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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I was privileged to speak at a conference where I heard from stakeholders from New Zealand. They said that the practical impact is in place and being able to take time off is in place. In surveys there, people reported back that they felt like their employers understood and that they did not have to go and bare their souls after having suffered a trauma. They felt they had that right and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise, I took it as a general question about whether there could be abuse of this. If people are wrongly refused it, there is a compelling case to be made for these hearings to all be held in private, both for the privacy and the dignity of the person who is requesting it. Apologies, I took the Deputy's question to mean on both sides. I understand that now.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Murnane O'Connor. She mentioned the Amber Women's Refuge. The Chair of this committee has me fully across all of the work it does. She has been in touch on a number of occasions to sponsor her and I fully expect that that will happen again. The Amber Women's Refuge has great support from all of the local Deputies and Senators in the area, just as Aoibhneas has in my own...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Phelan. They are covered. I did have a quick look. I have the note, although I do not have it with me. I apologise and I will send it to the Deputy straight afterwards. What we do know is that over 20 years, there is a cost of €56 billion to time lost. I apologise for not having the figure with me. I thought I had it with me and I will supply it. I would say to...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, it can be about simple things like training somebody to replace that person. When people have worked in a place for ten years, they can be on autopilot. They know exactly where everything is and the new person takes twice as long to do everything. It does not mean that they will not learn, it just means that it takes a while. So there is all of that as well. Certainly, having talked...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It would be done in the same way as parental leave. If there is a refusal to grant it in what would seem to be reasonable circumstances, the worker takes the case. If, before the leave is taken and the employer suspects that the leave is not required and there is no objective reason for it, then the employer can make the referral to a third party for that examination. My point was that all...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Exactly. I believe that would be very important, given that it is not just a spousal thing and it is for people within the family. It is important that we would have that. I would have to talk to the Minister of State, Deputy English, about how we could do that. That would be an important thing to do also.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Discussion (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Dillon for his questions. We had a series of round table engagements. I will briefly outline the history of this legislation. It was introduced in the previous Dáil but it fell when that Dáil was wound up. Up to that point, we had engaged with people who were providing services within the community. I refer here to people running the refuges as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county councils will not approve mortgages for persons who have been offered affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations that are in place and the powers the Central Bank has to ensure that social media influencers or others advertising or promoting the use of crypto-assets adequately warn consumers of the potential risks of such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 273. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant schemes under which sports clubs can apply for funding for lighting not floodlights to facilitate night and winter training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3404/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health Service Executive (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to HSE owned properties in the Portrane area of County Dublin that are currently derelict; if he has plans to work with the HSE to redevelop these much-needed houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the parents of a student (details supplied) can expect the results of their appeal to her Department under section 29 of the Education Act 1998. [2878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans for an Irish language secondary school in the Swords, Malahide area of County Dublin (details supplied). [2899/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 566. To ask the Minister for Health the way and the location in which organisations can apply for grants under the Women’s Health Fund announced in budget 2022. [3061/22]

National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There are two reasons I wished to make a small contribution to this debate. One is to state that I absolutely accept that we need a new maternity hospital. We needed one in 1995 when my daughter was born in Holles Street. Indeed, I well recall being wheeled back from the labour ward and the bed being still warm because the woman ahead of me had just vacated it. My grandson was also born...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: On 30 September last year, the term of seven members of the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, board came to an end. That board now cannot be constituted and four months later there is still no sign of new appointees taking office. When will the appointments be made and if those appointments are to be delayed, would it be possible, even on a temporary basis, to reappoint some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (20 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a workplace policy on domestic and sexual violence and abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Union (20 Jan 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the way his Department is working with the new Healthier Together – EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative aiming to help member states reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases particularly in relation in cardiovascular disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/22]