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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Tánaiste for his constructive words. I do think it is fair to describe services as having been outsourced. Indeed, as the Tánaiste acknowledged, the State has a long history of outsourcing vital public services such as health and education to voluntary bodies, notably the Catholic Church and religious orders resulting in a shadow welfare state. Now in 2022, we need to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who rent as licensees rather than as tenants will be eligible for the €500 renters credit announced in budget 2023. [49144/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Members have the option of being physically present in the committee room or joining the meeting via MS Teams from their Leinster House offices but they may not participate from outside the parliamentary precincts. I ask members joining on MS Teams to mute their microphones when not making a contribution and to use the raise hand function to indicate. All those present in the committee room...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Lennon. It has been a pleasure to co-chair the working group in the Oireachtas with WorkEqual. I thank her for her focus on the practical implementation. I would like to welcome our colleagues from SIPTU. I will call IBEC next and then SIPTU for their opening statements before we move to the exchanges with members. We will have time limits on exchanges with colleagues. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. McGann for those very focused submissions on the recommendations. We appreciate that practical approach. Before I invite our witnesses from SIPTU, I need to give a privilege warning. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I might ask Ms Buckley to truncate her presentation a little. I should have said at the start that we had asked for opening statements to be confined to five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Buckley for the practical focus on implementation of the recommendations on pay and workplace conditions. I am grateful to all the witnesses for their opening statements. I now ask members for their questions and we have a time limit of six minutes for each exchange to facilitate as many members as possible and to ensure we might have a second round of questions where appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I raised this issue yesterday with the Taoiseach on foot of the reports about the IBEC paper. The Taoiseach gave an assurance that domestic violence leave would be introduced, which was very welcome to hear. However, we need to hear further clarification on the issue the Deputy raised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I invite Ms O'Hare or Dr. McGann from IBEC to respond. Deputy Cronin raised some valid issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious other members wish to come in. I might ask our other witnesses from SIPTU and WorkEqual to respond to that in the next round of questioning if they wish to. We will move on. I call Deputy McAuliffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Does Ms O'Hare or Dr. McGann wish to respond to that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: In the opening statement, IBEC referred to a non-statutory framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: The Deputy should allow the witness to finish answering the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Deputy. The point is made. I move to Senator Chambers, to be followed by Senators Warfield and Pauline O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Do the witnesses from SIPTU wish to come in on the gender pay gap issue? In particular, Ms Buckley may wish to comment on the quality assurance mark and whether unions would consider that useful in reducing the gender pay gap.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Yes. I am conscious that neither SIPTU nor WorkEqual has had a chance to come in on that issue. Senator Warfield is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I ask Ms Buckley from SIPTU to come in on the domestic violence leave and collective bargaining points, and Ms Smith and Ms Lennon from WorkEqual can respond before I go back to IBEC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Buckley. I am conscious of time and that I have other colleagues indicating. I might come back to WorkEqual and IBEC on those points in the next round, if that is okay.