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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: What I heard was "you must wait, you must travel, you are not getting the services." I have been at this for nine years. We have a primary care centre and it is a white elephant or whatever that expression is. It is not being utilised to its greatest extent. There are empty rooms and diagnostic suites that should and could have facilities in them to ensure people did not have to get into...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Meals Programme (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of concerns raised about the nutritional value of school meals; if he has considered utilising non-profit groups like an organisation (details supplied) for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Meals Programme (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: My question is fairly straightforward. I am aware the Minister is doing a review. I have corresponded with him with regard to taking the profit motive out of school meal provision to the greatest extent possible. Has the Minister examined that or is he open to further discussion or consideration of it? My question cites the Meals on Wheels service but there are obviously others that would...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 83. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that there is a disparity in the assessment of child maintenance across different forms of supports; if he will give consideration to standardising this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21758/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: While I am aware the Department does not use child maintenance as a criterion by which to assess, it is alone in that regard. It is incredibly hit and miss across local authorities. Some count it whereas others do not. Does the Minister agree that child maintenance is for children and should not be considered as part of means tests for essential supports for adults and families? I hope...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: On a point of order, there was a lot of consternation and an awful lot of Dáil time was given over to Deputies in the Lowry group who insisted on having recognition. They got it and now they have a question on the Order Paper but they have not turned up to take it. I want that to be recorded because there was a lot of chat and consternation in the House, as the Minister knows. At the...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I am a bit disappointed but not a little bit surprised that the senior Minister did not stay for the full duration of the debate. He rarely does when it has anything to do with workers' rights. I wish everyone here a very happy May Day, especially those people who work here in the Oireachtas, the people who cook and clean for us, the ones who keep this place running. On May Day we...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (30 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when people in Skerries will be able to access a scheme for remediation and compensation for homes built with defective blocks; if he is aware that they have been waiting a considerable number of years for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that anyone applying for the SUSI over the age of 23, still residing with their parents is automatically classed as a mature dependent student and means-tested according to the household income; if he is aware that the assumption of family support for adults living in their parental home who are not, themselves, legal dependents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that adults over 23 applying for the SUSI grant who are living in the parental home but are not, themselves, legal adult dependents, are classed as mature dependent students and subject to a means-test of the entire household income; if he is aware of the hardship that results from the assumption of family support for adults...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that qualified surviving cohabitants bereaved before January 22nd 2024 are not entitled to receive retrospective bereaved partner’s pension payments from before that date; if the Minister is aware of the number of qualified surviving cohabitants in this situation; if he is aware of the hardship endured...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will give an update on the pension auto-enrolment scheme; when it will be rolled out; the cause for recent delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of the hardship endured by adults aged 18-24 who are denied access to the full rate of jobseeker’s allowance; if he is aware of the impact this has on poverty rates among youth jobseeker’s allowance recipients; if he will consider abolishing the reduced rate for people aged 18-24 in light of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made for disability allowance, between 2020 and the first quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of applications that were successful; the number of applications rejected; the number of rejected applications appealed; the number of appeals granted; the average length of time from application...

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend my colleague, Deputy Claire Kerrane, on the motion this evening and on all the work she has done inasmuch as has been outlined. We were the only party that went to the electorate with a credible, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan to deliver affordable public childcare. At the last election, both of the parties of Government, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - I am not sure...

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Social Democrat Deputies for tabling the motion this afternoon and giving us a chance to have this discussion. Similar to Deputy O'Rourke, as well as being a parliamentarian I am a parent. It is a long time since I had a child in primary school but in order for her to be able to attend an Educate Together school I had to fight very hard simply to get her a place. This is the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Rail Network (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can provide an update on the Dart Plus Coastal North project; the estimated date for the roll out of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20723/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 605. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief claimed for advertising and marketing by a sector (details supplied) in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20736/25]