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Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I too warmly welcome this legislation. It is really important that this substitute system be available now to women who have a baby. It is important, however, as others have said, to say that this is only a first step. It is in some ways ironic that we have the publication of the recommendations of the Committee on Gender Equality today. Some of the issues are pay, access, the hours of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Gabhaim buíochas leat, a Chathaoirligh, agus le d'fhoireann in Oifig an tSeanaid as ucht an comóradh an-speisialta a bhí againn ar an Luan. Ba chóir dom buíochas a ghabháil freisin maidir leis na heachtraí eile a bhain le comóradh 100 bliain de Sheanad Éireann a bhí ar siúl i rith na bliana, go háirithe na hiarrachtaí ar son...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am delighted that we are finally debating Second Stage of this Bill. I warmly welcome the transposition of the EU work-life balance directive. I acknowledge that there have been a number of very important additions made to the Bill, specifically the extension of breastfeeding leave from six months to two years. The argument that it was madness to...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: This is very important.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: An adjudication officer cannot adjudicate on the merits of an employee's request.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I ask the Minister to explain more as to why there is not a proper right for appeal.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (13 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. I understand the Minister for Education is at the Cabinet. The issue I raise relates to the review of the after-hours use of school buildings. We understand the review is under way and this is most welcome. My questions are about the process of consultation on this review. Who will be consulted? Will the communities where these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (13 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I reiterate that we all share the view that the first priority has to the needs of the school population and community. This is not in doubt. Earlier this year, in response to a parliamentary question, the Minister said the review was to commence in the third quarter of this year. We now hear about a survey in the first quarter of 2023 but we do not hear when we will see completion of the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I second the recommendation.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move recommendation No. 6: In page 242, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(31) The Minister shall within six months after the passing of this Act lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the operation of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme under this section, including— (a) information about the classes of business that are and are...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes: - that there is a serious shortage of early years care and education places across this country, particularly for children under the age of one; - the enormous pressure that this shortage places on families and, in particular, on a mother’s return to the workplace and decisions about hours worked; - that parents face a wait of two years...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. I thank the Minister of State for speaking about her views on what needs to be done and for relaying the Minister's comments. I thank everybody who has stayed on to contribute to the debate because it was a constructive one. There is a lot more that unites us than divides us in this Chamber, even if the amendment to the motion might suggest...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I want to raise the issue of the closure of the Mater hospital long Covid clinic that is due to take place this month. The closure of this important clinic will deprive communities of the north inner city and across the north side of Dublin of a vital service for those who are unlucky to develop those enduring symptoms from Covid-19. Those symptoms can be debilitating both physically and...

Seanad: Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (29 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Dáil Éireann passed the Finance Bill 2022 on 23 November 2022, which has been sent to Seanad Éireann for its recommendations.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State to the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I am glad the Chair gave time for that contribution because it was really important. I will come back to the whole lifelong learning piece in a minute. I thank IDA Ireland and Technology Ireland for appearing before the committee this morning. I will direct my initial questions to IDA Ireland. Obviously, it has a very long and proud tradition of bringing foreign direct investment into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I am sorry to interrupt but I am asking about when they are here in Ireland. What I am really asking is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: -----whether the IDA's influence or relationship with the likes of the technology services companies is much weaker in contrast with the technology manufacturing companies. I am probably clumsily making a distinction between the two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: To that issue of working with the companies, did Twitter or Meta benefit from any financial assistance from the IDA in deciding to locate in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Technology Sector: Discussion (23 Nov 2022)

Marie Sherlock: To be clear, Twitter and Meta did not receive any financial assistance in their decisions to locate here in Ireland.