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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to take a moment to also offer my congratulations to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and her husband on the wonderful news of the arrival of their baby boy this morning. As my grandmother used to say, a baby brings their own luck. I wish the Minister, her husband and their new baby all of the luck in the world. I remind the Tánaiste that the Minister herself said before she left...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has engaged with mobile phone network providers regarding the actions they are taking to tackle the practice of criminals using their mobile phone network to send phishing or smishing text messages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the review and revision of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland: the HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016 – 2021; if a new plan will be developed for the period from 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 105. To ask the Minister for Health if clinical midwife and nurse specialist lactation consultants have been appointed within all Irish maternity and paediatric hospitals, according to a determined births to support staff ratio, with dedicated CMS / CNS lactation in NICUs; the proportion of CMS / CNS whole-time equivalent per births in maternity units and per admissions currently; the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 106. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time lactation consultant posts in each CHO; the cost of meeting the deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22371/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 123. To ask the Minister for Health if persons working in the Covid-19 testing centres as volunteers or paid have access to high-quality masks of a similar grade to that used in a clinical setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 147. To ask the Minister for Health if persons working in the Covid-19 testing centres as volunteers or paid workers have access to high quality face masks of a similar grade to that used in a clinical setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 160. To ask the Minister for Health when frontline staff at a facility (details supplied) will receive their vaccine given they are an outlier in not receiving the vaccine by comparison to their peers in similar facilities. [22573/21]

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important legislation. It is timely that legislation has been brought forward to implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court in the case of Wayne Ellis v. the Minister for Justice. As Deputy Martin Kenny outlined, this is only part of the wider picture. It all depends on the mechanisms by which legislation is enforced. The personnel...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 338. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when businesses will be able to apply for and draw down funds under the music entertainment business assistance scheme which was launched on 9 March 2021. [21231/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (28 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1001. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the short-term five-year targets for overweight and obesity as outlined in A Healthy Weight for Ireland (details supplied); if the targets for 2016 to date have been met in achieving the downward trend per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1008. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of persons that can attend a wedding once a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been rolled-out nationally. [21786/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021 (27 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I doubt if I will need 14 minutes. I just have two very quick questions. I have high hopes that it is very unusual for people of 16 and 17 years to be requested to work overnight or engage in heavy-duty work. It is probably unfortunate that we are in the space where that requires regulation. If my understanding is correct, this is about the transposition of a directive so there is no, or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021 (27 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It is important but we are talking about an area in which employment law is not always observed. We have heard of horrific cases. It would be worrying if some of the cases we hear about involved young persons in the way described so every effort needs to be made to ensure the information on the regulation is accessible and that there is a very clear definition of what constitutes light...

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to these important motions. There is no doubt that the extension of these schemes will give workers and businesses some certainty, although just for the coming weeks. I have spoken to people availing of these schemes, where they work, and they speak incredibly highly of them and are incredibly grateful for the assistance. We cannot lose sight of...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I begin by acknowledging the work done by people like Dr. Lucy Michael and by the regional anti-racism groups. I refer specifically to the group in my constituency, which is also the constituency of the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien. Fingal Communities Against Racism, FCAR, is a small group made up of very dedicated individuals. I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when Hands Lane, Rush, County Dublin will be provided with fibre broadband given that a number of commitments have been made to provide the area with fibre broadband going back as far as 2016. [21064/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which she is guaranteeing the independence of her review into the use of public defenders as per a commitment to an independent review of the area within the Programme for Government (details supplied). [21063/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 175. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 829 of 10 March 2021, if the situation regarding a unit (details supplied) has been reviewed in relation to rehabilitation bed availability; the number of admissions being accepted currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of recommendation 3.1 of Changing Cardiovascular Health: National Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 – 2019; the actions that were taken to ensure full implementation; if the targets that were set in the recommendation were met within the ten-year period; the aspects outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the...