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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband will be brought to an address (details supplied); the reason for the difficulty in delivering broadband in view of the fact that adjacent houses have been provided with high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason some temporary clerical officers in the civil service who can perform their duties remotely are being denied the ability to work remotely despite Government advice continuing to promote working from home where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52749/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason some temporary clerical officers in the civil service are being denied laptops specifically to ensure they cannot work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the co-funding arrangements with the EU Commission that apply to the Prioritised Action Framework 2021-2027 (details supplied); if the survey of urban gulls listed in the framework is included in the co-funding arrangement; and if so, the portion of the cost that is or will be covered by the EU fund. [52896/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Chair of the Strategic Review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service that commenced in February 2021 (details supplied) submitted their report; if it has been agreed; and if so, if he will provide a copy of the report. [52897/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of registered gas installers currently; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are qualified installers who are not registered and who are willing to re-take exams as necessary; if he has plans to address the shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52492/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 914. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be directed toward expanding the HSE counselling in primary care and HSE primary care psychology services given the mental health impact of the pandemic as well as specialist secondary mental health services for those who need them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents in north County Dublin waiting for a CAMHS appointment at 1 October 2021 or the latest date available; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 916. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in north County Dublin waiting for a mental health appointment at 1 October 2021 or the latest date available; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52459/21]

Monitoring Adequate Housing in Ireland: Statements (4 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission for this important report. It is an informative piece of work looking at six dimensions of housing adequacy: accessibility, affordability, security of tenure, cultural adequacy, quality and location. It also provides us with baseline figures on the housing situation for a range of socioeconomic groups. This research is important...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman. I thank the witnesses, especially for being here. It is very welcome. I want to look at the issue of productivity. There are two parts to my question. Clearly our economic base is pretty unique in Europe. We went from agrarian straight to foreign direct investment, FDI, and did not stop on the way to build manufacturing or any indigenous industry. I would like to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe that the right to collective bargaining has to be part of that. We cannot simply have a system whereby the State, when it feels like it, gives rights to workers or says to employers that if they do a certain thing, it will give them a certain thing and they have to respect workers' rights. If workers' rights are for sale, eventually the price becomes too high. I would like to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: In the short term, we are talking about mobile labour that may be attracted to some of the work here. Is it necessary to put measures in place to control rents? At the moment, there is a difficulty with the rental market in Dublin. It is driving people out of the capital and to the regions. It is acting as a barrier for this highly productive mobile labour that may wish to move here. Are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: We are going to push up prices unless we control them. The raging free market got us the rental market that we have. I agree that more pressure on the rental sector will push up the prices unless controls are in place. I would like to focus on that in the short to medium term. I am talking about people who are scanning the rental sector here with a view to potentially moving, either from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Can the witnesses specify how our competitiveness is suffering because of the crippling costs of housing, childcare and living? The report states there is an impact. Can that be quantified, maybe not in pounds, shillings and pence, but maybe using another quantifiable figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Gilvarry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: To pick up on remote working, we know it will be a growing feature. We all should recognise that people are not returning to work because they have been working all along. They are just returning to the office a little more. I note the contribution about the stress that remote working perhaps causes for managers. With regard to workers and the stress caused for them by working remotely,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It is also worth noting that the state of our dysfunctional housing sector means that many people are living in overcrowded or inappropriate accommodation. I have spoken to workers who, out of necessity, have conducted their business balanced on the edge of the bed in the box room in their parents' house because they have nowhere else to go. All these things need to come together. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Presumably, then, if we are talking about SMEs and family-run businesses, there will have to be a specific focus on training. We are talking about research and development, but the people who will invest in and conduct the research and development will also need some training themselves.