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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, but that does not really matter. There is a collective agreement, workers have gone through the process and balloted on it. They get held to every line of it, including the compromise parts, in the run-up to a redundancy but I appreciate the point Ms O'Dea makes. I have a question relating to the fines, some of which are quite small. There is a fine of €5,000 for a failure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It does indeed. Thanks. My final question is on the employment law review group, ELRG, which the Department has cited as being a significant and valuable resource for ongoing assessment and so on, which is very good. Putting the ELRG on a statutory footing is also very good. How are people going to be appointed to the ELRG? Will they come through the social partners? Will it be possible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is excellent. The inclusion of practitioners is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have raised the issue of the composition already. Is there an objection to putting down in law how the nomination process for the ELRG is going to work? I respect what the witnesses are saying about the likely outcome and that there will be a balance of workers, employers, academics, experts and all that. Just to be belt, braces and baler twine about it, would it not be better to lay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to briefly touch on limited liability. I do not want to go too far into it. We all know that when it is not abused it is grand, but sometimes there can be an attempt to evade responsibility and hide behind the cloak of limited liability. Are the witnesses happy that this has struck that balance? I see in their submission an explanation of what limited liability does, namely,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The witnesses reference the need for the information to be made available in plain English. Simple and accessible language is really important but it also needs to be available in plain Polish, plain Arabic, plain French and plain Spanish. That is really important when circulating the information campaign. If English is not someone's first language, it might be even more important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their work on this. It is a complicated area but it is also very necessary. In the opening submission, the Department explicitly stated it is not in respect of any one previous company insolvency. I understand that, but it is helpful to think about this in terms of what we know has happened. Certain high-profile cases, such as those involving...

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to make a contribution. This is important legislation. It is a topic on which Sinn Féin has been active for a long time, as the Minister of State will be aware. With that in mind, I will mention my colleagues Deputies Ward, Mitchell and Martin Kenny, who brought forward the Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022. That Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will facilitate a school bus in order that students can continue their education through Irish (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (23 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 796. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in hospitals; if he will provide information on the financial supports being made annually to support breastfeeding in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24496/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (23 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 797. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the HSE business case put forward in respect of breastfeeding supports, including but not limited to lactation consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who undertake mandatory placement as part of their degree; how many of those are unpaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (24 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to putting in place a carbon tax rebate for horticulturists and growers who recycle carbon in greenhouses and tunnels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25144/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Housing Provision (24 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to establishing a property technology fund to support property technology companies which aim to reduce the financial risk associated with residential property development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25159/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (24 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if property technology companies can access the disruptive technology fund; if so, if he will initiate a specific funding call for property technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25160/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Horticulture Sector (24 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to additional further education courses and/or apprenticeships in the area of horticulture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25145/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25370/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Data Protection (25 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if mobile and software applications from a company (details supplied) will be banned from Government devices to protect users’ data from being passed to state security services, in light of information outlined in a media report. [25384/23]