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Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: He said: "When this issue is discussed in September, I do not want to hear the term 'pay flexibility' thrown around as corporate and political language in an attempt to attack the working poor." There are some hostages to fortune there. We shall see what they say when the Government legislation is introduced.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: In a similar way, Deputy Nash, who is now sitting next to Deputy Keaveney-----

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: -----talked about the need to vindicate the rights of the lower paid and protect them robustly and vigorously - very different from the tone of Deputy Olivia Mitchell, who wants the JLC system completely swept away.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: If those in the Labour Party want a yardstick of whether their view prevails and Deputy Keaveney's fine words translate into reality, I will suggest a few things for them to look out for when the Government legislation is produced.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: First, will anybody in the JLC system be on lower pay? Will anybody have their pay reduced as a result of the Government's legislation? Second, will EROs no longer cover pay rates other than the minimum adult basic rate? Will the range of sub-minimum rates for adult workers included in the EROs be removed, leaving those to be covered by the sub-minimum rates in the national minimum wage...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: We will look forward to examining the Government's legislation. My message for the Minister is this. There is uncertainty and anxiety out there among the most vulnerable workers - the lowest paid people-----

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: -----who in many cases are forced to work, including migrant workers, part-time workers and young people. Reducing their pay and conditions will not restore the Irish economy. In view of the continuing uncertainty, I ask the Minister, as a gesture to those people - if Deputy Keaveney's version of JLCs will be the result of the Government's legislation - to let this Bill proceed to Committee...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: -----and that the protections they enjoyed, which were taken away by the High Court decision, will be restored or substantially restored, albeit in modern form, as they do need to be modernised. He would also be sending a message to the small minority of unscrupulous employers that they cannot proceed to do what they like.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The message at the moment, which everyone in the sector seems to be taking up, is that the JLC system is going to be substantially dismantled, that the Fine Gael view will prevail and that the Government's Bill will be a fig-leaf to keep the Labour Party on board - not a very difficult task, by all accounts - by giving the illusion that there is still some measure of protection in addition to...

Coillte Assets (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food his views on the sale of Coillte's assets as part of NewERA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27950/11]

Air Accident Investigations (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this important matter in the Chamber today. Next Wednesday will mark the second anniversary of a dark day in the lives of two decent families, because 12 October 2009 was the day on which an Air Corps aircraft on a training flight crashed at Cornamona , west County Galway, resulting in the deaths of two of the Air Corps' best and brightest, namely,...

Air Accident Investigations (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for his positive response. He will appreciate, however, that the delay cannot be justified. It took 21 months to get the draft report and now, two years on, the final report has not yet appeared. In the meantime the family is suffering tremendous anguish, pain, sorrow and a sense of loss. I have done my best to communicate to the Government the urgency...

Patents (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I congratulate the Minister of State on introducing his first Bill before the House. I also compliment him on the excellent job he has been doing in his Department so far. A patent is part of the intellectual property family. Patents were central to the development of innovation in technology, on which our future largely depends. There are many definitions, but the best one I can find is...

Patents (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy is very inventive.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: When will the proposals to assist people with difficulties paying their mortgages be introduced?

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (5 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the distance limit for the adjacent and non-adjacent higher education grant; and if he will allow discretion to the local authorities in certain circumstances. [27755/11]

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (4 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the jobs created by initiatives funded by him under the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27331/11]

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (4 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the likely net impact on the Exchequer in 2011 and 2012 of measures announced in the jobs initiative; if a net economic assessment of the initiative has been or will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27335/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (4 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to move the headquarters of the amalgamated Limerick City and County Vocational Education Committee's to Limerick City. [27489/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (4 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider moving the location of the amalgamated Limerick City and County VEC's headquarters to Limerick City. [27494/11]