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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State and encourage him to take a breath now. I call Senator Seán Kyne.

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House today. He is always very welcome. The WRC and the Labour Court are to be fully commended. They are fantastic bodies and under their previous guises as the Labour Relations Commission have done a great job and are certainly there as the barrier towards stopping poor employment practices and outing the abuse of employees. I welcome the...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: What can I say? Much has been said here today, as well as in the Dáil. I have read over the debate on this Bill in the Dáil and I have no doubt that during Committee and Report Stages in this House much will be said to create misinformation, spin and nice little sound bites to be posted on social media about the LDA, which will not do anything to advance real people getting into...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Yes. I have got Deputy Dillon to send me his questions and I will read them out but I am happy to take this as my slot as well if you wish, Chairman.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The question from Deputy Dillon is to ask Tusla how the cyberattack has affected its system while remediation is progressing and when Mr. Gloster expects to resume normal services. There is a second question which I will read out in a moment. My question is about the regulation and how it will be implemented. I have been an adviser in corporate governance and management to the childcare...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have a further question from Deputy Dillon, so I will come back in on the next round, if that is okay.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have a question to ask on behalf of Deputy Dillon. I believe it has been answered but I will ask it for the sake of clarity. Deputy Dillon would like to know from the departmental officials what are the plans to increase the funding available to national organisations under the Department's remit? Have the Minister and the Department committed to additional funding pathways? The coming...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Mr Gloster.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Dr. Brooks. The plan is comprehensive and a fine piece of work.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: We received a submission this morning from the National Taxi Forum requesting we discuss the plight of taxi drivers. I am in regular contact with a group and with one of my constituents, Peter Jarvis. Those in the group have said there are few if any international travellers and little if any shopping or social life. Everything that would have provided support for taxi drivers is gone....

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Minister has made all the relevant points. To have a threshold of fewer than 20 employees at this point would be unduly onerous. It is not necessary just now. Having said that, it will be a very valuable aspect to examine in the four-year review of the legislation and how it is rolling out. I reassure Senator Byrne that the Employment Equality Act 1998 does not allow any...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have some sympathy for the proposal made by Senator Bacik but the wording "if they maintain a website" is not practical when so many industries are living completely on LinkedIn and do not have websites. In the age of social media, where they are present, it is too precise. However, the point regarding is who will maintain it is an important one. I would like to think that a presence on...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Minister is very impartial here.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: This is a momentous day. I congratulate everyone for the initiatives on this issue and for all of the work over the last years. On a day like today, with the background of the battle of the barristers of Dublin Bay South, we should also note that outside of employment legislation, there are areas where women work where they migrate to the more poorly remunerated roles. My own profession,...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Has the Bill passed? I was expecting the Acting Chairperson to stand up. It is the point at which I always feel we should cheer and clap.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I see. That is very good. I thank the Acting Chairperson.

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Acting Chairperson is being denied his moment of glory.

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State for taking the statements. The ideal would be that we already owned the site and we already owned everything about the co-located hospital and were able to build our national maternity hospital unfettered from having to negotiate with anybody else other than developers and keeping them in check. In this instance, who do we trust? Given the legacy of the...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: This exchange is going backwards and forwards.