Results 81-100 of 1,625 for speaker:Marie Sherlock

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Introduction of Statutory Sick Pay: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: I am sorry, but I must allocate time to ICTU. I thank Mr. McDonnell. I am sorry for being rude. It is good to see Ms King and Dr. Bambrick. I thank them very much for their presentation today. I have two very quick questions. There is a lot of commentary about the Trumpian management of the economy in the United States but on 31 December the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. I am conscious he has been asked a number of questions on competition in the insurance market but that is the issue on which I want to touch. It is welcome that this new office has been established. I am sure the Minister of State has a clear vision for what he wants to come out of the review or the work of that office. Does he accept...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: I heard the Minister of State say this issue has been satisfactorily dealt with in terms of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: I am dealing with a company involved in adventure services that cannot source insurance here. I am not talking about the ownership of insurance companies that write insurance policies or operate here. I am simply asking about those companies which are regulated by the Central Bank and write insurance policies here. I am less interested in their ownership than that they are regulated within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: To be clear, the Minister of State does not think there is a problem in sourcing insurance here at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: Therefore, there is sufficient competition within the Irish market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: By definition, there would be market failure if there is not sufficient competition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: On the question of a pooled insurance product, is that a proposal the Minister of State would support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: The Minister of State’s office intends to try to promote competition and ensure there are greater options for those who are facing very high premiums. Surely that is something the Government-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: It is important to state very serious challenges are faced by a number of social enterprises. There is a horse riding centre in Cherry Orchard and a number of childcare facilities which face this problem. With regard to dual pricing, on which there has been considerable discussion, while there is much outrage and we accept there is a problem, I am not clear what the Minister of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: Will work on the legislation only commence upon receipt of that final report, notwithstanding that a report is to be published by Deputy Doherty and that my colleague, Deputy Nash, published a Bill in this space on Monday? It would be useful to get an understanding of the timeline. Will the Minister of State's legislative process and the drafting of his legislation only commence when he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: So 2022 is the earliest we could expect legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: I know that. I am just surmising based on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Marie Sherlock: My last question relates to personal injuries. There was a recommendation to establish a specific and dedicated bureau within An Garda Síochána to deal with fraudulent claims. As I understand it, the Government has now decided to train gardaí right across the force to combat insurance fraud. Will the Minister of State outline why this decision was taken as opposed to setting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I am heartened to see the Fianna Fáil Bill on period products. The House should note that Senator Rebecca Moynihan and the Labour Party put down a Bill on period products just last week, which is No. 11 on the Order Paper. I wish to raise two issues today. We have spent many months calling for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to come to...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)

Marie Sherlock: It is very fitting that Senator Boyhan is the Acting Chairperson today. The Senator's contribution to the House last week was a very important one. I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Much has already been said about the report. From my perspective it is hard to put into words the sense of horror and shame reading some of the women's testimonies and the report of the confidential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for his engagement with the committee. I am conscious that a lot has been said on the proposed remuneration of the Secretary General to be appointed. It should be clear that there is a sense of disquiet and dismay among many here and in the public about the scale of the increase for the Secretary General of the Department of Health, which is disproportionate. We want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: As the Minister will be aware, public sector employees are being balloted at the moment on the public service pay deal. What message does he think the proposed package sends out to student nurses and others within the health sector who are voting this week and next week on the pay increase of 1% or €500, whichever is the greater, for next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I too hope it will be passed but it is not helpful, to put it mildly, that the Government and the Minister have decided on this pay package and attracted all this unnecessary attention on what is a very responsible and significant position in the public service. The Government has brought this attention on itself unnecessarily and I ask it to reconsider its decision on the remuneration package.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House today and taking our Commencement matter. What was implemented on 23 December was not a ban on co-living in this city or indeed in the country. It is not a ban for the communities that I live among and represent. There are two specific reasons for that. The first is the failure to retrospectively apply the ban. I will outline what...