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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: So we will just close this off. Is Mr. Courtney now confirming there were no written submissions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I am asking him now-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is simply not correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I do not think so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: These are matters of fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: To clarify, the people who wrote in had an ideological objection to the idea of a minimum wage. They did not identify themselves as minimum-wage workers at any point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: Several?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I am really surprised at Mr. Courtney's responses here today. I have to be very frank with him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I did read them. I went through each and every one of them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: There was no written submission from a minimum-wage worker asking not to have a pay increase. There was not one. Mr. Courtney should at least acknowledge that today. I am going to move on. I apologise as I am taking up way too much of my colleague's time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is not a minimum wage worker.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: Because there was a reference to when the person was in college.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: Mr. Courtney is really reaching here. He is really stretching this one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Recommendations on the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I will hand over to Deputy O'Reilly at this point.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: It is good to know we are dealing with the big issues.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: As I will not be here on Thursday, I want to talk about what is happening in Gaza today. I will start with two quotes. I think we all received the first last Thursday from the mission of the state of Palestine, which wrote to us: We reject the practices of killing civilians or abusing them on both sides because they contravene morals, religion and international law. We renounce...
- Seanad: Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I commend the previous speaker for her passion and the fact she spoke the truth for all of us. We will all repeat this message for the next while. I begin by welcoming Jim and Lucia here this evening. I cannot imagine what sort of day you have had. I watched the Dáil debate earlier. For the second time, you have heard effectively the same message from the Minister. I commend the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: I want to raise an issue which I must admit is very close to my heart. I have done two reports on the horrific conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. I have visited both countries. I was not allowed to visit Azerbaijan earlier this summer. It did not want anyone to go and see what was happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. I wish to express my horror that a former Member of this House...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: That is a great suggestion. I thank the Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2023)
Paul Gavan: Well said.