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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: As a former trade union organiser who represented workers in the Rehab Group, this is not the first time that group has ignored a Labour Court recommendation. I hope it is the last. I ask our guests from the Rehab Group and the NDA how confident they are that the 2025 minimum target of 6% will be met. Is it ambitious enough? On one hand, you want to set an ambitious target but there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: People can only learn by doing and experience, and be informed by that going forward. I ask Mr. Hannigan first and then our other guests to comment on how a lack of access to appropriate housing and accessible public transport impacts on people with disabilities in gaining and, importantly, staying in employment. If it takes a massive effort to get into work, you might be able to do it on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is awful to think that there are people who want to be out working but they are stuck in their house and, in some instances, stuck in an inappropriate housing situation. I put the same question to the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a Twitter account called Access For All and every morning that group tweets how many lifts are out of service. If we all put ourselves into the mindset of employers we will realise that it is very hard for them, and for other workers. Employers will be constantly thinking that so and so is not in today because a lift is out of order. Access issues are basic and it is incredible to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is all very well to talk about the future but the lifts are not working today. The infrastructure exists but if people cannot rely on it, disabled people are at a disadvantage. We are discussing the disadvantages that exist. Disabled people are put at a serious disadvantage when they cannot say for certain whether they will be able to turn up for work. I have more questions but I know...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I acknowledge that the Twitter account is called Access for All Ireland. I believe I got the name wrong. I thank Sophia and her dad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No. I actually checked because I did not believe the name was right. I thank Sophia and her dad because they record the information every morning. My heart sinks every morning on seeing the number of lifts out of order. What do people do? If they can go up the stairs, they are grand. If they cannot, they have to ring work again to say they will not be in because they do not have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a specific question for Ms Shakespeare on the access and inclusion model. In her opening statement she points to the fact that the model is doing significant work. As children with a disability progress further through the education system, what supports are there, particularly in terms of preparing people with soft and hard skills for future employment? Could Ms Shakespeare also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We are coming back to the same point all the time. It needs to be a cross-departmental approach. As Deputy Stanton has pointed out, though, when everybody is responsible sometimes nobody is responsible. Therefore we have to have a lead. We have a lead and because of that we end up saying it is not enough to have one person. We would all have to wonder how we can break that kind of cycle....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Very often that is down to personal experience. We cannot mandate that somebody with that experience is in every workplace. Again, the person with the personal experience has to be able to speak up and be that champion in the workplace. Sometimes people do not want to do that. Ms Shakespeare had her hand up as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We just need to be ambitious.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: And be ambitious.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by InterTradeIreland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by IDA Ireland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched in 2023; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 42. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by local enterprise offices; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of business support schemes and initiatives supported by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the initiatives and schemes that are in development and-or planned to be launched; the funding for same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 44. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the trade information service is expected to be launched; the funding allocated to same under the Supplementary Estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Promotion (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the supply chain programme is expected to be launched; the funding allocated to same under the Supplementary Estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9108/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 46. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding allocated for the green transition fund, including the climate planning fund for business and the enterprise emissions reduction investment fund, under the Supplementary Estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9112/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Budgets (22 Feb 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 47. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding allocated for the agile innovation fund under the Supplementary Estimate for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9120/23]