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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Precisely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I asked questions earlier, but I will follow up. A number of statements were made on the rationale for the appeal to extend the employment permits system, which has been made on the basis of low-margin sectors, the need to maintain competitiveness and, by extension, low wages within particular sectors. We need to see more evidence from IBEC on this. I note, in particular, the reliance on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: There is no attempt to tar whole sectors with the one brush, but there are many stories and reports of exploitation within certain sectors and by certain companies. To level the playing field for good employers, I make a particular appeal to IBEC to throw its weight behind ensuring there is a much more robust and better functioning enforcement system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Rowland and Mr. Sibley for attending today. My question relates to the investigation process. We have heard much about the administration sanction procedure and how individuals cannot be investigated until the investigation of the firm is completed. I ask Ms Rowland about her view on the design of the administration sanction procedure. Why could the fitness and probity regime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I hope Ms Rowland will appreciate we are under tight time constraints. Is it not possible to prosecute under the fitness and probity regime until the administration sanction procedure is completed? It seems there are clear breaches of the fitness and probity regime. Under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 making a gain or causing a loss by deception is an offence....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I note a call on six separate occasions between October 2018 and October 2019, and it was noted in Ms Rowland's comments today, for the introduction of a senior executive accountability regime. We have seen no action by the Government since the first call two and a half years ago. Is it a source of huge frustration to the Central Bank of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: A number of committee members have already referenced the length of time that this investigation took. It took seven years from when the original action took place and five years since the High Court case. We know that the staff count within the Central Bank has almost doubled over the past ten years. Is it the case that within the enforcement section, all energies were devoted to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Gender Equality (8 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: It is great to have the Minister in the Chamber today. It is difficult to convey the enormity of the challenge of trying to close the gender pay gap in this country. Senator Bacik spoke about the hourly wage gap but we all relate to weekly or monthly earnings and the average weekly earnings for women in this country are 25.05% less than the average weekly earnings of men. That is because...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I wish my fellow Senators and all those who are watching a happy International Women's Day. I second the proposed amendment to the Order of Business that the Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021 be introduced. Most of us, as public representatives, are familiar with the appalling waiting list for speech and language therapy services, the absence...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: It is good to see the Minister in the Chamber. In the short time available to me, I want to address the profound impact that the pandemic has had on women workers in particular and on their position in the world of work.We already know that between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020, approximately 13,600 women left the labour force. These are women who had to retire early, who were forced...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá áthas an domhain orm nach bhfuil ceiliúradh amháin againn inniu ach dhá cheiliúradh - Seachtain na Gaeilge agus Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan. Tá áthas orm, mar urlabhraí na Gaeilge Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre, go bhfuilim anseo chun páirt a ghlacadh sa...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State. While we would have loved to have the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, with us, he will convey our message to his Green Party ministerial colleague. As the Minister of State knows, it is almost a year since the arts, culture and live entertainment sectors had to shut down operations. A series of good and positive initiatives have been designed by the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: As I said earlier, I appreciate that much good work has been done in the Department, but I came to the debate to learn something new. Many others have asked about the €50 million fund and, unfortunately, we have not heard any new information.With the greatest respect, I have heard the Minister, Deputy Martin, speak about the lessons that have been learned. The Minister of State...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: When it comes to our communities, whether they are urban, rural, inner city or remote, there is not a single issue that animates such a large number of people or drives them more crazy than that of illegal dumping. Many of us have previously served as councillors and the housing shortage and illegal dumping are probably two of the most frustrating and intractable issues that we have had to...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

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

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Last September, a Bill to introduce the right to paid sick leave in this country was introduced in the Dáil. That Labour Party Bill on sick pay came after a summer with a series of outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat plants and other workplaces across the country. It came after workers told us that, in many instances, they could not afford to be out sick without pay. It came after Patricia...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I wish to second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by my colleague, Senator Wall. Illegal dumping may not seem the most important issue but for those of us living in communities in counties Dublin and Kildare and right across the country, it is an enormous issue and causes a huge amount of frustration to many. I, too, raise the issue of Ulster Bank. I express my solidarity...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: First Stage (19 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: Second Stage (19 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. It is good to have the Minister in the Chamber for this very important Bill and I am delighted to be seconding it. I take a very simple approach to the issue of student nurses. At the heart of this Bill is the fundamental question of what constitutes work. If we define work as a contribution by a person to the operation or functioning of a...