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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Register (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 643. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to register with the Medical Council Ireland; and if the application will be expedited urgently in order that they can work in the health service in Dublin. [10935/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (1 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: 824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 15 February 2022, if he will provide specific details regarding each of the racing fatalities at tracks in 2021; if any were caused by broken necks and or heart attacks; and if he will provide full details of the post-mortem results and the locations at which the related dogs died. [10853/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Coast Guard Service (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Was the question not transferred?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. On behalf of ICTU, Ms King spoke about the limited engagement ICTU had with the Government on the issue of remote working. What engagement has IBEC had with the Government on that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: There are more than 100 lobbying returns from companies, including five from IBEC and multiple returns from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, on the issue of remote working. Was that not engagement? What went on to become the heads of this Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms McElwee. I will ask about one particular lobbying register item, which is down as a virtual meeting. The date is not given. It is between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021 and Ms McElwee is listed as the person primarily responsible for lobbying. Those people who appeared to be at the meeting - Ms McElwee can correct me if I am wrong - include the Tánaiste and Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: What is listed on the lobbying return is that the intended results were to ensure understanding of the business position on proposed statutory sick pay and the right to request remote working. It seems like IBEC met the whole caboodle. It was not just some special adviser. It was the Minister and the two Ministers of State in the Department. Is that not quite a high-level meeting for IBEC...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: There is no mention of LEEF or it being tripartite on the lobbying register. I have a question for Ms Patricia King. Did ICTU have such a meeting with the Minister and the two Ministers of State present to discuss remote working in advance of the heads of Bill coming out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms King. I will return to Ms McElwee, if I may, and ask whether that is the case for IBEC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: In that meeting, is it likely that IBEC asked for the grounds of refusal for employers to be broad and general, asking probably for a general business ground for refusal? Did IBEC ask for appeals to be only on procedural, and not on substantive, grounds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Is it fair to say IBEC's position has very substantially shaped what is in the Government's proposal and that it is close to what IBEC was in favour of? IBEC is clearly against any legislation at all but if there is to be legislation, IBEC's position is that the employer has the absolute right to say no with no substantive appeal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I will go back with a final question to Ms King.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: How much of ICTU's position informed the drafting of the Government's Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I thank Ms King.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Most of my questions are about the Commissioner's area of responsibility but, seeing as the question of Ukraine and refugees has come up, if it is okay, I will ask a quick question about that. I agree with the Commissioner that Europe has to open its borders to refugees coming from Ukraine and must express the greatest possible solidarity and support for them. Will the Commissioner confirm...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Moving on to remote working, the question of occasional remote working or teleworking has not been a feature of the discussion in this country at all. The draft Bill we are dealing with only deals with a worker transitioning to full-time remote working, whereas it is different in Luxembourg and there is draft legislation in Germany to give workers the right to say, for example, that for 10%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: The work-life balance directive states that paternity leave must be compensated at least at the level of sick pay. Thankfully, in Ireland we are moving towards having sick pay that will be 70% of workers' wages. Will the Commissioner confirm that once we have legislated for sick pay, it means that we must have paternity pay in this country of at least 70% of workers' wages?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: On a related point, is there - because I could not find it - any directive relating to a minimum pay for maternity leave?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: Does that create a certain discrimination that will, in particular, affect single mothers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Engagement with Representatives from the European Commission (3 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: If the European Commission sets a minimum standard for paternity leave - something I agree with - does it not make sense for the Commission to also set a minimum standard for maternity leave to avoid a situation where women and men are potentially paid at significantly different levels? Women and men doing the same job may get different amounts when on maternity or paternity leave.