Results 2,481-2,500 of 4,178 for speaker:Paul Gavan
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: Will the Leader comment on the refusal of the Irish Hotels Federation to engage with the joint labour committees?
- Seanad: Sustainable Tourism: Statements (16 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is nice to see the Minister of State. If we are discussing sustainable tourism, it is fair to say that people must able to make a living in the industry. It is disappointing that, in a very good and varied speech of 2,000-odd words, he made no reference to the terms and conditions in the sector, yet we know from CSO data that people working in the tourism industry, and the hospitality...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Catalan Referendum (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to reply to this matter. I ask him to imagine a situation where the Leas-Chathaoirleach was arrested and put in prison for two years and was then sentenced to 11 and a half years for the crime of arranging a parliamentary debate. This is what has happened to the speaker of the Catalan Parliament. We all know the history of what has...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Catalan Referendum (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response.Democracy cannot by its nature be seditious. The Minister of State called for calm and moderation and for respect for others. I support that call but if we are going to respect other people then surely we need to call out that it is wrong to imprison people for arranging a debate in a Parliament or for expressing their will peacefully...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is not like them, to be fair. I got a distress call this afternoon from University Hospital Limerick. The Leader will know this is not the first time I have brought up the issue of the hospital. There were 80 people on trolleys there this morning. A month ago, the head of nursing declared to staff that having trolleys in corridors was a red-line issue for her, yet this morning she was...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: Well said.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: Hire staff.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: We will spend more getting them back in four years' time from London.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: I thank the delegates for coming. It was nice to bump into Mr. Cummins before we came in. There is mention in the submissions of the lack of cases about tips. It is very simple. I speak as an industrial relations practitioner. Tips are not covered by employment law, which is why there have been no cases taken to the WRC. It is also why Sinn Féin has developed a Bill to make it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: What about the service charges?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: We have heard clearly from our guests that the decision as to where the service charge goes is at the discretion of the employer, as far as they are concerned. Customers will find that shocking. This must be viewed in the context of an industry that is rife with exploitation. I invite the guests to listen to the next group of speakers because they have new independent data on what is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: We are talking about workers' rights. We can see that the concern is shared right across this committee. Why do both of the organisations refuse to engage with trade unions? Why do they both refuse to engage specifically with the JLC, which could set up a sectoral employment order to put a floor of decency under the sector to ensure that tips are given over to staff and there is a decent...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: I am asking why.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: No, that is not the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: It is a fact that it is not the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: What about with the JLC?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: The Chairman is right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: Very briefly, does Dr. de Buitléir regret not conducting research, given what we have heard today? Is the report not fundamentally flawed, given that the worker's voice was not part of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: General Scheme of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (10 Oct 2019)
Paul Gavan: That is good..