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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out the definition for commencement of employment under the Unfair Dismissals Acts; if he will provide the information that an employer must when offering a subsequent contract, to the original temporary contract of employment, to an existing employee under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act; and under this same...

An Bille um an gCearthrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Síocháin agus Neodracht) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Peace and Neutrality) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom mo mhíle buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Wallace as ucht an reachtaíocht seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála. Ba mhaith liom a rá freisin go mbeidh Sinn Féin ag tabhairt tacaíocht don Bhille seo ar an Dara Céim. This is the second neutrality Bill to come before the Dáil this month. My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the Commissioner. The presentation this morning referred to a figure or amount that will be lost to the American Treasury as a result of a reduction of the tariffs, but I did not see a comparable figure for Europe. What will the loss to the Irish Exchequer be as a result of the reduction of tariffs? Does the Commissioner accept that EU member states already have the necessary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It is estimated that 1.3 million jobs will be displaced within Europe. What is the Commission's plan for this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Seven hundred thousand jobs in the market would be displaced-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I mentioned other macroeconomic and social costs that are likely to arise with regard to the treaty. What are the plans and resources of the Commission to ensure those costs, which are very serious considering the 1.3 million people affected, will be dealt with?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Service Contracts (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 299. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if zero hour contracts are used in the public sector. [13190/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: A number of issues and concerns were raised by the committee during this whole process regarding these trade agreements. They were based on the fact that people from the LGBT community in certain countries are not afforded proper and equal rights. Also, a large number of farming representative groups in these countries had major difficulties with the way these trade agreements were to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas leo as ucht an cur i láthair suimiúil. My initial questions are for Bord Bia. Are all Bord Bia's clients indigenous or does it also represent foreign direct investment companies? Does it deal with high potential start-ups in the same way that Enterprise Ireland deals with them? How many companies are dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a supplementary question for Ms Twomey. We are currently discussing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP. She is not exporting to the United States, and it appears that TTIP could offer a valuable opportunity for her given the Irish diaspora in the US. Is there a reason for that? Are there regulatory reasons or is it just not part of her strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Comparatively, does Ms Sidhu believe Ireland has a high proportion of VC compared to other similar economies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I asked a couple of questions about the challenges.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Female Entrepreneurship, Women in Tech Industries, Skills Needs and Balanced Regional Development: (Resumed) Discussion (31 Mar 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: April Fools' day.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Bond Issues (1 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the possible payment to junior bondholders at Irish bank Resolution Corporation. [12989/15]

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It will also send the service abroad.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move:That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges the establishment of the Low Pay Commission and the Government’s decision to fund research by the University of Limerick into the prevalence and impact of zero-hour and low-hour contracts across both the private and public sectors; and to assess if vulnerable workers have sufficient protection under the law; notes that: —...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has one year left and the Minister may not get another chance to fix this. If I were in his position and I had possibly 12 months left in an Administration and possibly without another opportunity to make real significant change, I would ensure that my work output was not deficient, watered down policies.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the OECD wrong?

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: He quoted figures from 2007.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the OECD wrong?