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Organisation of Working Time (Workers' Rights and Bogus Self-Employment) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 Oct 2021)

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

Broadcasting (Amendment) (Protection of Journalism) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I recognise the work of my colleague, an Teachta Cullinane, in this regard. It is important legislation and, indeed, as the Minister herself has stated, media plurality and freedom of the press are essential parts of a functioning democracy. I am a bit confused by her contribution. She said she wanted to draw our attention to the adoption of the Council of Europe resolution on the safety...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for missing the first few minutes of the meeting. I was speaking in the Chamber. I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I had a chance to read them prior to the meeting. I echo what has been said. There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. The fact we are all speaking about this is good. We need to be clear about what we are speaking about. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Excellent. I thank Mr. Barnes for that. It is important by way of context that when we discuss this we discuss the actual benefits not just to the worker but those passed on in terms of productivity. My next point has already been mentioned and I would like to hear from Ms McElwee on it. Clearly there is an issue with regard to the right to disconnect and people being contacted and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if instructions will be in place regarding wearing of facemasks for transport workers in which close contact is unavoidable such as for driving instructors and their clients after the lifting of restrictions on 22 October 2021. [48760/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the number of developmental checks that took place in north County Dublin in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [48758/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if a catch-up programme will be put in place for developmental checks, assessment of needs and early intervention in north County Dublin given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in reducing the number of checks, assessments and interventions that took place over the past 18 months. [48759/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if instructions will be in place regarding wearing facemasks for transport workers and others in which close contact is unavoidable after the lifting of restrictions on 22 October 2021. [48761/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 373. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding in Budget 2022 to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48762/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for the FreeStyle Libre device that were submitted by individual hospitals for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; the number approved; the number refused in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; his plans to remove the age restriction on the device; and if he will make a statement on the...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Are you sure?

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Court Procedures (12 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the State’s defence of the Court challenge taken against the employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49664/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to allow for part insulation grants through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to cater for persons that may have previously insulated part of their homes and wish to insulate the whole property. [49495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are supports for retirees in receipt of the State pension whose homes may be affected by pyrite but do not have the means to pay to have their home tested for pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (13 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 95. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to amend the Limited Partnership Act 1907; if not, if he will take other measures to prevent the use of limited partnerships in the State to facilitate offshore tax evasion or money laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (13 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the policy steps he will take in response to the release of documents (details supplied) and Ireland's role in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50023/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to respond to budget 2022. My colleague, an Teachta Doherty, summed this up quite well when he said never has so much been spent in the pursuit of so little. The Government budget has failed, by all accounts, across the pressure areas in our society and economy. We were told this budget would deliver for workers and workers' rights....