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Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I move amendment No. 6:In page 31, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"(c) The Agency shall publish or commission a report on the impact of the bio fuels levy on—(i) indigenous production of sustainable biofuels, (ii) its impact on reducing the overall usage of fossil fuels in road transport, and (iii) its impact on the food and land needs of the developing world."."....

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I am quite sure the EU has resources that are far greater than ours in terms of carrying out this kind of research and producing reports of this nature. Can our officials, scientists or NORA extrapolate what will be the impact on Ireland from the evidence contained in the EU report or how it can influence or direct our policy decisions or changes we need to make? Rather than just having the...

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: Perhaps the Acting Chairman would explain the procedure.

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I move amendment No. 3:In page 25, line 14, to delete "concerned."." and substitute the following:"concerned. (c) The Commission shall promote and support community electricity undertakings in accessing the systems of electricity distribution and/or transmission. (d) 'Community electricity undertaking' means any person engaged in generation, transmission, distribution, storage and/or supply...

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I will do that. The Minister did not explain why he is opposed to a reserved appointment on the SEAI board.

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: Yes.

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: Okay. Which amendments are we currently dealing with?

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I am all mixed up.

Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: First, I have a general point to make, namely, that I do not consider the Bill has a sense of urgency about dealing with the problem of climate change and CO2emissions. The reading of the Bill does not convince one that there is an enormous emphasis being put on that. There has been a bit of tinkering here and there but the overriding concern is with working and regulating the principles of...

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I want to flesh out some of the things Deputy Coppinger said. An ideology is being sold to us that somehow everybody must own his or her own house. I do not know if it is a hang-up that goes back to Michael Davitt and the Land League, but I think it is more political than that. It is an agenda that has always been driven, particularly in the last few decades, by those with a vested...

Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: I am glad there are 56 inspectors. It is not that long ago that there were more dog wardens in the country than labour inspectors. I worked for a union, tutoring in labour law. We were acutely aware of the lack of resources for inspections. I do not want to take up too much of the Minister of State's time, but we have to go a bit further with this. We need a mechanism in labour law...

Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 34. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will take action to stop companies (details supplied) which are trying to usurp the countries labour machinery and laws that give basic protections to workers such as the Minimum Wage Act and so on. [22915/16]

Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: Given all the talk this afternoon about the Low Pay Commission and the minimum wage and the obvious argument that this is a very low wage economy, we have to legislate carefully to make sure people do not fall too far below the poverty line, but workers already do. There was an attempt last week to introduce an au pair Bill that would prevent those workers having access to the industrial...

Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: This is a very old form of exploitation except that it is hyper-exploitation couched in modern facilities such as Facebook and social media to gain employment. In fact, the contract from Deliveroo is quite similar to one I saw from a building company, Rhatigan. According to the contract, the people who work for it are self-employed, so they do not deserve the minimum wage but are on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 45. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to ensure that the appropriate State bodies tasked with safeguarding the rights of workers are appropriately staffed and resourced to combat attempts by employers to break labour laws that seek to provide workers with basic protections. [22763/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 56. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is concerned at the increasing number of workers being asked by employers to sign contracts which designate them as self-employed and not as employees who have statutory rights. [22764/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she will take to ensure that any employer in receipt of contracts from the State for the provision of certain services is compliant with the labour laws of the country which afford protections to workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Data (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is aware of a recent report that describes Ireland as a low wage economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22765/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff currently working in the Workplace Relations Commission and the numbers that worked in the previously named Labour Relations Commission and Employment Appeals Tribunal and associated bodies. [22767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Bríd Smith: 61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at the impact of tendering processes underway with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann routes could have on the conditions and livelihoods of transport workers. [22484/16]