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Job Protection (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Morale is very low among Aviva staff who have been left in a financial and economic limbo. UNITE, the trade union, contacted Aviva management over a week ago but still has had no return contact. Employees are still awaiting the publication of the company's review. Will the Minister agree it is important management consults fully with the employees as soon as possible to let them know what...

Job Protection (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I seek clarification on the upward-only rent reviews in which the company is engaged. I do not want to be defeatist, as these jobs can be saved even at this point in time. Given the example of Dell, has the Minister a plan B for these workers and has he consulted the European Global Fund, EGF, in any preparatory sense?

Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to reform the public procurement process in order to allow Irish business a better opportunity at successfully applying for public contracts. [28929/11]

Written Answers — Civil Service Staff: Civil Service Staff (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if appointments at principal officer level and above have been opened to external competition; and if any appointments at this level and above have been made from outside traditional Civil Service structures. [28637/11]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money he is seeking to achieve through the sale of semi-State assets and/or the sale of so called minority stakes in State assets. [28641/11]

Written Answers — Foireann na Seirbhíse Poiblí: Foireann na Seirbhíse Poiblí (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform chun córas nua earcaíochta agus oiliúna a chur i bhfeidhm a rachaidh i ngleic leis an easpa foirne sa chóras poiblí le cumas dátheangach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [21781/11]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the city and county managers, chief fire officers and assistant chief fire officers who have sought, through a change in the health and safety legislation, to get indemnity in the event of there being a fatality amongst the public or fire fighters; if he has been part of any discussions...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 334: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the costing and or the completion of the original regeneration plans for certain areas (details supplied). [28482/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost per patient of residential care for children with challenging behaviour on an annual basis as provided by private suppliers and as supplied by the Health Service Executive. [28676/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (11 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 529: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the works on which the National Roads Authority funding has gone which was promised to Kells Town Council to repair the regional roads through Kells town in County Meath after recent Bord Gáis works in the town. [28240/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the commitment from the Government parties not to prevent the passage of this Bill. Some 100,000 people in the State can be categorised as working poor. The 200,000 people who were formally protected by the JLC system are depending on us to resolve this issue. Thus far Fine Gael and the Labour Party have been in major disagreement on this. While the Minister has the excellent...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a).

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Is onóir dom é an Bhille seo a thabhairt os comhair an Oireachtais don dara léamh inniu. Ba mhaith liom ar dtús cúlra a thabhairt i dtaobh an ábhar iontach seo. Thug na JLCs cosaint do 200,000 daoine sa tír seo agus dá mhuintir. Daoine iad seo atá ag braith ar thuarastal an-íseal. Roimh chinniúint na hÁrd Cúirte, rinne an...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Bhí mé ag caint le cúpla duine a bhí thart anseo inné agus dúirt siad liom a bheith aireach. Dúirt siad go mb'fhéidir go dtabharfadh an Rialtas tacaíocht don Bhille inniu, ach go gcuirfeadh sé stop leis an mBille ar Chéim an Choiste. Impím oraibh go léir gan ligint don Bhille seo titim ar lár. I welcome the reform which enables us to discuss a private Member's Bill on a...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Last July, as if to save the blushes of a paralysed Labour Party, the High Court tore down the JLC infrastructure by declaring it unconstitutional.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: If Deputy Buttimer would like to listen, I might enlighten him. This left up to 200,000 workers defenceless in the face of unscrupulous employers and it meant that decent employers who were looking to pay a decent wage were finding themselves uncompetitive due to the race to the bottom on wages. When the pay and conditions and the protection of more than 200,000 people on average who earn...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a view circulating in the House that, because this is an issue in which there is significant public interest, the Government will support the Bill or at least not block it at this stage. On the other hand, there is also a view that the Government parties intend either to neuter the Bill on Committee Stage or to amend it to such an extent that it is no longer viable. Even worse,...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 100,000 working poor in this State. Many cannot afford to feed their families and are cutting back on medication to pay fuel bills. They must choose between meeting mortgage payments and meeting the cost of their children's education. This Bill will help to protect them. If Labour Party Members fail to step up to the mark, they will become the caricature of gombeen politicians,...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The poll findings in The Irish Times today suggest that if the Labour Party fails to step up to the mark on this core issue, as well as the issue of privatisation, it will quickly find itself sliding down the same path as the Green Party.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I implore Labour Party Members to support this Bill and the people it seeks to protect.