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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: In such an scenario, the recourse is not to the Garda. The recourse is direct to the courts. In terms of time, as Ms McNamara said, much of this activity happens at short notice and people will not give the CCPC six months' notice in time to get its affairs in order. Is there a worry that the courts might somehow delay it and that might be an obstacle? Is there a facility for them to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am concerned about infringements of human rights. It is not clear from my reading of it, which is not a deficiency on anyone's part but my own, whether there is a scenario where it could happen without the imprimatur of the courts. Is Ms McNamara saying - I am not trying to box her into a corner; it is a straight question - that she does not think it would ever happen or is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not very technical as members of the committee will have learned by now. Does it apply to the cloud or digital communications? It refers specifically to surveillance and audio surveillance, which to my mind is the traditional thing of people sitting in a car taking pictures or whatever. Communication is much more sophisticated. They are less likely to be meeting in a hotel room and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. It was reported recently that Ireland's rating in the corruption perception index has slipped. We have gone backwards, which is clearly not good. There is a perception - I will not put it more strongly than that - among the people we meet when we are able to be out and about, canvassing or knocking on doors about the extent to which white-collar crime is happening. I have to be...

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It will be me.

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I was tucked away so the Ceann Comhairle could not see me. I will take five minutes and the balance will be shared between my colleagues, if that is okay.

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak this afternoon on the motion to extend the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS. I very much welcome the extension of the existing rates of the EWSS until 31 March. It is something for which Sinn Féin has been calling for a number of weeks and it is welcome that the Government has finally got around to putting the motion before...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Future Growth Loan Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount provided to each bank through the future growth loan scheme; the amount loaned out by those banks under the scheme; the banks that are currently at the maximum and not at the maximum, respectively; and the amount banks have yet to loan out in tabular form. [5044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 20. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the reduction in funding under the trading online voucher from 90% to 50% funding at the end of December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Companies Registration Office will be extending the deadline for annual returns and accounts in view of the extension of the current level 5 lockdown. [5706/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Issues (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if concerns have been relayed to his Department by pharmaceutical companies regarding shortages of ingredients or medicines due to the new post-Brexit trading arrangements. [5708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the precise measures in legislation here which ensure adherence to Article 28 of the mortgage credit directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue if the VAT exemption on the management of specified and special investment funds was removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding booster vaccines for children; if supply issues previously referred to have been resolved; if there is a plan for a catch-up programme; the locations parents can access a booster vaccine for their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 751. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners are not filling out forms that require a medical certificate, such as carer’s allowance applications; the alternative methods of completing application forms; if he has considered issuing guidance to general practitioners on the processing of forms; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 752. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date guidance and regulations with regard to outbound travel; the list of essential reasons a person can depart from an air or sea port; the legal ramifications for persons not adhering to the guidance and regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the situation regarding medicines in view of the new post-Brexit trading arrangement; if supply chains for medicines are holding up; and if there are concerns regarding medicine shortages. [5707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 820. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns have been relayed to his Department by pharmaceutical companies regarding shortages of ingredients or medicines due to the new post-Brexit trading arrangements. [5709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason point-to-point racing which was designated elite sport status during the previous two lockdowns has been removed from the list of elite sports that can continue during the current lockdown. [5500/21]

Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. As advised by an Teachta O'Rourke, Sinn Féin will be supporting this legislation. We support the substance of it and we will, of course, be putting forward constructive amendments. I sincerely hope that the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, will work with us to ensure the Bill is amended where appropriate. I very much welcome her...