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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It is good to have the opportunity to discuss the extension of the €2 limit on the public transport fares as far as Skerries and Balbriggan but I would also like an explanation as to why we were left out originally. When the 90-minute fare was announced, it stated it would give Leap card customers the option to transfer between DART, commuter rail, Dublin Bus, Luas and Go-Ahead...

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. Sinn Féin supports this Bill. That will not surprise anyone. Nevertheless, there are a small number of areas where we would like to see this Bill strengthened and I will reference them in my contribution, given that only 45 minutes have been scheduled for Committee and Remaining Stages next week. It is frustrating for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 152. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount in unpaid wages that has been returned to workers following workplace investigations by the Workplace Relations Commission by sector, year and value of wages returned in each of the years 2011 to date in 2022, in tabular form. [36843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of employing one additional Workplace Relations Commission inspector. [36844/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 154. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of employing ten additional Workplace Relations Commission inspectors. [36845/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 155. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission in each of the years 2015 to date in 2022 by NACE sector; the number of breaches detected; the counties in which the breaches were detected; and the type of breaches detected in tabular form. [36846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36851/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 157. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Companies Registration Office by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36852/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Personal Insolvency Advisory Board by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36853/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Health and Safety Authority by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36854/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36856/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority by10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36857/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (7 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost increasing the funding to the Low Pay Commission by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [36858/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the loss of the Fingal Express bus service serving persons across north Fingal; if he will engage with public bus operators and negotiate to ensure a comparable service is provided immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36319/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I will begin by taking a small amount of time to pay tribute to the Debenhams workers who have now spent more than 400 days on the picket line. They were not doing that for nothing. I am sure they want to see a proportionate response as a result of what they have gone through. Sinn Féin supports this legislation. We want to see it finalised and enacted. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Not every redundancy situation is the same. Not every worker facing redundancy is in the same situation as others who are facing redundancy. It is not that this would create a different class of person to be made redundant. Many workers in the State are not unionised and do not have an enhanced redundancy arrangement. Effectively, there are differences between workers. It is worth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for cutting across Ms McElwee, but I have limited time. As she said that this would be a disproportionate and misguided response, I asked specifically what would be a proportionate and well-guided response to the Debenhams situation? She specifically referenced that in her submission. She has characterised this legislation as being disproportionate and misguided. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: In what way would Ms McElwee like to see the legislation changed? I know she is happy with the existing level of statutory redundancy, and she has made a comparison there. The Bill is a response not just to what happened with Debenhams, but also to the fact that this it had happened in a number of instances that were not all exactly the same. We all want something to be fair and equitable,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: As Ms McElwee says, many employers do not, but those employers who do need the law to tell them what to do. Many employers are grand. They negotiate with their workers and honour agreements. That is fine. We do not need to legislate for those. We need to legislate for a situation where hundreds, if not thousands, of workers were left high and dry and on the picket line for 400 days....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that. With respect, I do not need collective agreements to be explained to me.