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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 16: In page 30, to delete lines 29 to 34.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 18: In page 37, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(2) The Minister shall refuse to grant an employment permit where in the 3 years preceding the day on which the application was made the person or employer who has made the offer of employment has been found in breach of equality and employment-related legislation.”. Amendments Nos. 18...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I accept that. If the Minister of State is willing to work with me, this could be changed. I think the point I am trying to make is appreciated. I accept that the wording could be problematic. That is fair enough. Perhaps we can work on that. The principle of amendment No. 18 is about employers that have found to be in breach of the law. They should not be rewarded with another payment...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I believe it needs to be automatic to act as a deterrent. The evidence from the WRC shows that where it inspects places, it uncovers breaches. Providing discretion means the employer is effectively entering into a negotiation with the Department, which I do not think is healthy or appropriate. It minimises the extent to which people can be lobbied about it too. I feel it should be...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: We are seeking the deterrent element.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 29: In page 49, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: “Changing employer 33.(1) A foreign national that has been granted an employment permit shall be permitted to change employer— (a) after an initial period of 12 months has elapsed since the foreign national concerned first commenced employment in the State pursuant to an employment...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am reminded of the words of Alan Partridge when he says surprise me in rehearsals. Could we get sight of those recommendations? I thank the Minister of State's officials because I know a huge amount of work has gone into this-----

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: -----and I am conscious we are adding work as we are going along.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 19: In page 41, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(6) The Minister may refuse to grant an employment permit in the case of the payment of board and accommodation where the monetary value of the board and accommodation is not reflective of the market value of the board and accommodation.”.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 28: In page 49, to delete lines 17 and 18.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: My comments on the section relate largely to points that have already been made. The pre-legislative scrutiny report stated that while the general scheme aims to enable an employment permit system to respond quickly to changes in economic conditions, moves to prescribe the rules and regulations rather than primary legislation could potentially undermine public scrutiny. We have already had...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I echo that, and particularly in the case where a family has college-age kids, which can be very expensive indeed and made more so by virtue of the fact they are outside of the system.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Amendment No. 35 not moved.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 38: In page 79, line 17, to delete “2 years” and substitute “6 years”. On the basis of the clarification provided by the Minister of State's Department I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I move amendment No. 39: In page 80, line 37, after “Síochána” to insert the following: “, inspectors from the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court, the Department of Social Protection, the Revenue Commissioners”. This amendment is straightforward enough. It provides that not only shall an employer not penalise or threaten penalisation...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: There is balance there. Nobody is suggesting that everybody in this scenario will behave like an angel. It is a case of balancing it out and maybe tipping it a little bit in favour of the worker in some instances, given he or she is the vulnerable person coming from outside. I take Deputy Stanton's point as well.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I will withdraw amendment No. 39, and I thank the Minister of State. We will be happy to engage once the legal advice is received.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Part of the resolution to this is more resources for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, in order that they can do their work more quickly and people are not left waiting around. I appreciate the point Deputy Nash makes. I have a concern about qualified nurses working for lower wages but I understand the Deputy's point. This is not ideal. If the paperwork could be completed...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The message is loud and clear: pressure works. The Government responds to pressure. As usual, lastminute.comis the order of the day with the Government. It has responded and, as expected and predicted, its response is wholly inadequate. Nonetheless, the travelling public know it felt their anger. I commend my colleague, an Teachta O'Rourke, on all of his work on this. I also commend the...