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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: I understand our guests have to leave. I call Senator Crowe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Is that okay, Senator?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: As nobody has indicated, this concludes our consideration of this matter. I thank Mr. Donohoe and Dr. Power from the expert group on future skills needs for assisting the committee with this matter today. It is one we will probably return to in due course. That concludes the committee's public business for today. I propose the committee now go into private session to consider other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Needed to Support the Economic Recovery Plan: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: The time is up.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: They have not even gotten a commitment.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Page 45 of the programme for Government commits to ensuring capacity, particularly bed and critical care capacity. In the context of the major hospital in my constituency of Limerick, namely, University Hospital Limerick, UHL, this commitment seems not to have been implemented. We always have the highest number of people on trolleys. Some 82 people were on trolleys in the hospital...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: On page 50 of the programme for Government the national drugs strategy is mentioned and it is stated that community involvement in the strategy is supported and should be enhanced. The drugs task forces from across the city that I have spoken to in the past while have cautioned that the community-led approach is being undermined. The community representatives have been removed from the...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: He did not respond.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Will the Taoiseach ask him to respond to the task forces then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: I welcome the members for participating in today's meeting in line with the exceptional measures we have to take due the Covid-19 pandemic, and I appreciate everybody's help in this situation. Members are required to participate at this meeting remotely and from within the Leinster House complex only. Members will be well aware of that. Apologies have been received from Deputies O'Reilly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State and invite members to contribute to this debate. I remind members to click on the hand symbol if they are speaking remotely and, importantly, to click off the hand symbol when finished. There is a rota. The first person who has indicated a wish to speak is Senator Gavan and he has 14 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: If the Minister of State is asking me to comment-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Senator Gavan made the point that if the SEO is to be implemented properly and workers are to be protected, we need to make sure the SEO is done properly across the industry. That is the point he made about having additional inspectors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: I have always tried to chair meetings as fairly as possible and to let people speak. An SEO is being implemented across the industry. As the Minister of State said in his opening statement, this is the first time an SEO is being introduced in this industry. The Senator has raised legitimate concerns about whether it would be policed and that is a fair question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State indicated earlier that he would have to leave and that is fine. I thank him for his contribution. His officials are here. The next person who has indicated to speak is Senator Crowe and he has 14 minutes. His colleague, Deputy Flaherty, is also with us. They can share time. The Fianna Fáil speaking slot is 14 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Does Deputy Flaherty wish to ask anything else?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: The next person to speak is Deputy Shanahan. He has seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: The next person who has indicated to speak is Senator Marie Sherlock, who has seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: Does Ms Coogan have a comment on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)
Maurice Quinlivan: It was more a contribution, I had thought, to be honest with you.