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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 have a couple of questions. Section 4 of SIPTU’s submission states it has established that cases currently heard in the District Court carry a maximum fine of €1,500. In that regard, Mr. Hayes mentioned figures of between €15,000 and €50,000. Obviously, I made the observation that he is here not as a representative, as he has said, but in some, way, shape or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: In the District Court.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Hayes. With regard to your own organisations and the Brussels European Employee Relations Group, BEERG, what is the position regarding union recognition there? I am aware that you have said you are not a representative as such but you are part of a group when you are here to speak in some capacity as a representative. Do those companies that Mr. Hayes speaks of, with whom he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: Is that all of them, some of them, or most of them? Is it in every jurisdiction or only where-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I am sure Mr. Hayes will accept there is a view that the EWCs are used in some instances as a mechanism by which to bypass trade unions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: They are not always. That is an issue. This is not the case with your own organisation, which works with companies that recognise unions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: With regard to the EWCs that are currently here, is it Mr. Hayes's position that they may leave if we do not change the law? Reference was made to the fact that Ireland is English-speaking and that this would be attractive to those companies who are leaving Britain because of Brexit. What if we do not change the law and we simply come out at the end of this process and see there is no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: My question related to whether or not they would leave if it was not fixed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I do indeed. I thank Mr. McCormack. If there are no further questions from members for our witnesses, that concludes the committee's consideration on the matter today. I thank the representatives for coming into the committee. I thank them for giving us their time, their insight, and their expertise. It has been very informative. The committee will be coming back as soon as possible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Ms McKeon. Deputy Stanton has his hand up. Does he wish to wait and take 14 minutes at the end or take the remaining minute now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Works Councils and Related Irish Legislation: Discussion (22 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Mr. Sheridan. The next party on the rota is Fianna Fáil. Senator Crowe has seven minutes.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for the reply. I note that in the Minister's reply she says that as part of the post-refusal meeting, factors were pointed out that could be addressed in a new planning application, including pedestrian access. If that had been advised in advance then that would have been addressed because that is not a huge issue. It is something that could be addressed quickly and to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank the Minister for being present for this debate. The hour is late and, therefore, I appreciate her attendance. She will undoubtedly be aware that planning permission has been refused at a new site for the Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together National School. I was there on Friday when I met its principal, Ms Emer Hoy, her deputy principal, Ms Ríona Wise, and Mr. Matt...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the register of approved driving instructors including the number of instructors by category; the number of individual instructors who have left the register and the number of new entrants to the register by year since regulation began in 2009; and the number of ADIs giving regular lessons, that is more than 50 EDTs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the approved syllabus for each part of the three part approved driving instructors qualification process; if he will further provide the training resources and syllabus for the biannual check test for approved driving instructors, including information on the training provided by the Road Safety Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the training provided to approved driving instructors by the Road Safety Authority with particular attention to courses and resources in relation to teaching people with disabilities such as impaired hearing and vision, also dealing with learners with conditions such as dyspraxia, people on the autism...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recognise that during the EDT programme the sponsor hours element of the process makes up 75% of the learner drivers required training time; and the way the RSA proposes to regulate those vital hours which are currently seen by most learners as totally optional and difficult to perform due to insurance and financial...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the effectiveness of the current EDT system for learner drivers paying particular attention to any improvement in overall deaths or casualties on the roads and to driving test pass rates; his views on the reduced EDT program and the safety related research that was done before this was approved. [31801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money approved driving instructors have paid per year for student logbooks and the way the profit is distributed; his views that logbooks should be delivered with the learner permit as this is the first point of contact with learners and that independent contractors should not be expected to cover the costs out of their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body or authority that established the use of the approved driving instructor check test together and if his Department approved this system as an acceptable form of assessment of approved driving instructors. [31803/22]