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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Why is that? Is that a cultural thing, or why would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Yet we have a situation where people are buying Waterford Glass today that has never been within 100 miles or 1,000 miles of Waterford. Maybe we should have some of that outrage they have in Italy and some of the other countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise as I have to speak in the Chamber and have to go. To finish out, there was State-wide outrage at what happened in Waterford and I think people continue to be outraged at the notion that somewhere, in a shop, there is somebody buying a piece of Waterford Glass and thinking it has come all the way from Ireland when in fact it has never been anywhere next nor near it. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank our witnesses for coming before the committee. Every contributor has outlined a series of opportunities. I am seeking to tease out the timeframe. In the submission from the Friends of Waterford Association, what I am hearing - and I open to correction on this - is that the skills exist but are heading in the wrong direction. The opportunity exists now to do something. Is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Geographical Indications for Craft and Industrial Products: Discussion (16 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: It is what follows.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with the representatives referred to in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Northern rail line, including the northside DART service, will be closed for the second consecutive year during the Dublin city marathon (details supplied); and if he will address this issue and ensure that future marathon events are not hindered by transport closures. [41476/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the World Health Organisation’s recent report (details supplied); if he accepts the WHO findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41213/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 619. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of research (details supplied) from Canada; if he accepts that the burden from alcohol in Ireland is likely similar; and if he accepts the need for a dedicated alcohol strategy to be in place when the current drug and alcohol strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, concludes in 2025. [41214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the current drug and alcohol strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, does not include any actions in relation to alcohol related brain injury despite research (details supplied); if he agrees that the new alcohol strategy to replace this in 2025 should include actions to address this issue given there may be 31,500 adults in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (15 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if the planned review of the Drug and Alcohol Strategy, Reducing Harm Supporting Recovery, includes an evaluation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [41216/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister tells me research is being conducted into the impact of paid sick leave. I could have saved the Department a fortune: the impact of paid sick leave being available to workers is that people who are sick can afford to not go to work. Hopefully they can afford to stay at home and get better and not bring whatever it is they have into their workplace and potentially infect other...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That is not the case.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (10 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to discuss the importance of sick leave. I genuinely thought I had done a good job convincing the Government how important sick leave is, but after reading the budget, it turns out that I have a little more work to do. During the pandemic, we spent hours discussing the importance of sick leave and of workers being able to safely and affordably stay out of work when they were not...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The additional powers for the CEA have been broadly welcomed and I would not take away from that. Will resources match them as there will be an extra requirement for them to do this? It is important and I urge the Minister of State to make it clear that the expectation is that this will be watched. No one wants to see something that is efficient, passes the SME test and so forth and could...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have a general remark to make. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I hope it was noted that everyone who spoke on the Bill in the Dáil thanked the officials for their work. This is largely technical. I had some concerns, which I outlined and hope we can address during the course of this debate. During the banking crisis, we saw the power of in-person AGMs and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have one question but it may not be related to this. It concerns an issue we will be discussing at a later hearing of this committee, namely, the country of origin assignation, which is not specifically a trademark but is related. I just want to check that there is nothing in this that affects that. We are happy to support this and will not be objecting to it but I just want to check...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my only question.

Spending of Public Funds by the Government: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I met a mother in my constituency at the weekend. Out of respect for her and her family, I will limit the details I put on the record. This woman has recently lost her teenage child to suicide. I cannot imagine, not for a minute, not for a second, the utter grief, pain and torment she and her family are going through at this moment. She told me in no uncertain terms that her child had...