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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.

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: If Ms McElwee does not think there is an issue and that what happened to the Debenhams workers could not happen again or, if it did, that would be fine, that is one thing. I do not think we as legislators, should, stand over a gap in the legislation that allows workers to be treated in the way the Debenhams workers were treated. It behoves us, as legislators, to ensure we tighten up those...

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: That underlines the need for this legislation. The legislation is needed in order to give the ability to shore up the position in circumstances where there is no one with whom to negotiate.

Back to School Costs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank my colleague, an Teachta Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, for all his work in this area. I thank him principally for listening to parents who are really worried about not being able to cope as their kids go back to school. These are real worries and as September comes, people start to worry more. An Teachta Ó Laoghaire has done more than just listen. He has learned from those...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The third strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence was launched last week. It noted that there is work to be done to engage employers and trade unions and further develop legislation for statutory domestic violence employment leave and enhanced workplace protections from sexual harassment. There is no need for any member of the Government to engage in further consultation, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the chronic need for refuge places for victims of domestic violence in north County Dublin; if she will outline in detail the timeline for the roll-out of refuge places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35673/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 789. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the chronic shortage of general practitioner services in north County Dublin; if consideration has been given to the deployment of directly employed HSE general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention to been drawn to the situation in which the CHO7 disability team is not accepting referrals for persons who have suffered a stroke; the reason that this situation has transpired; the criteria that are being used for accessing disability services in the CHO7 area; the action that he is taking to change the situation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 791. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a work package being co-lead by officials in his Department under the European Union Joint Action Best ReMaP (details supplied); the documents or actions that have been produced to date; when the project is set to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 839. To ask the Minister for Health if the minutes of the obesity policy implementation and oversight group are published; if so, their location; if they are not available publicly, if they will be provided; the number of times that the group or its subgroups have met in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36137/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 840. To ask the Minister for Health when the evaluation of the obesity policy and action plan undertaken by University College Cork will be published; when his Department will respond to the evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36138/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 841. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the evaluation of the sugar sweetened drinks tax in Ireland; the current stage of the evaluation; when it will be finished and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36139/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I offer my sympathy, support and solidarity to those families whose homes have been affected by the mica scandal. Their campaign for justice and their bravery in the face of an unsympathetic Government is to be commended. The nub of the problem with the Bill is it does not provide 100% redress, which is not fair. Families have done their homework and they do not appreciate being told it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance if the reimbursement rate under the drivers and passengers with disabilities fuel grant will be increased to reflect recent increases in fuel prices. [34992/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chair. I will have to leave at 10 a.m. but I will be back. Can Ms McNamara elaborate about the qualified entities that will be allowed to bring this representative action? It has been mooted that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, is likely to be a qualified entity for the State. Will there be only one or does Ms McNamara envisage that there could or...