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Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: There is a whole swathe of people out there, particularly young people, whose dream of owning a house has been quite literally taken off them. I have a 22-year-old daughter. She told me recently that she does not think she will ever own a home. My husband and I bought a house when I was aged 24. I do not know anyone in the current climate who could even hope to be able to do that, which...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Will the Taoiseach comment on reports that the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, DRHE, proposed restrictions on the right of charities dealing with homeless citizens to speak to the media? Can the Taoiseach state whether Cabinet committee D at any time discussed this proposal and if the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, or his officials, had any act or part in this action...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I join the Taoiseach in commending the Irish peacekeeping troops based in Lebanon who are contributing to UN efforts to maintain peace in that dangerous region. I acknowledge his concern about the decision made in December by the US President, Mr. Trump, to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The decision is in contravention of established international understandings and UN...

Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: According to media reports, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, brought a memorandum to the Cabinet meeting today proposing primary legislation to replace existing laws on noise restrictions with less restrictive EU regulations dating from 2014. This is a major issue for those who live in the environs of Dublin Airport and are anxious to have noise restrictions...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I assure the Taoiseach that Sinn Féin will co-operate fully with the Department of Health to ensure the legislation is processed as soon as possible. I reiterate my call to publish the full advice of the Attorney General. I do so because this is one of the recommendations that the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution did not endorse. The committee received its...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: When the Taoiseach spoke at last night's press conference, he showed leadership and spoke for all of us who want to see the eighth amendment repealed. I thank the Taoiseach most sincerely for that. Today is a momentous day for Irish women and Irish society. The insertion of the eighth amendment into the Constitution was a grave wrong perpetrated on Irish women. My colleague, Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for the family of a person (details supplied) that wishes to study the leaving certificate applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4219/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of the licence to use medicinal cannabis since the scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 399. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the compassionate access programme for access to medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if there are means by which a person undergoing chemotherapy can access medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4154/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 404. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons persons with type 1 diabetes are being excluded from the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre electronic diabetes blood monitor under the long-term illness reimbursement scheme [4200/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Staff (30 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if pay restoration which may apply in future for workers in section 39 agencies will apply to those workers that were previously employed in section 39 agencies when their pay was cut and that are now employed in agencies covered by section 56 of the Child and Family Act 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4131/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: The programme for Government commits to a schools capital investment programme to improve facilities. Some of these are funded by public private partnerships, PPPs. The collapse of the British construction company, Carillion, has impacted the completion of six school buildings in this State. Some schools have been waiting for years and operating in very poor conditions, and they need...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: There is hardly a person in this State who has not at one stage or another witnessed politicians in this Chamber speak about ill-treatment, persecution and disregard for women in Ireland. Many like to think that the ill-treatment and disregard of women is a historic issue. However, unfortunately it is not. Nowhere are these injustices and this ill-treatment more acute than in the provision...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: When I raised this issue with the Minister for Health, he advised me that he had only become aware of it when he saw reports in the media. It struck me as odd that his officials were not keeping him briefed on it given that there is a large number of multi-party actions in this respect under way in other jurisdictions. The Taoiseach has an opportunity, which I urge him to take, to...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I was very clear that those cases were outside of this jurisdiction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: At this morning's meeting we will again try to establish and tease out the implications for the health sector of the decision of Britain to withdraw from the European Union. Members will recall that we held a meeting on this matter on 8 March last year. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Muiris O'Connor, Mr. Kieran Smyth, Ms Judith Szlovak and Mr. Sean Howlett of the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. O'Connor very much for summarising for us. As is the practice, I will take the questions in groups of three. The first three will be myself, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony and Senator Colm Burke. If Mr. O'Connor can respond, I will call Senator John Dolan and Senator Ó Donnghaile. I have some questions. It is very welcome that Mr. O'Connor has more information for us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: Our focus was on the more practical end of it. In that regard, I would be a little worried in that the Department seems to be pinning all of its hopes on the maintenance somehow of the common travel area. I am not convinced that there is a fallback option. I apologise for the interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implications for Health Sector of United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the EU (Resumed): Department of Health (24 Jan 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: We asked a number of questions. I am sure it will come up as we go along.