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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 28: In page 49, to delete lines 17 and 18.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: My comments on the section relate largely to points that have already been made. The pre-legislative scrutiny report stated that while the general scheme aims to enable an employment permit system to respond quickly to changes in economic conditions, moves to prescribe the rules and regulations rather than primary legislation could potentially undermine public scrutiny. We have already had...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I echo that, and particularly in the case where a family has college-age kids, which can be very expensive indeed and made more so by virtue of the fact they are outside of the system.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Amendment No. 35 not moved.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 38: In page 79, line 17, to delete “2 years” and substitute “6 years”. On the basis of the clarification provided by the Minister of State's Department I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 39: In page 80, line 37, after “Síochána” to insert the following: “, inspectors from the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court, the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners”. This amendment is straightforward enough. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise or threaten penalisation...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There is balance there. Nobody is suggesting that everybody in this scenario will behave like an angel. It is a case of balancing it out and maybe tipping it a little bit in favour of the worker in some instances, given he or she is the vulnerable person coming from outside. I take Deputy Stanton's point as well.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I will withdraw amendment No. 39, and I thank the Minister of State. We will be happy to engage once the legal advice is received.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Part of the resolution to this is more resources for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, in order that they can do their work more quickly and people are not left waiting around. I appreciate the point Deputy Nash makes. I have a concern about qualified nurses working for lower wages but I understand the Deputy's point. This is not ideal. If the paperwork could be completed...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The message is loud and clear: pressure works. The Government responds to pressure. As usual, lastminute.comis the order of the day with the Government. It has responded and, as expected and predicted, its response is wholly inadequate. Nonetheless, the travelling public know it felt their anger. I commend my colleague, an Teachta O'Rourke, on all of his work on this. I also commend the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: No she did not.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland voted to exclude financial institutions, investments and funds from the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; the reason for supporting their exclusion from the EU directive; and his views on whether such a move further damages EU efforts to clean up its value chains from environmental and human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current staffing levels at Enterprise Ireland; and the offices, either head office or regional offices, where these staff are located in tabular form. [59548/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options available to persons living in areas where there is no competition for waste collection; if the local authority will assume responsibility for waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58917/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options that are available to residents where Irish Rail is not complying with its noise mitigation policy when carrying out maintenance at night. [58918/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme has been approved by the European Commission. [59095/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the way that businesses that have changed energy provider recently, and as a result have commenced new energy bills, will qualify for the temporary business energy support scheme given that there will be no continuity in their relevant energy bills. [59096/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that oil has been excluded from the temporary business energy support scheme. [59439/22]