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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: On that, it is already an offence under the equality legislation to discriminate against a person for membership of the Travelling community. How is adding another ground going to work if it does not currently work? The figures speak for themselves. The levels of unemployment and disadvantage experienced by members of the Travelling community bring shame on the powers that be, we will say....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I understand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: Issues always arise in the workplace. I was a union official for over a decade. It makes no odds what postcode a person was born in or what box they check. Issues will arise and they can always be dealt with in the workplace. On that, will Ms Rogers comment on specific groups and exclusion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Rogers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I will return to the issue of exclusion and those groups in particular. It is something that we keep coming back to, for good reason. I note Social Justice Ireland stated that there has to be "a major commitment to retraining and re-skilling". I do not want to put words in anyone's mouth, but some of that retraining and reskilling has to involve employers, human resource managers and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is no surprise that there is nobody in a wheelchair in employment there because they would not be able to work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: No, and we are not putting that on the witnesses’ shoulders. I remarked on it because it is very rare and it was nice to see.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion (25 Sep 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It needs to drive it. Many Traveller organisations and disability representative groups receive State funding and employ people from their own community. That is not where our focus should be, however. Our focus needs to be on ensuring that people enter the broader workforce as well. Obviously, these organisations need staff, and staff with experience and life experience is really...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Urban Development (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 6.To ask the Taoiseach further to his correspondence of 20 June 2024 (details supplied) regarding the newly established Dublin city centre task force, if a representative of the Department of Health, or a representative specialising in harm reduction, will be appointed to the task force. [31510/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 534.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Irish-registered companies, by sector, which traded with Germany in 2023, in tabular form. [30986/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 536.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Enterprise Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31170/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 537.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing IDA Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31171/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 538.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Local Enterprise Office funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31172/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Functions (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 539.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of establishing the co-operative development unit within his Department. [31173/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 540.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing InterTrade funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31174/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 541.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding for the innovation voucher scheme by 50% and 100%, in tabular form. [31176/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 542.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of cost of increasing the innovation voucher scheme to €12,000. [31177/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Research Funding (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 543.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing research, development, and innovation funding under his Department by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31178/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 544.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the disruptive technology fund by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [31179/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Living Wage (23 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 555.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated number of workers who will benefit from the third step in moving towards the living wage in 2025; and the number of workers who will benefit from the fourth and final step in moving towards the living wage in 2026. [31791/24]