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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Is Ms Buckley saying there would be no hostility to trade union recognition and the collective bargaining legislation that is coming, and that it would not necessarily be a factor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: In Ms Buckley's opening statement, she said IDA Ireland will do all it can to match the employees who are being laid off with the extensive employment opportunities that still exist across the economy. I am just looking for some information on how that works. Does it happen only with IDA Ireland client companies, or is it a matter on which IDA Ireland engages more broadly? Not all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious that 140 people from a social media platform were laid off. I will not name it but we all know which one we are talking about. I will use that as an example. Has IDA Ireland spoken directly to any of the workers? Has there been any direct engagement or will that happen through the Department? How will that happen? We are talking about 140 people with specific sets of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: So Solas has already engaged with these people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: While that is the aspiration, I am not convinced that is happening in respect of the 140 people who have lost their jobs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: In IBEC's statement, it refers to the need for a strong, stable and coherent regulatory framework and an agile and workable regulatory framework is obviously important. In its statement, IBEC said that the State sometimes leads and sometimes follows. Can the witnesses from IBEC elaborate on this? In particular, could they focus on the need for greater cohesion between Departments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It was about the need for cohesion between Departments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very high-level stuff. At a more practical level, does IDA Ireland send personnel into the relevant companies? Does it wait for people to approach it? When it is working with the Department, what is the process? We all accept there should be co-operation and that workers should be matched up with employers where jobs exist, but how does it work in practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Who is engaging with the individuals involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that. Has this been done with regard to the high-profile lay-offs?

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: For a social protection system to work, it must meet the needs of people, which means it must deliver social welfare rates that are adequate and protect those who rely on social welfare from poverty. There are close to 40 different social welfare payments. Our social protection system is wide and varied and, in all likelihood, everyone in the State will receive some form of social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Correspondence (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received correspondence on alleged food fraud by a company (details supplied) that has received at least €100,000 in Enterprise Ireland grants, and in which EI may hold a 9.7% equity stake, according to a credit-safe report of March 2020; the measures that his Department has taken concerning this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current staffing levels in IDA Ireland; and the offices, either head office or regional offices, in which these staff are located, in tabular form. [57983/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current staffing levels at the local enterprise offices; and the offices in which these staff are located, in tabular form. [57984/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a detailed report on the service-level agreement between Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities under which local enterprise office staff are employed. [57985/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which local enterprise office staff are remunerated; and if they are remunerated by his Department, Enterprise Ireland or local authorities. [57986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if workers at Irish Rail, Dublin Luas, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus and in a company (details supplied) will be provided with free public transport across all public transport networks in the State; and if they will also be provided with free public transport for a nominated partner and family member. [57504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's views on whether there is a crisis in the English language education sector for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57672/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will conduct an income over expenditure analysis for English language education students on stamp 2 visas from the perspective of the student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57673/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an independent regulator will be put in place for the English language education sector; and if such a regulator will oversee agents operating as intermediaries between students and English language education sector schools. [57674/22]