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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (14 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of the agencies under the auspices of his Department with underspends for each of the years 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [38910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (14 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 186. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission by 50%. [39124/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (14 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 187. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Corporate Enforcement Authority by 50%. [39125/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (14 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that a soon-to-be-completed housing estate (details supplied) will only have the option of one broadband provider; if his attention has been drawn to other providers having been informed that they cannot service the estate; and if this in breach of competition law. [38911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report of the independent working group that was set-up to examine the issue of defective housing will be completed; and if any measures to help these homeowners will be included in Budget 2023. [39126/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Chair. I will have to leave at 10 a.m. but I will be back. Can Ms McNamara elaborate about the qualified entities that will be allowed to bring this representative action? It has been mooted that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, is likely to be a qualified entity for the State. Will there be only one or does Ms McNamara envisage that there could or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: What would be the sequencing on that? If a body applies to be a qualified entity but is considered not sufficiently well resourced, would Ms McNamara envisage a situation whereby one could say it will be appointed as a qualified entity but only at the stage when it is sufficiently well resourced or would it be the case that it would get the qualification and then the resources should come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: That is great. I thank Ms McNamara. Has Ms McNamara any designs or any ideas for the representative action procedure that will be in place for injunctions and redress actions which can be brought by these qualified entities when established? How will that work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Unless the Department of Justice brings in changes, it would be in line with how it happens at present in High Court actions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms McNamara. Under head 7 concerning parties in a representative action, it states that all costs will be borne by the qualified entity. There can be entry-level fees to bring a case and third-party funding for the representative entities will be allowed. Will the State then fund the qualified entities so they can bring the representative action? How would that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There will not be any fees to fund or underwrite the costs. That is the intention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There would not be any other costs associated with it. The court fees are the ones they would need assistance with. Not funding, because that is not provided for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms McNamara. I have to go, but I will be back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the witnesses. I will begin by taking a small amount of time to pay tribute to the Debenhams workers who have now spent more than 400 days on the picket line. They were not doing that for nothing. I am sure they want to see a proportionate response as a result of what they have gone through. Sinn Féin supports this legislation. We want to see it finalised and enacted. As...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Not every redundancy situation is the same. Not every worker facing redundancy is in the same situation as others who are facing redundancy. It is not that this would create a different class of person to be made redundant. Many workers in the State are not unionised and do not have an enhanced redundancy arrangement. Effectively, there are differences between workers. It is worth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for cutting across Ms McElwee, but I have limited time. As she said that this would be a disproportionate and misguided response, I asked specifically what would be a proportionate and well-guided response to the Debenhams situation? She specifically referenced that in her submission. She has characterised this legislation as being disproportionate and misguided. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: In what way would Ms McElwee like to see the legislation changed? I know she is happy with the existing level of statutory redundancy, and she has made a comparison there. The Bill is a response not just to what happened with Debenhams, but also to the fact that this it had happened in a number of instances that were not all exactly the same. We all want something to be fair and equitable,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: As Ms McElwee says, many employers do not, but those employers who do need the law to tell them what to do. Many employers are grand. They negotiate with their workers and honour agreements. That is fine. We do not need to legislate for those. We need to legislate for a situation where hundreds, if not thousands, of workers were left high and dry and on the picket line for 400 days....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that. With respect, I do not need collective agreements to be explained to me.