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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Even with women as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Does Professor Galligan agree that positive laws are the way to go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: How long is the paternity leave for fathers in Nordic countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Are companies obligated to make up the difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: I just want to have those details so we have some gold standard to compare it to when we are doing our report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: That would be great; I would really appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: On collective bargaining to address pay equality, how does Ireland compare to other jurisdictions? If the culture is not there, we have to make sure we legislate. My colleague has a Bill around the right to collective bargaining. Women are less inclined to ask for a pay rise and employers do not generally tap you on the shoulder to offer one. That is important. The national minimum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: I would be interested to know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Does Dr. Russell have any information, even if she does not have it here, about how Ireland compares to other jurisdictions around the right to collective bargaining?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: Are we the only state in Europe that does not have it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: We are one of the few.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: If the ESRI has information on where equalising downwards is happening and whether it is at the very top, will its representatives write to the committee? We would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: It would be interesting to see where it is happening.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that some sections of public-service staff who have been successfully and efficiently working from home are being recalled on-site to the office, while other sections of their Department can continue to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44723/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public service-staff who have efficiently and successfully worked from home will be allowed continue to do so, particularly in the context of the workplace energy costs incurred by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44724/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the full communications between her Department and Bus Éireann on the Government’s plans and announcement of the free school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44451/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that her Department took to guarantee sufficient places on the school transport scheme before announcing the new free aspect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44452/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (14 Sep 2022)

Réada Cronin: 575. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation plan for the Disability Capacity Review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44847/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Réada Cronin: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. Is the CRU collecting data on prepay meters? When a prepaid meter is being installed, is it a smart meter? I am worried about people who are suffering energy poverty self-disconnecting. Can that be tracked using a smart meter? Can we collect that kind of information, in order that the CRU knows if people are self-disconnecting? We see people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Supply and Security: Discussion (30 Aug 2022)

Réada Cronin: I mentioned that to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, the last time he stood in for the Minister. We suggested that, and he indicated he was going to look into it. That is welcome.