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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation and Reactivation of Economy: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: We want it for every sector but some employers are hostile to ever engaging with worker representatives, particularly in the hospitality sector. Youth unemployment is the single greatest legacy issue arising from the pandemic. There has been no reference to it in the contributions so far. There are no easy answers as to what the Government can do. It has to act, however. We know that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Brennan, Mr. O'Midheach and Mr. O'Rourke, and their colleagues from Aviva, Zurich and FBD for attending this hearing. I note what Mr. O'Midheach said about passing on the savings arising from the enactment of the judicial guidelines, although there seems to be some evidence to the contrary. The delays by Aviva and Zurich are simply unacceptable. As has previously been said,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: The enactment of the Judicial Council guidelines was on the promise of a reduction in premiums. It is simply not acceptable to extend that further and for the insurance companies to say that they now need to see the outcome of decisions in the courts. I wish to ask about excluding the value of State supports in the business interruption insurance payouts. I have heard the comments made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Does Aviva intend to continue doing that in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I understand what Mr. Brennan is saying about who is at fault here. Of course, the very nature of business interruption cover is that it sets out the various types of interruptions. It does not necessarily attribute blame from what I understand of the cover. His argument is very much that insurance companies should be entitled to be subsidised by the State because it was not their fault...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Can I take it that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Can I take it that the clear message from Mr. O’Midheach and Mr. Brennan today on behalf of FBD Insurance and Zurich Insurance is that the Government will have to legislate and they will not take it upon themselves to reimburse the State? They will have to force the Government's hand and have it legislate for the companies to ensure that those deductions are not made from the business...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Have meetings taken place with the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, on this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Okay. Obviously, we will urge the Minister of State to engage in those meetings. My final question relates to the types of insurance products that are available in this country. Aviva Insurance Ireland's submission outlined the better availability of cover in underserved areas and the anticipation that this will play out arising from the Judicial Council guidelines and the changes that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: We urge Mr. O'Rourke to do more because, at the moment, there is no coverage in some of those sectors. They have to go to England and further afield.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr Brennan. Would Mr O'Midheach like to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Insurance Industry: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Tobin. That is it from me, Chairman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Over the past two weeks, we have seen the Government scramble to contain the outrage expressed by many that entire housing estates were being bought up by cuckoo funds or institutional investors. That will culminate in decisions made by the Cabinet today. What has been really striking about all this is that we are somehow outraged that investment funds are elbowing out prospective home...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I sincerely thank Ms Plunkett, Ms Ní Bhrógáin and Ms Crider. Ms Plunkett's testimony was extremely powerful and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to her for telling her story, as well as to the CWU and Foxglove for working with her and the other workers and bringing us to where we are today, which is allowing this story to be told. I thank them for all the work they have done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: That is my fault. Ms Plunkett should not have to apologise at all. What about qualifications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Online Content Moderation: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Plunkett.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: It is really important to acknowledge the very important research undertaken by the ESRI, published this morning, on how young workers now fare worse in wages and access to housing compared with previous generations. For years, trade unionists and others on the left raised this and we were told Ireland was different because we had the most highly educated workforce across any EU member...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for attending. It is with considerable relief and a welcome that society and the economy are reopening significantly today. I am conscious the Government needs to be cautious about easing restrictions, but we still have no guidance as to when music, dance and drama classes can recommence. This is the simple question I wish to raise with the Minister of State....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I can assure the Minister of State and whoever wrote the script that I do look at the media, including newspapers, on a daily basis. The guidance last week was welcome but it involves the organisation of cultural activities outdoors. The key appeal here concerns enabling children and teenagers to be able to plan and have certainty or some degree of certainty as to when decisions will be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2021)

Marie Sherlock: We are on the cusp of seeing a significant reopening of society and the economy this Monday. Obviously, this is a very exciting development in the context of the pandemic. However, we have no guidance as to when dance, drama or music classes can recommence. I ask that the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, be written to in order to...