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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am so happy to hear that there is a definite date for the deposit and return scheme in the third quarter of next year because people have been asking about that for ages. It is an important step forward. I am also happy that the producers will be the ones dealing with this issue and taking on the responsibility because as a consumer who tries to avoid plastic, the producers make it very...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Fearaim fáilte roimh an Aire agus is iontach í a fheiceáil sa Teach seo arís inniu. I thank the Minister again. Since she assumed this remit, which is vast and phenomenal, she has done amazing work. At the worst time ever to be Minister with responsibility for tourism, she seems to have kept the hopes of the tourism sector alive. Coming from Clare, where there is...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I thank the Minister for taking the time to come into the Chamber today. I acknowledge the supreme extra challenge he faces as a Minister at this time. I thank him for committing to a review of the national development plan as a result. The existing national development plan is not fit for purpose on climate. There is no strategic environmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: This has been very informative. I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is good to hear from different perspectives. I will make a couple of comments and ask a couple of questions. First, I have spoken to the head of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, ETB, and to guidance counsellors about apprenticeships. One of the issues seems to be that apprenticeships often start in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The final question was about IBEC and ICTU working with ETBs. The figure of 10,000 for apprenticeships is an aim and we just have to figure out how to get there. I thank the witnesses for their time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: We have talked a lot about meat factory employees and employers. It is an important issue. The witnesses before the committee today are not here to represent meat factory workers and employers. Perhaps, if the issue is so important to some people in the committee, we need to bring their representatives in separately because it feels somewhat unfair that IBEC is being required to defend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Mr. Berney said that, but there is no point in apprentices doing eight months in college if we do not have tradesmen to take them on. What is stopping tradesmen from taking on apprentices? I do not know if it is because people are being classified as self-employed or unemployed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I know lots of tradesmen who take people on as employees and do not classify them as self-employed. I am not sure being classified as self-employed is the issue. Any tradesmen I know take people on as employees, rather than classifying them as self-employed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: That was a reference to tradesmen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Are they being misclassified by builders? Who is misclassifying them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: No, it is okay. I will look into it. I will talk to my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harris, as Mr. Berney suggested. I have never met the man.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I want to do more on apprenticeships for tradesmen. I should have been told to marry a tradesman. They are the heroes, together with the front-line workers. They were underrated but are valued much more now. There is a shortage of them; they are like gold. We need to value them. I will follow up with Mr. Berney. What do Dr. McGann and Ms Redmond think about the gap in the incentive?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: It is hard, even for small employers, when they take on somebody as an apprentice who is not necessarily skilled and takes time to train up. Maybe something can be done with tax relief or some kind of assistance for smaller businesses.

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá sé go deas iad a fheiceáil sa Seomra seo. Is seachtain iontach í seo. Gach bliain cuireann sí in iúl dom cé chomh i ngrá atá mé le mo theanga. Déanaim dearmad uaireanta í a úsáid chuile lá ach le cúpla seachtain anuas táim ag baint triail...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Tuigim an caipín bán nó dul ar lúbán, when someone goes on a bender, ach tá áit i gContae an Chláir darb ainm Bodyke agus tá Lúbán 90 degrees sa bhaile sin. Tá an méid saibhris ann má thuigeann an duine an Ghaeilge. Má tá duine ag taisteal ina cheantar féin nó i gcontaetha eile, tá an duine...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: It is very good that the Opposition tabled this motion on housing. We should probably have a motion on housing every day the Seanad sits. After health, it is probably the single biggest issue in the country. However, because it is so important and it is such an emergency, we should probably focus on solutions and the present rather than the past and all the problems. We know all the...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Members should speak through the Chair, especially on International Women's Day.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Members should speak through the Chair or they should leave. There should be some respect for the Chair.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit as teacht isteach. Is onóir mhór dom é sin a rá ón gcathaoir seo. It is great to have the Minister of State here in the Chamber. I ask the Senators to listen with full respect as the Minister of State responds. The Minister of State has 15 minutes to speak on housing or rent. It is not an easy topic. One would need...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Seo tús Seachtain na Gaeilge agus má tá aon deis ag Seanadóirí ar chor ar bith, ba chóir dóibh an Ghaeilge a úsáid. Is teanga iontach í. Tá sí i bhfad níos deise ná aon teanga a d'fhoghlaim mise riamh agus tá go leor teangacha agam. Ba chóir dóibh a ndícheall a dhéanamh agus dul ar shuíomh...