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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: That is no bother. I invite members to discuss this issue with the witnesses. First is Deputy Louise O'Reilly. The Sinn Féin group has 14 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Bruton still has time left if he wants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next person who indicated is Senator Garvey. She has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator has two minutes left so if she wants a response from IBEC or ICTU, she might ask now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I am afraid Senator Garvey's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Garvey is over time. I call Senator Sherlock who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Senator Sherlock, but her time is up. I call Deputy O'Reilly, who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Unfortunately, we need to end the meeting now because we have run out of time. With Covid restrictions, the committee cannot continue for more than two hours. This concludes our consideration of the matter today. I think Dr. McGann and Ms Redmond from IBEC and Mr. Berney from ICTU for assisting the committee. The committee will give further consideration to the matter. Many issues have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (4 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing time for applications made by local authorities for authorisation to operate a CCTV system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12342/21]

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Sometimes less is more. During the term of this Dáil, the Minister has brought forward several housing and property proposals that have failed the test of delivering meaningful supply to the property market. His earlier contribution was cynical, even though he used that word a number of times in the course of it. I heard him use the word "hysteria" in a recent media interview and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the instruction being offered to schools and teachers with regard to the social development of pupils scheduled to return to the school setting over the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety Regulations (24 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: 687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the issuing of Safepass registration cards under current restrictions is not being conducted and that some construction workers are unable to work as passes are out of date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10175/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank members and witnesses for participating in today’s meeting in line with the exceptional measures we must take due to Covid-19. I remind them that apart from myself and members of the committee secretariat, all members and witnesses are required to participate remotely, and all members are required to attend from within the Leinster House complex. Apologies have been received...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I remind members of the need to focus on the provisions of the competition Bill we are examining as opposed to broader issues relating to ComReg or the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy's time is up and I thank Ms Goggin. The next person, according to the rota, is Senator Ollie Crowe who has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Our next speaker is Deputy Richard Bruton and he has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. McHugh. I am afraid Deputy Shanahan's time is up. We have concluded round 1 so we will move on to round 2. If anyone else wants to come in he or she should please raise the flag on Teams. Deputy O'Reilly has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: Unfortunately, the time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (Resumed): Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Maurice Quinlivan: As there are no further members indicating, I have a question for both ComReg and the CCPC on the issue of staffing and costs. If the EU directive is transposed and the new powers of deterrence and enforcement are made available, will there be a need for additional specialist staff? If so, how many staff will ComReg and the CCPC require? A linked question is whether the witnesses foresee a...