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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Griffin can, however, understand-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Chapter 9 - Remediation of Landfill Sites (14 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in each county that have opted out of the dental treatment services scheme in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [50067/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in each county that are working under the dental treatment services scheme in tabular form. [50068/21]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Dr. Collins said that the report highlighting the obstructions and what needs to be done will go to Cabinet. Has the library been in direct contact with the Minister, Deputy Martin, in that regard? Has she given any indication that there is a willingness to correct this, for obvious reasons?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Dr. Collins for that. I am sure the delegates would find it helpful if the committee were to agree to write to the Minister to outline its support and the importance of passing this matter to the Cabinet and updating the legislation. We should very much consider doing that. It seems to me – correct me if I am wrong – that anything past 1986 is not included. The Good...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Dr. Collins for that. Could I comment on the matter of staff? I read somewhere last February that the library has 96 staff. The National Library of Scotland has 300. Norway had 470 and Finland had 220. How does the number of staff affect the ability to operate?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Board of the National Library of Ireland (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: I have a suggestion. It would do no harm for us to write to the Minister about staff, making comparisons with other countries, particularly because our guests have flagged the critical areas of IT and digitisation, in addition to others. We should ask the Minister whether the Government has any plan to increase staff numbers.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: I welcome our guests. I commend Ms Marciniak from Unite and Dr. Curran on their excellent work. It is great that they are attending the meeting. It brings the voices of those working in the sector to the fore. When we hear from the tourism and hospitality services, we usually hear from business owners or their representatives, so it is good to have workers' representatives here today....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Our guests from ICTU and SIPTU might comment on the response from the Labour Court to the two employer representatives.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: No, I am just indicating that I will contribute when my turn comes again.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Hynes of SIPTU indicates the union has written to employer organisations about participation in JLCs. Did those organisations ever engage or at what stage did the process stop?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: When was that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: The witness indicates the union has written to employer organisations. How recently was that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Right, so nothing has really been happening. It was parked from 2012 and the union wrote to the organisations during the summer. Was that in early summer or late summer?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Right.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: I am speaking more about the participation in the JLCs.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: Right, I accept that. Why is the process not yet up and running? What is the obstruction?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: That veto is something to be addressed if anything is to change. They have an opt-out. Is it not similar to the right to trade union membership, which I have always felt was watery as be damned? A person has a right to be a member of a trade union but the employer can opt out and does not have to recognise that right by engaging. I accept there are really good employers, as Mr. Hynes...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Imelda Munster: My apologies, Chairman, but just before we wrap up, I said at the start that this is very serious. As a committee, we have to look at this in greater depth. It is okay having witnesses in and to have the reports, but what use are we to those workers if we do not take these issues further? I suggested that we might have a few more hearings. I am not talking about a report for the sake of...