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Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 26: In page 18, lines 3 and 4, to delete “section 21A(1),” and substitute “section 21A,”. This is a technical amendment consequential to the insertion of a revised section 21A into the Parental Leave Act by amendment No. 27. The revision of this section is intended to extend recourse to the Workplace Relations Commission for an employee...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I think that will probably have to be the practical implication of it, as the Deputy set out. Obviously we would like things to be heard as quickly as possible in the WRC but there are delays there so I think that would be the practical implication.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 27: In page 18, to delete lines 6 to 29 and substitute the following: “Decision under section 41 or 44 of Act of 2015 in relation to dispute under sections 13C, 13D, 13E, 13F or 13G 12.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 21: “21A.(1)A decision of an adjudication officer under section 41 of the Act of...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 6: In page 3, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "PART 1 PRELIMINARY AND GENERALShort title, collection citation and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022. (2) The Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2019 and Part 2 may be cited together as the Parental Leave Acts 1998 to 2022. (3) This Act,...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 7: In page 3, line 17, to delete “In this Act” and substitute “In this Part”.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 8: In page 3, line 22, to delete “ “ ‘adopting parent’ ” and substitute the following: “ “ ‘Act of 2015’ means the Workplace Relations Act 2015; ‘adopting parent’ ”. These are technical amendments arising from the amendments being introduced. They rectify some drafting issues...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 9: In page 4, lines 2 and 3, to delete “section 13C(1)(a)” and substitute “section 13C(1)(b)(i)”. The amendment amends section 6 to insert a new section 13C into the Parental Leave Act. Section 13C sets out the obligations on the employer when considering a request for flexible working. The new section 13C revises the wording of the...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “ ‘code of practice’ means any code of practice for the time being standing approved in accordance with Part 4of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022;”. These amendments introduce provisions for the development of statutory code of practice that...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The code of practice will be developed by the WRC. It is probably the best place to synthesise the views of employers and employees. It has a central understanding of the needs and legalities around the rights of workers.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 8, after “purpose” to insert “and other purposes”. I am pleased to be here to speak on Report Stage of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022. It is really important legislation that will allow us to implement two final elements of the work-life balance directive from the European Union. It...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I touched base with officials about that. Regarding who is entitled to leave for medical care purposes, section 5 of the Bill inserts a new section 13A into the Parental Leave Act to provide for an entitlement to five days of medical care leave for parents and carers. An employee can take the leave to care for a person of whom the employee is the relevant parent, the spouse or civil partner...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, line 9, to delete “entitle” and substitute “provide for the entitlement of”.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, line 9, after “purposes” to insert “and domestic violence leave”.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, line 10, after “purposes;” to insert “to provide for the entitlement of employees to request remote working arrangements;”.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 5: In page 3, lines 13 and 14, to delete all words from and including “and” in line 13 down to and including line 14 and substitute the following: “, the Adoption Act 2010, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022; and to provide for related...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That it be an instruction to the Committee to which the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments that, pursuant to Standing Order 187, the Committee has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing provisions of the Bill in order to make amendments to the quorum arrangements for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, my Department, or any other Department, is unable to publish any information that would identify any person as being an international protection applicant. This is a separate matter to the law dealing with data protection matters more generally.  My officials are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 92 together. Deputy, my Department releases generic information such as age ranges and gender as these are traits common to people in the entire country. As such, they cannot be used to locate or identify a specific person. My officials are legally obliged, under Section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015, to ensure that the identity of any...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: Deputy, it is not possible to provide the information sought due the commerically sensitive nature of procurement negotiations.  My Department cannot comment on plans for accommodation in any specific area pending the agreement of rates, terms and contracts with providers.  However, I can assure you that the Department considers all offers of accommodation from all areas of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (7 Dec 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: The contract for the International Protection Accommodation Service centre in East Wall was signed on 17 November.