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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: Despite the establishment of the joint labour committee structure in the late 1940s, we had to introduce the minimum wage in 2000-01. If the JLC structure is so good why was it necessary to introduce legislation around the minimum wage?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: I apologise for interrupting. Are the statistics Mr. Light cited from Shopfloor typical of major retail employers or is the figure especially high in one organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: I welcome the Small Firms Association's representatives. Last week, their colleague, Mr. Mark Fielding, proposed that the best way of getting money back into people's pockets was through a taxation-based income return process. Is that something the witnesses would look at? Figures have been quoted about our minimum wage being one of the lowest, but they include self-employed people who...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: What percentage is working in the companies that are doing as well as Ms Callan says they are doing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: The minimum wage has just been increased in the UK, so after that increase will we still be higher?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: What about the self-employed on low incomes?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay and the Living Wage: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: I am sorry, Chairman, but I missed one question. There is a reputation issue concerning the inability to pay mechanism. A lot of businesses speak of the actual mechanism being completely cumbersome. Can Ms Callan talk us through the mechanism for the sake of the meeting?
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Levels (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 142. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of electoral districts, and the unemployment rate in each, ranked in order, highest to lowest. [8576/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the State backed Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, the percentage of lending that will be stock lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9274/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the recent extension of the credit guarantee scheme to allow businesses, whose banks are exiting the Irish market, avail of this scheme, if he will include businesses whose banks are remaining in the Irish market but selling the businesses loans to external investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Remit (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the terms of reference, and guidelines, to the recently announced Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9272/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Remit (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the metrics or parameters the Low Pay Commission will adhere to in adopting an evidence-based approach in setting the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9273/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [9224/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he was briefed by Bus Éireann regarding route closures before they were announced; his current engagement with Bus Éireann around this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8939/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (3 Mar 2015)
Dara Calleary: 602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he was briefed by the National Transport Authority regarding bus route closures before Bus Éireann announced them; his current engagement with the National Transport Authority around extending the subsidy for public service obligation services on bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8940/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (26 Feb 2015)
Dara Calleary: 47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in each electoral district, engaged in the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8577/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2015)
Dara Calleary: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed location for the new Educate Together school in Castlebar, County Mayo; if the proposed venue is currently been used by any group, either statutory or voluntary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/15]
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Dara Calleary: Here we go again.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Dara Calleary: And repossessions.