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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It was always thus, I suppose, and it will remain. I received a parliamentary question response from the Tánaiste's office regarding the WRC inspections. They revised the figure of 46% non-compliance with WRC inspectors upwards to 48%. In terms of the number of meat processing inspections by the WRC inspectors, 48% of those were found to be non-compliant with employment law and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Now come on, Mr. Healy. That is a little like if your brother stuck his finger in the fire and you did as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: We are specifically talking about Mr. Healy's industry here this morning and we are not talking about others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That is without that €180,000. We are looking at small numbers of inspections taking place. For example, in 2015, there were four inspections and four breaches and, in 2016, nine inspections and six breaches. It might be in line with some other industries. From what I have viewed, I do not accept that it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That does not make it right. I refer to the recovery of that money for some of the lowest paid workers in this State. When we consider the WRC is operating with approximately half the inspectors it should be, the commission is certainly not by a long shot getting into every factory or place that Mr. Healy represents but every time its staff get in and conduct an inspection we see that there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It does not do Mr. Healy's industry any favours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for interrupting. I know my time is up but I have one very brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Is Mr. Healy suggesting that the figures referred to here relate only to people MII is not representing on the back of a survey it carried out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Sixty-one in total, that is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: This underlines the need for more WRC inspectors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Loan Guarantee Schemes Agreements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny (20 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I probably will not take all that time. I do not like the practice of waiving pre-legislative scrutiny as a general rule. I fully appreciate, however, that it is necessary from time to time. I hope this is not a practice that develops because, unfortunately, in the context of one of the committees I was on in the previous Dáil, it became an unfortunate practice and led to some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (20 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: The fact the Cabinet is about to meet face to face for the first time in months signals to me not that there will be a relaxation but perhaps that circumstances are changing a little. Would we be able, therefore, to schedule some additional meetings and have some more freedom in light of that? It would be very welcome. Specifically, can we schedule a meeting with content moderators and...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important legislation. I welcome the confirmation by the Labour Party spokesperson that his party will oppose CETA. My understanding had been that that party's position on that was not clear, so this is very welcome news for those of us who will work hard in opposing that agreement. I want to talk about climate action and a just...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 132. To ask the Taoiseach the number of young persons from 18 to 24 years of age who are not in employment, education and training excluding those on the pandemic unemployment payment. [18475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if plans will be put in place to reinstate click and collect facilities for businesses in a safe and secure manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Data (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount in unpaid wages that has been returned to workers following workplace investigations by the Workplace Relations Commission by sector, year and value of wages returned in each of the years 2011 to 2020, inclusive, and in tabular form. [18581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 487. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice in which vulture funds transfer the legal title of a loan to a credit servicing firm while retaining beneficial ownership of the loan in order to avoid regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18832/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 488. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 to increase the turnover threshold for small and medium enterprises that can access its support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18833/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 516. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 86 and 87 of 1 April 2021, the yield from the sugar sweetened drinks tax in respect of the breakdown of the categories; if the Revenue Commissioners or his Department collect data in respect of the revenue collected by sugar sweetened drinks tax rates in terms of the sugar content and rate of duty; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 851. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the case of person (details supplied) who applied to become an Irish citizen through foreign birth registration. [18834/21]