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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to allegations of abuses of the travel and subsistence payments that is country money within the construction sector; and if his Department is engaging with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure such abuse is brought to an end. [10007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complaints that have been made to his Department with regard to the fact that State agencies such as county and city councils have not ensured that projects managed by them are only using construction companies that are legally compliant with the construction sector sectoral employment orders, SEO. [10005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the oversight being carried out by his Department to ensure that State agencies such as county and city councils are only using construction companies that are legally compliant with the construction sector sectoral employment orders, SEO. [10006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if wedding bands will receive funding from the moneys allocated to her Department in Budget 2021, given that wedding bands have been out of work since March 2020, are excluded from the Covid restrictions support scheme and the Covid-19 business aid scheme due to the fact that they have no fixed premises, and were excluded from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Pay Scheme (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence in relation to person (details supplied); and if her officials will be requested to engage with the person to resolve the matter. [10002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available under the funding allocated for third level courses through the July stimulus package for a course (details supplied). [10001/21]

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

Louise O'Reilly: 922. To ask the Minister for Health if book shops will be added to the list of essential services. [10003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if a copy of the review into a health facility (details supplied) will be provided. [9996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE have considered alternative drugs and treatment plans for patients in the absence of the approval of a drug (details supplied). [9998/21]

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

Louise O'Reilly: 923. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown by location for the transmission of the Covid-19 virus listed as community transmission; if a more detailed breakdown of the locations in which the virus is spreading in the community will be provided; and if the spread of the virus is too rapid, the areas transmission is occurring. [10004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1042. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 969 of 10 February 2021, the breakdown of the hospitals that these ventilators were destined for in tabular form. [10554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 1122. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if libraries can operate an online click and collect system for book borrowing during the level 5 public health restrictions. [10003/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank our witnesses for their evidence. I have a couple of questions. Time is tight and we have to careful in managing our time. As the witnesses are aware, this is the third time in four weeks we are considering this legislation. We have spoken to the Tánaiste, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, and Department officials. In their opening statements, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: My question related to the present. Enhanced human, financial and technological resources will be needed. It is obvious that given the legislative and resource constraints, significant or otherwise, a certain level of white-collar crime must be going undetected. We would not be having this conversation if Ms Goggin had all the powers and resources needed. I am trying to get a picture of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I am aware, as is probably every member, from talking to people that small businesses in particular are convinced that bid rigging is a huge issue and a major cost to the taxpayer. Obviously, there is a real need to tackle bid rigging if one considers it is going on to the extent that Ms Goggin referred to as "hard core". Will these powers mean the CCPC will be able to go after that which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: Would Ms Goggin need additional human, technological and financial resources or, will this legislation be enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms Goggin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I will put the right time on my phone so that I will not go over. I want to go back to the issue of bid rigging. Could Ms Goggin estimate how much this is costing the Exchequer? From talking to small businesses, in particular in the building area, they are absolutely convinced that bid rigging goes on. The people who contact us are those who feel that they have lost out in this regard. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: I agree wholeheartedly with Ms Goggin. This is effectively taxpayers' money that is being stolen. Trying to quantify the extent of it would be helpful inasmuch as it would act as a marker in terms of judging how the legislation and any additional powers are performing. Does Ms Goggin get the point I am making? I understand that it is tough because it is a secret practice. That is one of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: As Ms Goggin said, we are talking about hundreds of millions of euro. I will focus on the leniency regime referred to in the submission and on which Ms Goggin elaborated. Recently, the Data Protection Commission, DPC, issued a fine of €450,000. To us, that may be a substantial amount of money but to those who were fined, it is not. International and European agencies commented on...