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Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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Community Care
Louise O'Reilly
210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) to date and annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/24]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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Community Care
Louise O'Reilly
211. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health what practical, social and emotional supports services are available for patients currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
94. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach the churn rate, the business entry and exit rates, for Irish firms for each of the following years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [2818/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
95. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach the self-employment rates among men, women, young people and migrants for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and how this compares with the EU and OECD averages, in tabular form. [2820/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Cybersecurity Policy
Louise O'Reilly
139. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding for the National Cyber Security Centre; how this is being delivered, and for a year-by-year breakdown of funding. [2829/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Cybersecurity Policy
Louise O'Reilly
140. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the relationship between the National Cyber Security Centre and the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment; if he is aware that cyber-crime is a particular concern for Irish firms; and if there are any plans to engage with businesses regarding the impact of cyber-crime on firms and the economy. [2830/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Business Supports
Louise O'Reilly
141. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support decarbonisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with decarbonisation in 2024. [2833/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Road Safety
Louise O'Reilly
193. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 13 January 2021, if he is aware of the RAC study in Britain into problems with headlight glare; and if his Department will consider a similar study here and consider further investigation into problems with headlight glare. [3021/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
244. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment where Ireland currently ranks on the World Bank 'ease of doing business' index; what plans his Department has to improve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
245. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the application of the SME test since its introduction; if he feels it is being applied in a manner which delivers for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
246. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the 'Global Ireland 2025'; the successes to date on diversifying export markets and delivering inward investment and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2814/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
247. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment where Ireland stands on the Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity index by comparison to the OECD average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
248. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update in relation to his Department's efforts to stimulate more exporting and internationalisation in the SME population, including broadening export markets beyond the British market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
249. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the percentage of Irish SMEs currently exporting and the domestic value added in Irish exports from SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2817/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the business start-up rates among men, women, young people and migrants for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, and how this compares with the EU and OECD averages in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Artificial Intelligence
Louise O'Reilly
252. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding for the National AI Strategy and how this is being delivered; and for a year-by-year breakdown of funding. [2828/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Artificial Intelligence
Louise O'Reilly
253. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support digitisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with digitisation in 2024. [2831/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
Louise O'Reilly
254. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total amount of funding provided to businesses for support decarbonisation over the past five years; and the funding allocated to support firms with decarbonisation in 2024. [2832/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
255. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FDI investments won by IDA Ireland over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [2834/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of FDI investments won by IDA Ireland over the past five years which have been in the regions, by year, in tabular form. [2835/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
257. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total client expenditure by IDA Ireland companies over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [2836/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Enterprise Policy
Louise O'Reilly
258. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current percentage of Irish SMEs who export; whether exporting by SMEs has increased, decreased, or remained the static since this Government came to office; if his Department has a target to increase SME exporting; if so, the target; and the timeframe for same. [2837/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
259. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total research and development funding provided under his Department for 2023, in tabular form corresponding by agency and/or scheme; and the total funding allocated for 2024 by agency and/or scheme. [2838/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
260. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of WRC inspectors; how many more inspectors it is planned to hire in 2024; and how many are expected to retire. [2839/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Data
Louise O'Reilly
261. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of Health and Safety Authority inspectors; how many more inspectors it is planned to hire in 2024; and how many are expected to retire. [2840/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Equality Issues
Louise O'Reilly
372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the unemployment levels amongst social groups, that is, men, women, young people, people with disabilities, and migrants; what specific plans her Department has to support these groups and increase employment across all; the success of these plans to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2842/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Equality Issues
Louise O'Reilly
402. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the underemployment levels amongst social groups, that is, men, women, young people, people with disabilities, and migrants; what specific plans her Department has to support these groups and increase employment across all; the success of these plans to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2841/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Louise O'Reilly
145. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if student paramedics on a national HSE panel will be added to the list of workers prioritised for emergency driver test appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2102/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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National Broadband Plan
