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Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, lines 10 and 11, to delete all words from and including "and" in line 10 down to and including "so" in line 11.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, lines 16 to 18, to delete all words from and including "or", where it firstly occurs, in line 16 down to and including "order," in line 18.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 10, lines 27 to 29, to delete all words from and including "and" in line 27 down to and including "so," in line 29.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, lines 35 to 37, to delete all words from and including "or", where it firstly occurs, in line 35 down to and including "cancellation," in line 37.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 8: In page 12, line 12, to delete "24 months" and substitute "12 months". The two amendments are linked. The legislation provides for a business to opt out of an agreement for a period of 24 months within a five-year period in certain circumstances. We see the logic of an opt out as many businesses are struggling. While it is desirable that workers protected under JLCs...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 9: In page 12, line 24, to delete "24 months" and substitute "12 months".

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 10: In page 13, line 5, after "business" to insert the following: ", including information on payments to directors and companies associated with directors over the previous 3 years,". This amendment is similar to amendments Nos. 8 and 9 in the sense that it deals with the "inability to pay" exemption. I am disappointed that the Minister's decision not to accept the...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: This amendment would not preclude the court from seeking any other information. It merely sets out that a specific category of information should be included in the Bill as being capable of being requested. These issues keep arising over and over again. There is no point in crying crocodile tears when workers are not given their entitlements while those at the top get bonuses and improper...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: "(i) maintaining of fair and sustainable rates of remuneration appropriate to the sector in question;". The proposed new section 41A sets out the mechanism for the review of an agreement. The list of matters to which the court shall have regard when it conducts a review does not include any reference to...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 12: In page 17, lines 44 and 45, to delete all words from and including "and" in line 44 down to and including "so" in line 45.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, lines 48 to 50, to delete all words from and including "or" in line 48 down to and including "recommendation" in line 50.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 14: In page 19, to delete lines 13 and 14.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 19, lines 45 and 46, to delete "the desirability of agreeing and maintaining" and substitute "the agreeing and maintaining of".

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No.16: In page 20, lines 32 and 33, to delete "but does not include" and substitute "including". The provision this amendment deals with is the exclusion of pay or time-off in lieu of public holidays, compensation for Sunday working, payment in lieu of notice and payment referable to redundancy from the definition of remuneration. The effect of this proposed legislation...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I call for the division to be taken again other than by electronic means.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, line 4, to delete "the desirability of agreeing and maintaining" and substitute "the agreeing and maintaining of". I welcome the Minister to the House and apologise for my absence during the Second Stage debate, during which my party colleague, Senator Kathryn Reilly, expressed Sinn Féin's concerns about the Bill. She also signalled that we would table...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for his reply, although I cannot accept his reasoning. While I accept he is acting on the advice of the Office of the Attorney General, my party does not have access to this information. Having said that, we are often prescriptive in what we do in putting down legislation. It is not something new that we would not be prescriptive or that we would have to be somewhat...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: I wish the Cathaoirleach and all other Senators a happy 12th of July. Last week the grand master of the Orange Order addressed the Seanad. It was an historic occasion. As we all know, Orangemen across the island of Ireland are celebrating their heritage, culture and identity today. While many of us disagree with aspects of the Orange Order, including its sectarian nature, we must engage...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: Many of us hoped Fine Gael and the Labour Party would lead us to a new republic, the type spoken about when Fine Gael was in opposition. We will not have it within the strict and narrow remit of the constitutional convention.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2012)

David Cullinane: The Government should stop gagging its Members and allow them to debate the issue in the House. It will not allow a democratic debate. I, therefore, support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business which calls for at least a two hour debate. My party will only have three minutes in which to make a contribution.