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Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I was going to say that I will revisit the matter and bring forward an amendment on Report Stage but I will not be in a position to do that. I will revisit it.

Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 8: In page 31, lines 17 and 18, to delete “60 per cent in number representing a majority in value” and substitute “66 and two-thirds per cent in number representing 66 and two-thirds in value”. This amendment is very simple. It aims to increase what is considered to be a majority in the Bill from 60% to 66%. This is two thirds and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The issue here, if we get beyond the sloganeering, is very real. In my community in Marino, there has been a discovery this week about a development on Griffith Avenue. When it was being proposed, there was a lot of internal debate in the community about its size and scale, which was making people uneasy. There was also a lot of sentiment in the local area that development was needed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (15 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the case of a child (details supplied) with complex needs who is having difficulties accessing respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33100/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (22 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I commend the Minister and Minister of State. I was curious as to how the Department would work. Both the Minister and the Minister of State have made this new Department work. I hope that this Department is a feature of public policy into the future because it would be very difficult to have this type of conversation in the old Department that had everything under its remit, with one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: That is a massive problem.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) who is still awaiting provision of a free general practitioner card and assist the family who are unable to access free general practitioner services as a result. [33478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 1966. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment for surgery at the Mater Hospital, Dublin. [36006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2734. To ask the Minister for Health if information will be provided on the efficacy or otherwise of the drug ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19 and its potential utility or otherwise as an addition to the current highly effective vaccination programme. [38938/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 2892. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the drugs strategy to fund an organisation (details supplied) in CHO9; the number of projects and HSE services funded; the name of each project; the services and amounts received by each in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39493/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (9 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role she has in the provision of proper pension provision for RTÉ pensioners; when the last increase was received by RTÉ pensioners; the level of increase provided; if her attention has been drawn to the actuarial advice stating the RTÉ pension fund is in a strong enough position to provide for an increase and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (9 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 709. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider the extension of the duration of community employment schemes where appropriate for workers who feel that they were unable to benefit fully from the training and opportunities to gain experience normally afforded by a scheme due to restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will investigate...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the heads of the right to flexible working Bill will be published; the legal protections currently in place to support workers who are asked to return to the workplace but who would prefer to remain working remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43749/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I know the Tánaiste has referred to this in a previous answer but I ask him when the right to flexible working Bill will be published; the legal protections that are currently in place to support workers who are asked to return to the workplace but who would prefer to remain working remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Within the legislation, is it envisaged there will be a right for workers to switch off? If a person is working remotely, there can be a sense of soft pressure for him or her to remain constantly on, with emails and communications from the employer. I can appreciate this may very well suit the lifestyle of somebody in settled domestic circumstances, with a spare room, an office or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate that the legislation is still being drafted and the Tánaiste is still welcoming submissions but I would impress on him the importance of the younger, more vulnerable worker. As I said, there may be soft pressure on younger workers to work from home. If people are 20, 21 or 22 years of age and starting off in the workforce, they would not necessarily have that type of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Redundancy Payments (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if time spent on the pandemic unemployment payment will count towards redundancy entitlements; if he plans to bring forward legislation on this matter; if the suspension of redundancy rights will be lifted at the end of September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Redundancy Payments (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I would like to ask the Tánaiste if time spent on the pandemic unemployment payment will count towards redundancy entitlements, if he plans to bring forward legislation on this matter, if the suspension of redundancy rights will be lifted at the end of September 2021 and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Redundancy Payments (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Tánaiste’s response. It is clear that this is something that is on his agenda. He is engaging with the Minister for Social Protection on it. He is due to make a statement on the matter in a number weeks' time. That is welcome. I note that ICTU has encouraged the Government to reform employment law in order to deal with this issue. The Tánaiste can...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Redundancy Payments (15 Sep 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Tánaiste’s remarks and that the Government is coming from the right place on this. We look forward to seeing the proposals from Government and, hopefully, to being in a position to support the Tánaiste's efforts in this regard.