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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (11 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, announced last month that the Government had approved the domestic violence leave report. Recommendation 4 of that report states that employers should retain the right to request proof of abuse from a victim seeking leave. This recommendation reflects the disappointing and regressive position contained...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Low Pay Commission (11 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission to prepare a report examining the issues around retaining, removing, or expanding youth rates of the National Minimum Wage has been progressed following the publication of the Commission’s Living Wage Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50019/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (6 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow small public service vehicles to utilise the bus lanes while working on their PSV licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49303/22]

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation. I offer my thanks to all those who have worked and continue to work on it. I echo the sentiment expressed by the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, in respect of the former Minister of State, Deputy Troy. I know that a very significant amount of engagement went into the production of this Bill. On behalf of my party, I...

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.