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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is exactly what was said when the last Fianna Fáil Government cut the minimum wage. We were told the wages of people in employment would be protected but they were not. I have absolutely no faith that, in the absence of sectoral employment orders, employers will act in the manner the Tánaiste very kindly suggested they might. I am very pleased to see that the Government will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: The Tánaiste has outlined the difficulties. I am well aware of the difficulties regarding sectoral employment orders, registered employment agreements and employment regulation orders. As the Tánaiste said, they are open to legal action and such actions have been taken on a number of occasions. In the intervening time, what protections does an electrical worker who is due to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding that has been made available for each of the schemes offered to assist businesses due to Covid-19; the number of applications to each scheme; the number of unsuccessful and successful applications, respectively; the amount approved and sanctioned for successful applicants under each of the schemes; the amount actually...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health if the national maternity hospital, Holles Street, has received a new scanning machine for mesh implants; and if staff have received training on the way to use it. [14858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 1134. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals that act as mesh centres at which women who have been injured due to the use of mesh can see a specialist. [15316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 1135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals that have the necessary scanning facilities to detect mesh implants in women who have been injured due to the use of mesh. [15317/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank our witnesses for attending and for the information they have provided. My first question is to Mr. Ryan and it relates to a matter raised earlier by another member on the low level of Covid-19 in the forensic services. Am I correct in stating that the forensic services are in one building or are there additional services throughout the country?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: When Mr. Ryan refers to the forensic mental health services, it sounds as if there are multiple locations but that is clearly not the case. On what date were visits to the Central Mental Hospital restricted ? I imagine Usher's Island would have been closed in the early stages and then the visitor restrictions relating to the Central Mental Hospital would have kicked in. What date was that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: It was done exactly in line with the NPHET recommendations. The HSE did not close it ahead of that time.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Can I ask Mr. Ryan to check that so he is certain?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is not my understanding. It would be very helpful if he could correspond with me on that.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sure Mr. Ryan, like me and the other witnesses here, is more than familiar with the Central Mental Hospital. It has a massive high wall around it and double gates at the front. It is very hard for anyone or anything to get into or out of it. It is set up similarly to a prison. I would not want the impression to be given that this is an open facility when clearly it is not. I wish...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: As such, there is no specific catch-up initiative. There were serious recruitment and retention issues before the pandemic. They were partly caused by recruitment embargoes imposed by the previous three Governments, even though their members give out about them now. With regard to the need to catch up on services, which the witnesses have not addressed, and the restart of services which...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Ryan referred to the use of technology. I have my own opinions about telemedicine, particularly in the area of mental health. I have made those views known and I am sure Mr. Ryan is well aware of them. I would like to draw his attention to some information provided by Samaritans Ireland. That organisation has described an increase in the number of emails it has received because...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I hear what the Minister of State is saying. I may not necessarily agree with him but I do not have access to the advice of the Attorney General and, going on previous form, it will not be shared directly with us. I believe the Minister of State understands what I am saying. I was not the one who referred to risky businesses, high interest rates or start-ups. That was the Minister of...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I admit that I love to hear Members from Fianna Fáil referring to "the crash" as if it was something that just happened and over which they had absolutely no control. The two Deputies in the previous exchange are members of parties that were capable of agreeing the previous four budgets, so it is a bit rich for Deputy McGuinness to complain when both the parties were involved in the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 10 of Act of 2012 7.Section 10 of the Act of 2012 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2)— “(2A) Monies loaned to microenterprises in accordance with a scheme under this section shall— (a) be loaned interest free...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I will be sharing time with Deputies Pa Daly and Pearse Doherty. I will take this opportunity to wish An Tánaiste all the best and good luck in his new role. I welcome the Bill that is before us. I have spoken to people such as hairdressers, mechanics, tattoo artists and others who run microenterprises in my area. I know that those people are going to be eagerly watching proceedings...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding allocated to local county councils to enforce air enforcement priorities of local authorities (details supplied); the number of staff employed by each local county council to enforce same in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (7 Jul 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of prosecutions for breaching the smoky coal ban in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/20]