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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (17 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is the case that his Department does not plan to carry out its usual public consultation in 2022 in relation to the annual State-wide Wild Bird Derogation Declarations (Regulations) which is normally completed at the end of January ahead of the 1 May declarations; if so, if he will address a series of matters (details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (17 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a copy of the nominee’s notes of his meeting of 22 June 2021 with an organisation (details supplied) which were provided to his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service as a substantive accompaniment to a letter and report. [8844/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (17 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy of his Department and National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to high density urban seagull colonies (details supplied). [8845/22]

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I would not do that to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I join with others in thanking the members of the commission for the work they have undertaken. I want to specifically refer to section 8.4.5. I have not had a chance to read all of the report but I have engaged with that section with which I would be the most familiar. In 2009, when I was a union organiser, my union joined an organisation called the 24-7 Alliance, which was mostly made...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 48. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if recommendation number five from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill will be incorporated into the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason that the proposal on the reform of VAT rates may not apply until 1 January 2025; the action that his Department is undertaking in the interim to review the options now available to Ireland in setting VAT rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the removal of the VAT on defibrillators in view of work on the proposal on the reform of VAT rates at European Union level and wording which supports VAT removal on medical equipment; the preparatory work that is under way on this; the lead in time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8463/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if the enhanced employment wage subsidy scheme will be extended to a sector (details supplied). [8800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of reducing the monthly drugs payment scheme threshold from €100 to €72 for single-headed households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8806/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 234. To ask the Minister for Health if the audit on spending to date on the new national maternity hospital enabling works at Elm Park has been completed; if so, if he will provide a copy of the audit report; if not, if there is an expected date for completion; and the reason that the late 2021 completion date was missed. [8802/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of whether the Comptroller and Auditor General has determined that a value for money special report is required for the new national maternity hospital given the comments by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the audit on the spending (details supplied); if so, if he is of the view that such a report will apply to the entire new national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the budget for the new National Maternity Hospital enabling works which has increased from €22 million to €51 million known spend to date; and if the Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out analysis to explain the variance. [8804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if all new national maternity hospital enabling works are now completed; if not, the further works that are in progress or not yet started; and the projected end total cost of these enabling works. [8805/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the officials for their attendance. To be parochial for a second, I commend those involved in the Look for Local campaign. It was very successful in my own area of Fingal and I have received very positive feedback from local businesses. It was a great initiative. It hit the mood of the time. People wanted to shop local. I think we all felt that and it really chimed. As it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Clancy for his response. I appreciate it is not a core area of responsibility, but it should be. I will outline the difficulty. It is not a question but more of an observation that we can perhaps pick up at a later date. Where there are issues around breaches of workers' rights and entitlements or non-recognition of trade unions, or where a trade union is active and a WRC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It is an issue on the east coast as well as the west. People on the east coast would also like to see the same emphasis on job creation in this area, which will definitely come, maybe not this year, but in future. I have a question for both witnesses. We recently heard from the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council, NCPC, which told us: "The attractiveness of a location...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development of Indigenous Irish Enterprise: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to ask our guests for their views on the scope for growth for workers' co-operatives. I am sure they are more than aware that there is legislation in train to reform the area of co-operatives. As they will know and as I know, the co-operative model has been found to be very productive and highly resilient across Europe, which is very relevant to the conversation we are having now....