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Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: We are only dealing with amendment No. 1 at the moment. I will give Senators an opportunity to make a contribution towards the end if they want but, unless somebody has a specific contribution on amendment No. 1, I will move on.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 2:In page 3, to delete line 11 and substitute the following: “(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (1):“(1A) The reference in subsection (1) to a period of 18 working weeks shall be construed— (a) in the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020, as a reference to a period of 22 working weeks, and (b) on and from 1...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I will bring everybody in at the end to discuss the Bill. Is the Senator speaking only to amendment No. 2?

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: If I bring in Senator Conway now, I will have to bring everybody in now and we will not get through the legislation before 6 o'clock.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: This is Report Stage. It is fine if the Senator is making a point about amendment No. 2.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 3:In page 3, line 15, after “years”,” to insert “and”.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 4:In page 3, to delete lines 16 to 31, and in page 4, to delete lines 1 to 4 and substitute the following: “(d) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (8): “(8A) Where, before the specified day, a person who is a relevant parent in respect of a child has not taken 18 weeks parental leave in respect of the child (and irrespective of...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Government amendment No. 5:In page 4, to delete lines 5 to 10.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I invite Senators to make their final comments in the following order, Senators Ardagh, Clifford-Lee, Conway, Ó Donnghaile, Mullen and Higgins.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I call Senator Conway and apologise for cutting him off earlier.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I understand that there will be a Minister available very shortly to take the Private Members' business.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I am happy that Senator Ó Ríordáin and his party have brought forward this concept, but unless funding is provided from somewhere else, schools will literally not have the lights on and will be unable to pay their bills. As a society, we would love to see everything at this level being paid for centrally and without the need for voluntary contributions or fundraising, in which...

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: They would not know.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I am not going to allow a "to and fro" between two people here as it is unfair to other Members, although I am aware the Minister is doing his best to try to be helpful.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: Time is being used up, Senators, by the way.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Deputy Leader for outlining the Order of Business. I note that the European Commission has announced that it is launching a formal anti-trust investigation into Insurance Ireland after claims that it could be operating a cartel or engaging in cartel-like behaviour by restricting access to its database which contains information on claims and people who make frequent claims...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: I made a point about the HSE generally as well.