence without changing the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (8 Feb 2023)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...transport system is unique. I had never come across it before. The rule states that in order to be eligible for the scheme, pupils must live more than 3.2 km from the school via a traversable route. The Department and Bus Éireann reverted with a diagram showing a traversable route that is not accessible by foot, bike or car in any legal or safe manner. It requires cars to go out...

Covid-19: Reframing the Challenge, Continuing our Recovery and Reconnecting: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...announced, that they would be kept under review. The Government, throughout this pandemic, has been keen to find a middle ground. Will the Minister and his colleague, the Minister, Deputy Foley, revert to NPHET and try to find a middle ground? Will they explore with NPHET how they can ensure schools will get the support they need to retain access to well-resourced public health teams,...

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...when the Minister told Sarah McInerney at 10 a.m. that blended learning would be a reality and later said on "Prime Time" that he would not accept a half return to school. The following day, the Taoiseach reverted to the previous position that not all students would return, at least at the same time. The Minister has now told us that the goal is the maximum return of students. While...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Markets in Financial Instruments Bill 2018: Committee Stage (31 May 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I appreciate that but, since the Minister of State represents the Government, he might revert to me or Deputy Doherty on this.

Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: ...trump that of the workers. Aside from au pairs, there is a great deal of unregulated childminding, some of which is relatively benign, but some of which involves exploitation and childminders being paid less than the minimum wage. This affects migrant and non-migrant workers and is an issue to which the House should revert. Mar sin ní féidir linn tacú leis an...