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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important and broad legislation. Most of my points about the Bill will be technical in nature and I will have some additional commentary about the state of Brexit negotiations. With regard to the sections of the Bill that pertain to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the issue of workers' rights, I will focus on the changes...

Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2020: First Stage (12 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 to establish procedures for an employee’s right to disconnect from work-related emails, texts, and calls outside of working hours, and to provide for related matters. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to introduce this Bill, which seeks to guarantee...

Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2020: First Stage (12 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Brexit Issues (12 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 100. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if changes to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 to allow the migration of Irish securities from their current central security depository, Euroclear Britain and Ireland to the Euroclear Bank after Brexit would delay the settlement or transaction date on which...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Brexit Issues (12 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 101. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the changes to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 to allow the migration of Irish securities from their current central security depository, Euroclear Britain and Ireland to the Euroclear Bank after Brexit will disrupt trading of certain types of securities being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with parents and secondary schools in Swords, County Dublin, on the shortage of secondary school places in the town; if additional modular accommodation and teaching staff will be provided for schools with significant waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36118/20]

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: First Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a period of paid leave as a consequence of domestic violence and for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to extend as a consequence the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015 and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: First Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank you for the opportunity to speak on the Bill this afternoon, a Cheann Comhairle. I know that behind almost everything that we do here, there are very good intentions. However, I feel that this Bill, which we in Sinn Féin have brought forward here today, is incredibly important legislation. Quite simply, the Bill seeks to provide for a period of paid leave for people who are...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: First Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 65. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been allowed to become a recognised trade union with affiliation to an organisation. [36591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to address the retention crisis in the Defence Forces. [36592/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with Fingal County Council to address the issue of coastal erosion in Portrane, County Dublin; if funding has been provided to prevent further erosion in view of commitments to tackle the climate emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36590/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the completion of all necessary works on Rush Garda station to allow it to reopen; and the date by which the station is scheduled to be reopened. [36589/20]

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time. I thank the Deputies for introducing this legislation and providing the opportunity to have the discussion. Before I get into the substantive issue of the right to disconnect and the need to protect home workers, I must point out that for workers, the best defence against exploitation is to join a union and vote left. That was true in the 1940s, when my grandmother was a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Do not be afraid to say it.

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Sometimes people forget just how diverse Dublin is. It is not all city, although that is a significant part of the county. North County Dublin covers a huge area and it has some significant towns in Swords, Balbriggan, Skerries, where I live, Rush and Lusk to name a few. These towns are different. They have their own characteristics and charms and they are all unique in their differences...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 34. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the plans being made regarding the redundancy moratorium; and if his Department has engaged with workers and the trade union movement regarding the matter. [37249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Labour Court (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 38. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment when his Department will sign and implement the employment regulation order for contract cleaning and security industries. [37243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 39. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the supports that are in place for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Nov 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 40. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if there are grant supports are available for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37246/20]