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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 753. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the stroke strategy is progressing for implementation; the consideration that has been given through the HSE 2022 National Service Planning process for funding opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7982/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider for provision to be made for limited periods of self-certified sick leave under the proposed sick leave Bill until such time as free and universal general practitioner care is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7199/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The Tánaiste will by now have received the pre-legislative scrutiny report from the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The debate on self-certification or medical certification was pretty robust, as the Tánaiste can imagine. I put down this question because I want to hear the Tánaiste's views and hear if he can understand the quandary the committee found...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The Tánaiste mentioned people who cannot afford to stay off work. It is important that people who are sick have the comfort of knowing they can stay off work, and we all agree on that. However, there are people who cannot afford to go to the doctor. What I am trying to put into the Tánaiste's head and what I am asking him to consider is the case of a worker who cannot access...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Approximately 16% of people who are at work are covered by the medical card, so that would need to be much broader. The committee was grappling with this point. The Tánaiste mentioned that we are an outlier, which we are in terms of not having a statutory sick pay scheme, but we are also an outlier in that the vast majority of people have to pay to go to their GP. In the absence of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: They have access to a GP without having to pay for it, so it is apples and oranges.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: No, it is not that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is campaigning within Government for the ratification of the international labour convention No. 190, on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6894/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The question is a fairly straightforward one. I would like an update on the work being done to adopt and ratify labour convention No. 190. It sounds fairly innocuous but as the Tánaiste and I know, a lot comes from it. I ask for an update on the work currently ongoing in his Department. Specifically, is he pushing for ratification of the convention? I seek an understanding of what...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Tánaiste for that update. Ten states have already moved ahead of us but it would be good to provide leadership on this. The update is very welcome. The Tánaiste said that our national law has to be in line before the convention can be ratified. I fully appreciate that. One of the important aspects of this convention is that states would be required to put in place...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: That might be the mechanism and my legislation might also be the mechanism. We have had a lot of engagement on the floor of the Dáil on the need to take swift action in the area of gender-based violence. This is a fundamental piece of legislation. As a workplace representative, I have seen people - usually women but not always - in this situation. Enacting my Bill would be in line...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the protection of employment (collective redundancies) (amendment) Bill for which work is currently under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6895/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Process (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the co-operative societies Bill for which heads of Bill are currently in preparation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (10 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a new employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this legislation. This is comprehensive and complex legislation which transposes an EU directive, while also making additional changes to benefit the national competition authorities, namely, the CCPC and ComReg. The CCPC is the primary enforcement body for competition law in this State. It has the power to play an enormous role...

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Was the Government not a bit concerned when it was giving an €81,000 pay hike to Robert Watt of the potential for a knock-on consequential claim out of that? Was it happy it could ring-fence it and just do it for one person? The Government was not one bit concerned about the impact that was going to have on wages. In fact, unfettered, the man seems to be granted endless pay rises....

National Minimum Wage: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after "real cost of living": "— produce a roadmap to deliver a living wage within a strict timeframe.". I am sharing time with colleagues. I thank the Deputies who brought this motion to the floor of the Dáil this morning. It is very important. Before I address the substance of the motion, I want to make clear that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the membership of the National Therapeutics Advisory Group that has been established by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6837/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 134. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the membership of the Therapeutics Operational Group that has been established by the HSE; the way that this group will identify vulnerable patient cohorts; if the group will liaise with clinical leads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/22]