Louise O'Reilly
110. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) can expect to be provided with high-speed broadband. [1121/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Louise O'Reilly
178. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the Department of Education is currently piloting the use of well-being practitioners for primary schools in the Dublin area; if any consideration had been given to including this group in the category for fast track driving tests to facilitate this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56392/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Budget 2024
Louise O'Reilly
369. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the Government still supports the Budget 2024 announcement to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes in Budget 2025; if the plans to introduce the measure in Budget 2025 will still go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1786/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Workplace Relations Commission
Louise O'Reilly
444. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount in unpaid wages that has been returned to workers following workplace investigations by the Workplace Relations Commission, by sector and value of wages, in 2023, in tabular form. [1787/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Workplace Relations Commission
Louise O'Reilly
445. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, by NACE sector; the number of breaches detected; the types of breaches detected; and the counties in which the breaches were detected, in tabular form. [1788/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Workplace Relations Commission
Louise O'Reilly
446. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases settled in favour of workers in 2023; and the total amount of compensation awarded by the WRC to these workers. [1789/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Export Controls
Louise O'Reilly
447. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has investigated whether dual-use items being traded with Israel are currently being used against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Israel-Hamas war; and what actions his Department will be taking under the Control of Exports Act 2023 to end this trade if these items are being used to target civilians and civilian infrastructure. [1793/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Economic Sanctions
Louise O'Reilly
448. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what powers his Department has to enact trade sanctions against Israel as a mechanism to stop the deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Israel-Hamas war; what powers rest at EU level; if he will give a breakdown of the powers that he has and the powers the EU has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1794/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Business Supports
Louise O'Reilly
455. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the provision of State supports for businesses damaged and affected due to the riots in Dublin on 23 November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1950/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Louise O'Reilly
643. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education what supports are in place for neurodivergent students who will sit their Leaving Certificate oral examinations over the Easter holiday period; if she is aware that neurodivergent students special needs assistants will be on unpaid leave during this period (details supplied); and if she will ensure that SNAs who provide essential support to neurodivergent students sitting their leaving certificate oral examinations will be renumerated. [1471/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
Louise O'Reilly
862. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56480/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Public Sector Pay
Louise O'Reilly
88. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 72 of 18 October and 102 of 7 November 2023, if he can arrange for a member of staff to examine the case of person (details supplied), in light of the financial hardship experienced by the individual; if a resolution can be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54598/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Work Permits
Louise O'Reilly
287. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 17 October 2023, to provide an update on whether upholstery and furniture making will be added to the general employment permit list following receipt of the November report containing recommendations in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54594/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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School Funding
Louise O'Reilly
311. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional supports and funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to allow the school to increase the student population, specifically an increase in next September’s junior infants intake. [54705/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Third Level Fees
Louise O'Reilly
863. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a degree at a third level institution (details supplied) is not covered for the reduction of third level fees announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54611/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Appeals
Louise O'Reilly
246. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 7 November 2023, if precautions are in place to ensure that the deciding officer who rejects an applicant’s social protection payment is not also the appeals officer who conducts the appeal on the rejected application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54373/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Currency Circulation
Louise O'Reilly
340. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of a number of third-level institutions which are refusing to accept cash on-site in college restaurants, shops, and other establishments; and if he is aware of the difficulties this is causing many students. [54374/23]
Wed, 6 Dec 2023
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Public Transport
Louise O'Reilly
56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide reminders/advertising on trains that bikes, with the exception of foldable bikes, are not allowed on trains during peak travel times. [54100/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Louise O'Reilly
107. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach how much his Department has spent on advertising on a website (details supplied) for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and whether his Department will still run advertisements on the platform going forward due to issues. [53808/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Louise O'Reilly
139. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how much his Department has spent on advertising on a website (details supplied) for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and whether his Department will still run advertisements on the platform going forward due to issues. [53800/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Louise O'Reilly
145. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much his Department has spent on advertising on a website (details supplied) for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and whether his Department will still run advertisements on the platform going forward due to issues. [53798/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Advertising
Louise O'Reilly
156. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how much his Department has spent on advertising on a website (details supplied) for each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date 2023, in tabular form; and whether his Department will still run advertisements on the platform going forward due to issues. [53795/23]