Results 701-720 of 12,393 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I have two questions for the Minister of State. They are fairly straightforward. The first is on section 9 and the proposed new sections 13A and 13B about the appointment of the board. It says that the board will be appointed by the Minister and that the CEO will be subsequently appointed by the board. Why, in this case, is the CEO not appointed through the public appointments process?
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It would be through the PAS recommendations that the board will then choose-----
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It will then come through.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It will do the shortlist, which the Minister selects from.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: Okay. The second question is in the same vein. The board is appointed by the Minister. The CEO is effectively selected or shortlisted by PAS and then appointed by the Minister. We have a board appointed by the Minister and a CEO effectively appointed by the Minister. The concern is that they might use the proposed section 13D to not attend an Oireachtas committee where matters might...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is not whether they would be able to attend but rather, were a hearing to take place that might reflect badly on the Government. Is the Minister of State concerned that in that scenario, where the board and CEO are both essentially appointed by the Minister of the same Government, they could then use the provisions in section 13D as a mechanism by which to say they will not come here...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I know this is a hypothetical situation but I want a comment to say that this has been considered and that the Minister of State is not concerned about it.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: They are my questions. I thank the Minister of State.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will be connected under the National Broadband Plan with high-speed broadband. [23106/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (22 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 23 April 2024, to provide further detail in relation to the upcoming roll-out of the SUSI grant pilot scheme for part-time courses; the number of courses that will be eligible for the scheme; which courses or range of courses will be covered; when the scheme will open for applications; and if he...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is just the one I asked about, a Cheann Comhairle. Does the Taoiseach think €550,000 is affordable?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Taoiseach.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is on the website. The Government called it an affordable home.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I got the answer.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: I did.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: You said it was not affordable. That was the answer I was looking for.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: It is rare enough that we get an answer, and I got one.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: Five hundred and fifty thousand euro is not affordable and the Taoiseach has confirmed it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: The Government is pushing up prices.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: Affordability is important.