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Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: If Senator Divine would like to engage with me on the Mandate trade union and the Dunnes dispute, I am happy to do so. I worked closely with the Mandate trade union, which had a path beaten to my door to try to ensure that the collective bargaining legislation, which it is now availing of to prosecute its case, was introduced in a timely fashion, and it was. I have a very strong...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: It is a shame that Sinn Féin continues to be exceptionally sectarian when it comes to the interests of working people in this country. I will make an exception in that regard for Senator Gavan, who I prefer to listen to in terms of his detailed knowledge and experience-----

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: -----of industrial relations both as a practitioner and professional and in his role as a Senator.

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: I was not prepared to allow that empty, vacuous charge go unchallenged.

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: Last week, Members of this House united to support a Bill from my colleague Senator Bacik which seeks to restore collective bargaining rights for people who have been denied them since 2004. These are vulnerable workers in our economy who are left to the vagaries of the free market to make ends meet. We showed our better selves last week in terms of our being able to combine our...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: Shamefully, there are still too many people in this country who are going to be bed on a Sunday night not knowing what hours they will be working the following week or the likely level of their income. Therefore, they cannot, as colleagues have stated, pay the rent, organise mortgage repayments, child care costs or their lives in a way that they should be able to do. There is a bigger issue...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (10 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: I was delighted to have had the opportunity to enable this Bill at an early stage to pass through the Cabinet approval process during the previous Government's term. Senator James Reilly was a member of that Government too. Success has many fathers and, indeed, mothers. Many people in this Chamber have played a role in bringing this legislation to this point today. I thank the Minister...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Gerald Nash: I am please to have an opportunity to contribute to the debate and to make a few points that, I hope, are relevant to the House's consideration of the important matters before us. I congratulate Senator Burke on his far sightedness in introducing this important legislation, which my party supports. It is clear to everybody that a form of regulation is required in this sector and for home...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: It has been proposed and will be inserted.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: It is a proposed amendment further down.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: It is referring to an amendment that will be made subsequently.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: The Minister of State referred to exemptions that may apply to certain print media and they are in a couple of provisions in section 17. Please correct me if I am wrong but that is what I heard her say. I ask her to outline what that means in practice. Like some of the previous speakers, I feel a little proprietorial about this Bill. I was a member of the previous Government that...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: This is why, unlike others, I attempted to speak to the amendments. We could all have made Second Stage speeches but there is a vast range of amendments we need to get through today. I agree with the Minister of State on that front. In my earlier remarks, I asked the Minister of State to comment on the discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive about the choreography of the...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: I thought this amendment was covered by this grouping. No, it is not.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: It is clear to everyone that the Government has no industrial relations strategy whatsoever.Four weeks ago today, this House approved a Labour Party motion proposing to establish an employer-labour conference to address some of the massive and unprecedented industrial relations issues facing the country. Since the passage of that motion, we have had rank and file members of An Garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: I am sure the Leader will be able to arrange that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries Review (20 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: The Minister of State, Deputy Seán Kyne, is most welcome. I am extremely concerned and, frankly, suspicious about the inordinate delays in the Drogheda boundary review process which was launched last year. As the Minister of State is aware, the previous Government conceded that the boundary between Drogheda and County Meath needed to be reviewed. The review was initially announced in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Boundaries Review (20 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: As I said, I feel the current situation pertaining to Drogheda and the region in general is untenable. However, I look forward to reading the recommendations of the group when the report is published. I hope we will have a debate before the Minister makes a decision in regard to that process. I would like to establish when the Minister will publish the recommendations and when, ultimately,...

Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)

Gerald Nash: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on today's budget. This is a unique budget. It is the first, and possibly the last, of its kind. It is, in reality, the first ever Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil joint budget, and Fianna Fáil should do the decent thing and vote in favour of the measures it managed to negotiate. It is said that this country's annual budget is the primary...