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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Tánaiste and his team for being here. I have some questions, which I will get to in a moment, but I wish to refer first to an article by Ellen Coyne in the Irish Independenttoday that refers to an objection by the employers' group, IBEC, to the introduction of paid leave for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. The Tánaiste will be aware that I have legislation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The leave is no use to people then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It absolutely would. I thank the Tánaiste for his remarks in that regard. My legislation provides for a penalty for anyone who abuses it. I cannot see how someone would abuse leave of that nature. I cannot conceive of people who would walk into an employer and claim that to get time off. There are other ways to get time off work. I welcome the Tánaiste's comments in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: It would be good for the Migrant Rights Centre to be closely involved in this, given that it has direct access to those workers who would be most impacted. ICTU should also be involved in that regard. I have a question about the Tánaiste's opening statement. I am glad he is sitting down, because I agree with some of it. He said, "This is definitely not a time to rest on our laurels...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Tánaiste. I was quite shocked when I read that article, particularly with regard to data centres, because as the Tánaiste rightly points out, they are not big employers. They are big energy consumers but not big employers, though I understand they are related to employment. In his opening statement, the Tánaiste said: Our success as a nation is entirely based...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I understand that and agree with what the Tánaiste says about the LEOs. However, it can be a bit hit and miss. Some of them perform better than others and the report back is better with some of them. Some consistency in that regard would be welcome. That is why we do not necessarily need a brand-new agency but one that would knit together and focus the work of the LEOs. I raise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am familiar with the partnership model.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, but given we are talking about 160,000 workplaces and 908,000 workers there is compelling case for them not being a micro-group. I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I refer to the collective bargaining coverage and the recommendations of the high-level group. It recommended that where an employer refuses to engage and ignores the Labour Court decision on the matter, the union can seek a Circuit Court order for implementation against the employer. I welcome that recommendation, although I would like to see how it will be transposed into the legislation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: That was my question. I understand the other parts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes, there is no harm being ahead of the curve on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I appreciate that. However, when organising workers, in particular those who are vulnerable, low-paid workers and workers in an environment where there is a lot of transition, time is of the essence. It is very hard when someone is convinced to join the union but their boss does not want them to join the union. We have to stand with them but it becomes very difficult to stay with them at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Later this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: When will the public consultation start?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Quarters 1 and 2: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: With regard to the business energy support scheme, I watched the budget briefing on budget day and it was said that the scheme is open to any business. I have some concerns in that regard. The ability for any business to apply to the scheme could potentially leave us open to abuse while, obviously, the net needs to be cast wide and any business that deserves it should be in the scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (4 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the National Driving Licence Service has denied a person (details supplied) a full Irish driving licence in exchange for their full Australian driving licence given the existence of a driving licence exchange scheme operating between Ireland and states and territories in Australia. [48174/22]