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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: -----stay here and expand. Is it Mr. Carey's intention - I am not trying to bounce him into saying something - to establish a specific unit in EI or to simply shift around the focus a little of what is already being done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: It would also be worthwhile to talk to the companies that sold up instead of scaling up to find out what drove that decision. In some instances, they will do so and perhaps no one can stop them, but anecdotally I hear, since no one is monitoring it closely, that some feel that they do not have an option because the support is not available for them to scale up. They sell up because that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Chairperson of Enterprise Ireland (25 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome that. The difficulty is that when businesses sell up rather than scale up, the business and the workers employed by it are left at the mercy of new owners. That is not to say that just because it is an Irish business, it will necessarily stay here but there is a greater chance it will-----

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the Finance (No. 2) Bill. Workers and families continue to struggle under a cost-of-living crisis, and businesses face into the continuation of what is effectively a cost-of-doing-business crisis. With the exception of a limited number of areas, the tax packages announced in budget 2024 will not deliver in a manner which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [46074/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [46075/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the winter moratorium on disconnections applies to dwellings without planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46156/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 489. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on day service waiting lists, that is, waitlists for children with disabilities who are waiting on speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services, by CHO and by wait length, in tabular form. [46634/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a home care company (details supplied) is changing its cancellations policy whereby if a client cancels care at short notice then home care assistants will only be remunerated at 50% of their hourly rate instead of the full rate; if this is HSE policy or a private service provider policy; if it is the decision of the private provider...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 605. To ask the Minister for Health how many staff are currently employed in a range of posts (details supplied); and how many vacancies currently exist for the same posts; in tabular form. [46635/23]

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. We are effectively having statements on the lack of investment in our healthcare service. Members are not discussing the investment in healthcare because, as we know, it is not even enough to stand still. We are discussing the lack of investment. Since the budget, we have had Ministers and others from the Department of Health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Rebates (19 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a motorist can receive a refund on their motor tax in a scenario (details supplied). [45882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties fully qualified HGV drivers from outside the State (details supplied) are experiencing in obtaining an appointment with the National Driver Licence Service in order to get an Irish HGV driving licence; if he has plans to further resource the National Driver Licence Service in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card suffering from hidradenitis suppurativia and who have been prescribed the drug ozempic to help with the condition, are not covered for the provision of the drug. [45893/23]

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I find it a little curious that a person who can figure out how to drive a car cannot figure out how to operate the volume button on their phone when playing Snake or whatever it is they are doing. To the matter at hand, the situation with driving test waiting times has become unacceptable. Indeed, it is beyond unacceptable. The backlog is causing people not to be able to take up new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: If I can, I will share my time with my colleague, Senator Gavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: We will just share it between us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: For the purpose of the record, I have never met a low-paid worker yet who did not want a pay increase and I would be shocked if such a worker exists. We have seen no evidence that they do. It is quite the hill to pick but Mr. Courtney has chosen it, not us. It beggars belief that low-paid workers would write or ask not to have pay increases. It is not my experience. I have some small...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I have and I have read it.