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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank Senator Ahearn and call on Deputy Bruton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Sheridan, will you respond to that? Then I will call on Mr. Hayes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Do Mr. Hayes or Ms McKeon wish to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: You are referring specifically to the level of fine, are you, Mr. Hayes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Do Mr. Sheridan or Mr. McCormack have a view on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: There is probably no need to name names or entities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: That is fine then. I just want to be careful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Would Mr. Sheridan like to comment, if that is okay with Senator Crowe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: I have a quick question before Senator Sherlock comes in. The money has been mentioned and the current cap on awards here is €15,000. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: In other jurisdictions it can go up as far as €150,000. I will get to this at the end but perhaps the witnesses could reflect on it. We are going to have to look at what would act as a deterrent. I know the list of members is not published but it seems they have the capacity to absorb quite a lot. I wanted to put that in the heads of witnesses because I will ask the question at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Before we continue, I want to give Mr. Hayes the opportunity to withdraw the remark he made about the British Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: If Mr. Hayes could withdraw it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: If Mr. Hayes could just withdraw the remark, that would be great.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Thank you. I call Deputy Paul Murphy who has seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: By way of comment, if $18 billion is 4% that is a heck of a lot of turnover. We will start the rota again. As there is no Sinn Féin speaker, the next slot is Fine Gael's if Deputies Bruton or Stanton wish to come in. I am conscious that they have already been in. However, they may like a second opportunity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Deputies. We did indeed. Fianna Fáil is next on my list.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Does Deputy O'Connor want to give Mr. Sheridan a chance to respond on behalf of SIPTU?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Sheridan has said in his submission that the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 was recast in the legislation in 2011. At what stage in 2011 was the legislation brought through? What happened in the interim to bring us to where we are? We started in the wrong place with the legislation in 2011. Why was this matter not addressed and debated at the time,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Did SIPTU lobby in 2011 for the requisite changes to be made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)
Louise O'Reilly: Mr. Sheridan made reference to a meeting that some people did not attend. The people who were invited and who did not attend are not here to give their reasons, and they may be very good ones. I am sure it was not Mr. Sheridan’s intention to say anything else.