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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the committee for bearing with me when I had to step out there. I also thank the officials from the Department for coming here today. I am conscious that they have an enormous workload and are having to take time out to come to this hearing today. However, to be frank, I am wondering about the purpose of today's hearing. On 26 January, 16 weeks ago, the Tánaiste said he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: For the record, I am not sure that it is appropriate that our committee produces a report, given that we have so little detail as to what the Government's intentions are in respect of this Bill and I will leave it at that. Gabhaim buíochas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Yes, I am indeed, thank you, Chairman.

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. I will confine my comments to the women's health action plan. I have made my views on the maternity hospital very clear. I warmly welcome the women's health action plan. There are a lot of very good people behind it. I refer to the women's health task force. Services that have long been fought for are now committed to in this plan. I am...

Seanad: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. The Labour Party welcomes the Bill. I find it strange, though, to be effectively welcoming a maximum interest rate of 48%. Interest of €480 paid on a €1,000 loan is exorbitant. It is wrong. The principle of the Bill to impose a cap is to be welcomed, but the cap is excessively high. I take on board what Senator McDowell said....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I, too, want to be associated with the words spoken about the late Councillor Noel Collins on his sad passing. I never had the privilege of meeting Noel, but I do have a wonderful letter at home that was written on his typewriter. As Senator Boyhan said, Noel did not have a mobile phone or computer. It is a testament to the strength of his work, therefore, that he was elected every term...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Tánaiste for coming to the House. I am delighted that we finally have the opportunity to debate the Bill. By the time it is enacted, it will probably be two years since the Labour Party put forward its legislation in the Dáil. Although we have obviously been impatient, we nonetheless herald the Bill as important legislation. Particular credit must be paid to the work...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I must ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State. The floor is his.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The Labour Party supports the Bill. However, when I read through the legislation I think there are more questions than answers with regard to how the Government is proposing to deal with the myriad insurance issues in the country at the moment. Sections 3, 4 and 6, which form the bulk of the Bill, are effectively about data collection. There seems to be a hope that data collection will...

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage.

Seanad: Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Dáil Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022 on 15 June 2022 to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I propose to share time with Senator Wall. I thank Fine Gael for this motion this evening. Obviously, the Labour Party has put down an amendment to the motion.It is important that we have an opportunity to discuss this cost-of-living crisis but it is also important to contextualise it. Last week, we heard representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, talk about the...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 2: "To delete all words after “Seanad Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that: - the annual rate of inflation in Ireland has risen significantly reaching 7.8% in May, the highest in over thirty-eight years; - the rise in inflation is being driven by increased costs for electricity, home heating oil and gas, higher rents,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Last week I read into the record the names of 19 artists’ studios that closed in this city over the past decade. Today another name is being added to that list. I am really saddened that artists at Richmond Road Studios are effectively being shut out of their place of work and creativity as of today. We need to hear from the responsible Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, about what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I am delighted we are having the hearing today and I thank SIPTU, particularly Mr. McCormack and Mr. Sheridan, for appearing before us today. I also thank Mr. Hayes and Ms McKeon for their attendance. In some ways we could probably have a number of sessions talking about the myriad issues relating to European works councils, which are probably very poorly understood even in the general...