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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Many questions have been asked but I have a few general questions to help reflect on the importance of this issue. According to the World Economic Forum, it would take until the year 2186 to close the current pay gap globally. This type of legislation is being introduced in more and more jurisdictions. It is of value and all speakers have reflected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am not suggesting that. From my point of view, I am trying to establish that it is not possible for agencies to be used to circumvent this proposal and the first two answers have established that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My second question relates to the point made by Mr. Joyce in his opening statement on heads 2(4)(a) and (c) that there might be a need for some clarification or development on classes of employer and employee and the treatment of proprietary and non-proprietary directors, as well as those in consultant roles. He noted some sectors are organised in terms of partnership and not incorporated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Is is the view of the ICTU that the scheme is inadequately clear on that or is it that are they just not covered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: That is an issue that needs to be addressed. It is not the responsibility of anybody in this room but I note that it is a bit unfortunate that the Government has decided to start another Bill from one direction when there is a Bill that could have been worked with that started in the Seanad and has finished Committee Stage. I am not sure why Senator Bacik's Bill could not have been worked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill: Discussion (21 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Many of the questions have already been asked so I do not have any more. I do not expect a response but my view is that the staggered approach is too much of a delay and reporting should start earlier on in the smaller organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (15 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 107. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans being made by the Health Products Regulatory Authority and-or the Health Service Executive to license and make available for reimbursement the drug Ocrevus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47456/18]

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: As I prepared my remarks I reflected on the fact that the very first contribution I made at a Sinn Féin meeting after I joined the party was to ask a councillor what was the state of play with the expansion of the city boundary. That was in 2007. Talk of it has been rumbling on for years at that stage with little progress being made. I was informed by councillor Fiona Kerins that it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister of State's response is not particularly clear, enlightening or encouraging. There is no timeline and he merely restated the process, with which we are more than familiar. The people of Cork are also more than familiar with it. The response speaks of the latest financial projections provided by Cork City Council for the Department which indicate a significant increase in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: When will a decision be made?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh, agus má thagann an Teachta Barry, ligfidh mé isteach é. It is, incredibly, 1,000 days since the sod turning for the Cork event centre. It has been 1,000 days of missed deadlines, uncertainty and the people of Cork getting increasingly frustrated. It is not even as if that was the start of the story. We heard that work was due to start in the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Yesterday, the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment discussed the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill, which I proposed. The Bill is supported by the ISPCC, CyberSafeIreland and the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman. Industry bodies were also quite open to the concept yesterday. The Government’s action plan for online safety states that it will...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is a very simple question. Is the Minister in favour of the office?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome the opportunity to again address the committee on the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill. There is no doubt that online safety has become one of the most significant challenges facing Irish society and, arguably, one of the most significant child protection issues of our time. We face major challenges. Many people, particularly parents, are concerned about what is happening in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Deputy Howlin's Bill addressed updating section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. We supported that Bill. Section 10 is out of date and needs to be updated because it does not take account of the very significant changes which have happened. In relation to offences, Deputy Howlin's Bill and mine had their origins in the LRC paper published in early 2016. In drafting the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank Senator Lombard for his kind words. We have come a long way from the county council and discussions about who is responsible for cutting ditches and verges.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Nov 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I take on board the point that was made about the definition. The value of this process is that it allows for discussion and for the teasing out of those issues. The committee will get a draft, and I repeat to any of the organisations that are here or that are listening in that it would be valuable to hear their views on what the definition should be or any ideas they have about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Chairman and congratulate the Minister. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to present this Bill this afternoon. It has been discussed in previous meetings of the committee and I commend the Chairman and am encouraged by the sentiments expressed by the committee on the need for a digital safety commissioner at this time. There is no doubt that online safety has become one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There were a few points. First, merely to clarify, what I outlined is a general basis for a definition of harmful communication. The behaviours I enumerated were general behaviours rather than specific offences. They are not necessarily all criminal offences. Some of them are proposed criminal offences from the Law Reform Commission paper. That is for the purpose of drafting this. My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017: Discussion (25 Oct 2018)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The Minister might be able to answer that better. We are doing this pre-legislative scrutiny and we need to consider the details that arise. We should have Committee Stage of the Bill in the spring and then progress beyond that. While we have to take stock of the issues raised in these hearings, I do not see any reason not to proceed with the legislation.