Results 29,281-29,300 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I do not know.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I remind the Deputy that for people working in Dunnes Stores, one of the most significant things the Government did and I did in legislation was to reverse the cut Fianna Fáil made to the minimum wage when in office.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The restoration of the minimum wage has been important. Deputy Kelleher had a position of responsibility in that regard at the time.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Deputy Kelleher had a position of responsibility in that Department at that time. When I became Minister, the first thing I did in legislation was to reverse that cut-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: ----- which was a very difficult cut for some of the women he mentioned.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Let us return to the main point.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Let us come to the solution.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Let us talk about the solution. The first part of the solution, as proposed by the general secretary of Mandate, is dialogue and engagement with the industrial relations process of the State.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The second is through the introduction of collective bargaining legislation which we hope to have before the Dáil and enacted before the summer. As a former Minister of State in the Department, Deputy Kelleher knows he was unable to do anything about it from the Fianna Fáil benches during its long period of service in government.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: It will be coming before the Dáil and I hope when it does, Deputy Kelleher, on behalf of his party, can undertake to support the extension of collective bargaining in the State.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Absolutely. It is an agreement and the legislation, which is complex, will be before the Houses of the Oireachtas after Easter and enacted by the summer.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Deputy spoke about people being fearful of intimidation or victimisation, which is a very serious point. I say to the Dunnes Stores management and owners that that is not in the tradition of that business which over many decades has given employment and service throughout this country, originating in Cork. There will be an anti-victimisation clause in the collective bargaining...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: It will be after Easter and I do not think we will be having an election until this time next year.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: It will be passed, but it has been-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I cannot hear.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: The Deputy may be aware of the history regarding Dunnes Stores. The company and the union were party to a collective agreement which provided a framework within which disputes and differences could be resolved by negotiation and dialogue. The Labour Court has pointed to this as a mechanism and an avenue to resolve the dispute, as the general secretary of the union has also said. It is...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: ----- has made life very difficult either for a single worker or for a couple, and there are many couples who work in Dunnes Stores. As people have been describing, it is actually very difficult. That is why the collective bargaining legislation, which will come before the Dáil and be enacted in the next term, before the summer recess, will be absolutely critical to modernising our...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: As a result of the Organisation of Working Time Act, as people involved in industrial relations will know, there is a framework of 15 hours. However, for many people 15 hours is not enough and they need certainty as to when their hours of work are to be in order that they can make arrangements - this applies in particular to women - for their families, whether their children or perhaps older...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: Briefly, as did tens of thousands of other people.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: I am sure as the deputy leader of Sinn Féin, Deputy McDonald, has had an opportunity to be briefed in respect of her party's position in the North. In the North, approximately 32,000 workers are on zero-hour contracts. Sinn Féin gave a public commitment that the party's position was to ban them outright. Then, when the relevant Northern Ireland Minister undertook a review on...