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- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (11 Jul 2024)
Gary Gannon: The Minister of State touched on a number of issues in a short time. The task force has the potential to be really important. Perceptions of safety in the city, and safety, are fundamental to fostering a positive atmosphere for retail and otherwise. When the task force reports in August, can the Minister of State guarantee that its report will be acted upon and budgeted for in terms of...
- Prelude (11 Jul 2024)
- Prelude (11 Jul 2024)
Chuaigh an Leas-Cheann Comhairle i gceannas ar 9 a.m.
- Prelude (11 Jul 2024)
Prayer and Reflection.
- Prelude (11 Jul 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (11 Jul 2024)
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (11 Jul 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 without amendment.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (11 Jul 2024)
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Industrial Development
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Gerald Nash: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work of both his Department and the IDA on the issue of the planned closure of a plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30099/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Gerald Nash: The Minister will be well aware of Becton Dickinson's plans to close its Drogheda operation, which has been there for 60 years. I place on record my gratitude to the Minister for having met some of the local TDs, including me, last week, for his continued engagement with IDA Ireland on this matter and for meeting the trade unions and shop stewards yesterday. He might outline what he plans...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy. The recent announcement from Becton Dickinson, BD, to close its Drogheda facility over the next two and a half years is extremely disappointing, especially for the staff and their families impacted by the decision. I assure the Deputy the Government is on hand to support those employees as they seek alternative employment. IDA Ireland has regularly engaged with BD on...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Gerald Nash: SIPTU will respond to the Minister’s request to provide it with a submission. I am grateful he agreed to meet the trade unions, especially the shop stewards, including Trevor McGinn, who is a very impressive shop steward representing the workers at that plant. He knows the operation inside out. The concerns workers have are that they have not been given the opportunity themselves...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Peter Burke: It was a privilege yesterday to meet Trevor, the representatives of SIPTU and the team, who are working so hard on behalf of employees on the ground, and to see their passion and what the plant means to the fabric of Drogheda because it is a very significant employer. I did agree to take a submission from Trevor but I was equally clear, as I have to be, that I was in no way raising...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Gerald Nash: It was just over two years ago that BD announced a €62 million investment in the Drogheda plant. At least in terms of its corporate communications, its proposition is that it contemplates 110 redundancies up to March next year and the additional 67 out to the fourth quarter of 2026. That is a long way away, so the case can be cogently made that market conditions can change, which we...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Development (11 Jul 2024)
Peter Burke: I absolutely understand how important this is and give my firm commitment that I will do my very best when I meet senior management, including the group chief executive, next week. The BD site is utility rich and has a lot going for it. We will work on it with the IDA to ensure we will get a strong tenant in there. Deputies Nash and O'Dowd have consistently raised the need for investment...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (11 Jul 2024)
Industrial Relations
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (11 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will commit to supporting a campaign (details supplied) and its six asks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30132/24]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (11 Jul 2024)
Louise O'Reilly: Respect at Work is a civil society campaign aimed at improving workers' rights in Ireland. Will the Minister of State commit to supporting this campaign and, specifically, its six legislative asks?
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Industrial Relations (11 Jul 2024)
Emer Higgins: I am aware of the Respect at Work campaign, which is seeking new protections for workers wishing to organise in their workplaces. These proposals will be considered in the context of Ireland’s publication of an action plan to promote collective bargaining, as required by the EU directive on adequate minimum wages. Article 4 of the directive, promotion of collective bargaining on...