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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting eight months for a decision to be made in respect of his appeal of a rejected application for the working family payment; if he is aware of the undue hardship and distress this causes the appellant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 255. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of working family payment applications received; the number of working family payment applications awarded; the number of working family payment applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks from date of application submission to award in the first instance; the number of working family payment applications...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 292 of 10 April 2025 and 1418 of 29 April 2025, without mentioning or outlining “child benefit”, whether all parents or guardians of newly adopted children under 18 are eligible for the new baby grant, regardless of the child’s age on date of placement; if there...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to publish internal documents specifying particular protocols used by deciding officers to award applications for social welfare income payment beyond just the publicly available operational guidelines; in particular if he could publish the ‘homeless protocol’; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I will start by thanking the Deputies for bringing forward this motion. I also genuinely commend the Minister of State for delivering that script with a straight face. I was quite shocked by what I heard. You would honestly think that it was worth celebrating that the Government had promised ten days' paid statutory sick leave and is now cutting that in half. You would think workers would...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue which would be raised in the event of levies (details supplied), in tabular form. [24528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue that would be raised in the event of VAT increases (details supplied) and for this information to be provided in tabular form. [24529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the services for persons of all ages with physical and intellectual disabilities based in Lusk; if she can outline in detail plans for future services; the stage these plans are at; the estimated timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of the number of persons of all ages living in Lusk with physical and intellectual disabilities who require services who are registered with the HSE; the number that receive services locally; the number that have to travel to neighbouring towns for services, in tabular form; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with liver disease in Ireland in each of the years, 2014-2024, by gender, in tabular form. [24526/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (14 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 40 years diagnosed with liver disease in Ireland in each of the years, 2014-2024, by gender, in tabular form. [24527/25]

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I was the first person in my family to go to university and this is something I am incredibly proud of. Being able to access third level education had a transformative impact on my life. I am the living proof of the impact third level education can have. The transformative potential of third level education should be available to every single person. Every young person should have the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 798. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is any plan to implement recommendation No. 12 from the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands, Report on Means Testing in the Social Welfare System in Ireland, October 2024 (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 800. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of the average processing time, average appeal processing times, the number of applications that were successful, the number of applications rejected, the number of rejected applications appealed, the number of appeals granted, and the average length of time from application to final decision,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (13 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 994. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that due to delays in funding approval for certain service users, an organisation (details supplied) must pay out of pocket to provide meals and that there is no mechanism by which the organisation can back-date funding once approval comes through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23983/25]

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Social Democrat Deputies for tabling the motion this afternoon and giving us a chance to have this discussion. Similar to Deputy O'Rourke, as well as being a parliamentarian I am a parent. It is a long time since I had a child in primary school but in order for her to be able to attend an Educate Together school I had to fight very hard simply to get her a place. This is the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (8 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on proposed Gaeltacht service plans. [14506/25]

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend my colleague, Deputy Claire Kerrane, on the motion this evening and on all the work she has done inasmuch as has been outlined. We were the only party that went to the electorate with a credible, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan to deliver affordable public childcare. At the last election, both of the parties of Government, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - I am not sure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced 28 April 2025 under the National Fares Strategy; the amount by which a child’s fare from Skerries to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments under the National Fares...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a recent staffing allocation decision for the 2025-2026 school year that has resulted in the loss of a mainstream class teacher at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22468/25]