Results 161-180 of 12,562 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Meals-on-Wheels Services (13 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 994. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that due to delays in funding approval for certain service users, an organisation (details supplied) must pay out of pocket to provide meals and that there is no mechanism by which the organisation can back-date funding once approval comes through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23983/25]

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Social Democrat Deputies for tabling the motion this afternoon and giving us a chance to have this discussion. Similar to Deputy O'Rourke, as well as being a parliamentarian I am a parent. It is a long time since I had a child in primary school but in order for her to be able to attend an Educate Together school I had to fight very hard simply to get her a place. This is the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (8 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on proposed Gaeltacht service plans. [14506/25]

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I commend my colleague, Deputy Claire Kerrane, on the motion this evening and on all the work she has done inasmuch as has been outlined. We were the only party that went to the electorate with a credible, well-thought-out, well-constructed plan to deliver affordable public childcare. At the last election, both of the parties of Government, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - I am not sure...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced 28 April 2025 under the National Fares Strategy; the amount by which a child’s fare from Skerries to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments under the National Fares...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a recent staffing allocation decision for the 2025-2026 school year that has resulted in the loss of a mainstream class teacher at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the circumstances in which a school secretary who is employed since 1996 can work past 70 years of age with the agreement of the board of management; if she will provide details of the forms or procedures to be followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications received; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications awarded; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks to award; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications that were carried over to the next year;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of disability allowance applications received; the amount of disability allowance applications awarded; the amount of disability allowance applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks to award; the amount of disability allowance applications that were carried over to the next year; the amount of appeals made...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 294. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an up-to-date breakdown of the number of recipients of disability allowance by qualifying medical condition, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22466/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 295. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an estimation of the cost to extend jobseeker’s pay-related benefit to part-time, seasonal and casual workers, who find themselves periodically out of work and are currently eligible to avail of jobseeker’s benefit; the number of part-time, seasonal and casual workers in receipt of jobseeker’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Costs (7 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: 306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that many schools using iPads require payment for the devices by the end of the school year; if he understands that many parents rely on the back to school payments to help towards the payment for devices; if he has considered addressing this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22813/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State for being here to discuss the Topical Issue concerning the need for primary care services for my constituency of Dublin Fingal West which is, as I am sure the Minister of State is aware, one of the fastest growing constituencies in this State. We also have a very young profile; we do not necessarily fit with the profile of the rest of this State. There is no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: What I heard was "you must wait, you must travel, you are not getting the services." I have been at this for nine years. We have a primary care centre and it is a white elephant or whatever that expression is. It is not being utilised to its greatest extent. There are empty rooms and diagnostic suites that should and could have facilities in them to ensure people did not have to get into...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I would like to make a brief comment. I would like Deputy Lahart to correct the record. He stated that the minimum wage had consistently gone up. Of course, it has gone up many times, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission, but it was the Deputy's party, Fianna Fáil, that cut it. It is not true to say that the minimum wage has always gone up. It was cut by the Deputy's party in...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: I am a bit disappointed but not a little bit surprised that the senior Minister did not stay for the full duration of the debate. He rarely does when it has anything to do with workers' rights. I wish everyone here a very happy May Day, especially those people who work here in the Oireachtas, the people who cook and clean for us, the ones who keep this place running. On May Day we...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

Louise O'Reilly: On carers.