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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Mulligan for that. The next person who has indicated to speak is Senator Crowe and he has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Mr. Doheny. Senator Crowe's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: No, the Senator's time is up. I am sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Senator may go on but he should be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Ms. Gray. Let us wrap up there, as Senator Ahearn wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I apologise, as the Senator's time is up. Ms Gray and Mr. Doheny can comment very briefly on Senator Ahearn's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Does Mr. Doheny want to come in very briefly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Stanton and Senator Ahearn for their contributions. I will move on to the Labour slot with Senator Marie Sherlock. I remind members participating remotely that if they wish to speak they should raise their hand so I can see that they want to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next member who has indicated to speak is Deputy Paul Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Deputy has not been missed on the list. I am sorry, but I am following the rota. Deputy Paul Murphy is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Bruton is on the list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Next is Deputy Bruton, who has seven minutes, followed by Deputy Shanahan, who also has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: If the Senator wants answers, she will have to wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: We have concluded round 1 and are now coming to round 2. The first person indicating to speak is Deputy Stanton, who has seven minutes. Anybody who has not indicated a wish to contribute should do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: There will be a role for the committee. We will go into private session after this meeting to decide how much time we want to devote to this legislation and if we will need extra time. We have received submissions and the Department also received a large number of submissions, which the committee has also looked at. Does anyone else wish to speak on this section?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: That concludes our consideration of the matter today. I thank the officials from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Mulligan, Ms Gray and Mr. Doheny, for assisting the committee in its consideration of these important matters. The committee will consider this matter further as soon as possible. It is an issue of great concern for many people and the legislation is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (9 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: I again thank Mr. Mulligan and his officials.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: In May 2019 the people of Limerick voted on the issue of a directly elected mayor. To date, despite efforts by myself and others to find out a timeline for when we would see the legislation and, crucially, when the election will take place, we have no update on that. I raised this issue in November with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and he said he would come back to be,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: Is there a date for any election process?

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Maurice Quinlivan: First, I wish to acknowledge that the lifting of many of the Covid restrictions has been welcome news for citizens. People are beginning to return to their pre-Covid activities and this should be welcomed. The vast majority of people have been terrific. We looked after our neighbours and we followed the health advice which was asked of us. We all together have saved many lives. We should...