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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the recommendations of the Labour Employer Economic Forum high-level review group on collective bargaining report will be incorporated into legislation. [51454/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is very straightforward. It is more than a year since the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF, high-level group on collective bargaining published its report. I am just looking for an update as to when the legislative proposals for implementation will be published or if legislation is what is being considered.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome that clarity. The Minister of State has previously said to me that legislative and administrative measures are going to need to be fully considered to give effect to the recommendations. He said that certain legal proposals pose complicated legal and constitutional issues. These are answers that I received several weeks ago so I am concerned that the situation has not advanced in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for the response. Could he indicate when the opinion of the Attorney General will be available? I appreciate that he is satisfied with the pace, but I am referring to the really important recommendations on strengthening JLCs and EROs and the appointment of technical assessors. The recommendation was that legislation would need to be introduced. As we all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the ongoing volatility in the tech sector given the slowdown in the sector as indicated by Central Statistics Office and data from the Revenue Commissioners. [51438/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Over the past year, there has been significant volatility in the tech sector. We have seen this in the media but we also know it ourselves. According to data from the CSO and Revenue Commissioners, the information and communications technology sector has experienced a sharp turnaround, with jobs growth swinging from 8% in December last year to 2.7% in September this year. Is it possible...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The number employed in the sector might be as high as it has ever been but it is down. The Minister himself has expressed concern over volatility in the technology and communications sector. It is of concern to workers. As the Ministers said, Ireland is one of the most important technology centres in Europe. What engagement has the Minister had with IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: As the Minister said, there have been significant job losses; that is a fact. I met representatives from Intel a couple of weeks ago. While these big employers are incredibly important, the jobs that are being lost are not just in large companies but also in the smaller companies. For every job lost in those industries, there is also a knock-on consequential impact on others depending on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Information and Communications Technology (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I met representatives of the company yesterday. It has a recruitment freeze at the moment.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Doherty is helping you.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Not for the first time in this Dáil term Sinn Féin has won the broader debate on a fundamental policy issue. The parties of Government continue to shift position as they attempt to copy Sinn Féin policy. For a long time Sinn Féin has been calling for social welfare payments to be linked to wages. Ireland is unusual in the European Union in not having pay-related...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I welcome Ms Smyth and wish her the best of luck. I hope she really enjoys and does well in her new role. I will ask the Minister about the 400 Enterprise Ireland currently doing business in the Canadian market. The breakdown is worth €4.2 billion, which is not a small amount of money, but 69% are service exports and 31% goods...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Absolutely, and we are very much looking forward to that. My question related to where there is scope for growth. Most of my questions will relate to that, jut to try to get a handle on it. The Minister of State referenced our being heavily dependent on US companies in the context of trade and FDI and that there is significant potential for increase in the trade between Ireland and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my question. Part of the focus is growing the 6%, specifically for SMEs. That is where there seems to be a lag. Many SMEs are only servicing a domestic market and will never export, which is fine. For the ones that will, that figure is low. Will specific measures be targeted at SMEs to encourage that figure to increase from 6%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that you cannot make the horse drink the water, but a drop of Ribena could be put in it, as if it was a child, to make sure the horse stays hydrated. I was in Vancouver earlier this year and I was struck by most of the businesspeople I was speaking to. I spoke to a number of trade unions too and to the consul. The focus is very much on expansion and growth, which was welcome....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Does the Minister of State agree that this increase in growth, as he describes it, which I do not dispute, is happening without the investor court section of CETA being enacted? It is not a necessary portion of it. The trade is increasing. The figures that the Minister of State has outlined are proof that it is going in the right direction, which is good. Other countries are leaving the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, and I was not suggesting tax is the only reason, but it is less of an incentive. We can all agree on that. I am interested to explore where the potential for the growth is and whether we are pivoting to ensure we are maximising what we get back from the investment. I return to increasing exports among Irish companies and diversifying our trading relationships. We have a very open...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts removed from profile as a result of the memorandums CEO ref. 09954 and 10166 of 2023, by grade for CHO9, in tabular form; the number of headcount posts and the WTE to which these relate; the number which were new posts; the number which were replacement posts or vacant posts; and the number which were related to absence/leave cover....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Change Policy (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to promote the circular economy amongst the Irish enterprise base. [51439/23]