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- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 11: In page 5, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(iv) addressing levels of income inequality to include income inequality between men and women in the current period, (v) aggregate demand in the economy, (vi) tax receipts.”.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 12: In page 5, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“(4A) The Commission shall monitor the incidence of low pay by examining the prevalence of pay two-thirds or below of median earnings in the current period in each sector of the economy, and report its recommendations to reduce the percentage of employees in each sector who earn below two-thirds of...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I would like to respond on amendment No. 12, although I first confirm I will be withdrawing amendment No. 14 and thank the Minister of State for his amendment No. 13. To return to amendment No. 12, this could be looked at in a number of different ways. It could be argued that this is tying the hands of the commission but one could make that argument about this Bill anyway. In essence,...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: This would be a good role for the commission to play. Another part of the amendment would mean the commission examines and reports on the effectiveness of existing policies to enforce the national minimum wage, which is also about enforcement and compliance. It depends on what way one looks at it. One could argue we are trying to tie the hands of the commission but I would argue we are...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 17: In page 6, to delete lines 23 to 25 and substitute the following:"(3) The national minimum hourly rate of pay declared by order under this section may include—(a) an allowance in respect of board and lodgings, board only or lodgings only at such rates as are specified in the order, (b) a prohibition or restriction on charges or deductions, (c) fair hours of...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 18: In page 6, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"Complaints and protection against victimisation7.An employer shall not penalise or threaten against a worker, or cause to permit any other person to penalise or threaten penalisation against a worker for having made a statement to the Low Pay Commission or for giving evidence on their own experience through...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I acknowledge that there will be enhancements in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill that the Minister of State is to introduce.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 19: In page 7, line 21, to delete “National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act” and substitute “Low Pay Commission Act”.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 20: In page 8, line 26, to delete “economics” where it firstly occurs and substitute “social policy”.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I will not go over all that ground again, but essentially, amendment No. 20 would bring in all the issues I talked about earlier regarding the relationship between low pay and social welfare, child care, public services, health, housing and so on. It is to look at social policy as well as economic policy. We have made those arguments fairly substantially already. The intention of amendment...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 21: In page 8, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(d) 3 low paid workers who, in the opinion of the Minister, have a first-hand understanding of the impact of low pay for vulnerable workers, particularly in relation to their ability to access social goods and life chances, and of its impact on a family’s overall standard of living and...
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 22: In page 9, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“(a) is found guilty of an offence under the Principal Act,”.
- Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for bringing the Bill forward in the first place and welcome cautiously the establishment of the Low Pay Commission which I hope does more than simply look at the national minimum wage. It is going to be something that will be enhanced in time in any event. If one looks at the example I gave earlier of the British model, it is learning lessons. The Minister of...
- Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House again. They say that looks are deceiving, and I am not someone who is going who is going to be characterised as being obese any time soon, and that is for sure. I say this in order to pick up on a point made by Senator van Turnhout, who said that we should look at this differently. Obviously, obesity is a big problem and we are going in the wrong...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment.