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Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Absolutely.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I think that is a fair summary.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Amendment No. 25 is related to Deputy Morgan's amendment. We have seen maximum fines devalued over time, either by inflation or by the rise in the level of profit an organisation can make. The Minister of State is familiar with health and safety legislation in, for example, the construction sector. Fines imposed by that legislation create little or no deterrence against malpractice by...

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It would be small change.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It may be current in the Cooley Peninsula.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I apologise to the Minister of State for not being present at the beginning of the debate, as no disrespect was intended. The amendment is self-explanatory.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 11: In page 7, subsection (1), line 18, after "1967" to insert "(inserted by section 16)".

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It is easier to be elected to the alternative assembly of the social partners than to this House.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 13: In page 7, subsection (1), line 23, after "a" to insert the following: "body to be known as Painéal Iomarcaíochta or in the English language, as the". This is a linguistic amendment. Whether the Minister of State is disposed to take it, it attempts to give balance to the two official languages of the State.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Irish language version be incorporated into the title in the publication of official documentation in respect of the body's role or is that presumption unnecessary, as the Official Languages Acts cover the matter?

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Amendment No. 19 is an attempt to make the legislation more explicit, as there may be industrial action elsewhere. The amendment suggests changing the provision to read "no industrial action relevant to the dispute is current". It is a belt and braces attempt at an amendment.

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I move amendment No. 22: In page 12, lines 7 to 12, to delete subsection (2). The subsection is an explicit provision and, when we examined it, we wondered why it was being included in this manner. I would prefer to have it deleted. Will the Minister of State elaborate on the thinking behind the matter?

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I will not take the 15 minutes. Although this is not normally my territory, I have read the debate from last year and at the behest of Deputy Howlin, I am making a contribution on behalf of the Labour Party. Why do we have this legislation and why is it so starkly described? It is useful for us to reflect on the fact that when this State, now only 85 years old, was first established in...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: We have been ready for a year.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Enough done, time to go.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: On stilts.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of behaviour warnings issued to people aged 12 to 18 since 1 March 2007; the number of cases where a good behaviour contract has been entered into following such a warning; the number of meetings held with young people, parents and the Garda under the anti-social behaviour provisions of the...

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the firearms licence fee has gone up by 50% even though the three-year licence means that less Garda man-hours are needed to administer it compared with the previous system. [14778/07]

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the fact that the proposed list of restricted firearms contains Olympic pistols, an association (details supplied) and other relevant sporting bodies will be given an opportunity to have input into the second draft of the Statutory Instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Firearms Act: Firearms Act (24 Apr 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will be commencing the remainder of the Firearms Act 2006, in view of the fact that the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 is already amending it before it has been fully commenced. [14780/07]