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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: This is another fairly straightforward question. It follows on from the publication of the guidance for working remotely. Will the Tánaiste consider bringing forward legislation to ensure workers have a legal right to remote working? At the very start of the pandemic, I got a phone call from a constituent who told me that on the day the restrictions were announced, five laptops were...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Maybe I misunderstood the Tánaiste. He said he wanted to initiate a conversation on the right to request remote working but we all have that right at the moment, although probably not in this job, admittedly. However, in most other jobs, bar those where the employee's physical presence is required, people can request it. The boss can just say "No", however. Studies show that...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I ask the Tánaiste to start by doing a very simple thing. We very rarely hear senior politicians or NPHET requesting employers to allow their employees to work from home. We hear a lot that employees should all work from home where possible but there should also be an onus on employers to provide this facility. We could spend all evening getting into why people's homes or apartments...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 48. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will be bringing forward legislation to ensure workers have a right to disconnect from their work outside of office and work hours further to the publication of Guidance for Working Remotely by his Department. [34917/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Industrial Disputes (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 92. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will engage with the liquidators of a company (details supplied) to encourage them to negotiate a mutually agreed settlement with the workers given the recent failure of the liquidator to engage in a commensurate reciprocal approach with the workers and their trade union. [34916/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Driver Test (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 60. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the industrial relations dispute between assisted driving instructors and the Road Safety Authority over the failure to allow the use of toilet and waiting facilities when learner drivers are undertaking their driving test; and if he will engage with the trade union (details supplied) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Health and Safety Inspections (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 90. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the reason to date the Health and Safety Authority has only carried out two return to work safely protocol inspections in educational facilities. [34919/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national broadband plan will extend high-speed broadband to Portrane, County Dublin. [35264/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a report commissioned by his Department to consider measures to address the impacts of growing traffic levels in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford; when the report will make recommendations on the way to manage travel demand in each cities; if a final report recommending measures that should be most effective...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow drivers over 70 years of age whose licences expire during the level 5 restrictions and who have to renew their licences in their local National Driver Licence Service centre to reschedule their renewal appointment for when the restrictions are eased even if in cases in which their licence is expired for a short number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined schools having a minimum radius, centred on itself, included in its catchment area (details supplied). [35268/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason her Department is continuing in its refusal to issue short-time work support payments to workers (details supplied) who were in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment from March to August 2020. [35272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 642. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider correspondence from a person (details supplied) sent to her Department regarding expediting the immigration and naturalisation process for front-line health workers who have worked across the health service throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. [35265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tourism Data (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have arrived in Ireland for the purpose of pleasure or holiday since March 2020. [35267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that recovered from Covid-19; and the number of same that still require additional treatment and support due to the effects of the virus. [35266/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 748. To ask the Minister for Health if registered mental health nurses can apply to be perinatal clinical nurse specialists; if not, the specific skills they need to acquire; and the way in which they can bridge that skills gap. [35269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 749. To ask the Minister for Health the reason student nurses are not being compensated for working on the front line of the health services given most student nurses have been used to fill gaps in the nursing workforce due to the recruitment and retention crisis and vacancies due to sick leave and given such these students no longer have recourse to part-time work due to the fact they are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the data behind the decision to close field sports courses under level 5 restrictions; the impact of field sports on the R number; the potential reduction in the R number through the application restrictions on field sports; the number of Covid-19 cases linked to field sports; the locations of same by county; and the general data which informed the decision...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister spoke about the need to think long term. If we are to think long term about this we, and he as the relevant Minister, should reflect on the fact that none of our regional airports, or indeed the airport in our capital city, has a railway station, a light rail link or any other form of rail link. That is something we need to address because while connectivity is important, so is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to raise the issue of the Debenhams workers and I know this has been raised with the Taoiseach several times. I put him on notice that we are going to keep raising it with him because the resolution of this dispute is extremely important. My understanding is the Taoiseach is in receipt of two letters from the Mandate trade union, a registered, recognised trade union, not a...