Results 421-440 of 5,481 for speaker:Pat Breen in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (16 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 1 February 2017, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7455/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 24 January 2017, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend to bring forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work has progressed well on developing a policy response to the Programme for Government commitment to tackle the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious employment.  I intend to include...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: This Government's goal is to achieve sustainable full employment so that all of our people have the opportunity to enjoy rewarding work and to participate and contribute to their full potential to our economy and society. As unemployment continues to fall we must also focus on the quality of employment, which is a key determinant of the well-being of individuals and households. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tourism Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: Let me state from the outset that the setting of VAT rates is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance. Notwithstanding this, the VAT rate for tourism related goods and services was reduced from 13.5% to 9% in July 2011. The Government introduced this measure to promote job creation. This measure has been retained since due to its positive impact on the sector....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: Ireland’s body of employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on an employer-employee basis. Therefore, once it is clear that a person is working under a contract of employment (written or oral) that person has the same protection under employment law as other employees, including entitlement to the national minimum wage. All employers carry the same...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend to bring forward proposals in response to the Programme for Government commitment for consideration by Government.  We intend to include protections aimed particularly at low-paid, more vulnerable workers.  Our proposals will address the issue of employees on low hour contracts who consistently work more...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (8 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6154/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (8 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6287/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: Prior to the creation of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), first instance and employment/equality matters aired before the Rights Commissioner or the Equality Tribunal were heard in private; only the Employment Appeals Tribunal hearings were heard in public. The issue of whether the first instance hearing should  be held in public or private was considered extensively during...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: The Payment of Wages Act 1991 protects employees in relation to the payment of wages and salaries. It regulates modes of payment (e.g. by cheque or electronic fund transfer) as well as what deductions from wages can be made. Under this Act, employers must also provide a payslip showing gross pay and the relevant deductions. However, payment intervals are not regulated. This...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Zero-hour Contracts (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend to bring forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work has progressed well on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick (UL) study on zero hour contracts and low hour contracts. I intend to include protections aimed particularly at low-paid, more vulnerable workers. Our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (2 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 24 January 2017 to set out the status of an appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (1 Feb 2017)

Pat Breen: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a headage payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Breen: 328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3965/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Breen: 639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3979/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Breen: 640. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/17]