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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Okay.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I would like to ask about the business model in RTÉ. On one side, there is somebody on a fixed-term contract who has to go through an arduous contract review group process to try to become a permanent employee. On the other is this opaque system for negotiating with "talent" in RTÉ. Does Ms Ní Raghallaigh believe that is the right model? It is important to say we have only...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: This is my final question. Given what Ms Ní Raghallaigh has said about effectively having a dysfunctional executive, which is why she is here today, what needs to happen now? Surely it is not just about a new DG being in place. I am concerned that there might be a witch-hunt against one particular individual. What systemic changes need to take place, to turn the ship around?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Ní Raghallaigh. I know Mr. Coveney wants to respond as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I express my solidarity with the workers of Iceland Foods, some of whom have had to stage a sit-in at the Talbot Street store. I was with them late last night. It is shameful that they feel they have to stage a sit-in in order to get the wages that are due to them. Some are owed more than €1,000. These are minimum-wage jobs. The staff are owed holiday pay. It is shameful that...

Seanad: EU Migration: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Civil Engagement Group for this important motion. We are seeing a normalisation of the Mediterranean becoming a graveyard for thousands of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty in a desperate bid to make a life for themselves in Europe. It has become normalised, particularly in western Europe. It is a shame on all member states of the European Union to have been party to...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Is the amendment being pressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the witnesses for attending. I think this has been one of the most important meetings we have had in a while, with profound questions confronting us as legislators and policymakers in the Oireachtas. I take from this conversation that there is a clear call for regulatory oversight. Judging by the conversation to date, there is enormous potential for good from AI but also for bad,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Ultimately, all legislation can do is to regulate the relationships. In some ways, legislation will always be behind the curve of innovation in the AI space. I want to pick up on the points being made by ICTU about the EU AI Act and the disappointing, serious gaps that remain in that legislation. On the question about the assessment of risk, what might be serious to one person may seem...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: We had the Financial Services Union, FSU, before the committee a number of weeks ago and it was looking specifically at its own sector. It is important to say we had Mr. Larry Broderick before the committee, which was before my time here, and he is being buried tomorrow so it is important to note that and I extend my condolences, on behalf of the Labour Party, to the FSU and to Larry's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jun 2023)

Marie Sherlock: On behalf of the Labour Party, I extend the condolences of our party to the family of Paul Coghlan and all his party colleagues. I also extend my condolences and those of my party to the family of the late John Murphy. He was one of two men who were very seriously injured in an incident at the Stryker plant in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, in April this year. Sadly, John lost his life last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Department for being here. We are here because of the shameful situation we have seen in a number of companies, such as Debenhams, Clerys and others, over recent years. There is a degree of expectation with regard to this Bill both in respect of the information but also the position of employees. Last night, I was looking at the Company Law Review Group, CLRG, report on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Head 19 amends section 599 of the 2014 Act with regard to related companies. In terms of lowering the bar or test with regard to the consideration of related companies, how will that work in practice? In particular, I am thinking of unlimited companies or companies located abroad and the extent to which they will be recognised as a related company in the context of this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: It is a welcome provision but I am thinking about the operation, especially in the context of an unlimited company and access to information. I do not know what power of discovery there is with regard to accessing the finances of an unlimited company either located here or, particularly, those located abroad. When we look at the likes of Vita Cortex and other companies over the years, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: It is perhaps a conversation we need to continue with the Department in terms of setting out greater detail. It was mentioned that the Companies Act demands that, in return for the privilege of limited liability, directors act in good faith. Perhaps one of the bugbears or features of the Irish system is that we have, I think, either more than 2,000 or 4,000 unlimited companies operating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: On the composition of the employment law review group, there is no stipulation here as to the allocation of places. I suppose there would be a concern that if we are going to set it out in detail and put it on a statutory footing, it would be important that we allocate out the places. Why has that not been included in the heads of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency Bill 2023: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: While the congress representative on the CLRG is well able to handle himself, there is a real issue with regard to the composition of that group. It is certainly something we would be concerned about in respect of the employment law review group, that there would be greater balance and representation. Effectively, we are talking about employees and employers here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Chair. I welcome Ms O'Shea and Dr. Conlon. We owe them both an enormous debt of gratitude for the work. We especially owe Ms O'Shea for the really comprehensive report she has produced. The insight provided into abortion care in Ireland is incredible. There is a proposal to waive the three-day waiting period or statutory period of reflection. It seems like an Irish...