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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Courtney, Professor Walsh, Ms Pyke and Mr. Gilmore for attending today. I want to add my voice to the condolences to Professor Dónal O'Neill. He obviously made a very significant contribution to labour market economics in this country. My first question - and I am conscious this has already been raised - is about the subminimum rates. I have a huge difficulty with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Okay. To my mind, it is a poor reflection on the commission that it is taking this length of time. I appreciate what Professor Walsh is saying. I want to ask about the recommendation regarding the reduced rate of PRSI. What precisely is the commission recommending? Is it the removal of the reduced rate of PRSI or something different? I am not clear on it from the wording. My question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Has the commission looked at the impact? I might ask Professor Walsh about this. I am particularly interested in the transitions out of minimum wage. We know that 46% of all workers on minimum wage are on the wage for a year or more. There are a lot of workers on the minimum wage who work only up to 19 hours per week. What kind of research has the commission undertaken to understand the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: What I am specifically interested in is that we know that some employers target the reduced rate of PRSI. They organise their rosters around that. If that research has not been undertaken, then I would very seriously suggest it should be undertaken to understand the impact of that abolition. To me, it would have a transformative effect, especially on certain sectors like retail and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I know, but when there is stakeholder consultation, it is to commission the research and get the perspective of both business and trade unions on that impact. I would certainly support that. There has obviously been some discussion around the package for supporting business. What research is the commission undertaking with regard to supporting business? We are looking at increases. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Sure, and I very much support the call with regard to profitability level data. That is hugely lacking in this country. I would also urge the commission to take into account that there is a lot of work to be done in the element of procurement, and how many small businesses paying the minimum wage are actually supplying services to the State. We need to get into a place where, rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Courtney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to contribute and the witnesses for attending the meeting. We have just had an important interaction on the difficulties of data compilation and the inferences or attempt to take an inference from figures. It is important to state that when the law was being drafted, we did not know how abortion practice was going to play out in this country. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Certainty, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: That is important to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms O’Shea. The report details the patchiness of service or coverage across the country at GP level. I wish to ask about the GP contract and the number of visits entailed. What do we know about the refunds GPs are seeking? Do we have data on the one visit and two visits and the follow-up visit? Is the contract tied into section 12 of the Act? I am trying to work out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: It is €450 in total.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Are changes to that contract needed to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: -----incentivise more GPs to come into-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Are changes to the contract needed to incentivise more GPs or are there other factors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: The report documents the strain and capacity issues very well. That point about the proximity of the hospital providing its own services is crucial. My apologies if these questions have already been asked. The witnesses referred to having a broader range of medical professionals. If capacity is one of the chief issues that is causing a constraint, what is the thinking behind that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Ms O'Shea is aware of other jurisdictions----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Sure, both within primary care and acute hospital settings.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Business Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber. My question relates to the increased cost of business scheme which was announced as part of budget 2024 by way of response to rising costs for businesses and the increase in the minimum wage. Most of us recognise employers face increased costs. I question the untargeted, once-off and exclusionary nature of the support. I understand...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Business Supports (26 Oct 2023)

Marie Sherlock: On the Minister of State's last comment, I hope he is looking at State contracts. We have an endemic problem with low pay in Ireland. If we are serious about ever changing that, we need to look at how the might of the State and the State procurement budget of more than €17 billion is used. I very much welcome that this scheme is not going to cost the local authorities a penny. The...