Results 5,161-5,180 of 12,378 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance if couples who were due to be married earlier in 2020 but had their weddings pushed back due to Covid-19, will receive an entitlement to backdate jointly assessed tax. [44269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Reform (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the full unwinding of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, FEMPI, legislation in relation to public service pensions by pension rate and band; and the timelines for unwinding the FEMPI Acts in tabular form. [44274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 546. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has been in contact with yoga teachers with regard to the restrictions placed on indoor yoga due to Covid-19; and his plans to engage with them to allow yoga to proceed, in a safe and secure manner under level 3 restrictions. [44272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has been in contact with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the restrictions placed on indoor training due to Covid-19; and his plans to engage with the organisation to allow artistic roller skating to proceed in a safe and secure manner under level 3 restrictions. [44270/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 545. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to allow swimming classes to operate within level 3 restrictions. [44271/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 547. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 450 of 10 December 2020, if non-Fáilte Ireland-affiliated venues have to comply with the Fáilte Ireland guidelines, which ban music and dancing. [44273/20]

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak in this debate. There is no disputing that Covid-19 has turned our society and our economy completely upside down. It has brought great difficulties and has asked many hard questions of the people. In particular, it has put pressure on healthcare and medical workers. I want to talk briefly about student nurses and midwives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Introduction of Statutory Sick Pay: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: No, I will take seven minutes. I thank the Chairman and the members for facilitating me in joining remotely from the convention centre. The noise behind me can probably be heard. By way of an observation, I think we have all experienced the importance of sick benefit in recent months, In a global pandemic access to paid sick leave becomes an important instrument of public health. This has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Introduction of Statutory Sick Pay: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: In the event that an employer cannot pay, it is surely reasonable that there would be a cannot-pay clause. I would have thought, however, it is equally reasonable that in the event that an employer can pay, the employer should pay. Mr. McDonnell made reference in his submission to the perceived lack of contribution by those who earn less than €18,000 a year. It is pretty obvious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Introduction of Statutory Sick Pay: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We learned a lesson from when the sick pay scheme in the public service was slashed. It did not actually save any money nor did it cut any illness days, because workers get sick even if that benefit is not available to them. We could learn a lot from that fairly vicious cut.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to a person (details supplied) who cannot receive a response from an insurance company regarding an outstanding claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43037/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 305. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment, strength and vacancies of the Permanent Defence Forces in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 306. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of promotional positions waiting to be filled throughout the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43121/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the national social target for poverty reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of targets under the national social target for poverty reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43399/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Anti-Poverty Strategy (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; the reason no national anti-poverty strategy was in place for the years 2017-2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43400/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 451. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which property management companies are regulated; the provisions that exist for their effective regulation; and her plans to introduce further and stronger provisions for the regulation of property management companies. [43250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into a protected disclosure made by a worker from a HSE facility (details supplied); if there has been engagement with the whistleblower; the details of this engagement and any future engagements planned; the estimated date for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43403/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43521/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the rapid review of previous progress of Healthy Ireland that was undertaken by his Department; the details of the extensive stakeholder engagement; the details of the review of goals for alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals and the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43522/20]