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Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Tánaiste for coming to the House. I am delighted that we finally have the opportunity to debate the Bill. By the time it is enacted, it will probably be two years since the Labour Party put forward its legislation in the Dáil. Although we have obviously been impatient, we nonetheless herald the Bill as important legislation. Particular credit must be paid to the work...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I must ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State. The floor is his.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The Labour Party supports the Bill. However, when I read through the legislation I think there are more questions than answers with regard to how the Government is proposing to deal with the myriad insurance issues in the country at the moment. Sections 3, 4 and 6, which form the bulk of the Bill, are effectively about data collection. There seems to be a hope that data collection will...

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Dáil Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 15 June 2022 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I propose to share time with Senator Wall. I thank Fine Gael for this motion this evening. Obviously, the Labour Party has put down an amendment to the motion.It is important that we have an opportunity to discuss this cost-of-living crisis but it is also important to contextualise it. Last week, we heard representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, talk about the...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 2: "To delete all words after “Seanad Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that: - the annual rate of inflation in Ireland has risen significantly reaching 7.8% in May, the highest in over thirty-eight years; - the rise in inflation is being driven by increased costs for electricity, home heating oil and gas, higher rents,...

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

Marie Sherlock: I, too, want to be associated with the words spoken about the late Councillor Noel Collins on his sad passing. I never had the privilege of meeting Noel, but I do have a wonderful letter at home that was written on his typewriter. As Senator Boyhan said, Noel did not have a mobile phone or computer. It is a testament to the strength of his work, therefore, that he was elected every term...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. I will confine my comments to the women's health action plan. I have made my views on the maternity hospital very clear. I warmly welcome the women's health action plan. There are a lot of very good people behind it. I refer to the women's health task force. Services that have long been fought for are now committed to in this plan. I am...

Seanad: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. The Labour Party welcomes the Bill. I find it strange, though, to be effectively welcoming a maximum interest rate of 48%. Interest of €480 paid on a €1,000 loan is exorbitant. It is wrong. The principle of the Bill to impose a cap is to be welcomed, but the cap is excessively high. I take on board what Senator McDowell said....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I am sure this sentiment has been expressed already, but people were rightly outraged by the scenes we saw occurring in Dublin Airport over the weekend and, indeed, earlier this year. The outrage stems from people having lost out on their holidays and missed flights. These could have been events they had planned for a long time. We must address the staffing issue at Dublin Airport. A...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. I very much welcome this Bill. As has already been alluded to, the Government is late in transposing the directive. The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach carried out really good pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, however. I understand that the Minister of State has signalled in the Dáil...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming to the House for another round of debate. Amendment No. 123, which is in the grouping under discussion, aims to broaden the scope of the provision that the coimisiún would effectively ban the marketing of salts and sugars by adding infant milk formula. We are asking that this amendment would apply to all children and not just those who have digital...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 105: In page 51, to delete lines 26 to 32 and substitute the following: “(4) (a) Nothing in subsection (2)(a) prevents a broadcaster from broadcasting, or a relevant media service provider from making available, party political programmes provided that an unfair preference is not given to any political party - (i) by a broadcaster, in the allocation of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 112: In page 52, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(ba) in relation to broadcasters only— (i) that the broadcast programme material, taken as a whole— (I) adequately reflects the participation, and (II) is responsive to the interests, of members of all groups (defined by reference to gender, sexual...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her reply. I very much hear her strong commitments on gender and in terms of music. I look forward to Report Stage, but there is an issue as to whether we are going to hardwire something like this into legislation or otherwise. Could the Minister clarify whether she intends bringing forward an amendment on Report Stage in this regard or if it is a question of a...