Questions asked 17 total

• Enterprise 5 questions

  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans being made regarding the redundancy moratorium; and if his Department has engaged with workers and the trade union movement regarding the matter. [37249/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his Department will sign and implement the employment regulation order for contract cleaning and security industries. [37243/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are in place for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37245/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are grant supports are available for shopping centres affected by the public health restrictions. [37246/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some employers are basing the new wage subsidy scheme off workers contracted hours rather than hours worked or 2019 weekly earnings and that this is affecting many workers whose contracts do not reflect their normal working practices. [37251/20]
• Tourism 3 questions

  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Portmarnock swimming pool and swimming pools in general will be allowed to operate at set times to allow elite swimmers preparing for future Olympic and European competitions to train given that elite athletes such as elite swimmers are allowed to train and to operate under level 5 restrictions but cannot do so without access to swimming pools [37250/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason Fáilte Ireland is informing shopping centres that they are eligible for the Covid-19 adaptation fund only to discover upon submission of application that they are not. [37247/20]
  • 2020-11-19 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on several Departments monitoring the online posts of journalists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37286/20]
• Health 3 questions

  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE will ensure that workers' rights and decent pay and conditions are adhered to in circumstances in which they spend public money on externally contracted services, specifically relating to private ambulances, in which it is alleged that paramedics working for HSE contracted private ambulance services are being paid low wages with no protections such as sick pay. [37244/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if reflexologists and other personal health and well-being therapists are allowed to operate under level 5 restrictions. [37248/20]
  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if plans and guidelines are being drafted regarding the selling of Christmas trees under the different public health restriction levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/20]
• Defence 2 questions

  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Defence the steps being taken to address the retention crisis in the Defence Forces. [36592/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Defence the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been allowed to become a recognised trade union with affiliation to an organisation. [36591/20]
• Public 2 questions

  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with Fingal County Council to address the issue of coastal erosion in Portrane, County Dublin; if funding has been provided to prevent further erosion in view of commitments to tackle the climate emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36590/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the completion of all necessary works on Rush Garda station to allow it to reopen; and the date by which the station is scheduled to be reopened. [36589/20]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether SEPA payments made through UK-based providers will be unaffected in January 2021; if an examination has been carried out at the potential number of Irish consumers that would be affected if these providers fail to secure an EU licence before January 2021; if the Central Bank will signal some flexibility for Irish banks to continue to process these payments for a short period after January 2021 if necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37241/20]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2020-11-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will be bringing forward legislation to regulate the area of online gambling and gambling advertising given the lack of regulation combined with scale and nature of problem gambling which has been extenuated during the public health lockdowns. [37242/20]