Results 6,561-6,580 of 12,033 for speaker:Regina Doherty
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I do not know how to respond. I want to say "Yes" to the Senator but I cannot do so yet because I have to check. This shows that one would clearly know I am not in charge. I cannot put a report into legislation. I cannot do it. This is primary legislation. I am not trying to be smart but I will not stand here and make a promise to the Senator that I am going to put something into the...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: That does not make it a good practice.
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: We have gone all around the world. I hope we will end up with an agreement. I will not come back on Report Stage. I will write to the WRC in the morning asking it to review the statutory code of practice of the Organisation of Working Time Act. I will give Members copies of the letter. I will not do what Members normally insist on in the course of the social welfare Bill, which is to put...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I think the WRC will not have any choice because it does not have anything to review given that no case has been taken. It would involve the WRC talking to the social partners, including employers. I will write that letter in the morning.
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I am bringing forward this amendment to slightly change the drafting of the table of bands in section 16. This will sound really Irish: we are slightly changing it but we are not altering it. Senators might not be aware that the table currently in the Bill resulted from a Sinn Féin amendment on Committee Stage in the Dáil. While I had concerns at the time I have been won over to...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I am pleased to have an opportunity to respond to the question. First, it is unusual that when we average out the hours for where somebody would fall that it would be exactly on, for argument's sake, six hours, it is more likely when one averages out hours that somebody would have five and a half hours or six and a half hours so it would be clear and unambiguous. However, if it did fall on...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: No, I can only thank God that it was not me that ruled the amendment out of order.
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I propose the deletion of section 20. On Report Stage, I noted that while I am in full agreement with Deputy O'Dea's wish to tackle bogus self-employment, from a policy perspective the Bill is not the place to do that. We need proper hearings at the joint committee or public consultation. In the meantime, we have beefed-up and changed how we do our inspections in the Scope division. I...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: I was remiss in not mentioning something and thank Senator Warfield for reminding me. The joint committee has already started its hearings. Officials from my Department were the first group to be invited in, although I do not believe they were too pleased about that. Nevertheless, there was a robust set of hearings. We need to sit down collectively and discuss areas such as unannounced...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: The Senator will know what I mean.
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: The reason the scope section is included is that it must mirror every other section in the organisation. We have deciding officers. This is what our scope inspectors do. One brings forward one's complaint and a deciding officer determines whether one is on the right classification. The reason we do not prosecute is that all we are concerned about is ensuring someone is on the right...
- Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)
Regina Doherty: If I gave the Senator the wrong impression, I apologise. All our prosecutions are a matter of the best interest of the person who brings the complaint to us. That is the employee who feels he or she is being categorised incorrectly. There is no determination or length of time we will not go back. If I am working for Kellogg's Corn Flakes - and I hope that is not a proper company - for ten...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: I thank the committee for the opportunity to present a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I am seeking a Supplementary Estimate of €139 million for 2018. Primarily, the purpose of the Supplementary Estimate is to fund the Christmas bonus for Vote 37 social assistance recipients. The Christmas bonus will be paid this week. For the...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: It is called the step-up effect.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: Would the Chairman if I go backwards?
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: I will start with the Chairman. The first point relates to the step-up effect. There is a bit of work to be done with regard to some other Departments in terms of changes that are made in the budget and the impacts of those changes. In the main, there were increases. If payments under any scheme increase by €5 or €3.20 or whatever it happens to be, then the qualifying...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: I have told the Chairman a dirty lie; the figure for An Post is actually down.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: I am sorry. The figure for An Post agency fees was €32,000,000, and it came in at just over €31,000,000.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: It got less than anticipated. Our spend with An Post went up this year, so I hope that will be reflected in next year's figures. The figure for the medical certificates is €22,250,000. The figure for JobPath was estimated at €48,800,000, and the Revised Supplementary Estimate is €71,698,000, which is the increase of €22,895,000. Therein lies the increase in...
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Regina Doherty: It is actually more than that. It is €22,898,000, and then there is the underspend.