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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: They did not get that. Not a single lesson has been learned because the Minister is not listening. In any other walk of life or organisation, the person presiding over such a colossal failure would be sacked.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Clearly, the Minister is not the person to restore people's confidence in public safety. Her position is untenable. You should resign.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister is not, and cannot be, the person to provide the leadership necessary to resolve these issues because she will not even acknowledge that control was lost of Dublin city centre for several hours. She spoke about what we will not forget. We will not forget the sight of a lone garda on O’Connell Street beset on all sides and terrified. We will not forget that the GRA said...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We will not forget that the Minister, who is supposed to provide leadership, does not even seem to understand the scale of the problem. This picture shows what greeted those children six days after the traumatic and horrific event that happened to three of their classmates and one of their staff members. The school is terrified and traumatised. The school community wants answers and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No one is identifiable in the picture. The situation is very clear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: No one is identifiable in it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We published those proposals months ago.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chairperson and wish a good morning to the Minister and his officials. Thank you all for being here this morning. As this is very technical, I do not have half a million questions, but I have a few. Could we get a detailed breakdown and itemised expenditure report showing exactly where the savings are? The Minister has given us an overview. The report could show the specific...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is what that is.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Are these technical jobs, professional services or standard administration jobs? What kind of jobs are they? Is there no single profile for them? I am trying to understand if the difficulty in recruiting is for a specific expertise that is sought or if it is more general.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Those posts are not being suppressed, which is probably the key point there. I did not think they were.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: People are obviously coming to the Department through the public appointments system. Is a panel in place to be drawn from? Are you waiting for a panel to be formed?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Is the Garda unit fully staffed?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: If he could, I would be interested.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is very helpful. Thank you. I know the TBESS comes out of a different Department. There was a substantial underspend on TBESS. Is there scope for that to be redistributed? I have been approached by people, as I am sure you have, who look at the figure of €1 billion, at the fact it was not spent, and at how they are struggling, and they wonder if there is scope within the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: There are 130,000 businesses and €250 million, so it is approximately €1,800 per business.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It is intended to defray additional costs, sick pay-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: That is what the Minister just said.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 32 - Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: And auto-enrolment.