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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to pick up on a point made by Senator Gavan regarding the administrative burden. I am not in any way convinced that this will place a massive administrative burden on employers. I am a small bit concerned that perhaps the HSA would come in and say this on the basis that employers can answer for themselves. Indeed, they have made a submission. In terms of the practicalities of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: That is a very worthwhile endeavour Proactively interrogating the circumstances surrounding an employer contracting a disease like Covid-19, and being required under legislation to do so is something an employer would actively pursue, benefit from and want. It does not appear that the administrative burden would be so large as to discourage an employer from doing that. The information and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that. It crosses over with the argument that this is an additional administrative burden if Dr. McGuinness is in a position to say it is already being done. She can see why we are struggling with that concept. Employers will have to do something they are already doing. She said all of the information is already available, albeit without an obligation to report directly to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. There is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: A fourth source of information is currently being contemplated. I presume if barriers exist in terms of an additional burden that will be the same if the recommendation comes out. I do not find that argument convincing.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: It is all very well to describe who the inspectors are and what they do. By dint of my former employment, I know well who they are and I know very well what they do. There are 53 of them, which is 37 short of the 90 that were recommended back in 2006. At that time, the parties to the agreement, that is, the social partners, the employers, the employers' representatives, the workers'...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, inspectors do a fantastic job. They are an absolutely vital part of the industrial relations machinery. I am sure the Minister of State will not disagree with me that in an ideal world we would not need labour inspectors. However, we do not live in an ideal world, so we do need them. They perform a vital function. Just by way of illustration of...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Naughten and his group for tabling this Bill. As my colleague, Teachta Kenny, has outlined, we support this. However, we believe that it would benefit from discussion on Committee Stage so that we can all work together to improve it. One thing that we are all aware of in our constituency offices is the cost of insurance and its impact on our constituents. There are issues,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 147. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the data which show that 46% of inspections in meat processing plants between 2015 and 2020 uncovered breaches of employment law; the number of workplace inspectors the Workplace Relations Commission has; and his further views on whether this is sufficient for it to successfully investigate and uncover breaches of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission in each of the years 2015 to 2020 by NACE sector; the number of breaches detected; and the type of breaches detected in tabular form. [14981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of data centres in the State; and the location and size of each centre in tabular form. [14982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if research has been carried out similar to research by Bord Bia on the UK export footprint in key European manufacturing markets; and the actions State agencies are taking to link with Irish manufacturing companies to help secure trade that may arise due to the new trading relationship between the UK and the EU. [14983/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 535. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of Ireland's submission of a national plan under the recovery and resilience fund; if Ireland has submitted a draft plan; if so, the feedback the EU Commission has given on the plan including on the issue of the way in which the draft addresses Ireland's country specific recommendations; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated by his Department for the Our Balbriggan strategy; the details of the projects funded; the timelines for the delivery of each project; the projects that are part of the Balbriggan rejuvenation plan; the projects that are new; the amount allocated to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 967. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the grant scheme for persons on the pandemic unemployment payment who are studying for a transport manager's CPC qualification; if there is a mechanism by which a person on the scheme who has started to study can claim this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14274/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to help social care students reach the necessary work placement hours in order to register with CORU. [14986/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the NPHET advice for approved driving instructors; and if approved driving instructors are being considered in the same category as Road Safety Authority testers for the vaccine roll-out. [14275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1434. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of treating hypertension and high blood pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14200/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (24 Mar 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1655. To ask the Minister for Health the number of premature births to date in 2021; the number in the previous ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14984/21]