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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ideally one would like to grow the retail economy to a level that fills the town centre and provides a good living for out-of-town businesses. The difficulty arises when the retail business is not growing at a sufficient rate and when one wants to rebalance it, it becomes a zero sum game. If one wants to bring more people into the town centre, they must change their spending patterns to a...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: My question was asked by Teachta Ó Caoláin.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular format the number of persons who have accessed the insolvency payment scheme for each year between 2003 and 2013. [26203/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form the total amount paid to persons under the insolvency payment scheme for each year between 2003 and 2013. [26204/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in a tabular form the amount paid to persons under the insolvency payment scheme for each year between 2003 and 2013, broken down by pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of statutory notice and all other entitlements that are owed to the employees by the employer. [26205/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses^ (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: In the past three years, I have highlighted at committee level and in this Chamber the plight of functioning businesses that are in debt distress. A large number of other commentators, including Morgan Kelly, have indicated the difficulties that SMEs around the country are experiencing with mortgage distress and what this is doing to the economy. The issue of debt distress is enormous. It...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses^ (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: This firm has been negotiating with AIB. I understand its representatives have sought restructuring of the firm's debt, either through a write-down or extending the term of the loan or part of it, but these requests have been refused. That is what has led to the current problem. This is particularly hard to swallow, given that AIB was saved on the back of the tax dollar of every citizen...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: 688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding for road repair delivered by central Government to each county in the State each year for the past five years. [27031/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I have an issue with this proposal. The situation in Ukraine is very difficult. It is very complex and it probably needs more time for discussion than we are able to deliver here. I also believe, obviously, that Ukraine is at a critical juncture in how it resolves its relationships with the EU and Russia. Everybody would support the Ukrainians in their efforts to deal with that. Russia...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputies Lyons, Lawlor and I met representatives of human rights NGOs with regard to the difficulties occurring in Colombia. There are major issues with access to land and resources. There is extreme poverty in the country and it is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist - hundreds and even thousands of trade unionists have been killed there. With the onset...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: It is that the trade committee that would be central to the trade agreement with Colombia is not the proper committee to deal with the human rights issues involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Aontaím leis an gcuid is mó atá ráite. For me, the biggest variable in the last seven years has been a collapse of demand. It alone is undoubtedly the most important thing to happen to the sector. Private and public investment has collapsed, as has disposable income. One of the points made by Mr. Talbot is that wages are too high and it is virtually impossible to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I commend RGDATA on its presentation. It is very clear to me that its organisation and members are the backbone of the retail sector throughout the State. I also commend it on its minimum wage policy. The welfare cliff was mentioned which is a big issue in this State. My view is that it is necessary for welfare protections to persist at a higher wage level so that people can go back into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I am delighted that Ms Cumiskey has come before us to give us her perspective on the important work of Nasc as well as on this Bill. We have had difficulties in this area but in comparison with other European countries, we have managed some elements quite well. I think the proper drafting of this Bill is necessary to ensure we improve on it and do not have similar problems to what Britain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: It strikes me that the staff of INIS are doing the best they can. It also strikes me, however, that there is a major resourcing problem in the service. In any of the cases I have dealt with, it took a long time and the level of engagement was low with the agency. I have had cases of people whose work permits went out of date while waiting for INIS to provide a service to them.

Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Ní Bille conspóideach é seo. Mar a dúirt an tAire Stáit, is freagra é do na gealltanais d'earnáil na gcomharchumann a bhí sa chlár Rialtais. Ní chruthaíonn sé, mar a bhí geallta ag an Rialtas, creat chun féidireachtaí iomlán samhail na gcomharchumann a bhaint amach, go háirithe i réimsí...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, line 1, to delete "section 2(1A)(b)." and substitute the following:"section 2(1A)(b), or the employer has been found to have engaged in exploitative work practices which the foreign national was subjected to.".I know it was not meant by the Minister of State, but our offices received an avalanche of amendments in recent days, which makes oversight on our...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: Amendment No. 15 is important for us. While we accept that the compensation will not be treated as a reckonable payment within the meaning of the social welfare legislation, a particular concern arises. If an individual cannot access the infrastructure that the Minister of State is providing to ensure that his or her rights are achieved, the process is not worth the paper on which it is...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: I do not accept the Minister of State's point with regard to amendment No. 8, namely, that an amount equal to that paid by regularised employees would somehow negate the court case or lead to it falling. The legislation as drafted provides for an amount equal to the greater of the two options set out. All we are proposing is the addition of a third option. It is not the case that if that...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Peadar Tóibín: There is no ambiguity in respect of comparable wages. If an employer employs an immigrant at the rate of €2 or €3 less than-----