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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Diagnoses (7 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 419. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that in 2023 children in CHO9 were assessed as part of the assessment of need and or autism diagnostic observation schedule process by a clinician not qualified to conduct such assessment; if he has received a report from the HSE into this matter; if he can provide details of mitigation measures...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 431. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that several childcare providers have ceased to provide half day and half week childcare; that this has a significant impact on parents and will cause parents to have to leave the workforce or to be underemployed; that this will particularly affect female employment, entrepreneurship, and cause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 491. To ask the Minister for Health as part of the recently agreed public sector pay agreement, what payments, in addition to the previously agreed grants under section 39 of Health (Amendment) Act 2023, have been made to agencies which have staff paid for service provision through these grants; how the calculation was made for these additional payments; the planned process to provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (1 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the small benefit exemption; in particular the restriction by which only the first two benefits qualify for the exemption, regardless of their combined value falling beneath the threshold of €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/24]

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 60: In page 51, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "Changing Employer 34. (1) A foreign national that has been granted an employment permit shall be permitted to change employer— (a)after an initial period of 12 months has elapsed since the foreign national concerned first commenced employment in the State pursuant to an employment permit...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 76: In page 62, line 21, to delete "or a seasonal employment permit".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 102: In page 82, line 11, after "Síochána" to insert ", inspectors from the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court, the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners". This amendment is straightforward. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise, or threaten penalisation against, a worker for making a complaint to a member...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I am content to withdraw but I want to bring to the Minister's attention that a number of commitments were given, and I understand given in good faith. However, on previous occasions we have had discussions, there has not been a follow-up. I genuinely expect a follow-up on this issue and on that basis, I am content to withdraw.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 107: In page 87, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: "(d) the Workplace Relations Commission,".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 108: In page 88, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(d) the Workplace Relations Commission,".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I am content to withdraw the amendment on the basis of the commitment given by the Minister of State. For the record, no trade union has accepted the deal yet. The vote is not done.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 31: In page 37, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(2) The Minister shall refuse to grant an employment permit where in the 2 years preceding the day on which the application was made the person or employer who has made the offer of employment has been found by the WRC to be in breach of employment-legislation pertaining to any of the following:...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 7: In page 13, to delete lines 31 to 40, and in page 14, to delete lines 1 to 6. The record will show I have been very clear in my opposition to facilitating not just the current Minister but any Minister of the day in gaining the power to amend the employment permits system by way of regulation. The Oireachtas committee outlined concerns in this regard as part of...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 27: In page 28, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: "(4) An employment permit shall include contact details for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the Workplace Relations Commission.". This amendment is straightforward and quite technical. It does not change a huge amount but it could make a huge change for the people impacted by it. The...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, to delete line 26.

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I will take this opportunity to speak to my own amendments. I know a lot of the amendments have been grouped but they are all under the same heading of seasonal employment permits. I intend to speak on this issue only once this evening. I do not believe there is a need for seasonal employment permits. With the greatest of respect to the Minister of State, nothing he has said has convinced...

Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to make a contribution. The Bill, and the creation of a singular body, Taighde Éireann, is an important move in research and development in this State. Unfortunately, Ireland has long been a poor investor in research and development. The White Paper on enterprise states that research, development and innovation are the best ways to generate...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming this morning and for the overview of the Estimates. I apologise in advance that I have to go to another meeting, so I will not be able to stay for the entirety of the meeting. I want to ask about the exporters accelerator programme and the plan to deliver 2,000 new exporters by 2030. This is an important area of our economy and it deserves...