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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Mr. Boland in his statement referred to the potential for PIAB to become a quasi-judicial body and the benefits that would bring. I certainly agree with that and it is a move I would like to happen. He referred to the Supreme Court decision in Zalewski v. the Workplace Relations Commission. My understanding from research and knowledge is that there is some uncertainty about whether the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Boland. I refer to Ms Sheridan and, perhaps, Ms Murdock. It is very frustrating for businesses, and being from Galway I am familiar with those in Galway city. It is very repetitive in a sense, and Ms Sheridan mentioned it earlier, that the costs of general insurance are just not going down. Not only are they very significant costs, but they are also putting businesses to the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I rise today to discuss the criteria for qualifying for the long-term illness card. A number of families across Galway city and county have raised this issue with me. As we are aware, the diseases and disabilities covered by the scheme include epilepsy, diabetes, spina bifida and a number of others. I wish to raise the fact that Crohn's disease is not covered by the long-term illness...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank our guests for joining the committee. As we are all familiar, when this was last discussed before the committee, there was widespread agreement that the Bill in its current format was weighted too heavily in favour of employers. The comments this morning with regard to a reduction in grounds being considered, strengthening the redress provision and the right to appeal are welcome....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Okay. I thank Mr. Mulligan for that. To confirm and to be clear, he is stating that from an IT standpoint, a person working from home is a risk more so than if he or she is working in the office. Is that what he is telling us this morning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Yes, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Mr. Mulligan is saying that people working from offices is a better safeguard. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am talking about IP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Okay. I thank Mr. Mulligan. In my opinion, it is more important to get this legislation right than to pass it quickly. We do not want to lose momentum, however, in terms of enhancing remote working. What sort of timeline does the Department have at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: In Galway city, the area I represent, there are several public servants who have stated that they are going back to work permanently on a five-day week basis, whereas there are other public servants who are working to a hybrid model, as they should be. Mr. Mulligan mentioned that his own crew has a hybrid option involving two days and that he is open to increasing that. How long will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank Mr. Doheny. People in my constituency are telling me that, basically, it is up to each HR department within the local authorities to decide whether employees may apply for the hybrid model. I do not wish to get into individual cases but, to be clear, there is a local authority very close by and its employees are still on a hybrid model involving two or three days a week, as they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Is it appropriate for HR units within local government to fail to facilitate talks with union officials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: It was stated in the contribution that innovation depends on intellectual property protection and it highlighted the risky business of investing in research and development. A vast and unprecedented amount of public money was allocated towards the research of these vaccines. As we are all aware, billions were given by the US Government to Moderna, which almost entirely funded the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Reference was made in the contribution to the capacity issues in countries where a TRIPS waiver could potentially be used. This has often been referenced by pharmaceutical companies since this debate began, and it has been repeatedly said that developing countries lack the capacity to manufacture vaccines. When I was doing research for this meeting, I came across an article by Stephanie...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: Yes, I am.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I raise the issue of the summer programme in special schools. I have been contacted by families across Galway city and county who want to and need to avail of this programme but are not sure they will be able to. This is because only 28% of the schools operated the programme last summer, and that figure is not expected to change significantly this summer. A number of parents have advised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank our guests for their time. Research by the Central Bank has reflected that legal fees now account for one third of payouts, whereas legal fees in cases of claims resolved by PIAB account for one-fortietth of those decided in court. Over five years to 2018, legal fees in only one sector, motor insurance, totalled €500 million, as we are aware. Mr. Newham has stated that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: No matter how good the mediation is at times, in my opinion there will be cases in which it breaks down. Can the witnesses explain to me where that will leave the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am concerned. I am not fully clear myself as to whether this would involve a Circuit Court award or a High Court award or on the significant cost differences in that regard. A number of businesses have contacted me to tell me there are issues here. I am concerned that the legal costs still seem to be at a significant level. That is an issue, as far as I am concerned. This is again my...

Seanad: Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber again. Fianna Fáil will not be opposing this Bill, the purpose of which is to ban the advertising of gambling, except where such advertising is in connection with the promotion of a gambling event for charitable status or purposes, subject to limited expectations. The Bill also specifically distinguishes between advertising on television...