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Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Sinn Féin Deputies do not understand it.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The bully with the silver spoon in his mouth.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: He will find a reason why he will not.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Deputy will have to vote on it soon. It was published back in December.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: They are sell outs - is that not right?

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Megaphones do not pay wages.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: It is happening at the grassroots.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: They speak with a forked tongue.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the opportunity to outline the progress being made on foot of actions being taken by the Government to improve the lives of our people and to protect the most vulnerable. I am not impressed, however, by the pretence of Sinn Féin and its southern leadership that one side of this House has a record in government to protect and the other does not.

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Down here, Sinn Féin is a party of protest, the worker's friend. In Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin is a party of government, with a record of its own to defend on the North's low-wage economy. Down here, Sinn Féin pretends it would storm the barricades while up North it is busy defending the battlements. As far as this part of the country is concerned, as the Minister, Deputy...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Further, the minimum wage in Ireland is relatively high by international standards. The most recent figures published by EUROSTAT show that Ireland's rate is the fifth highest among the 22 EU member states that have a minimum wage. When the cost of living is taken into account, Ireland's rate is the sixth highest. It must be remembered that in the global competition for foreign direct...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: That is not simply my or my Department's position; it is confirmed by a 2003 European Commission report on the implementation of the directive. I do not want anyone in this House to take lectures from Sinn Féin on employment protection in general or low pay in particular. Sinn Féin poses as the worker's friend in this part of the country, but in Northern Ireland it is a party...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: While it is true that wages here fell 2.1% per year between 2009 and 2013, wages fell by a massive 13.4% in the same period in Northern Ireland according to the Resolution Foundation. The same independent body says that since the downturn, workers in Northern Ireland have experienced the sharpest fall in living standards of anywhere in the UK. Northern Ireland's households now have the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Government has approved the drafting of the legislation to provide for a revised legislative framework to replace REAs. This follows the 2013 judgement by the Supreme Court in the McGowan case which made the registration of employment agreements, including those governing sectoral terms and conditions, invalid. The main purpose of the legislation is twofold. Firstly, it will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Cabinet approval was obtained at the end of 2014 to legislate for an improved framework for workers who are in dispute with their employer regarding their terms and conditions in situations where there are no arrangements with their employer to resolve the matters through collective bargaining. When enacted, this legislation will mark the fulfilment of one of the most significant commitments...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: While the Acts referred to by the Deputy contain various references to the commencement of the employment and references to a contract of employment having been entered into, these Acts do not contain a specific definition for commencement of employment. Under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994, one of the particulars of information to be provided to the employee in the written...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Deputy will be aware that I recently commissioned the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are: - To fill the gap in knowledge that currently exists in terms of the hard data...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: In accordance with the Statement of Government priorities, I recently commissioned the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a study into the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and the impact of such contracts on employees. The appointment of UL follows a competitive tendering process. The key objectives of the study are: - To fill the gap in knowledge that currently exists in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 226 together. I understand that the current dispute revolves around a range of issues, including the introduction of banded hours contracts, individual and collective representational rights and a review of the use of temporary contracts. The trade union is seeking to engage with the company on these issues and the matter was referred by the union...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (15 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (the 2001 Act) implemented EU Council Directive 97/81/EC into Irish law. The purpose of the Directive was to implement the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by the European cross-industry organisations UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC. The purpose of the Framework Agreement, which was annexed to the Directive, was to eliminate...