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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and those in the public gallery to please ensure mobile phones are switched off for the duration of this meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. In session 1 we have consideration of the heads of the general scheme of the low pay commission (national minimum wage) Bill 2015. I would like to welcome the Minister of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Thank you. I call Deputy Calleary. If members wish to make a contribution, perhaps they would put questions relevant to the particular head and let us know which head it is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending today’s meeting and for briefing us on the heads of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015. The meeting will be suspended for a few minutes to allow our next guests take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, witnesses and those in the visitors Gallery to please ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on silent mode. I welcome Mr. David Foden of Eurofound; Ms Grainne O’Toole of the Migrant Rights Centre; Ms Alice Mary Higgins, National Women's Council of Ireland; Sr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I now invite Ms Gráinne O'Toole, workplace rights and forced labour co-ordinator at the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I now call on Ms Alice-Mary Higgins, policy officer at the National Women's Council of Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms Higgins. I reassure all witnesses that their full presentation will be taken into account as well as their contributions and the engagement with members. I now invite Sr. Bernadette MacMahon, director of the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Sr Bernadette MacMahon. I now call on Ms Esther Lynch, legal and social affairs officer of the ICTU, to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Ms Lynch has one minute left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I call on Deputy Calleary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Would Ms Lynch like to answer first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The first question was addressed to Ms O'Toole.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Ms O'Toole and invite Ms Higgins to respond on the second question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: A question was addressed to Ms Lynch.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: To whom is Deputy Lyons addressing that question? More witnesses are due to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Will Sr. Bernadette MacMahon respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank everyone for attending and for their presentations and engagement on the heads of the national minimum wage (low pay commission) Bill 2015. We will suspend the meeting to allow our next guests to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I remind members, visitors and those in the public gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on silent mode. I welcome Mr. Mark Fielding from ISME, Ms Tara Buckley from RGDATA, Mr. Sean Murphy from Retail Excellence Ireland, Ms Maeve McElwee from IBEC, Mr. Stephen McNally from the Irish...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: To whom did the Deputy address his first question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion (24 Mar 2015)
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Who would like to respond first? Mr. Fielding?