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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 8:In page 5, line 7, after "Northern Ireland," to insert the following:"taking into account the standard of living, general wage levels and access to welfare supports to include social protection supports, universal healtcare provisions, State provided childcare and social housing,".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 9:In page 5, line 8, after "creation" to insert "and decent work".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 10:In page 5, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(iv) addressing levels of income inequality to include income inequality between men and women in the current period, (v) aggregate demand in the economy; (vi) tax receipts.".

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 11:In page 5, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:"(5) The Commission shall act as a watchdog of the incidence of low pay by examining the prevalence of pay two thirds or below of median earnings in the current period in each sector of the economy, and report its recommendations to reduce the share of employees in each sector who earn below two-thirds of the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 13:In page 6, to delete lines 26 to 28 and substitute the following:“(3) The national minimum hourly rate of pay declared by order under this section may include—(a) an allowance in respect of board and lodgings, board only or lodgings only at such rates as are specified in the order, (b) a prohibition or restriction on charges or deductions.”....

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 15:In page 6, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “Complaints and protection against victimisation 7. An employer shall not penalise or threaten against a worker, or cause or permit any other person to penalise or threaten penalisation against a worker for having made statement to the Low Pay Commission or for giving evidence on their own...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I will press the amendment. ICTU has recommended the change. I accept there are protections in place but it is important to note that ICTU does not consider they are sufficiently strong and the proposed amendment would enhance the position.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 16:In page 7, lines 24 and 25, to delete “National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015” and substitute “Low Pay Commission Act 2015”. There are different parts to the amendment. The Minister of State has the information in front of him. Sinn Féin is ambitious for the Low Pay Commission and has argued for its statutory remit to...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: On amendment No. 18, in its submission to the committee, the National Women's Council of Ireland recommended that sociology would be recognised as an area of expertise covered by the commission’s membership. We support the recommendation and have extended it to include social policy as well. That would be a fair change to make. Amendment No. 19 is similar to Deputy...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 18:In page 8, line 26, after “economics” where it firstly occurs to insert “, sociology, social policy”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 19:In page 8, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(d) 3 members shall be appointed from among persons, who in the opinion of the Minister, are low paid workers, who have an understanding of the socio and economic impact of low pay on individuals and their families, including access to social goods, equality of opportunity and living standards.”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 20:In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(a) is found guilty of an offence under the Principal Act,”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 21:In page 3, line 8, to delete “related matters” and substitute “matters related to low pay”. This is to delete "related matters" and substitute "matters related to low pay". The amendment speaks for itself.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)

Dessie Ellis: They want bread on the table.

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Tánaiste is not showing it.

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is a point repeated so often that it almost loses all meaning, namely, that we judge a state by how it looks after its most vulnerable citizens. However, that is really a power principle and should be the basic bar by which we judge all our decisions in politics, namely, whether a measure hurts those who have least or target those who have been unfairly targeted already, and whether it is...

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: This is a fairly technical Bill which deals with a number of issues relating to public transport which are important and not very controversial. A number of sections deal with different aspects of transport such as safety, fines and accidents. However some very controversial issues arise in any more general discussion of public transport. At present, the public transport services owned by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses on local authority books that are long-term vacant or in need of renovation. [26024/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the average rental income for a local authority house by county. [26025/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jun 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total rents received by local authorities for social housing in 2014; and the amount owed in outstanding arrears for that year. [26026/15]