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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: For my own benefit, can Mr. Hume confirm that the crux of the current industrial relations action relates to the Garda not receiving a review of a recommended increase in allowances for duties outside of their regular working hours?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Do a lot of GSOC's investigations take place outside of regular working hours?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Are a lot of GSOC's investigations that are handled by the Garda done through overtime?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank Commissioner Logan for that. Just where the Commissioner mentioned-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I will finish up by saying that the Minister had described the new proposals as the most wide-ranging and coherent reform of policing in a generation. I was surprised that the Garda Commissioner had said that that the gardaí do not seem to be in favour of the new reforms and I believe "draconian" was the word he used. What is the commission’s feeling on that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Just very quickly, Chairman, is the commission itself in favour of carrying out unannounced inspections?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (7 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Would Commissioner Logan be concerned with the Commissioner’s reluctance to support the new measures?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I welcome all our guests, especially Mr. Mark McGowan from Drogheda. My first questions are for Mr. Kelly from Fáilte Ireland. In his opening statement, he raised issues of concern in the sector in respect of workers' pay and conditions that came to light from the extensive research done in 2021. He said workers mentioned that pay has to be improved and conditions in terms of work...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am sorry, but time is of the essence. We are here today to talk specifically about Mr. Kelly's sector.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I am sorry, but my question was about the recommendation for better pay and conditions. Will that be included in the excellent employer programme?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: For clarity, the excellent employer programme will not include a recommendation for better pay and conditions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I just wanted clarity on that. The Restaurants Association of Ireland made reference to a restaurant and pub representative being appointed to the board of Fáilte Ireland, and this committee recommended that. However, that has not happened to date. Is there a particular reason for that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Okay, perhaps the committee can follow up on that with the Minister. I turn to Mr. Fenn and Ms Campbell of the Irish Hotels Federation. In their previous submission to the committee in January, and they touched on this earlier, they were very clear they were against joint labour committees, JLCs. I believe they said JLCs are utterly unnecessary and that they favour the minimum wage and the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: The federation favours the minimum wage and the employment industrial relations legislation, weak as it is. It is obviously against JLCs. My question is specifically about the industry's refusal to entertain better pay and conditions. As I said to Mr. Kelly from Fáilte Ireland, it is not rocket science. There is 5% unemployment at present so people have choices. If the federation is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Sorry, no, I have got Mr. Fenn's answer, which was quite detailed but which still does not solve the sector's problems. Perhaps it should be considered whether or not any moves the sector or some employers are making are sufficient, and perhaps others are making no moves at all. I imagine that if things in the sector do not improve, the staff shortage is set to continue. The RAI referred...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: I do not know if all the members are present. Maybe we could agree to write to the Minister at the next meeting, among the items to raise. Today's primary issue was staff shortages, pay and conditions for workers, etc. Perhaps when we have a full team we can agree on writing the letter. I suggested we write to the Minister to ask her about the difficulty with the permits. Perhaps we can...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: What does the Taoiseach plan to do to deal with the lack of sufficient funding to deal with the backlog in housing adaptation grants every year? It is not just since Covid. It has been happening for years. There has been carryover year on year. In County Louth alone, 711 outstanding applications have been waiting for years to be dealt with, including elderly people. It is so bad that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: There are backlogs in every local authority. What plans does the Taoiseach have to increase the funding?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: Can the Taoiseach tell me what plans he has to deal with those backlogs in order that people can rightly live independently without having to wait years?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Imelda Munster: There are backlogs.