Results 421-440 of 12,773 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide details of the manner in which once-off payments and once off commissions or bonuses are treated in the estimation of a persons entitlement to HAP; if he is aware that people who have spent years on the housing list are being removed due to a once-off payment which puts them over the limit, even though...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the case of a family (details supplied) who are living in overcrowded accommodation, who are being removed from the housing list for being over the income limit, but have been turned down for an affordable housing scheme due to insufficient income; if he will propose a solution for this family; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person working as a school caretaker who is laid off for school closures is entitled to claim pay related jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 10 April, the maximum age of an adoptee on their date of placement by which their parents or guardians are still eligible to receive the new baby grant; the exact definition of baby as pertains to the new baby grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19427/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of the inequitable treatment of young widowed people in Ireland, particularly in the areas of taxation, financial supports, and access to essential benefits under current social protection policy; if he will consider retaining dual tax credits and rate bands for widows, widowers and surviving civil partners,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Marriages (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will advise of the difference between a solemniser and a celebrant for the purpose of officiating at weddings and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Marriages (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the difference between a solemniser and a celebrant for the purpose of civil ceremonies; if both have to be registered in order to perform a ceremony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19583/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) and provide support for this person to access their full entitlements to social welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of the substantial reduction in income for some recipients of the widow’s/widower’s/surviving civil partner’s contributory pension when they reach the age of 66 and transition to the State pension and the hardship incurred as a result; if he is aware that this disproportionately affects...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will disclose which groups have lobbied him regarding the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024, the automatic enrolment of workers into pension schemes, the timing and implementation of automatic enrolment, including all documentation, correspondences, meetings and minutes of meetings with lobbyists...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 1875. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); if she believes that the treatment of this person is in line with the obligations of government under the UNCRPD, which provides for the right of disabled persons to live independently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20049/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: My constituency of Dublin Fingal West has seen fairly rapid growth in recent years but we have not seen a consequent increase in the capacity of water infrastructure. One example is the village of Naul. The local community are worn out begging - I genuinely mean begging - for assistance from the council, the Government and Irish Water. The Delvin river floods when the water infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an age limit for the new baby grant concerning adoptive children; what the age limit is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the new income disregard for the carer’s allowance that will come into effect on July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18202/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (10 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the homemaker’s scheme also covers households where parents are unmarried but a qualified cohabiting couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18203/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (9 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update as to whether the Government has contributed, or intends to contribute, to the work of the Montreal Irish Monument Foundation’s plan to create a memorial green space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17842/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the North Irish Sea Array offshore project; details of any consultation that has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (9 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 226. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the qualification requirements for the role of Tusla crèche inspector; if she is aware of the equivalence given for experiential learning and on-the-job knowledge in the crèche sector; if she intends to expand the criteria to include those working in or with...

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the chance to discuss this issue. From my previous work experience, where I encountered people who came up against a compulsory retirement age, I genuinely believe workers want the right to make the decision to work on at 65, should they wish, up to age of 70, as provided for in the legislation that my colleague, Deputy Claire Kerrane, and I brought forward, or to retire with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: An amendment has been proposed.