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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Bambrick. I now invite members to contribute to the discussion with the representatives who are here. I remind members who are joining us remotely to use the "raise hand" feature and, importantly, to take it down when they are finished speaking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Dr. Bambrick's time is almost up and Mr. Berney might wish to come in on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Just to clarify that, and I will not take from the Deputy’s time, we did invite them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: There were reasons that they could not make it. We will ask for written submissions from them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Nobody else is indicating to speak. Unless people want to come back in a second time, I have a question for Dr. Bambrick. She said that 3% of companies have more than half of their staff on the minimum wage. Without mentioning any companies, do we know whether it is a particular problem with a number of bigger companies? Is one company distorting the 3% figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of the matter today. I thank the representatives of ICTU for assisting the committee in its consideration of this important matter. The committee will consider the matter further as soon as possible. As I said at the outset, we did invite business groups to attend the committee and, unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, they were not available. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Minimum Wage, Cost of Living and Low Pay Commission Report: Engagement with ICTU (12 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: It has been there since the legislation was introduced. The next speaker is Deputy Paul Murphy.

Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State referred to additional needs payments that can be accessed through the Department of Social Protection. Does he know what that involves? I raised with other Ministers the fact that it is impossible to get payments from that Department. There is ten-week waiting list for exceptional needs payments, payments to meet critical needs when, for example, one's house burns...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been wanting for a hospital appointment since October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49539/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the case of a person (details supplied) who is waiting on the receipt of an occupational therapy report from Ballynanty Health Centre Limerick, confirming that they are medically capable of operating a stair lift, in order that they can proceed with an application for a housing adaptation grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am pleased to speak on the Bill. I thank everybody who has been involved in bringing it to where it is today, especially the former Minister of State, Deputy Troy, who presented it to the committee and championed the Bill. If implemented and resourced correctly, it has the potential to reduce the costs involved with insurance claims and pass on premium savings to customers. The Joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19 and members who participate remotely need to do so only from within the Leinster House complex. I have received no apologies today. Our engagement is with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Leo...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you, Tánaiste. I now invite members to discuss these issues with the Tánaiste and his officials. Members may wish to indicate. If doing so remotely, they should use the raised hand function. More important, when finished speaking, they should take the hand down. We have a rota in place. The first person who has indicated is Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sick pay is to be introduced in January. Is that 1 January? Does the Tánaiste have a date for when the tips law is going to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: We agreed that the committee would not discuss this matter for the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I must cut the Senator off there. It is up to the Minister if he wants to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: In fairness, we have discussed why we are not discussing this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: As much I would personally like to discuss the matter, the committee will not discuss it today because we have agreed not to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator should not mention a company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of this matter. I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting the committee in its consideration of this important matter.