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Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Second Stage (20 Mar 2024)

Ollie Crowe: I am standing in for Senator Malcolm Byrne, who cannot be here this afternoon and who asked me to convey his apologies. I thank the Minister of State for joining us to discuss this important legislation. All Members recognise that the expansion and development of Ireland's education system in recent decades has been crucial to the country's development and growth. We all share a desire to...

Seanad: Report on Working Conditions and Skills Shortages in Ireland's Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to the House and thank her for her strong voice on the 9% VAT rate campaign, which was vital to the hospitality sector, not alone in Galway but across the country. I have got very positive feedback on that over the past 24 to 48 hours. I welcome this topic. It is one which, it goes without saying, is vital to hundreds of thousands of workers...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his continued work. Like many Senators, I welcome this legislation. As all Senators appreciate, and as the Minister of State alluded to, our SMEs are the backbone of the economy. There are 270,000 SMEs, accounting for 66.5% of all people employed in businesses. SMEs generate 44% of the total turnover in the business economy and 37% of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sentencing Policy (23 Nov 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, for coming to the Chamber this morning. Before I commence, I acknowledge that this an issue on which my colleague, Senator Gallagher, has been working for some time in seeking to progress with the Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019. To give a bit of context, I raise this Commencement matter following recent attacks on...

Seanad: Situation in Iran: Motion (11 Oct 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to the Chamber and thank him for his time. The motion is aimed at expressing our solidarity with the people of Iran, particularly the women and girls who are fighting for basic human freedoms. Like all Members, I am sure, I have seen clips online of these women standing up for themselves and each other despite the great personal risk they are taking...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Job Creation (12 Jul 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State back to the Chamber. I would like him to outline the situation regarding bars and pubs throughout the country. As background, over the past two decades before the Covid-19 pandemic, 1,500 pubs closed and hundreds more have followed during the pandemic. The vast majority of the pub industry comprises independent pubs, small businesses and family-run...

Seanad: Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Tánaiste for his time before the House. Like other colleagues, I welcome this legislation. Every worker deserves the right to be paid sick leave. Workers have that facility already in the vast majority of countries across Europe and it is time that Ireland joins that list. Covid-19 made clear the very precarious position of many workers, particularly in lower paid roles...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I am concerned. I am not fully clear myself as to whether this would involve a Circuit Court award or a High Court award or on the significant cost differences in that regard. A number of businesses have contacted me to tell me there are issues here. I am concerned that the legal costs still seem to be at a significant level. That is an issue, as far as I am concerned. This is again my...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue. I thank him again for his help on this issue, both now and previously. From my own point of view, this is a controversial topic. The Government is taking a rather extraordinary step to enforce the end of the sector. That is fine and probably many people welcome it. As been outlined by other Senators, however, at the end of the day, we are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I want to raise the decision made by Tesco on Tuesday last to outsource 100 security jobs in Galway and across the country. To put this into perspective, in the UK and Ireland last year, Tesco forecast its profits to be more than €3 billion. Savings made by this decision will not even amount to a drop in the bucket of that enormous figure, yet it will have an extremely negative...

Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2022)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Tánaiste. I acknowledge Senators Doherty and Gavan, and former Senator Ó Clochartaigh, my own county man, for the work they did before the Government brought forward this legislation. I welcome the Bill, in the main, because it will provide certainty for workers. Most hospitality businesses in west Galway have almost always treated their employees well and divided...

Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Ollie Crowe: Before I start, I acknowledge the sincere heartfelt contribution of Senator Hoey and her courage and conviction to come in and say it in this Chamber this afternoon. To her I say I believe you. I think all Members felt her pain here this afternoon. We are certainly here to support you and to stand with you. I welcome the report and I commend the Committee on Justice for its work, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Four-Day Working Week: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I agree with Ms Cox's comments regarding working within the resources of the company or the State, with each employee being given an option. That is the message. It could be set up on a Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday basis, with productivity remaining the same or even increasing. That is a significant message for all companies. I have a number of concerns around this. There...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I will indeed. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank Senators Doherty and Currie. I want to support this Bill. As all Members of the House have said, it is far from the preferred way of reopening indoor hospitality. It is far from the ideal way of doing so. I compliment the Government which is doing an exceptional job. Vaccinations for another section of the youth, those aged 25...

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: My thanks to the Minister of State, Deputy English, for his detailed briefing. Like most Members I welcome the legislation. It will ensure proceedings and investigations before adjudication officers of the Workplace Relations Commission comply with constitutional requirements associated with the administration of justice and that hearings before the adjudication officers can resume in full....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Jul 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for her detailed and excellent response. I wish to make a few points, and the Minister of State will know where I am coming from with regard to the frustration. The notion of the hospitality sector having to police who is coming into a premises to ensure that only vaccinated people do so is just not going to work. I do not see it working, to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Railway Stations (1 Jun 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I wish to ask the Minister for Transport to outline his plans for the redevelopment of Ceannt and Oranmore stations in Galway.In terms of the Ceannt Station redevelopment, which was announced during the term of the previous Government, will departmental and National Transport Authority funding be made available to Iarnród Éireann? What is the expected timeline for such...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I thank the Tánaiste for attending. I send sincere best wishes to the people of India in particular, who are going through a very difficult time at the moment, and beyond. Any support the Government can give, must be given. It is important to acknowledge the substantial, unprecedented supports which the Tánaiste has outlined and which the Government has put in place, while also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2021)

Ollie Crowe: ...Overall, the Bill will make a significant impact by allowing greater flexibility for employment permits and modernising the existing legislation. Pre-Covid, there was significant feedback from sectors including agriculture about how challenging it was for operators to fill certain positions. The introduction of seasonal work permits will go some way to addressing this. I take ICTU's...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2021)

Ollie Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe O'Brien, to the House and thank him for his time this morning. I want to raise, and I certainly welcome, the introduction of the benefit payment to 65-year-olds who have worked all their lives. They simply should not have to sign on the live register or seek new work, especially as many have no option but to retire at the age of 65 due to their...