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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to take this opportunity to wish Deputy Ó Caoláin the very best in his role as Chairman of the committee. I have had a very constructive working relationship with this committee and I look forward to working with all members of it in the months ahead. My Department and I will be as helpful as we possibly can. I wish to start by saying how privileged I am to be able to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 1:In page 8, to delete line 4 and substitute the following:“ “sole male adopter” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1995 and includes, for the purposes of this Act, a person who would be a sole male adopter but for the fact that he is not an employee;”. We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 and 19 together. They relate to the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 2In page 8, line 9, to delete “in section 15(1)” and substitute “by section 15(1)”. These 13 amendments are technical. Obviously, the Bill was produced under considerable pressure. I thank colleagues in the Office of the Parliamentary Council and in the Department of Social Protection who worked very hard to ensure we could commence this...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 4:In page 10, line 30, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 5:In page 10, line 32, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 6:In page 10, line 39, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 7:In page 11, line 21, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 8:In page 12, line 10, to delete “to 15” and substitute “to 14”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No 9:In page 13, line 2, to delete "subsection (3)" and substitute "subsection (4)". These are three amendments that relate to very technical issues regarding notification or commencement of paternity leave, and another technical amendment that is consequential on one of these, which we can discuss together. Section 11 provides for postponement of paternity leave in cases...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 10:In page 13, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"(4) Where section 13(1) or 14(1) applies, the period of postponed leave shall commence not later than 7 days after the relevant parent is no longer sick or on such other date as may be agreed between the relevant parent and the employer.".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 11:In page 15, line 35, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 12:In page 16, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“(5) A reference in subsection (1) to a relevant parent entitled to paternity leave includes a reference to a relevant parent who would be so entitled but for the fact that he or she did not notify his or her employer in accordance with subsection (2) or (5) of section 7, as the case may be.”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 13:In page 16, to delete lines 4 to 6 and substitute the following:“(6) Subject to subsection (7), sections 11 and 12 shall apply to a surviving parent who is entitled to, or is on, transferred paternity leave as they apply to a relevant parent who is entitled to, or is on, paternity leave and a reference in those sections to notification by a relevant parent to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 14:In page 16, to delete lines 41 and 42 and substitute the following:“(6) A person shall retain a notice given to him or her under this section. (7) A person who gives a notice under this section shall retain a copy of the notice.”. This amendment clarifies that the obligation to retain a notice under section 16 which deals with the abuse of paternity...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are a number of difficulties with the amendment which I hope the Deputy will consider in his approach to it as I go through them. The first issue that arises with the amendment is proportionality, something about which the committee might think. This concerns the very important entitlement to paternity leave, but the Deputy is suggesting the imposition of a €10,000 fine to...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 16:In page 20, line 4, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 17:In page 20, line 33, to delete “is”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 18:In page 25, line 13, to delete “that” and substitute “the”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 19:In page 25, to delete line 15 and substitute the following:“ ‘sole male adopter’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1995 and includes, for the purpose of this Chapter, a person who would be a sole male adopter but for the fact that he is not an employee within the meaning of that Act;”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand it has been discussed already.