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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: I beg your pardon. Once that date is reached, the Bill will be placed on the Order Paper under the heading of Order for Committee Stage. Amendments to the Bill may only be tabled on Committee Stage after the Dáil has referred the Bill to the relevant select committee. It is unusual, as the clerk said to me, that it has come before us after First Stage. I just want everyone to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: The bands did not come in for any discussion whatsoever. The committee has heard from some employment law specialists who considered that a stand-alone Bill was perhaps not the best way forward and that the principle enshrined in the Bill could be incorporated by way of an amendment to existing legislation. Does Deputy Cullinane have a comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: I welcome Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Pat Breen, and his officials to the last session of our meeting today on the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that members should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: I will, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: For the sake of clarity, the committee agreed today to receive a briefing from the Department on the Government's Bill on 20 June.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: Let me clarify by reading from section 3, to which I referred earlier. It states:A worker, or his or her trade union or a representative acting on his or her behalf, shall be entitled after a period of no less than 6 months of continuous employment with his or her employer, to request in writing of his or her employer to be moved to an increased weekly band. It states quite clearly that a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: Does the Minister of State think that is an unintended consequence of the Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: The Senator needs to allow the Minister of State to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: In fairness to everyone here today, we are trying to conclude deliberations on Sinn Féin's Banded Hours Contract Bill. The Minister of State has spoken about the heads of the Bill that the Government will bring forward. Officials from the Department will come forward and we will have an opportunity to debate the other Bill. Earlier today Dr. Caroline Murphy from the University of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: Does Deputy Neville wish to comment? No. Does anyone else wish to comment? No. We are not discussing the new Bill today but I have a query about the rate or method of calculating pay. The Minister of State mentioned five points that are very good for a new employee. Will the information provided to a new employee state whether he or she is working a week-in-hand, a forthnight-in-hand...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: New employees can feel shy about asking whether they must work a week-in-hand or two weeks-in-hand. In some cases they must work a month-in-hand. I ask that the information is stated in the terms and conditions of employment given to employees in their first week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the Minister for State, Mr. Sheridan and Ms Mannion for attending. That concludes our discussion on the Bill under consideration for now. I am sure we will have more discussions on the Minister of State's Bill. I remind the members of the Select Committee that we will discuss two Bills at 6 p.m. I urge them not to go too far away.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: Yes.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: The committee is in public session. The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017, which was referred to the Select Committee by Order of the Dáil on 11 May 2017 and the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, which was referred to the Select Committee by Order of the Dáil on 28 February 2017. I welcome the Minister for Jobs,...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: As the Bill has now completed Committee Stage, it is recommended that members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bills Office without delay as the Report Stage may be taken at short notice.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Message to Dáil (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad] [Private Members']: Committee Stage (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: We are now in public session. We will now commence Committee Stage of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016. There are no amendments. It is intended to conclude Committee Stage today. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad] [Private Members']: Committee Stage (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: As the Bill has now completed Committee Stage it is recommended that members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bills Office without delay as the Report Stage may be taken at short notice.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad] [Private Members']: Committee Stage (23 May 2017)
Mary Butler: I thank the Minister. That concludes today's select committee meeting. I thank Deputy Alan Kelly, the Minister, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor and her officials for attending today's meeting. I remind members that as Report Stage may be ordered at short notice, it is recommended that Report Stage amendments, if any, be submitted to the Bills Office as soon as possible.