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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe people want to do the right thing. I am a wee conscious of time. I have only two minutes left and there is a question I want to put.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: No, that is fine. Ms O'Connell is very welcome here. I might get in on the second round. There is a question I want to ask in regard to growing exports. Anyone who sits on this committee will know I am passionate about this. I try to bring it up at every opportunity. We have a very low level of export among our domestic companies. Growing this is a priority for the Government indeed....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the witnesses. I hope I will get in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chair. I have hay fever, so I apologise for all the sneezing. I want to give Ms O'Connell's colleague, Ms Mitchell, a chance to talk about the marketing campaign because I have mentioned it a few times. I have a bit of time but I have a question as well. I appreciate that this is not going to be 100% within Guaranteed Irish's remit but, with the indulgence of the Chair, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The floor is Ms Mitchell's to talk a bit about the campaign. We are very interested in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes. I am looking forward to it. I have a minute left. This is probably a question for Ms Jamet but it can be directed as appropriate. The ongoing training being done was mentioned. How is it funded? Does Guaranteed Irish have access to the training fund? I have an idea what the answer will be but it is an opportunity to put it on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is the chance. I think there is a few bob in the National Training Fund.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is definitely a few bob in the National Training Fund and it is remaining unspent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it €2 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: It has been said before but the local businesses are the ones that are sponsoring your GAA club and local football team. I will not mention anyone because I will get myself in trouble but our visitors all know who does not sponsor the local GAA team. It will leave it at that. I thank everyone for the information they have given us and for their time this morning.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 49. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports or opposes the changes to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive which reduces the number of companies covered under the Directive to companies with more than 1,000 employees and €450 million annual turnover. [18153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 50. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, if he supports the lengthy approach to transposition of the Directive which would delay the provision in the Directive; if not, if he will commit to ensuring that cross-departmental work is initiated as soon as possible to transpose the directive into Irish law as...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to supporting the value chain definition based on the internationally agreed standards (UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for MNCs) and work to ensure that serious downstream human rights impacts are not excluded when it comes to transposing the Corporate Sustainability Due...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 52. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the agreed compromise in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive which excludes the financial sector from carrying out due diligence on its clients; and if not, the steps is he willing to take to rectify this domestically. [18156/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The 50th Anniversary of Guaranteed Irish: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Following on from that, I have a number of questions that are on the same theme. Guaranteed Irish products have the symbol. Does that mean that the products are made here in Ireland? In terms of sustainability, I would be interested to know how the symbol is awarded where the products are not made in Ireland but imported and what exactly that means. In regard to sustainability, I fully...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Impact Assessments (23 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a regulatory impact assessment was carried out before he signed S.I. No. 703 of 2022 implementing Article 7.3 of Directive 2014/94/EU; if so, if a copy of the assessment will be provided; and if not, the reason this was not done. [17645/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statutory Instruments (23 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if industry was consulted, with particular reference to small and medium enterprises, before he signed S.I. No. 703 of 2022 implementing Article 7.3 of Directive 2014/94/EU. [17646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures a person can take in a situation (details supplied) in order to apply for the driver theory test. [17827/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to increasing the tax-free threshold for travel and subsistence payments known as country money within the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17691/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (23 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her offices received correspondence on 8 April 2024 on behalf of the parents association of a school (details supplied); if she will meet with the school and parents association; when the parents association can expect a reply; and if the reply will address the substantive issues raised within the original correspondence. [17532/24]