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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Remote Working (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 321. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount invested in remote working hubs in 2020. [33725/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses for coming in this morning and the important information they have shared with us. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge that Ms Farrelly from my area is here. I thank her for being here and for all of the work she and her team have done throughout Covid-19. I have written to her about this as well. It has been outstanding. Notwithstanding the challenges faced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That is the point I take issue with. The Minister has now said she will bring forward primary legislation. Let us bear in mind, shortly before said she was going to bring forward primary legislation, she was tweeting that it was not necessary. This kind of shambolic carry-on is driving business owners and workers up the wall. My time is limited so I want to be very clear. Is Ms Farrelly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That is fine and I thank Ms. Farrelly. I have a question for Mr. Shakespeare on the pedestrianisation of streets. I will use South William Street as an example because it was only partially pedestrianised. As Mr. Shakespeare will know, that causes some issues because cars parks are located at either end of the street. The impression that has gone out is that the people who control the car...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reactivation of Economy Following Pandemic Restrictions: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not sure how many people were in the car parks on South William Street on Friday night, but I know that anyone who was there as a pedestrian was squashed into a much smaller space. It appears that was done to facilitate car park owners. I am not saying that people do not have a need to drive into the city sometimes but it strikes me as being a bit odd that the car park owners appear to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: When I said the position was a shambles, this is what I was talking about. The Minister of State indicated that the Minister of Justice had "committed to taking legislative action, if necessary". In the past hour and a half, the Irish Independenthas reported that "Justice Minister Heather Humphreys will bring legislative changes on pubs and restaurants selling alcohol in their outdoor...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: What is happening at the moment is very much amateur hour stuff from the Government. The Garda issued a statement and then we had the Minister for Justice tweeting about it. The information she gave was not accurate and needs to be corrected. The message was very clear from the Government that we will have an outdoor summer. Restaurateurs and pub owners knew what that meant. We all...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I will finish shortly and give way. People know that we listened and heard their concerns. They know that we are using our time here this evening to keep this issue on the agenda. It suits the Government to have this issue off the agenda. We know from the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government record that when its back is to the wall, the first people thrown under the bus are the minimum...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak at the conclusion of this important debate. I thank all of the Deputies for their contributions this evening. I want to draw the Minister of State's attention to the fact that there is no representative from the NWCI on the Pensions Commission. There are named representatives on the Pension Commission. There is one representative from the ICTU and one...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: On a point of information, I do not have a copy of the amendment either, so I have not----

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — workers in the State make a considerable tax contribution throughout their working life and should have the right to access the full pension rate of payment when they retire at age 65; — some workers want to retire at age 65, while others want to remain at work, where they are able and willing to do so; — numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland supported companies that are currently located within each county; the number of site visits that were conducted by Enterprise Ireland in each county in the past five years respectively; the amount of funding that was expended by Enterprise Ireland in each county in the past five years respectively;...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to each local enterprise office in each of the past five years in tabular form. [32876/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided to InterTradeIreland in each of the past five years in tabular form. [32877/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 12 May 2021, if he will clarify the schedule 8 referred to and the location the recently amended SI No. 489 of 2020 mentions qualification of testers. [32848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (22 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 12 May 2021, if initial basic training has now been fully resumed. [32849/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That is exactly the issue. There are decent employers and they tell me they cannot get State contracts because they are being undercut by employers who - I am trying to think of a diplomatic word to describe them; the Minister of State probably knows the type of word I would use, but I will not use it here - are exploiting their workers via bogus self-employment and undermining the rate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Construction Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: The issue I raise relates to the construction sector. I thank the Minister of State for being here. He will be aware of this because we have spoken of it. I understand the Tánaiste has met with the platform workers. That is a serious issue. I will discuss the use of State money via our local authorities to support the practice of bogus self-employment. I understand that is not...

Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Time and again I have stood in this convention centre and in the Chamber across the water and raised the difficulties facing the aviation sector. Many sectors were closed by the Government's public health restrictions out of necessity, but those sectors had a plan for their reopening. Aviation was closed and a task force established, but the recommendations of that task force have been...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important topic. The north County Dublin coastline is one of the most beautiful and, indeed, productive parts of our island. Its coastal towns and villages are home to great scenery and a vibrant fishing industry, particularly inshore fishing. There are, however, many threats to north County Dublin, its communities and...