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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I have been saying for years that remote working should be recognised as the specific form of work it is, just as shift work is recognised. It is its own form of work. It should have its own sets of procedures to ensure that one can stay connected. I noted that Ms Mangan referred in the statement to workers as they start being engaged and connected from day one. Perhaps people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Hegarty makes a good point about how important human interaction is. No one wants to get to a situation where we completely lose that but people are very anxious to have the flexibility. Ms Mangan did not touch on the issue of the right to disconnect. When a worker's home is his or her workplace, a worker is always and never in work. Does she see a role for legislation on that?...

Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution to the Bill. The cost of insurance, as we all know, is one of the most frequently recurring matters raised with us as politicians and with policymakers by both individuals and businesses. To that end, effective insurance reform and the speed of that reform should be at the forefront of the work carried out by the Government. While we do not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned regarding travel delays caused by staffing shortages given the importance of Dublin Airport for business connectivity and trade. [18629/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 475. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of abolishing the VAT on automated external defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19366/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 476. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction and to date in 2022, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 713. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19408/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 1374. To ask the Minister for Health the costs involved in the national roll-out of heart failure virtual clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Apr 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chair and all the members of the committee secretariat for the work that has gone into the session today. I particularly thank our witnesses. I want to say a particular word of thanks to Ms Mulholland because she has outlined in very stark detail the picture of a woman that I could nearly relate to myself. We were all nodding along in recognition of the obstacles around people...