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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman and our witnesses for coming in and for the comprehensive presentation. This is very technical, so I have written my questions down to ensure that I can keep some order to them. My first question relates to the ten categories that are listed, which Dr. Cahill has informed us are in the region of 1,850 and there are 50 types of dual-use items. Can Dr. Cahill give our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Part 3, the section on military controls, states that the Bill seeks to set high common standards for the management of and restraint in the transfer of military technology and equipment. Key to that, the general scheme tells us that this is “to prevent the export of military technology and equipment which might be used for internal repression or international aggression or contribute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Am I correct in saying that the guidance, in the first instance, comes principally from the Department of Foreign Affairs? I understand that there are international considerations, etc., across the European Union but in the first instance the advice and guidance that Dr. Cahill's Department would seek in this comes from the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: In appendix 2, on assessing licensing applications, the Department states that 22 export licences were denied in 2020 and 38 were denied in 2019. Could Dr. Cahill give us the reason for those denials? I note that in his presentation he mentioned concerns about end use, protection of human rights, the risk of diversion and EU sanctions. Are there specifics on which he could elaborate to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: In head 5, under the section Offences and Penalties, subhead 14, it states that "authorised officers will have discretionary powers to impose administrative penalties in lieu of criminal prosecutions for violations of control of export laws". Could Dr. Cahill give us an update on this? To me, that is fairly wide-ranging. I am not suggesting at all that any person involved would come with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Control of Exports Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (29 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: These powers are quite substantial. I would not like to think - and I am pretty sure it was not Dr. Cahill's intention to give this impression - that somehow this authorised officer might look at a situation and think that because criminal prosecution is very expensive and heavily resource-dependent, he or she will go for something else. The resources need to be made available if a criminal...

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sharing time with an Teachta Mac Lochlainn. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak to the Government's new housing plan. I say "new" but, as we have heard, there is little new in it. It is called Housing for All but, as we know, this could not be further from the truth. The Minister's plan is just more of the status quo. He stated he recognises it is cheaper...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of the redundancy scheme and plan which he recently announced in the media that his Department is working off. [46551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of venues that have applied to be a designated venue under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 since it was enacted. [46585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 208. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of venues his Department has deemed to be a designated venue under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Act 2021 since it was enacted. [46586/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 211. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the Copenhagen Economics Report into the trade deals which he referenced at the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 22 September 2021. [46749/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department subsequently provided a separate submission to him on the Interim Report, the Minority Report and the review of the Minority Report made by the Chair of the Gulls Committee with regard to the briefing notes provided to him by his Department in respect of the 2020-2021 State-wide wild bird declarations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the recommendation has not yet been implemented with regard to a report (details supplied) specifically its recommendation at 7.2.13 which states that updated declarations should be published before existing declarations expire; and if he will provide a committed date ahead of the 2022-2023 State-wide derogations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 348, 349, 350 and 351 of 13 July 2021, if he will provide a copy of the report that was provided to his Department by the chairperson that appears to have enabled his Department to conclude that the recommendations in the interim report are finally agreed. [46603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the correct legal decision threshold is being applied to relevant evidence and submissions when he is deciding whether any given wild bird species should be included or not included on schedule 1 of the declarations with regard to annual State-wide wild bird derogation declarations (public health and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the 2021-2022 declarations are legally compliant with the 1979 birds directive with regard to annual State-wide wild bird derogation declarations (public health and safety); and if, in view of expert legal advices acquired by his Department (details supplied), he is satisfied that the legitimate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision that is being made for the growing demand for Irish medium education for learners in the Fingal area; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is not a sufficient number of places at primary or secondary level to meet demand; the plans she has in place to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support that will be given to third-level educational institutions to reconvene in-person classes safely for the upcoming academic year. [46587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 827. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1175 of 9 September 2021, if he can provide details of the four units not providing phase III cardiac rehabilitation services; the reason these services are not being provided; when the services will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 828. To ask the Minister for Health the status of cardiac rehabilitation services in each hospital that is supposed to offer the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46751/21]