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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fine. It came into my head and I knew I was going to be here so I thought I would not let the opportunity go. I will pick it up with the Tánaiste in any event. In her statement, Ms Coleman-Dunne indicated that Brexit was not the calamitous event feared, which is good news, due to the preparedness of businesses. Is there now a concern among businesses and the Department about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it Ms Coleman-Dunne's belief that this puts the Department in a much better position to assist with the current fallout?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: My next question is for Ms Hearty. The Minister for the Economy in the North is still refusing to bring forward an economic strategy to maximise the dual market access that is afforded by the protocol. What benefits does Ms Hearty believe a plan like this could bring if it were published and implemented?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I was not suggesting there was a lack of support. I was asking for Ms Hearty's view on whether the economic strategy that possibly should be published would have a positive impact if it were implemented with regard to maximising the benefits from the protocol. If it is Ms Hearty's view that the benefits are as maximised as they can be, that is fair enough, but I am not disputing in any way...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: On the instability, does Ms Hearty have a view on the implications of the walkout by the DUP from the Executive and the DUP refusal to attend the North-South meetings? Is this having an impact on co-operation and trade? I am interested in Ms Hearty's view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: My next question is for the Department. It is about the decrease in imports. The Department has outlined some of them. Looking at the Central Statistics Office, CSO, data, we can see food, live animals, beverages, machinery and some other categories have decreased. If they are decreasing, is there an indication of where this is being fulfilled now? Is it coming from imports from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that it may be early days for some of the data, but it is helpful to get a handle on the trend. Does Ms Hearty have an idea of how many companies in the South have diverted supply chains from Britain to the North? Has there been a consequent benefit of that in reduced transport costs, because people are not travelling as far, reduced emissions, or an increase in trade and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Impact of Brexit on Trade in Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Curran.

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Today is our day for women to celebrate and mark time in our struggle for equality and remind ourselves of the importance of international solidarity. On International Women's Day, I express my solidarity with the women of Ukraine, Palestine, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, and with all women who are struggling at the moment. We know and are in contact with them and we know what they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for not being here for all the presentations; I had to speak in the Chamber. Most of my questions are local ones if the witnesses do not mind. There were some very welcome announcements recently related to Town Centre First fund, specifically for Lusk. I have the overall view but we are looking forward to getting the granular detail. At the same time health checks were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It does indeed. I thank Mr O'Brien. My next question relates to the derelict sites register. In Fingal there were three properties on it as of December 2020. No additional sites were added to that and the local authority did not collect a single cent under the derelict sites levy in 2020. Six sites on the vacant sites register that are vacant now were vacant on the register in 2020....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The issue for me is that nobody is saying "No". I would nearly prefer if one Department said it was not doing that because we could have a proper conversation about the issue. It is not unique to my area, but when I walk past the houses, I see they are falling further into dereliction, and it will be increasingly expensive to bring them back into use. Some catalyst will have to be deployed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Graham.

Report on Commission on Pensions: Motion (3 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome Pádraig Peyton and his SIPTU colleagues who are in the Gallery this evening. In 2020, politicians from all parties got a very clear message from the voters. Workers rejected the Government policy of the incremental increases in the pension age. The voters forced a fairly substantial U-turn by the Government parties and the Labour Party. Workers also want the option to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I refer to the case that Julia Marciniak, Lenka Lermanova and their trade union, Unite, took to the Labour Court. I know the Tánaiste is aware of it. The Labour Court decision and related documentation show how determined the workers were and that they were effectively sacked for joining a trade union and being active therein. Every employer would not mind employees joining a trade...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (2 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There may possibly be speakers. I am conscious that business has moved quickly. I have no objections to the legislation going through. My amendments in respect of the previous Bill were, regrettably, ruled out of order. There might be speakers and I am conscious that business is moving quickly. I do not whether there are speakers on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to raise with the Taoiseach the delay in advancing the urgently needed legislation to identify and guard marine protected areas as required under the marine strategy framework directive. As the Taoiseach will be aware, Ireland has no legal tool with which to define, identify, designate or manage marine protected areas. As a result, many species, habitats and processes occurring in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (2 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the abolition of mandatory retirement. As he will be aware, Sinn Féin tabled legislation that was supported by his party in opposition in the previous Dáil and which we will be reintroducing in the coming weeks. This legislation, when passed, will give workers a choice to retire at 65 or to work on. Forcing workers to retire at 65, as his...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (2 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Section 110.