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- Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Report Stage (4 Jul 2012)
Willie O'Dea: The minimum wage example is not a precedent and is not a proper argument in this context. We are dealing with something entirely different and we are, therefore, comparing apples and oranges here. I accept that having everybody at the Minister's whim is not what he wants to do. However, my argument is that this is effectively what the Bill does. The Minister states there will be...
- Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)
Willie O'Dea: ..., the United Kingdom. The Government has cited the position in other countries, such as Sweden and Denmark etc., but the scenario in those states is completely different and we should not compare apples and oranges. It is estimated that this action will load another â¬250 million on business costs at a time when most firms in the country are struggling to survive. That is a job...
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Willie O'Dea: ...as Sweden and the Netherlands where there is no rebate, but there is no redundancy system similar to this country in those countries. The system there is entirely different. By comparing apples with oranges one is trying to defend the indefensible. It will now cost two and a half times more to make a person redundant in this little country than in the country just across the water.