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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely. To be clear, the people I represent have been looking for this meeting for months. The witnesses from the DAA will know that because the people have been seeking it from them. I just want to say that. I will move on to the issue of staffing. Reference was made to a recruitment campaign that is under way to recruit airport police. There was an issue with staffing. We do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Nobody is saying that. People understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Those figures are due to the staff and the hard work that is put in, as Mr. Jacobs said. I will add my own words because people have recounted their own personal experiences. My bag was lost in transit, not by DAA but by someone else, and I was in touch with a woman at the airport whose name is Michelle. I sent a message to her boss that she could not have been more efficient and she could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They have not moved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a final question regarding how the DAA has no intention of introducing charges for dropping off. I ask this in the context of the issues around parking, because all the issues are not gone. Not everyone will get a space. People will have to be dropped off if they cannot access public transport. If the DAA is not going to introduce those charges in the short, medium or long term -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is that a staffing issue? Mr. Jacobs said a recruitment campaign to recruit airport police is ongoing. Is that contributing to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Security, Recruitment and Training at Dublin Airport: Discussion (14 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Will the DAA be metering cars that are going in, though? Will they be using barriers or similar for cars that are going in?

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious that the time is a little bit off. I might be taking someone else's time. With the indulgence of the Chair, we will be able to fit people in. I thank the Chair for the opportunity to make a contribution. During this month, as we celebrate Pride, it is important to reflect on the successes as well as focus on the future of LGBTQI+ equality. Unfortunately, in recent years...

Education Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend Deputies Mairéad Farrell and Clarke on this motion. We are all aware of the link between poverty and low educational attainment. It is the job of the Government to even out that playing field. Barriers like the high cost of schoolbooks and the cost of uniforms cause hardship and affect a student's ability to learn and a teacher's ability to teach. St. Catherine's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank our witnesses for the information they gave us and I thank them in advance for answering all of our questions, although none of mine are tough. This is a good opportunity for us to have a good engagement and a chance for not an informal chat, but to actually probe some issues. I was glad to hear Dr. Giblin mention Mike Hurley, the mayor of Burnaby, who I have met. I was in Canada...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, that is what I mean. We have time to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is actually very good advice, that it is not as hard as you might think it would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Doyle-Kelly. Does either of the other guests want to say anything about research, development and innovation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is there scope for deepening the relationship between the Irish third level sector and the Canadian third level sector, perhaps on specific projects? It is all very well to sign a co-operation agreement for Canada to send some students here and Ireland to send some students there and for everyone to have a nice time. Is there scope for co-operation on specific projects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: When I was in Canada recently, Peter Julian MP explained to me the way in which the federal and central government works. It is complicated but it underlines the need for a presence in whatever form in each of the areas, though they are separate or separate but together, as they say. I return to climate change, which was raised by Deputy Stanton. It is a discussion we need to have. On the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is that a major problem for the Canadian Government? Is it about doing fossil fuels better, working hard towards their elimination or trying to do both?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: In his submission, Mr. Doyle-Kelly mentioned that Google, Microsoft and Meta have all chosen Montreal for their research and development centres. This is obviously to be commended. I want to ask specifically about investment in research, development and innovation. The best way to generate sustainable long-term productivity is to make that investment in research, development and innovation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. Following on from that, when we talk about climate change we tend to pivot into green technology and digital technologies. How are domestic Canadian companies and SMEs dealing with the potential of digitisation to work remotely and do all that? Is the culture of work changing and how are Canadian companies moving towards green technologies? I understand what the ICBA representatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Trade Relationship with Canada: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We keep coming back to that. It was a bit of a steep learning curve for me because we are not dealing with just the economy. The country is obviously vast as well. I thank the Chair.