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Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Indeed. I agree with everything Senator Currie said. In some ways our amendment strikes to the very heart of the Bill and what I see as an artificial distinction between remote work and flexible work. In the world of work people want flexibility on both hours and location. We have already heard the debate here about who should be included - whether within a family a niece or nephew or...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 15: In page 13, to delete lines 4 to 37, and in page 14, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following: “13B.(1) Any employee may request a flexible working arrangement.”.

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome this important motion. The scenes that we saw in south-west Dublin in recent weeks were only the latest incidents that have taken place for quite a number of years.These incidents are not new, but I very much hope they provide the impetus to put proper structures in place to keep drivers and passengers safe. If we are serious about trying to improve public transport use,...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: It is really important that a Department, whether it be the Department of Transport or the Department of Justice, takes responsibility for this and that there is an end to passing the buck. We cannot have loads of tea and sympathy for this issue. We need action. Britain has had a public transport police for several years now, with 75% of its funding provided by the transport contractors...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: The reality is that there is a standard transport police across all modes of transport in Britain and we do not have that in Ireland. We have a patchwork. The Luas contract requires an in-house security service. While these security officers were supposed to have the power to arrest and detain, in reality, they do not have the facility to detain people who engage in antisocial behaviour...

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Let us see real action sooner rather than later.

Seanad: Transport Police Service: Motion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I meant to credit the Senator for his amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank all the witnesses who have attended. I also thank Deputy Bríd Smith for bringing forward this legislation. I am aware that we are going into our second year of waiting for progress on this legislation. The frustration of all the witnesses with their individual circumstances or cases is clear, particularly in relation to pension cuts and changes to pension income, in which they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: That is not good enough. There is an issue, as the witnesses know, particularly with defined benefit pensions. Some pensions are in great health while others are not. The starting point is that people must be afforded information about the health or otherwise of the pension. They can then understand if decisions need to be made. I would like to pick up on the proposal for a forum....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I would like to tease through the concept of having a voice. Having a voice is one thing, while being able to influence the outcome is different. For example, if you are not happy with the proposal on the table, there can be a threat of a strike. How do the witnesses see their role in that? There is a separation between consultation and having a voice at the table, and actually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I want to get an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I appreciate that but this is vitally important. Is there a proposal from the Minister? Has Mr. Croke seen something to suggest that there will be a development this year? It would be great if there is, but it is not clear to me whether there has been anything from the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I wish to pick up on something Mr. Croke spoke about. The Waterford Crystal situation is long and complicated. He referenced 2023 and suggested that he is hopeful of a conclusion or development this year. Where will that come from? What gives him such optimism?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (24 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I join in congratulating the Minister of State on his appointment. My question is on the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. This is one of the most ground-breaking laws on workers’ rights to come out of the EU in the past 40 years. It contains a clear recognition that we cannot allow a large number of workers to be trapped in low-paid employment and poor working conditions and,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Directives (24 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Acting Chair. I think he has taken about 18 seconds off me but we will pardon him that. I was talking about the importance of the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. It is crucial to say that this is not about hiking wages but ensuring there is a framework for workers to negotiate sustainable terms and conditions within their sector and employment. The question is about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis an gCeannaire. Beir bua leis an obair. I express solidarity with all those colleagues who have been subjected to appalling acts of hate and harassment over recent weeks and, indeed, a longer period. People in both Houses, and our local authority colleagues, have been the subject of shocking acts over recent weeks....

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. I too want to be associated with her words of congratulations to the Oscar nominees. It is truly remarkable that we have 14 Irish nominees spanning five films. Go háirithe, tá an-chreidiúint ag dul go Cleona Ní Chrualaoi agus go Colm Bairéad agus luaim a hiarrachtaí chun dul chun cinn a dhéanamh lenár...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I too warmly welcome this legislation. It is really important that this substitute system be available now to women who have a baby. It is important, however, as others have said, to say that this is only a first step. It is in some ways ironic that we have the publication of the recommendations of the Committee on Gender Equality today. Some of the issues are pay, access, the hours of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Gabhaim buíochas leat, a Chathaoirligh, agus le d'fhoireann in Oifig an tSeanaid as ucht an comóradh an-speisialta a bhí againn ar an Luan. Ba chóir dom buíochas a ghabháil freisin maidir leis na heachtraí eile a bhain le comóradh 100 bliain de Sheanad Éireann a bhí ar siúl i rith na bliana, go háirithe na hiarrachtaí ar son...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am delighted that we are finally debating Second Stage of this Bill. I warmly welcome the transposition of the EU work-life balance directive. I acknowledge that there have been a number of very important additions made to the Bill, specifically the extension of breastfeeding leave from six months to two years. The argument that it was madness to...