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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the members for participating in today's committee meeting, in line with the exceptional circumstances and measures we must take due to Covid-19. Members participating in the meeting room are asked to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. They are strongly advised to practice good hand hygiene and it will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Mr. O'Connor, your time is up. The members will have seen your statement so they will have been able to read it themselves. Thank you for your contribution. You may come back in later. Now I invite Ms McElwee to make her opening statement on behalf of IBEC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I invite members to discuss the issues with the witnesses. I remind members to indicate they are in the Chamber or attending the meeting via Teams by using the raise hand function.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Thank you, Mr. Callinan, and safe travels. I invite Ms McElwee to respond to Deputy Bruton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I ask Ms McElwee to be brief in her response because Senator Garvey's time is almost up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator is well over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I ask Mr. Barnes to be very brief because Senator Sherlock's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will invite Ms McElwee in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I will bring in Ms McElwee. She has been indicating for a while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I call Mr. Barnes as he indicated during Senator Crowe's contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Crowe asked Mr. O'Connor a specific question about companies who are involved in the trial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: We need an extra week for ourselves. Does Mr. O'Connor want to come back on that one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Nobody else has indicated. That concludes our consideration of the matter for today. I thank the witnesses, especially those from Four Day Week Ireland and IBEC, for assisting the committee in its consideration of the topic. This concludes the committee business in public session. I propose the committee goes into private session to consider some other business we have on our agenda. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: We will keep in touch with the campaign to ensure any information that emerges will come back to us.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for over six months to see a surgeon at University Hospital Limerick to address a debilitating incisional hernia; when they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the shortage of neurology nurses in University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49705/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The two words that best describe yesterday's budget are "underwhelming" and "unsatisfactory". From a health perspective, the budget increases spending in the sector but misses the key issues of capacity and staffing. It delivers little for the more than 900,000 people, including 43,656 on waiting lists at University Hospital Limerick, and offers no solution to the trolley crisis. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Consumer Rights Bill 2021: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome members participating in today's meeting in line with the exceptional circumstances we have experienced due to Covid-19. Members and all those in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. They are strongly advised to practise good hand hygiene and those attending the committee room will note...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Consumer Rights Bill 2021: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms McNamara. I invite members to discuss the issue with the representatives of the Department. I call Senator Crowe, who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Consumer Rights Bill 2021: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next member who has indicated to speak is Deputy Louise O'Reilly.