Results 7,161-7,180 of 12,734 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Sullivan might talk to his colleagues in the acute sector because they have desperate trouble recruiting nurses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I would like to make one very quick observation. Reference has been made to citizen and staff engagement. That excludes people who may not technically be citizens but are working in the health service. Perhaps the language could be altered slightly. I acknowledge exclusion was not intended. Has that had an impact or do the witnesses believe the full breadth and diversity of people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I was just struck by that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a further question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I refer to recruitment and the establishment of the new structures. How many staff members above grade 8 have been employed as part of the new structures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: As such, this is just a change in structures with no new staff to support it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (23 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Has anyone lost their job?

Child Maintenance: Motion (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the people in the Gallery and I know many others are watching this debate at home. I thank the many women - they were mainly women - who contacted me to encourage us to push for this and to let me know that it means an enormous amount to them and that they want to see action. For some time, Sinn Féin, in particular my colleague Deputy Brady, has been pushing the need for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: We all agree the UN summit was an important event for political leaders but it was also an opportunity to debate and secure international agreement for the bold policy responses that will be necessary to tackle climate change. In his speech to the summit, the Taoiseach said leadership is required to take action and, again, we agree. Much like the Taoiseach and Deputy Micheál Martin, we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: As the Taoiseach has noted, the resolution to establish a Citizens' Assembly on gender equality was passed in the Dáil before the summer recess. We are grateful to Members for supporting my party leader's amendment to the resolution that the assembly would include in its work consideration of existing structural pay inequalities that lead to women being disproportionately represented in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Regardless of the continuing political machinations in Westminster, Mr. Boris Johnson and the EU leaders have agreed on one fundamental principle, namely, that there can be no veto for unionists. While there is no such thing as a good Brexit — we have debated that here on many occasions and have collectively come to the same conclusion — and while the deal that was agreed last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the bone density department at Cork University Hospital is a private unit; and the reason public patients are being directed towards this private clinic have to pay for care instead of through the public system. [43245/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (22 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children or adolescents with mental health problems who have been accommodated by the HSE in nursing homes; and the reason for this practice. [43595/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: There are examples. My colleague, Deputy Ó Laoghaire, was contacted by a teacher in his third consecutive year working at a school. He submitted all the required documentation but it was returned to him in June. The man has three children and had to get a loan to pay his rent. He has done the work and submitted the documentation. There are instances where the teacher has done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: What is the Minister's opinion on the payroll division? Does he believe that it is adequately resourced and that there are enough personnel to do the job it is supposed to do? We will convey the details of the cases we have received to the Minister but if they are resolved, will the Minister state it will not recur in the future? Our understanding is that such cases have happened. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: It is a labour-intensive sector.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: I am taking this question on behalf of my college, Deputy Ó Laoghaire. It is a fairly straightforward question. We are looking for an explanation as to the reason for delays in the payment of teachers' salaries by the Department of Education and Skills. There is also an issue around the payment of increments for special needs assistants. I do not need to explain to the Minister that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: The population of Swords is almost 45,000 and growing. The town is a great place to live, with a fantastic community, but it is under pressure with respect to school places. I and others in the constituency have raised this issue with the Minister previously, so he is not unfamiliar with it. We have also sought a meeting with him to discuss the matter and I will press the Minister for such...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: Will the Minister meet parents in the area who are at their wits' end? If not, will he give his reasons for not doing so? I and other Deputies in the constituency signed a letter requesting that the Minister meet directly with the parents. These parents want their children to be able to go to school close to where they live, as we all do. A temporary school will be built on Main Street...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2019)

Louise O'Reilly: When will the premises at 85-87 Main Street in Swords be ready? Parents were told it would be a matter of weeks and it now appears it will be a matter of months. There is another temporary arrangement in operation now and the site on Main Street will not be the permanent location of the school either. This is unfair on the parents. The population of Swords is growing. All people see are...