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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 40 newly-recruited driving testers will be fully trained and qualified to commence driving licence testing; the level of training being given; the body providing the training; and the qualifications of the personnel that are carrying out this training for the new staff. [24978/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if further information will be provided on the stated need to consider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Time is tight. I would like to let the members and witnesses know that I am due to speak in the Dáil Chamber, so I will be stepping in and out of the meeting, but I will be following the proceedings. I wish to address Ms Plunkett directly for a moment. I want to thank her and commend her on her bravery. I know that it is not easy. It is never easy to do something like this,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Plunkett. If I could address a few questions to Ms Ní Bhrógáin, greenfield organising is tough and I commend the Communications Workers Union on the work it is doing on this. This is important work to be done. In terms of organising these workers, bringing them together and giving them a collective voice, what impact does the outsourcing have? It seems there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: If I could come to Ms Cori Crider briefly, is the NDA something that is used internationally? In my experience, these types of non-disclosure agreements do not exist to a huge extent in the State. I would be worried, the same as with all trends that batter workers, that it might catch on. Is this an international phenomenon right across the board or is this unique to us here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Will Ms Ní Bhrógáin outline for us briefly the impact of these NDAs? I refer to the idea that you sign it, it gets taken off you, you cannot refer to it then but you are constantly being told there is something on a piece of paper that you have signed that means that you cannot do what you want to do. In terms of organising and giving the workers a voice, what is the impact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it true that you are not supposed to talk to the person you live with, notwithstanding the bile and traumatic content that you might see during the course of your work, that when you go home in the evening you are not allowed to tell the person you split the bills with, share the house with or whatever - the person who is there when you go in in the evening - who you work for, what you do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I can only imagine the impact that has. Perhaps Ms Plunkett will outline for us the mental health impacts. In her evidence she described some of the impacts. Will she now share that with the committee? I will not get a chance to speak again but I must thank and salute Ms Plunkett. She is doing a very good job here on behalf of her union and on behalf of her colleagues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I had to step out earlier to make a contribution on legislation. I have been keeping up, however, and people have been live tweeting this session as well, which was helpful. I was able to keep an eye on what was going on. I have a question on health and safety in respect of these roles. This is a key issue we must focus on. A culture of secrecy has clearly been outlined, and it is guarded...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It concerned an analogous grade we could point to as an example of where this is done right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Ní Bhrógáin. It might be worthwhile if the committee investigated the analogous grades and how they are treated. In the little time remaining to me, I once again thank Ms Plunkett for the work she has done and for the light she is shining on this issue, because it is very important. I will leave my last few minutes to Ms Plunkett, if she might want to say some...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority has met its requirements under the EU third directive on periodic training for all driver testers in driving skills, assessment and evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 829. To ask the Minister for Health if child psychologists have been seconded by the HSE to do administration work for the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there is a backlog in the payment of the trading online voucher grants especially from the Dublin City Enterprise Board; if he will intervene to speed up this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the access to apprenticeship course run through Technological University Dublin (details supplied) which enables students to experience different trades in order to find their preferred trade, has a maximum income ceiling for the parents of applicants; if this will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (6 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if future tax increases on alcohol or cigarettes will be ring-fenced for addiction treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23415/21]

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank my colleague, an Teachta Ó Broin, for bringing forward this important motion. The motion nails the issue of the rental crisis, namely, the lack of solutions from successive governments, and outlines the only true solutions that can rectify it. We need to look past the statistics and figures to the fear, depression and hopelessness, particularly of our young people caught in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (5 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the current rates waiver will be extended; and the measures being taken by his Department to ensure any extension will not have an impact on the budget for Fingal County Council. [22878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 127. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged at European Union level regarding the waiving of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to speed up vaccination production and distribution across Europe and the wider world. [22791/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 551. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged at European Union level regarding the waiving of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to speed up vaccination production and distribution across Europe and the wider world. [22790/21]