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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Disputes (24 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I raise the issue of the strike taking place today by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association, MLSA. It is their second week of industrial action. These workers are essential to the health service. Unfortunately, last week, as a result of just one day of strike action, 14,000 outpatient appointments were cancelled. Now these workers have had to embark on a second week of industrial...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Disputes (24 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the Minister of State for his response, although I have to say it is just a standard textbook response which means nothing to the workers involved in this dispute. It is quite outrageous for the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, to say he is disappointed that the strike action has proceeded. With all due respect the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I salute the An Lá Dearg protest that took place in Belfast at the weekend. Anyone who watched it on television would say that it was spectacular. There must have been at least 20,000 people there. Even though my colleague, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile, is quite a young man, I noticed that most of the people who took part were younger than him. It was such a vibrant and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: The Minister of State is very welcome. It is great to see him taking a constructive approach to this Bill. Sinn Féin fully supports the Bill. We believe it is really important. I thought it might be appropriate to come in on this section because the issue of how we carry out procurement is crucial to changing our economy and our communities for the better. Sinn Féin is now very...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: We are discussing an interesting topic. One of the frustrations that I had as a trade union official was that we had companies winning contracts to build schools that consistently disregarded Labour Court judgments and would not pay Labour Court judgments. When I brought this matter to the attention of Departments they basically said that there is a procurement process and there is nothing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I thank the participants for their patience this morning. They spoke, quite rightly, about balance and proportion and a framework that is fair to everyone. That is what we all want to achieve. I reviewed earlier the international review of the right to request remote working. It is a very useful document but it does prompt the question of why, having revewed legislation from a host of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I am sorry to interrupt but I will be cut off time-wise and I want to get a few more questions in. I have to be honest; I find it hard to accept that it is just a coincidence that the Bill the Department produced looks almost exactly like the British law, except that it is even more onerous. We will have to agree to disagree on that. It is refreshing to hear that the Department now accepts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I welcome that. It is a welcome recognition. What about the 12-week rule? This harks back to some of the points Senator Currie made. It is quite a cumbersome first draft of the Bill. It should not take 12 weeks for an employer to respond. In a market where we are hoping to attract very skilled employees, surely we need more flexibility. What was the thinking behind insisting on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: What is the timeline from now? We have been talking about this for a while and as the witnesses have acknowledged, they have had huge interactions on it. When can we expect a radically updated version of this Bill?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I begin by agreeing with others on the death and the horrific circumstances around the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine, which I also raised last Thursday. The key ask is that we recognise and understand that we should not be treating Israel as a normal state. We should recognise and state what the whole world knows to be true, namely, that Israel is an apartheid state. We need to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: That is true.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 25, line 2, to delete “€465.98”, where it firstly occurs, and substitute “€359.00”. The Minister is very welcome. The purpose of amendments Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, is to provide further relief and support to hard-pressed households during this cost-of-living crisis. Sinn Féin recognises that the Government...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: As we are clearly not going on these issues, I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 25, line 2, to delete “€405.38”, where it firstly occurs, and substitute “€330.00”.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 25, line 2, to delete “€103.83” and substitute “€0.00”.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 May 2022)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 25, line 2, to delete “€138.17” and substitute “€93.52”.