Results 3,101-3,120 of 9,140 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I raise the decision to locate a direct provision centre in a hotel in Moville on the Inishowen Peninsula. This is one of the most northerly hotels in the entire island. The specific concern is that in recent days, the Irish Refugee Council has spoken out on this matter, pointing out that the refugees in question, some of whom are mothers with children, will be required to travel regularly...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Senator Lombard think seven votes will be the difference?
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Hundreds are against it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is absolute nonsense. At issue is seven votes. Any objective analysis would conclude that is nonsense, never mind the fact that people in the North voted against it democratically.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As a democrat Senator Lombard should respect the view of the nationalist people of the North.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It would never happen. That is nonsense. This analysis is deeply dishonest.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: People should know better – these are people who I respect in every other way.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When a person speaks nonsense, he should be challenged. That is the way of things.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Senator Lombard is talking nonsense.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is absolute nonsense. No objective analysis supports that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: At the end of his presentation Dr. Rigney challenged the employers on pay rates. I want to develop that point further. Does he have evidence, anecdotal or something better than it, of companies that would try to utilise work permits to keep wages low, rather than engaging with their existing workforce? I want to gain a better understanding of the matter. Does ICTU have evidence,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a follow-up question. Dr. Rigney referenced recourse action. Does ICTU have recourse within the instruments of the State if it is given evidence that an employer has abused the work permit system to keep wages low within a company?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ICTU has received no evidence of such behaviour.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Mr. Donohoe, in his presentation, referenced the governance review of the apprenticeship training in Ireland and expressed frustration on behalf of some at the speed at which it happened. He referenced comparisons with other countries and how that is not particularly pertinent because of the cultural changes that need to happen here, but he and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Aeroplane mode here too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are gremlins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the witnesses were asked to give a ten-minute presentation so a lot of points had to be summarised but it would be helpful to develop this issue of the speed at which change is happening. It would be helpful for the committee if the witnesses were to follow up with a detailed submission on the legislative change that is required on the blockages they are encountering in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That was a very helpful but alarming contribution from Ms Fitzpatrick, particularly in terms of the lost jobs and opportunities. She might make a supplementary submission to the committee on the specific problems IBEC has had and, with the agreement of the Chairman, we could then make representations to the Departments on this specific issue. I do not believe that addressing it can wait for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland's Skills Needs: Discussion (13 Nov 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The witnesses better be quick.
- Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (24 Oct 2018)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The recent budget was a missed opportunity on many fronts. There was no real attempt to address the issue of family farm incomes. The Minister will know from the Teagasc survey earlier this year that, excluding dairy, which was camouflaging great hardship, the average income for farming families is €20,000, which is well below the average wage. There is particular hardship in the...