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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2017: Motion (28 Mar 2017)

James Reilly: To recap, it is clear that the draft regulations are being supported by both the Department of Finance and the Central Bank to allow for a slightly different outcome if we were to face similar problems to the ones we faced in the past. Second, they are to allow Bank of Ireland the same rights as other banks but, equally, to have it comply with the same obligations as other banks. Is that...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2017)

James Reilly: I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Corcoran Kennedy, and the Minister, Deputy Harris, on signing the plain packaging legislation into law. No conversation about tobacco is complete without mentioning the 700,000 people who die unnecessarily across Europe every year because of this product - 6,000 of those people are in this country. It causes misery for tens of thousands of others who...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Mar 2017)

James Reilly: I welcome the decision of JP Morgan to come to Ireland. It is one of many companies looking at this country because they need to move their operations. It is not realistic to expect them all to move to Ireland, but we will certainly fight hard for each and every one of them. I am aware that other companies are seriously considering moving here too. Dublin Airport is connected to the whole...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: People working together is part of the theme that I wish to address here today. There are many active groups in Fingal, in Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, Malahide, Portmarnock and elsewhere, but particularly the first two, which are keen to progress a coastal walk. They have a plan in place. The capital plan is under mid-term review and it is planned to be published in September. I am...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Second Stage (4 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House again on another important Bill that is awaited eagerly by small companies. I welcome the Bill. We would all agree that we want to support small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs, and to help them exercise their imagination and their ability to create jobs. This Bill is very important in that regard. Increasing the size threshold for small...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Second Stage (4 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: This is World Autism Awareness Week. Recent research has shown a huge increase in the incidence of people on the spectrum of autism and Asperger's syndrome. We are one of the few countries that does not have a national strategy for those with autism and Asperger's syndrome. This research, which shows an incidence of one in 70, is a powerful argument for having a look at this and putting in...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: I wish to record the hurt one feels when one is attacked, but it is always worse when it is by one of one's own.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: No need at all. I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome and commend the Bill. Contrary to the assertions of my colleague, Senator Aidan Davitt, who probably had to read a script prepared by Fianna Fáil HQ, this comes as a result of multiple sides of the House being canvassed by major international companies that will be subjected to what I think we all agree would be...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: This is important. We may forget that the level of unemployment was at more than 15%. It is down to 6.4%. More than 2 million people are back at work, but we have to fight for every job and ensure that every business gets every opportunity to create that extra job.We want SMEs to be successful. One extra job in every SME means 80,000 more jobs overall. Extra jobs in existing FDI...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority: Chairperson-Designate (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: I approached Mr. Coughlan to make my apologies to him personally. I must attend a debate on a Bill in the Seanad. I thank Mr. Coughlan for his presentation. The role that he is taking on is an important and serious one and I wish him well. The well-being and safety of workers are of paramount importance to us all. I noted Mr. Coughlan's mention of agriculture, in which regard much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: I apologise, I was in the Seanad with a Bill and then had to go to a quick meeting. We are all concerned that workers have been taken advantage of with these zero-hour contracts and the whole issue of banded hours. The statistic given here today, that 32.4% of workers are earning €400 or less gross, is a disturbing figure and certainly one the committee will want to look at long and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: What do the witnesses say to the contention of some of the business people who were in here around the hospitality industry, where students sometimes work few hours and sometimes longer hours? In respect of that 34.2% who earn €400 per week or less gross, are they all full-time workers working 40 or 37 hours or are they people who are working part-time and who would have family income...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: They cannot be distinguished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: Will Ms King answer the question on students?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: That was not the nature of the question. I fully agree with the principles of what the witness just espoused. People doing the same work, whether students or not, should get paid the same. The question was more about the flexibility that both students and employers would seek, though some have abused that arrangement, as we have all acknowledged here. There are students who would value...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: Clearly, there are concerns here. The Minister made it clear that the issue for her is primarily the fact that it is limited to one area and, as Senator Mac Lochlainn correctly said, that is the area most of us have heard about, notwithstanding Senator Norris's contribution. Perhaps Fianna Fáil would be willing to withdraw the amendment so we could agree the wording for a Report Stage...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

James Reilly: Would it be fair to say Senator Norris was topped and tailed?