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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Perhaps the Minister of State would undertake to forward a note on the matter to the Deputy prior to Report Stage. If other employees of the same employer have contracts which specify a higher rate of pay for a particular job, will that rate or the minimum wage apply?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Amendment No. 16 is in the name of the Minister. Amendments Nos. 16, 17, 20 to 23, inclusive, 29 to 31, inclusive, 48 to 50, inclusive, 52, 72, 99 to 101, inclusive, 103, 104, 107, 108, 113, 114, 118, 119, 156 to 159, inclusive, 161 and 162 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Members have the list in front of them for clarification.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: No.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Yes. Is the Minister of State near the end of his speaking note?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Has anyone any questions?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: I am afraid we will have to move on.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 24, 25, 37, 38, 73 to 76, inclusive, 81 to 85, inclusive, 94, 102, 105, 106, 109 to 112, inclusive, and 116 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 27 and 28 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: As there is a vote in the Dáil, I will suspend the meeting.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: We will resume in public session. Sorry about the delay. We have said we will try to bring our consideration of this Bill to a conclusion today, if possible. I remind Deputies that we must vacate this room at 2 p.m. We will adjourn the Committee Stage debate if we do not get through all the amendments by 2 p.m. As amendments Nos. 33 to 35, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 77 to 80,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: As amendments Nos. 39 to 41, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 43 to 45, inclusive, are related, they may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: That is fine.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 46 and 47 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Damien English: Amendment No. 48, in the name of the Minister, has already been discussed with amendment No. 16. However, I would like to clarify for Deputy Tóibín that if amendment No. 48 is agreed, amendment No. 49 cannot be moved.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Data (1 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals to the Financial Services Ombudsman in the past three years relating to lenders not complying fully or partially with the various statutory codes regarding borrowing by private and business persons; the number of such appeals that were either successful or unsuccessful; the number of such appeals currently awaiting a decision; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (1 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 311. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will make recommendations to the CER and-or Irish Water that additional living costs, borne by persons living in hard water areas, are accounted for and reflected in the water charge they incur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I welcome Mr. Mark Fielding, chief executive of ISME, to discuss measures to support business growth and job creation and retention in town centres and villages. I thank him for attending. This is probably his third or fourth appearance at a meeting of the committee in the past couple of months. I appreciate this and his input on this very important issue, on which we hope to issue a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Damien English: Mr. Fielding spoke very clearly and in a frank manner. Some members of the committee have been delayed owing to traffic problems, but copies of all of the presentations made will be given to them. An impression was given in the past two meetings that upward only rent reviews were only an issue in certain places. ISME has members throughout the country. Are its members in every county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) ISME and New Generation Development (1 Jul 2014)

Damien English: Mr. Fielding mentioned crime and people feeling safe, an issue which has come up in other presentations. Does he favour having more security personnel, not necessarily gardaí, on the streets? Every shopping centre has them and they are used in other countries, but they are not on the streets. Should we consider this as a recommendation? Many activities in towns such as festivals...