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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I welcome the members to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy O'Dea. I remind members if they have mobile phones to turn them off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I welcome Mr. Michael Lennon, president, Irish Hotels Federation, IHF, and Mr. Tim Fenn, chief executive; and Mr. Adrian Cummins, chief executive, Restaurants Association of Ireland, RAI, and Ms Amy Sweetman, membership services and public affairs manager. I invite the IHF to present first. I will then allow members to direct questions to them. I draw the attention of our guests to the fact...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Cummins. Before I go to our colleagues, I am conscious we have another set of witnesses so I ask members to direct their questions specifically. I ask the delegates to try to address their answers to the questions asked, rather than making statements or speeches.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I will come back to Deputy Brady. There are a lot of speakers offering.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: No, I cannot allow the Senator to do so because I want to be fair to everybody present, but I will come back to her.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I ask the Deputy to give Mr. Cummins an opportunity to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: That would be helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: The point is to be clarified.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: A number of members wish to ask supplementary questions. I ask Deputy Brady to keep his question short. I will try to bring Deputy Smith in later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: No, the Deputy made a very specific point and he should give Mr. Cummins an opportunity to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: Deputy, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: Senator, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: Senator Higgins has made her point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: That is the first time that point has been made, but it occurred to me during the discussion that it is a point worth commenting on. It seems to me that staff make more in tips in venues that do not have service charges. The witnesses will probably agree with me. From the point of view of clarity, would it not be better if restaurants included the service charge in the unit price of the dish?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: Mr. Cummins might bear with me for one moment. This would not mean telling a restaurant to charge €20 or €40 for a steak. This would mean requiring a charging structure, which is a little different. I am only making the point as a suggestion. The issue of service charges has caused considerable concern. Not every establishment applies them. Would it be better if the charge...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I take it that Mr. Fenn has the same view as Mr. Cummins on that point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: Please allow Mr. Fenn to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: We are going to bring this session to a conclusion. There are three sets of additional witnesses waiting. I thank Mr. Lennon, Mr. Fenn, Mr. Cummins and Ms Sweetman for attending, for their opening statements and for the frank discussion they have had with committee members. I propose to suspend for a short time to allow the next set of witnesses to take their seats. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: From the Low Pay Commission, I welcome Dr. Donal de Buitléir, chairman, and Mr. John O'Toole, secretary. From Unite the Union, I welcome Mr. Richie Browne, regional co-ordinating officer, and Ms Rhona McCord, strategic research, community development and communications support. I welcome Mr. Clement Shevlin, SIPTU organiser connected with the ONE Galway initiative. He is accompanied...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Browne. I invite Mr. Shevlin to make his opening statement.