Results 10,601-10,620 of 12,510 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the €750 million in non-core expenditure listed as "other" in the summer economic statement (details supplied); and the monetary value of funding from that non-core expenditure which will be set aside for the temporary business energy support scheme. [34510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will encourage the management of a company (details supplied) to engage with pickers and drivers and their trade union regarding the imposition of a new work schedule without dialogue or agreement. [34538/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 213. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied), who has been on the list for residential care since 2010, can expect to be offered a residential care place. [34430/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not think I will take all of my seven minutes, as I have to speak in the Chamber. I apologise for that. I have one question about research, development and innovation, RDI. Committee members will have heard me ask this a million times because it is something I am very exercised by. We know that a lot of analysis goes on and countries shift around. We are moving in the right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: There has been no increase in terms of the overall amount that can be drawn down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: What about clustering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I know, but there was a dip in the money for the innovation voucher. Would that not be remedied by an increase in the amount available? Maybe I am wide of the mark on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: When it works it creates a very good ecosystem. I apologise, as I have to go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (12 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is something I learned this morning. I was listening to the radio and learned that most people who are living with a disability are not born with a disability; they acquire it. This means it may be someone already in the labour market-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (13 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of supports available for people making a complaint about a financial product or service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35048/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 707. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total spend on external legal fees for representing the HSE and/or his Department in third-party industrial relations hearings for the period 2016 to 2023, broken down by company and by case type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35049/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the officials for coming in this morning and giving us the outline. As said, it is somewhat technical in nature, so there is not a huge amount to say about it. I have just one or two questions, related to Ms Carberry's submission. Ms Carberry stated the existing governance structure in place for MFI already contains many of the aspects of governance applicable to State bodies....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Will the people currently on the board transition over? Obviously, we will get information closer to the time on how it will work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: My next question has probably been answered in part. Page 3 of the submission states the transfer of ownership will provide for better alignment between the ownership and funding arrangements for MFI. What would be the net effect of that? Alignment is good and synergies are brilliant, but what will all the alignment mean in making a practical difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very helpful. I thank the representatives. I have a final question. If I am reading the submission correctly, the intention is to future-proof and enable expansion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it the intention that targets will be set in terms of expansion or being able to get more money? As Ms Carberry said, MFI has been an unqualified success, so if something is doing well, do more of it. That makes sense. Is this all that is needed, aside from the funding that, of course, is going to be needed? To give more money out, one has to have more money in. I get that. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, that is the thing. They are the building blocks for expansion. On staffing and how that works, is there a transfer of undertakings for staff? Will they become civil servants? How is that going to operate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The intention is that the employer will not change but their status will change inasmuch as they will be allowed access to the new single public service pension scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is excellent. They are all of my questions, and I thank the witness.