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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Paul Gavan: They are absolutely useless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Paul Gavan: The compensation Ms Harkin is talking about only counts until such time as they get another job. If they get another job the following month then they are only entitled to one month's compensation. Let us be clear about this. The existing legislation is not fit for purpose. I want to bring the witnesses back because I am down to the last couple of minutes at this point. They have not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Paul Gavan: I am not dismissing it but I am asking Ms Harkin a fundamental question. How do these workers negotiate a pay rise when IBEC's members refuse to recognise trade unions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Paul Gavan: So Ms Harkin is not answering the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Better Care, Better Business Report: IBEC (19 Jun 2024)

Paul Gavan: I again apologise for interrupting but I am down to the last minute here and IBEC has not addressed the fundamental issue at the heart of so much of the recruitment and retention crisis, which is the appallingly low rates of pay. The witnesses have, in fairness, acknowledged the rate of pay for a private home help of €13.10 per hour which, I will put on the record here, is an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: This is the first time I have addressed the new Deputy Leader since he got the job because I was away last week. I offer my congratulations. It is good to see him. I pay tribute to Deputies Catherine Murphy and Shortall, who, I heard only an hour ago, are going to step away from politics. I hope we can all agree they have both made huge contributions to political life. While we have...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is very welcome as always. There are two primary elements to this legislation. One relates to the pay-related jobseeker's benefit, which we very much welcome, and the other relates to the PRSI increase, which we are not in favour of. We have long called for social insurance-based payments such as jobseeker's benefit to be pay related. It is welcome that the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said. I raise a concerning case from Limerick that highlights fundamental flaws in the workings of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman’s office. It concerns a family who lost their husband in very tragic circumstances, only to discover that the pension provision he had made for himself and his family through his long employment with Analog Devices would be withheld...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: I will be brief as I am conscious of time and the opportunity to respond. Sinn Féin shares all of the concerns Senator Wall outlined. We would appreciate a positive response from the Minister in respect of these amendments.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I very much support this Bill from the Independent Group. It is both necessary and very welcome. It is encouraging to hear the responses from the Government side, which clearly acknowledge there is a major problem here that has not been tackled to date. It is to be hoped there will be consensus on the Bill. That would be very welcome. The scandal of long...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: On 4 July it is important for this House to recall that the Biden Administration has sent huge numbers of munitions to Israel, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000 lb bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of the genocide in Gaza. Between the commencement of the genocide last October and recent weeks, the United States transferred at least 14,000 MK-84 2,000...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his elevation. The Low Pay Commission recently recommended the abolition of all sub-minimum rates of pay for young workers. It is an issue close to my heart. I have a Bill ready to go in this regard. What is the stance of the Department? When will the Minister act on this unanimous recommendation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: Does the Minister have any idea of a timeline for when those pieces of work will be completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: The EU adequate minimum wages directive is due to come into force in November this year, as the Minister knows. Owen Reidy from ICTU said, "To date little if any meaningful progress has been made by government to bring Irish law into compliance with the requirements of a directive they voted for in Brussels." I am genuinely at a loss. What is happening? Where is the Government at in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: I hope so. I am glad to hear that response from the Minister. We have an issue with low pay. IBEC was before the committee a couple of weeks ago. Its representatives spoke about the care sector, which is important to our economy and our families, in many cases. It acknowledged the rate of pay per hour for a home care worker is €13.10, a shockingly low rate of pay. I asked IBEC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: The tips legislation was my idea, so I thank the Minister for mentioning it. However, in terms of low pay-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: I am with then Minister on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: So, why is pay so low in the care sector in the Minister's opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Gavan: That is not going to fix it. With respect, that is not going to fix it.