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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital, current and total Budget 2023 allocation for the DETE People Strategy 2021-2024; the capital, current and total Budget 2023 allocation for the DETE People Strategy 2021-2024; the percentage difference compared to the Budget 2023 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4487/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 167. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital, current and total Budget 2023 allocation for his Department’s internal ICT Strategy 2020-2025; the capital, current and total Budget 2022 allocation for his Department’s internal ICT Strategy 2020-2025; the percentage difference compared to the Budget 2023 allocation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for Programme A Jobs and Enterprise Development of Budget 2023 Expenditure Report will be provided, in tabular form. [4489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 18 January 2023, if the payment does in fact apply to members of the retained service who fulfil the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4069/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new ASD unit for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a stage 1a report was submitted in early 2022, that all clarifications requested have been sent and that the school have had no communication from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a secondary school (details supplied) is designated as disadvantaged but not one of the primary schools in the town is so designated; the reason for this inconsistency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4664/23]

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing my time with Teachta Cronin. A little like my comrade, Teachta Andrews, I still do not understand. I will go through what the Minister said. I am very glad he recognises that none of the types of leave that he spoke about, and read out from his script, will address the issue of bereaved parents. That is a very important clarification that I am glad he made because, to be...

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am glad the Minister is here to take this legislation. I understand he has had a busy week so it is very welcome that he found the time to come in. This Bill is very simple. I thank my comrade, Deputy Cronin, for the work she has put in on this Bill, not just here but also, as she has alluded to, at the committee. This issue is important. We are lucky and thankful, and I am as a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (26 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she or her Department have considered the Joint Oireachtas Committee report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector. [62044/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for being with us and for their comprehensive statements. I appreciate they did not have time to read them into the record but we received their full statements and have engaged with those. I want to go back to something the former Minister of State, Deputy English, said in the Dáil. On 30 June 2021, he stated: "I will get a chance during the time allowed under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: He referred to the detailed analysis the Government was carrying out. Was the Government in touch looking for facts, figures, information or anything relating to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is a fairly stark contradiction to what the Government representative said on the record of the Dáil. At the time, some Deputies who spoke expressed some concern about the cynical practice of just kicking something down the road for 12 months and not intending to do anything about it. It is very unfortunate that this has happened. Notwithstanding that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Shaw for that. That is her estimation of it. It is hard not to see an element of cynicism here. To talk at length about the need for in-depth and detailed analysis and consultation and all of that and then not to do it once you get out of the room smacks of kicking the can down the road. We have heard from ICTU on this. It had a concern which was addressed it in the submission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I hear you. I just wanted to put that on the record. Some of the people who had concerns about this said it would be like establishing another union that will sit at the table and exercise a veto. This is an issue I would have myself, although it is not huge. I have some small knowledge of the area of industrial relations. The ultimate sanction someone has when sitting around the table,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: As Mr. Collins has quite rightly pointed out, the workers will be retired workers at some stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that and just wanted to tease out that element.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: My question related to what happens when the talking runs out. I mean when you are at the table and everyone expresses their thanks for the lovely submission but then toddle on and just ignore it. How do the organisations present see that scenario working out at that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not imagine for a moment that it is but it is very important that anybody who is listening to this debate can hear very clearly, because some concern about that was addressed during the debate in the Dáil. It is very helpful for us to now have on the record exactly what Mr. Nugent has said, as it is extremely important. Some people may have an issue but that stems from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: This committee meeting has provided the time and the space to clear up that potential misunderstanding, which is very important. Mr. Collins gave an example of a scenario where the mechanism did not work. Clearly his organisation was left outside and its influence was denied so, therefore, the deal that was struck was not a good one. Is there an example of a company or organisation where...