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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Marie Sherlock: We learned last night that the Government has paused approval of the legal arrangements for the new national maternity hospital for two weeks. I welcome that pause. We need to hear the details of the scrutiny that is going to be allowed for in the Dáil and Seanad. We also need to understand that the concerns that will be articulated during that period will be taken into account. In...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I welcome the Polish ambassador to the House and wish to mark International Poetry Day. Today is also international Workers' Memorial Day. It was a privilege to attend the event organised this morning by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, IBEC, the Construction Industry Federation and other employers, in conjunction with the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, to mark the lives lost in...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I apologise for being late. I will be brief. Amendment No. 105 is similar to amendment No. 104, but it contains additional definitions of what constitutes a party-political programme or broadcast. We understand that this is not currently provided for in the legislation and does not appear anywhere else. It is important that this definition be included and that it is defined as meaning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Mangan and Mr. Hegarty for attending the committee today. Ms Mangan gave a passionate contribution on the potential of remote work. I hear what she is saying in terms of legislation alone not being sufficient. It is, of course, vital to have a strong legislative framework. We are here today because we had pre-legislative scrutiny of the right to request flexible work. Last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Ms Mangan spoke about the 13 grounds for refusing a right to request remote work as being far too broad. I am conscious that the Tánaiste has said he will come forward with amendments, but that was two months ago and we have yet to see any detail on that. We are conscious that not every worker can work remotely. In the Labour Party Bill, we referred to the grounds for refusal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Sure. I am glad Ms Mangan called for there to be recourse to the Workplace Relations Commission for any worker based on the substance of a rejection of a request for a remote working, as opposed to the procedure, which is what is in this Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: On a question to Ms Mangan, a huge part of the conversation today is that remote work was a much smaller feature pre-pandemic and is going to be a much larger feature of the world of work in future years. A key enabler of that is the availability of artificial intelligence, AI. I see that 23% of Irish enterprises rely on artificial intelligence or use artificial intelligence, which I think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Precisely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I was going to ask about the extent. Traditional management skills are still very much needed. Does Mr. Hegarty have anything to add on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: There was a conversation earlier with regard to the use of hubs. We need to see an increase in the number of hubs throughout the country. Of course there is concern among some that remote work is an attempt to fragment workplaces or that hubs would displace the office. I want to be crystal clear. Does Ms Mangan see hubs as a complement to the office as opposed to a substitute for the office?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The experience of the past two years has demonstrated that remote working can function very successfully in certain enterprises. In the Bill before us there is no recognition of this past experience. In our Bill on the right to flexible work we speak about using the experience of flexible work as a ground to enable workers. Would this be useful to ensure that greater numbers of workers can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: On the important conversation in respect of the right to disconnect, there is no doubt that workers are compensating. It is great to hear what Mr. Hegarty and Ms Mangan are saying in respect of all this. Of course, we know that, effectively, for many people the experience has not so much been working from home but, rather, living in the office. The main concern is that some workers need to...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I am very much taken by the arguments put forward by the Senators proposing this amendment. I have one difficulty, however, which relates to lifting the ban on advertising relating to an industrial dispute. The unforeseen consequence of that is effectively to allow a situation whereby if there is a particularly bitter industrial dispute, an employer can take out advertising to influence the...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Senator Cassells makes an important point and we have repeatedly heard about the level playing field. Do we want to level down or level up? Is it right that the print media is able to carry advertisements by powerful interests? It should not be able to do so. I respect Senator Cassells' arguments but I profoundly disagree. This amendment is here for a good reason. If the Senator was to...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: No but the point is-----

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: -----let us not undermine the few existing protections for workers in the context of industrial disputes.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I support these amendments and what has been said. While language is important to ensure these references are hardwired in the legislation there is a real issue as to how the commission will actively promote same. I know that we are not talking about amendment No. 112 but it sets down a gender quota to ensure there is a fair gender balance in broadcasting both the spoken word and music....

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: It will be difficult to follow Senator Cassells's passionate and eloquent contribution. I will support the amendment, but it is important to highlight that it is in some ways a timid amendment. We should not miss the opportunity to refer to gambling advertising but, in fact, we need to ban it. Our party had a Bill before this House a month ago on the issue, which the Government parties...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Following on from Senator Gavan's appeal on the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill, it is to be commended that we have space on the Order Paper to bring the Bill to Report and Final Stages. The critical issue now is what will happen to it. As Senator Gavan said, it is the only Bill we have, notwithstanding that commitments have been given by the Minister for Health in...

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (7 Apr 2022)

Marie Sherlock: He disrespected the staff and everybody else and he goes on and on. We have listened to the Senator for the last number of hours. Please now.