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- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: It is a little bizarre.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, before section 12, to insert the following new section: 12.â(1) The Court shall not permit the establishment of more than one committee for a single sector. (2) All committees shall operate on a national basis. (3) Any Employment Regulation Order agreed after the commencement of this Act shall apply to all members of a particular sector. Amendments Nos. 4...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I do not agree with the Minister of State regarding amendment No. 4. The remit of a JLC should apply across the State, not to specific geographic areas, and it was to that the amendment applied. However, I will not press it at this juncture. Regarding amendment No. 5, the Minister of State said that if it were accepted the JLC structure would be undermined and there would be deadlock....
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, before section 12, to insert the following new section: 12.--(1) The Fifth Schedule of the Act of 1990 is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraphs 2 and 3: "2. (1) A Committee shall be appointed by the Court and shall consist of: (a) a Chairperson, who shall be a rights commissioner; (b) such number as the Court thinks fit of persons (in...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, before section 13, to insert the following new section: 13.âAn Employment Regulation Order which is in being at the time of the passing of this Act shall expire within six months of its passing, or upon the making of a new Order in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Act as amended, whichever be the earlier.". This amendment concerns employment...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I agree with Senator Ryan. The schedule did not state that all Stages would be taken; it only listed Committee Stage for today.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Nov 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I was not present for the Order of Business. The Leader is making it up as he goes along. I thank the Minister of State and his officials one of whom was very helpful to me on Second Stage. I accept the Labour Party amendment to amend the term "workers" and I understand that following on from the court decision, the Government has to act and to define "worker" within primary legislation....
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I join other Senators in asking the Leader to arrange a debate on the crime figures announced yesterday. There are significant increases under a number of headings and most notably in regions such as those I represent in a large rural constituency. Many elderly people, particular those living alone, are in a state of fear. The announcement in the McCarthy report that further rural Garda...
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Of course we should eradicate patronage.
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State back home to the Seanad. I thank Senator Ross for proposing this Bill and Fine Gael will be supporting its second reading in the House. I compliment him and Senator Boyle on their research. I hope Senator Boyle is present in this House when I quote certain remarks made in the other House when a similar Bill was proposed in March 2007. A similar Private...
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: If we are to believe what we read in the newspapers, his reward is coming soon in Luxembourg. I am sure that he would agree that an appointment to such a position should be subject to scrutiny. I could think of nobody who would be better to fill that position than Senator Boyle, even though I have had my differences with him over the years. However, it does not mean we should not be in a...
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The wheel has come full circle.
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Green Party is poaching Labour Party members.
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: There has been a huge spiralling of so many boards.
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: That is absolute nonsense.
- Seanad: Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2009: Second Stage. (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: Will the Senator advance those principles from Luxembourg?
- Seanad: Long-Term Illness Scheme (15 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews. My Adjournment matter is self-explanatory. My knowledge of fibromyalgia stems from the fact that a very good friend in Kilkenny suffers from this debilitating condition. In fact, a great number of Irish people suffer from it. It is something that causes muscle pain and fatigue in sufferers and not only leads to them enduring prolonged...
- Seanad: Long-Term Illness Scheme (15 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister of State's response is positive, including his reference to the Department of Social and Family Affairs recognising fibromyalgia. Earlier in the contribution, however, he said the Department of Health and Children did not recognise the condition. Surely, if it is recognised by one Department, there is a case to be made that it should be recognised by the Department of Health...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I join with Senators who have called for a discussion on the economy and, as Senator Rónán Mullen suggested, the McCarthy report. I also agree with my colleague, Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, who called for a debate on agriculture, especially in light of the fact so many people have lost jobs in the construction sector and are looking towards agriculture, at which they did not look for a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: We have the most stupid debates.