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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Are redundancy rights and the right to collective bargaining the two main issues or are there other aspects of Irish labour law that need to be addressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: The International Transport Workers Federation put forward a position on the current system. In cases where a visa is tied to a particular employer, it can in many cases leave the workers in an exploitive situation. As way of rectifying that, what does ICTU think of sectoral permits as a solution? The Migrants Rights Centre showed that 80% of exploitation cases involved migrant workers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: I asked IBEC about low-skilled workers or areas of employment and am interested in Dr. Rigney's opinion on it. Does he believe that poor standards in these sectors lead to the difficulty in filling positions? Is he of the opinion that minimum hour contracts, low pay and so on, which mean that people cannot be guaranteed a living wage or a wage sufficient to survive week to week, are a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: We all know of students who are unsure from week to week. They certainly would not get a decent wage if they are guaranteed four hours on one day, five hours another day and so on. That is still ongoing to a significant extent, where a person does not get 39 hours or a wage for that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: On the geographic breakdown, the letter did not provide details of who was making claims in those areas. I know we got details for Oberstown but not for the other areas, whether it be service users, staff or whatever. I believe that was part of the request. Could we request further information on that? The letter lists the numbers but not the reasons or who made the complaints.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Please.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: The initial policy had been a maximum six-month stay in direct provision. It is clear that the process is not working and that claims are not being processed anywhere near that time. According to the figures, 766 people have been in direct provision or emergency accommodation for three to four years, and more than 500 for four to five years. Many of them came here looking for work and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Several times Ms Martin indicated that the regulator’s role is reactive and is more a case of when issues are raised. Thinking back to the Console scandal, there is nothing to say that it could not happen again in light of what Ms Martin said about sufficient powers when it comes to companies, etc. There is nothing to indicate that this could be happening now. Is that a concern?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Without those additional powers and amendments to the Act, would it be acceptable for people to perceive the regulator’s role now as just a box-ticking exercise and not as effective as it ought to be?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: How many of those cases were not resolved? Can Ms Martin give the reasons why they have not?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Can Ms Martin give us an example of a more serious issue which has not been resolved yet and the reason why?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Other that the trustees not having the skills set, what would be the penalty for not engaging with the regulator?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: How many times has the regulator taken such a proportionate approach?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Would the Charities Regulator be concerned about the importance of having continuous oversight?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Back in June 2017, when the Charities Regulator investigation had secured its first prosecution, it was stated that the regulator was planning to introduce a system in the coming years whereby people could track who was running a charity and exactly how charities were spending donations. Has this been done?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Is there a reason the regulator does not provide information on how donations are spent? This goes back to June 2017.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: The regulator cannot put up the details of how the donations are spent unless those amendments are made.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: The regulator cannot compel them at present unless those amendments are passed. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Charities Regulatory Authority (21 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: Going back to the Console scandal, does the regulator not see this as something important for it to ensure is there and is available? In 2017, there were discussions about the regulator providing information on who is running a charity and how donations are spent. It provides information on the who but not on the donations. It could provide that information if it chose to do so but it has...