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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: A Safe and Respectful Working Environment in the Arts: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: My second brief question relates to another very strong recommendation. Great credit is due to ITI, FairPlé and SAOI for the enormous work in terms of the research and bringing to light the experiences of women, and to ITI for bringing it together in systematic fashion. The second recommendation is with regard to strengthening reporting and support systems. We heard from FairPlé...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: A Safe and Respectful Working Environment in the Arts: Discussion (16 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank witnesses from SAOI, ITI, and the Arts Council for being here. The common thread in why we are here is to discuss the systemic nature, which the Arts Council acknowledged in its submission, of the culture of harassment and bullying within the sector. I acknowledge that the Arts Council does not cover all the arts, but it covers a large share of them. The requirement for leadership...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Cathaoirleach for organising the wonderful Seanad100 event today. There was a real sense of pride and privilege in being able to listen to Senator Norris and the former Senator and President, Mary Robinson. It was really heartening to see that the light is still shining very brightly for both of them with regard to their campaigning. I raise today the issue of the scheme to...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. He spoke about his commitment to protecting the most vulnerable. We all share the view that it is vital that something is done to address the cost-of-living crisis in this country, but how to fix it is another question. Vulnerability comes in a number of forms. There is vulnerability with regard to housing security and rising rents and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the officials for attending this hearing today. This was described as landmark legislation. The question has to be asked, how can it be described as landmark legislation when there is no balance between the employee and the employer? I refer to employees having to wait for 26 weeks before they can even ask to work remotely. They then have an inordinate wait of 12 weeks before they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: What is the message going out to workers who have already relocated? Some workers in that situation are concerned they will be told their employment contracts or relationships will have to be terminated because they cannot be physically present in the office for the five days employers might be requesting each week. What is the Department's position on that type of situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Okay. To be clear, though, the proposed Bill will not provide for any of that. There is no recognition of the successful experience in many cases and of people working from home, and that is a glaring omission in the proposed Bill. I also asked how the 26-week waiting period was decided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Gray. Turning to head 7 and the limitation regarding submitting another request within 12 months, I note that the definition of "remote work" states it is an umbrella term and that the concept of flexible work is part and parcel of the ability to work remotely. In this head, however, I am reading language used such as "constant requests" being put forward by employees. That says...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Gray.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: Senator Currie made some very important points about what is possible with remote and flexible working. Unless we see substantial change, this landmark legislation, as the Department describes it, will be a lost opportunity, especially given that Ireland is the member state with the highest share of jobless lone parents and jobless persons with a permanent disability in the European Union....

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I second it.

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The Tánaiste is very welcome to the House. I pay tribute to the work of the One Galway and One Cork movement, which did a significant amount of campaigning and work to bring this issue to national attention. I pay tribute also to the work of Senator Gavan and his colleagues who introduced the National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill back in 2017. When the campaign...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Marie Sherlock: The Labour Party very much supports Senator Chambers's call for a debate on what is being put in place for those in this country who suffer from endometriosis. As we know, it is a silent disease and imposes such a cost on young women in respect of their education and family and social life, in addition to so much else. The issue I want to raise this morning relates to a discussion that has...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for being present for these statements. I start by expressing my heartfelt sympathy to the family, boyfriend, friends and community of Ashling Murphy. They are living through the nightmare we all fear for our mothers, aunts, sisters, daughters and friends. I also express my deepest sympathy to the family of Urantsetseg Tserendorj who also died in a random attack 12...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Minister of State for coming into the House today. My question relates to the funding for the north inner city drug and alcohol task force. This is an issue Deputy Feighan and I have spoken about previously. There has been what I consider to be a new development with regard to the task force in that a meeting took place last week between the HSE and the directors of the task force....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. It is regrettable that he started off by calling out that I was being negative. I acknowledged that the services are being funded, but the Minister of State did not address the operational funding for the drugs and alcohol task force in the north inner city. I do not know where the Minister of State is getting his information from, but he is...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. I also thank the Leader of the House, Senator Doherty, for granting us Government time in order to progress this Bill. We are very grateful for that. A lot has happened since this Bill was introduced and since Second Stage was debated last May. The main driver and proposer of the Bill, former Senator Ivana Bacik, is now in the other...

Seanad: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2021)

Marie Sherlock: As there are no other speakers, I ask the Minister of State to respond.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. We have previously spoken about Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square and yet again unfortunately this morning we are back to talk about this school because there is another delay. Last year we were told by the Department of Education that the sod would be turned in November 2021. That has not happened. At the start of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State. I am conscious that she has had to convey the situation of the Department when the matter does not strictly come within her remit. I am more worried now on foot of this written response from the Department than I was when I made my opening contribution. First, the reply seeks to pin the delays on the negotiations with Youth Work Ireland. It is very clear...