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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It would be a great pity if something good is happening that could be scaled up and is not being replicated. There is a clear role there. I always like asking this question because it is like copying someone else's homework. Are any countries doing it right and which have a standard that we could aspire to? Significant good work is going on and there is significant goodwill. One can even...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: On the underrepresented groups, we touched on one, which is obviously women, but a large range of other groups are not represented. Part of that is to do with the stereotype. It would be remiss of us to sit back and just say there is a bit of a stereotype. Practically speaking, what can be done? We are talking about targeting early years education at areas of disadvantage and targeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is the foundation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: A kind of introduction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not park it as a general rule but for the purpose of the conversation, we can put it to one side.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Apprenticeship Landscape in Ireland: Institute of Physics (11 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is where the institute starts.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he is aware that people with outstanding loans of relatively small amounts are being offered mortgages with proportionately large reductions because of the outstanding loan under the local authority home loans scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 476. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that will be representing Ireland at the High-level Meeting on Childhood Obesity - A comprehensive framework to reduce childhood obesity in the EU in Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43547/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the resources being made available for the research of the evaluation of the sugar-sweetened drinks tax in Ireland; the funding being made available to access data sources such as household panel purchasing data; if sufficient resources will be made available such that a comprehensive study can be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a diabetes taskforce of relevant stakeholders to develop a national diabetes strategy that will ensure the provision of optimum care to every person with diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the means by which students can prove that they are not supported by their parents in the circumstances where they do not have a record with TUSLA or An Garda Síochána; if there is another person or group that they can apply in order to prove that they have no support from their parents; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (10 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if future supports for PhD students will be distributed equitably amongst students, including students who conduct research under Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine-funded projects. [43922/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Some weeks ago, the medical technology company Merative contacted approximately 250 workers to notify them that their positions were at risk. Thereafter, the statutory 30-day consultation period relating to collective redundancies kicked in. Unfortunately, at-risk workers have contacted my office to say they are concerned that no meaningful consultation is taking place and the company is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to raise with the Tánaiste a long-standing issue that stretches back almost 15 years, namely, the pay dispute involving thousands of section 39, section 10 and section 56 workers who have not had a meaningful pay increase during those 15 years. As I am sure the Tánaiste will agree, merely naming just the section 39, section 56 and section 10 workers does a great disservice...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They are not public service organisations but they are providing public services. They are doing it on wage rates that are way behind those who are their exact and direct equivalents within the public service. The Tánaiste said it is his hope that the dispute will be resolved, but he could do a little bit more than hope. He could actually be proactive about it, and that is what the...

Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (4 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I support the amendment. As the Minister of State has pointed out, it arises from an amendment I proposed on Committee Stage. I thank the Minister of State, the officials and the staff of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for their work on this. It is very important that sanctions from the EU, UN or International Criminal Court should also be notified to the Minister. If we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State and Ms Higgins for their contributions. I have a couple of questions for them. As has been said, the committee is very positively disposed towards this endeavour on the part of the Government. If anything, we would like to see more of it, which is always a good thing. What role could employee-owned businesses, which I might call workers' co-operatives, play...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State. He should always keep social enterprises in his thoughts as well as workers' co-operatives. Incredible work is being done on a shoestring. The organisations based on the social enterprise model have a massive role to play. There may be people waiting to be asked when the net could be spread a little wider. Social enterprises should always be kept to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: To follow on from that, I read recently in the newspapers that Irish hospitals discard 50 million plastic aprons every year. Nobody disputes that they are necessary and a natural part of the health service. Dr. Mary O'Riordan and her cousin Lisa O'Riordan of HaPPE Earth are trying to engineer a more sustainable solution to this with their aprons. Can the Minister of State point to...