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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister hit the nail on the head. That is the point I was making. We want people to be able to stay there. The vast majority of people in Balbriggan who are of working age and employed leave. They leave in the morning to go to work. They are not employed locally. There is an issue with underemployment that the Minister will be aware of. Even the report refers to towns like...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister. Specifically, I am interested in knowing the work of the Minister's Department. I appreciate his response but a lot of that was focused on how people get out of Fingal by train and other public transport. I would appreciate if he could focus on how people can stay, and specific actions from his Department with regard to growing. What that report identified was huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: There is no evidence to support not eliminating this. When I look around for evidence, employers cannot provide it but they say they feel it. It is little bit like when the minimum wage was introduced and we heard terrible tales of woe about all of the businesses that were going to close but it did not happen. Perhaps there is a little bit of that with the people who are arguing against...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Low Pay (11 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister of State said this is complicated, but it is not. It is very simple. It is equal pay for work of equal value. Yesterday, representatives from Mandate Trade Union appeared before the committee and I asked whether its members who are paid 70%, 80% or 90% of the rate are, in fact, doing 70%, 80% or 90% of the work. The fact is that they are not; they are doing 100% of the work....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The point about making the administrative capacity a bit leaner is very interesting, in addition to the potential for AI. That is something we have discussed here at the committee at length. It is a subject in which we have taken a particular interest. We recognise, as does the Minister, the potential that exists, which is important, but we also recognise – I am sure he does also...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: With the greatest of respect to the Taoiseach, whatever it was he said on Monday did not work because the industrial action started at one minute past midnight today. As the Minister rightly said, people are facing into a chaotic summer now. They have spent all year working hard, they have spent all this time saving up and they are looking in now. The Minister tells me her heart goes out...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: This morning, pilots at Aer Lingus started industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule. As a consequence, Aer Lingus has already cancelled almost 300 flights with more to follow. The impact of the work-to-rule and specifically the ban on overtime is difficult to predict and passengers have been warned that their flights may be cancelled right up to the moment they arrive at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Strategic Roadmap for the Digital Decade: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...when hiring and firing people, deciding who gets what shift and that sort of thing. Algorithms might be very handy but they do not take account of human beings. Some human involvement has to be built in. SMEs and customers want to know that is happening. On the threats posed and cybersecurity, particularly as public services become digitised - when you look at e-health records, you...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The shock of receiving a cancer diagnosis is devastating news for patients and their families. It is a time of deep worry and stress. The last thing that patients should have to worry about on top of this is struggling to afford the cost of attending their treatment. In its pre-budget submission, the Irish Cancer Society revealed yesterday that patients are still forced to fork out huge...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Consider me duly reminded. Next week, Aer Lingus pilots will begin industrial action, starting with indefinite work to rule. This action has the overwhelming support of the pilots in both of the ballots they conducted, and there is no doubting their resolve in this matter. Aer Lingus has stated the action would cause significant disruption to its operations. For their part, the pilots...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I wish to outline our position briefly. Sinn Féin will oppose this Bill on the basis that it seeks to introduce seasonal work permits to the employment permit system. Since pre-legislative scrutiny took place, Sinn Féin has highlighted a number of red lines, namely the introduction of seasonal employment permits and the failure to exclude employers with convictions for abusing...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: .... Sinn Féin wants what most Irish people want: a system that is fair, efficient and enforced. The measures in the EU pact are not in Ireland's interests and will not deliver a system that will work for Ireland. We can better create a fair, efficient and enforced immigration system by exercising our opt-out from a majority of the pact's proposals. Some decisions are better taken...

Hospitality and Tourism Sector: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Deputies who introduced the motion for debate. Businesses are struggling with the cost-of-doing-business crisis and workers are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Both need to be supported. Unfortunately, instead of helping both, the Government has sought to pit business against business and business against workers. It has been clear for some time that supports for...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I have listened to commentators in recent days talk about the significance of the recognition of Palestine in the Dáil. Some say this is merely symbolism and that symbolism does not matter. If people doubt the power of symbolism, I encourage them to listen to the words of the Palestinian national team player Charlotte Phillips, who lined out against the Bohemian women's team on 15 May...

Business Support Package: Statements (23 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on these statements. Businesses are struggling with a cost of doing business crisis, workers are struggling with a cost of living crisis and both need to be supported. Unfortunately, instead of helping both, the Government has put forward a support package which pits business against business and business against workers. It has been clear for some time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process: Discussion (8 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: We do not want Ms Keane to do that, but perhaps she could provide something in writing. It is an area in which I have a particular interest. It is something that works in other jurisdictions both within and outside of the European Union. My party believes there is great scope to expand and develop the capacity in that space. I appreciate the witnesses might not be able to answer it now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. I move to points 24 and 25 on staffing. Will the officials give me a breakdown of how many of their total staff count are dedicated to carrying out inspections? They can express that as a whole-time equivalent or whatever way they want. A 14% vacancy rate was alluded to. That is not a small number given the seriousness of the work. Will the officials give us a breakdown of what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, I would say there is. It is one of those things that maybe we did not talk about for a long time. There was probably a bit of stigma associated with it. Certainly from talking to my father, it was not the case that back in the eighties there was no bullying going on in the workplace. That is not the case. There just was nowhere to report it and a culture whereby people were expected...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Pensions Commission also recognises in the case of people who work in certain occupations, like hairdressers who are on their feet all day and those working in construction and retail, that by the time they hit 65, they feel they have done their shift. Many do not want, and nor should they be compelled, to work past the age of 65. That is contained within the Pensions Commission report....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: To be clear on our position, as I said, I welcome the fact that we are having the conversation. I had introduced legislation, as I am sure Dr. O'Connor will be aware, which would have done exactly what he has referred to and would have been fair, or tried in some way to undo the grave unfairness that was done during the 2011-13 period, particularly to older workers and people who were facing...