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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Joint Committee (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: Apologies have been received from Senator Aidan Davitt who is in Brussels on committee business. I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in airplane mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. I welcome my constituency colleague, Deputy David Cullinane and his adviser, Dr. Conor McCabe to the meeting to begin our hearings on the Banded Hours Contract Bill...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Deputy Cullinane. I call Deputy Quinlivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: If I may I would like to ask the Deputy a question on section 5, which is about displaying notices in the workplace indicating the number of hours being allocated to workers in the forthcoming week or month and which band those hours would fall under. Could the Deputy explain that in more detail or tease it out a little bit because there was a perception that it could be difficult on some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I would like more clarity about these display notices. In any big shop, Dunnes, Penneys or Debenhams for example, there might be 40 or 50 people full-time and there might be some people on contract hours or on zero hours. Does that recommendation within the Bill apply to every single person working within a company or only those on low hours, zero hours or banded hours? Does it affect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy and his adviser, Dr. McCabe, for coming here today to engage with the committee. The committee has agreed to meet a wide range of stakeholders on the Bill and report to the Dáil. I presume if we need the Deputy to appear before us again, he would be willing to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I remind members, visitors and those in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in aeroplane mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. I welcome Mr. Neil McDonnell, chief executive of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, and Mr. John Barry of the management support service of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank Mr. McDonnell. I now invite Ms McElwee to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I thank the witness for her presentation. I now ask Mr. Talbot to make his presentation to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: I now invite questions from the members. Who would like to go first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: Deputy Niall Collins's first question was on the level of engagement with Deputy David Cullinane and the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: If I may interject, there is a vote in the Seanad at the moment. We will continue. I call Mr. Talbot. Would he like to hold on until Senator Reilly comes back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: Okay. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: Does Deputy Collins wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Mary Butler: Thank you all for coming before the committee to engage with us in what has been an informative session. We will have many witnesses and guests coming before the committee in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (1 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the 57% increase in the numbers on trolleys in Waterford hospital in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 109. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no planned increase in the number of home help hours to be provided in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4660/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (1 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received a PIN from An Bord Altranais; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4751/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Feb 2017)

Mary Butler: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4796/17]