Results 961-980 of 12,372 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 763. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 7 December 2023, the number of appeals that were decided on by the original decision-making official in the year preceding the July 2023 changes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12706/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 1147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the notice to quit issued to a creche (details supplied) that provides essential childcare services for over 50 families in Balrothery; that the landlord only gave the crèche four weeks to vacate the premises; and if his Department will engage with the creche to help find an alternative...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (7 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the drafting of the heads of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; if he can outline what changes to housing legislation will be in the Bill and when he expects the general scheme to be published. [11423/24]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I do not propose to dwell on this. We have debated it, the committee has discussed it, and I am fairly well across the detail on it. However, I agree with the point made by Deputy Naughten. As the Minister of State knows, my party has not taken a position. Like every political party, mine has its own decision-making processes, but we have supported the holding of a referendum and will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Instead of blaming the patients and the staff-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: -----you should look at yourselves.

Housing Targets and Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Speaker after speaker will tell the Minister of State that the Government is out of touch and, clearly, it is. I will give an example from my own area, because I think the Minister of State's knowledge of the facts is slightly less than ideal. I have two offices: one in Balbriggan and one in Swords. I am the only Deputy in my constituency who offers that, so naturally I get a lot more...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Deputy Connolly for facilitating the swap. I want to talk to the Minister of State about a young woman in my constituency by the name of Rebecca. Rebecca has ADHD and she is a also a mental health service user. When Rebecca turned 18 fairly recently, she was discharged from the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, into the adult mental health service. This is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: She is in CHO 9.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Rebecca's mam will be delighted to hear the Minister of State say that and maybe say it loud enough for all the people in the mental health services to hear it as well. I absolutely welcome the establishment of the teams. I press the Minister of State for a date on when we will see one in CHO 9, as I am sure she would expect me to do. However, there are issues in the short term in...

Supporting People with Disabilities and Carers: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Tully ar an rún seo anocht. I had intended to reference the hurtful, tone deaf and quite frankly disgraceful comments made by An Taoiseach recently in the media but I will not dignify those comments by repeating them. What I will say is this. We, in Sinn Féin, see the importance of the State and the role the State must play in supporting...

International Women's Day: Statements (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I wish the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, everyone else here and those watching the proceedings a happy International Women's Day because we have much to be concerned about. Every International Women's Day when I have an opportunity to speak, I send my solidarity, as I do today, to the women of Ukraine, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Cuba and Afghanistan and to all women who struggle. I want to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is legal for shops and off-licences to add a 15 cents deposit charge to cans which have no deposit return logo on the product and which cannot be accepted by the deposit return scheme machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10121/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance what the Central Bank mortgage lending rules were in 2007; if he can provide details of the rules in place at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 250. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how on-balance-sheet liability exposure is calculated for SBCI-backed loans where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; how much the State is liable for per €10 million loan scheme where the State guarantees 80 percent of a loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10210/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has issued Circular 0002/24 which proposes to eliminate the category of "complex educational needs" from consideration when allocating special education teacher hours; if this will be reversed; if not, the steps being taken to ensure adequate SET hours for those students who will be affected by this change; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that exists for a school (details supplied) and other schools to install water fountains on their school grounds; the way in which an application can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to Balbriggan Garda station; the areas these gardaí are expected to cover; the number of patrols, in car and on foot, undertaken by gardaí from Balbriggan Garda station in 2023. [10116/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 552. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of delays to the opening of a creche (details supplied); when the Health Information and Quality Authority and Tusla will conduct final inspections to allow the creche to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10115/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide information on the rate of referral to cardiac rehabilitation phase 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/24]