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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 191. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when upholstery and furniture making was removed from the general employment permit lists; the reason for its removal at that time; if he is aware of labour constraints in the sector; if there are any plans to reintroduce this to the general list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January, 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023, the reason data on mixed founders, a company with a mix of a male and female founders, is not readily available; if he will provide the definition used by his Department of a female founder in the tabular data provided; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January, 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023,, in relation to venture capital funding, if he will confirm the definition of 'female decision maker', 'female founded' and 'female led' businesses; and if he will provide the data in relation to companies with female only...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204 of 26 January 2023, 1884 , 584 and 585 of 11 September 2023, the reason the details on the number of applications for all programmes is not recorded aggregated by gender as this data can provide useful insights; if the data on applicants is aggregated by gender if this information can be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown and value of high potential start-up grants received by women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies, and mixed founder men-and-women companies, for the period between 2017 and 2022, in tabular form. [44773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to Enterprise Ireland press release (details supplied) it mentions there were 10 pre-High Potential Start-Ups in 2022; and if he will clarify the funding type for these ten companies and the breakdown of women-only founder companies, men-only founder companies and mixed founder men-and-women companies [44774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of the venture capital funds used by Departmental agencies over the past five years, and a breakdown of the funding provided to each VC fund, in tabular form. [44775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he believes the Pre-Seed Start Fund has been an adequate replacement for the Competitive Start Fund, and if there are any plans to bring back the Competitive Start Fund. [44776/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (17 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a letter sent to the office of the Minister of State for Skills and Further Education (details supplied), if he will meet with the organisations (details supplied) and Laois Offaly ETB; and when the organisation can expect a response from his office. [44769/23]

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I start by welcoming to the Gallery the members of the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers, and, more importantly, I want to welcome those service users who are here because they are understandably, justifiably, and incredibly anxious at the moment that the Government has allowed this to deteriorate to the level where we are now mere days from a very serious industrial action....

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: This is a quote from a response given by the Minister of State’s Department.

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister of State knows that these organisations do not have the capacity to raise the money. The money they get is money in and money out. They do not have reserves or the capacity to go in and negotiate in the way that a private sector employer would and to call them privately-owned and operated where they are voluntary services-----

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister of State's Department did.

Sustainability of Stability of Services Provided by Section 39 and Section 56 Organisations on behalf of the HSE and Tusla: Statements (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: To call them that is, as the Minister of State knows, disingenuous in the extreme. Both the Minister of State and I know they deliver services on behalf of the State for a fraction of the money people directly employed by the State get paid. The Minister of State needs to look at what the public pronouncements are and to consider whether or not there could be perhaps more respect shown to...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on budget 2024. While some of the measures in the package announced on Tuesday are welcome, it is clear that the budget has short-changed SMEs. The main announcement for business in budget 2024 was a €250 million package of temporary supports to deal with cost-of-living pressures. It is regrettable that two days on from the budget, we still have no...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to future-proof sectoral employment orders, employment regulation orders and registered employment agreements, REAs, in response to increases in the minimum wage. [44354/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The sectoral employment orders, employment regulation orders and registered employment agreements are an essential part of the industrial relations make-up of the State. They are routinely and regularly challenged in the courts and that renders them, in some cases, ineffective. Is the Minister of State aware of any plans or discussions to future-proof them, by which I mean against those...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend the work of the trade union movement and all it does in bringing these agreements and orders into place. A lot goes into the discussion only to have an employer swan into court, who has not been part of the negotiations or any other part, and challenge it. Recently, a challenge was withdrawn by the security industry. The increase in the minimum wage will bring it to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Wage-setting Mechanisms (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: Tuesday saw the mechanical SEO struck down. It is greed that is motivating this. The Minister of State says it is the minimum but for many workers it is what they will get. It may be a minimum and there may be an aspiration towards a higher wage but it does not happen. For these workers, the minimum, which is their wage, will be set and it will be struck down. The Minister of State...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Services (12 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the specific barriers that women founders of technology companies face in accessing State supports. [44353/23]