Results 5,601-5,620 of 12,378 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commercial Rates (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of a full year commercial rates wavier for businesses in the hospitality, tourism, leisure and retail excluding supermarkets sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25261/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commercial Rates (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of a commercial rates waiver for three months for businesses in the hospitality, tourism, leisure, and retail excluding supermarkets sectors. [25785/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a bespoke plan including the option to receive predicted grades for current sixth years that have started their final year in abnormal conditions and after losing much on-site education time from their fifth year. [25459/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if dedicated sector-specific supports will be provided to English language schools in view of the fact that the Covid-19 crisis has significantly affected this sector. [25456/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scientific Research (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of associate membership of CERN. [25313/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if apprentices’ off-the-job training can be scheduled in a way that means they will be closer to home in view of Covid-19; and if not, if additional funding will be provided for their accommodation allowance. [25466/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 828. To ask the Minister for Health when the planned reduction of the drugs payment scheme threshold will take place; the reason he has claimed that the achievement of this measure predicated on the achievement of corresponding savings in health in view of the fact it was announced in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25460/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 829. To ask the Minister for Health if there are specific Covid-19 testing protocols for babies and toddlers; if so, the protocols; and if not, the reason therefor; and if protocols will be drawn up. [25467/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Yesterday, the Minister stated on radio that "if people are entitled to benefits, they are entitled to them, and I want to make sure that they get them". The performance of Aer Lingus to date will not inspire the workers or give them much confidence that they will get their forms filled. I ask the Minister to issue an instruction to her officials to accept those forms, if they are filled...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: There are three of us: me, Deputy O'Rourke and Deputy Kerrane. We will take one minute each, if the Acting Chairman is agreeable to that, followed by a response from the Minister and a further one minute each for the reply. Is that okay?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I know the Minister is aware of the plight of Aer Lingus workers because I have written to her on the matter, as have my colleagues, but I wish to share with the Minister just some of the stories we are getting. I will not identify anyone. I received an email yesterday stating: My net pay for a fortnight after deductions this week came to €250. I have a mortgage and bills to pay...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Ministerial Meetings (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 48. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the meetings held by him and or his officials from assistant principal level upwards with businesses and or banking representative groups and organisations since his appointment as Minister; the dates, attendees and matters that were discussed at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 49. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the size of the MFI loan book; the State-wide breakdown of current creditors by county; and the number of creditors that have contacted the organisation expressing an inability to meet payments in October 2020. [24600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings held by his officials from assistant principal level upwards with representatives of the food industry in relation to the issue of adult or child obesity in Ireland from 2011 to 2016; the dates, attendees and matters that were discussed at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (17 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the status of measures via amending legislation or statutory instrument to ban smoking in outdoor areas including in locations food is consumed; the person or body that would be responsible for the implementation and enforcement of such a measure; the location the jurisdiction of same lies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24681/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent public health measures implemented to reduce the spread of this virus have created unprecedented challenges for small and medium enterprises, SMEs, microbusinesses and the workers that they employ. These public health measures have required businesses across several sectors to close or to implement physical distancing measures that have significantly...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am looking at a letter that was sent to the Minister of State from Patricia King and is dated 31 August. It is addressed to the Minister of State with responsibility for business, employment and retail and to the Department of employment and enterprise. Are we not terribly lucky in that we would have had two Ministers to choose from? I fully respect that the schedule was changed but...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the expert panel for its report and the comprehensive way in which it has approached its work. I will pick up on a point briefly addressed by Professor Twomey concerning the impact on staff. I do not want to dwell too much on this issue, but we know that 56% of total deaths from Covid-19 in this State, thus far, have occurred in nursing homes. Workers in that area are not...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the recommendation and that it has been made. To elaborate on recovery for staff, I believe that a comprehensive support package needs to be put in place across the healthcare sector, but specifically in nursing homes because of what people working in that area had to go through. Moving on to the issue of transfers out, an issue that may have been covered already, I am reasonably...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Final Report of Nursing Homes Expert Panel (16 Sep 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Many private nursing homes do not have the space for isolation. When Professor Kelleher said that the regime has been in place since 10 March, does it mean that every patient who was transferred out from 10 March had two not-detected swabs before being moved?