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Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I concur with the objectives of the comprehensive amendment put forward by Deputy O'Dea. I have raised this issue with the Minister on numerous occasions at every opportunity. I have spoken extensively and comprehensively on it and probably more than anybody else in this House. My colleague, Senator Nash, also brought forward a Bill on controlling bogus self-employment. It is a long time...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: That shows how farcical it is. No wonder people want to leave this place.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: It will only take about ten or five minutes. Deputy O'Dea will tell the Leas-Cheann Comhairle that it is-----

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: It is a farce.

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I spoke about this on Committee Stage. I made the point that any good employer should be implementing these measures without having any statutory obligation to do so. They should be doing this already. They should be implementing it in a practical way voluntarily, as would any good employer. There should be a system in place for implementing it. Employers will know their existing cohort...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I tabled an amendment on Committee Stage that was ruled out of order because of a charge on the Exchequer and a breach of Standing Order 179(3), which states: "An amendment to a Bill which could have the effect of imposing or increasing a charge upon the revenue may not be moved by any member, save a member of the Government or Minister of State." We are told these amendments have potential...

Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: We have been the recipients of advice from the Minister, which we have to take cognisance of because it is important that, in our desire to implement legislation, we do not make the task more difficult for the people whose condition we are trying to improve. The Labour Court has considered the question of the condition of an employee being demeaned, and some detriment being caused to his or...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: On behalf of the Labour Party, I am delighted to have the opportunity to support this Bill. I thank Deputy Alan Kelly for allowing me to replace him in doing so. Most Deputies will know that I have been a strong champion for carers for the past 26 years. I have done a lot of work in this area and that will be recognised by people on the ground. The Labour Party wholeheartedly welcomes the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (11 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the public banking investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30913/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Relations (10 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingency planning which has been undertaken in respect of the recent actions of the US Administration in seeking to undermine WTO rules and imposing tariffs on EU imports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30986/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Practice (10 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a regulatory vacuum has been allowed to exist in the context of the decision by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, made in January 2018, to deregulate on a unilateral basis the ownership of veterinary practices here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 772. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the rural broadband scheme will be extended to areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30521/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Community Banking (5 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important issue, namely, the necessity of developing a model or system to provide a local banking system in Ireland. I am glad to see Deputy Joan Burton in the House because she has been a strong advocate in that regard and done a lot of work on the issue. The report by the Department of Rural and Community Development on this...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Banking (5 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: It is easy for someone to get a loan when he or she does not want one. It is the people who want a loan who cannot get one. All of the organisations are lovely until someone goes to see them. They put a person through the wringer and he or she comes out with a refusal. What is the good in that? It was confirmed by the Central Bank that the State effectively had a sum of €20...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Review (5 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29925/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank Mr. Hartery, we are glad to have him at the committee. He has a very impressive résumé and I have no doubt that his national and international business acumen will be of great benefit and will be utilised by HRI. Mr. Hartery has very ambitious plans and I am sure he will help the executive and the board in a very positive way. We are all acutely aware of the importance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: I never lobbied, not really. One of the big threats that Mr. Hartery and his board will have to confront is Brexit. It certainly represents a significant threat to the horse racing and horse breeding industry in Ireland because the UK is our biggest export market, ahead of France. Some of our racecourses are across the Border. Has Mr. Hartery thought about this? Has the board prepared...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: So is the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: Mine is very simple. As a businessman, one should realise that is a simple job.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (3 Jul 2018)

Willie Penrose: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to advance an application by a school (details supplied) for an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/18]