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Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The problem is there seems to be difficulty between the regulator and Irish Water. Irish Water has asked the regulator to reduce the free water allowance for children, which would inevitably lead to a much higher charge for families.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: There is widespread concern that the 38,000 litre per child free allowance may be ditched and the regulator still has not given full details of medical conditions that would allow certain users not to be charged for their supply. The clear message through the local and European elections to the Taoiseach's party and the Labour Party was that tens of thousands of families are teetering at the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The State wastes most water.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 17:In page 46, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 4 of Act of 2002 49.Section 4 of the Act of 2002 is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (9):“(10) Actors, voice-over actors, freelance journalists, freelance photo journalists and session musicians are not subject to the provisions contained...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 8:In page 18, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:“(9) Vacancies of the Commission membership will be filled within 3 months.”.The amendment has been tabled because the Government has a poor record in filling vacant positions in non-commercial State-sponsored bodies. Shortly before Christmas last year, the Standards in Public Office Commission,...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: It was a Fianna Fáil proposal.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister's refusal to reform this sector will have a negative effect on thousands of workers in small sectors. These include freelance journalists, writers and voice-over actors. It will reinforce the dominant position of the organisations for which these groups of people work and it will perpetuate an unfair and unbalanced competition relationship. Is it the case that under European...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: The first part of my amendment deals with a relatively small group of people who raised concerns with the National Union of Journalists. They included freelance photographers, voice-over actors, freelance journalists and so on. For years such individuals could work with Irish Equity, SIPTU or the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland to generate a deal between themselves and...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Maintaining and creating good mental health is one of the biggest challenges facing individuals, communities and Government in the State. Often, it feels as though the level of suicide, self-directed injury and depression are at epidemic levels and we as Deputies are powerless in the face of it. Some 0.33 million persons in the south of Ireland suffer from depression. There is not a home...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Jul 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 298. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government an bhfuil sé i gceist anois go mbeidh Údarás na Gaeltachta ag dul in iomaíocht leis na Coistí Áitiúla Forbartha Pobail (LCDC's) don chéad sciar eile do mhaoiniú Leader/Forbairt Pobail Tuaithe le haghaidh cuid dá mhaoiniú nó an mbeidh a chuid maoinithe ag teacht...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 141: In page 42, line 15, after “subsection (3).” to insert the following:“Where an employer has failed to provide a P45 or other relevant document to a foreign national to whom an employment permit in respect of the purpose referred to in section 3A(2)(a) has been granted further to a dismissal by reason of redundancy within the meaning of section...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I thought I shone very well.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the Minister of State satisfied that the matter will be dealt with by regulations?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 117: In page 37, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:"(6) Section 20 of the Act of 2006 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5):"(5A) The Minister may, on application made to him or her, waive the prescribed fee.".".The purpose of this amendment is to provide for hardship cases where applicants are seeking to renew permits but...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: In a situation where an individual's permit has expired or something has gone wrong, a charge of €1,000 is significant.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: A tangential issue has arisen recently, where, for example, company A would employ a number of staff on a particular wage and then company B would be formed, with roughly the same directors and owners as company A, employing staff at a far lower rate. Then company A would make its staff redundant. Through this example, I want to bring to the attention of the Minister of State a system...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a lacuna currently and I have a specific case in mind. Perhaps I could provide the Minister of State with the details of the specific case.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I will bring the details of the specific case to the Minister of State before Report Stage.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Can the Minister of State explain amendment No. 45?