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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I will follow up on points made previously. We know there is exploitation going on, whether it is a majority or minority of employers. I suspect it is a minority, but I imagine for those workers to whom it is happening, it is not of massive interest whether it is happening to many other workers because it is happening to them. There are serious issues. This has been a useful meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I will come to Mr. Berney for his view in a moment. I do not think it is fair to say that protections are in place based on what the figures from the Department regarding one sector suggest. We know that people are making out like bandits in this one sector with the money they are earning. Nearly 50% have detected breaches of employment law. It is not as if everybody is having their...

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time with Deputy Paul Donnelly. I have two questions. The first relates to the critical skills list that is linked to work permits. It has not been updated in ten years. It strikes me as a little odd that there are no skills coming off the list. This is a deficit that needs to be addressed. Clearly, the training is not happening. If the Minister examines the area, as I...

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it being ruled out?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 128. To ask the Taoiseach the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12963/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out research into the profiling of workers' electronic equipment by employers, given reports internationally of the increasing use of monitoring software and privacy-busting software to track workers throughout the working day. [12646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Customs and Excise (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the developments that have been made in addressing the issues in relation to rules of origin for goods that pass through UK from the European Union that are unloaded and then reloaded and delivered to Ireland, resultantly losing their free trade and single market status. [13521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will be appraising quarter two trading data between Ireland and the EU and Ireland and UK given that it will shed more light on the new trading reality compared with quarter one; if a paper will be published outlining the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equality Issues (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read the research paper by a union (details supplied) which explores inequality and deprivation in Ireland. [13524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Housing (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recently built local authority housing estate (details provided) with no provision for broadband due to a lack of landline infrastructure; and if he will engage with the relevant authorities to resolve the issue. [13332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12965/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12954/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has read the economic letter from a former Governor of the Central Bank (details supplied) which outlined that the prosperity of the Irish economy ranks somewhere between eighth and twelfth in the European Union, closer to Italy than the more prosperous Nordic states. [13528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 323. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under her aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 358. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a club (details supplied) does not have a running track or basic facilities; if the matter will be examined in view of the fact that the area has a fast growing population and a growing need for this facility; the supports that are available to develop this facility; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Internships (10 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 436. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12955/21]