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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Creating more jobs in the regions is a priority for both the IDA and my Department. I will certainly be focused on doing everything I can to deliver the fairest possible spread of investment across the country. Total employment by FDI companies in Ireland now stands at a landmark 210,443 people which is an increase of 5.3% from 2016. This figure surpasses the overall five-year target of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: This Government has made jobs and enterprise in the regions a top priority. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJs) initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin. A key objective of each of the 8 regional plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per cent at work in each region by 2020, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Sanctions (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Ireland shares the views expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Fredrica Mogherini, to the effect that the EU deeply regrets the announcement by the US that it will withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was signed by the "E3+3" Group with Iran. The EU remains committed to the continued full and effective implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: As Minister of State responsible for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, I hosted a Ministerial meeting of the EU Digital 9+ (D9+) front-runner countries, which is a loose affiliation of like-minded Member States on Digital Single Market issues, on 15 May. The meeting further underscored Ireland’s commitment to the digital agenda and increased the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Addressing Ireland’s cost competitiveness remains a key economic priority for Government which continues to monitor Ireland's cost competitiveness on a regular basis. The National Competitiveness Council monitors business cost competitiveness annually and its research findings indicate that Ireland’s cost base has improved across a range of metrics over the last five years...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation, including the national minimum wage in all sectors of employment. As the deputy will be aware, WRC inspectors, formerly NERA inspectors, routinely carry out inspections in all employment sectors, including in the social care sector, with a view to checking for and enforcing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation. The Action Plan for Jobs process has worked well to achieve its primary objective. Since the first Plan was launched in early 2012, there are over 345,000 more people at work. The unemployment rate has fallen from a high of 16 per cent to 5.9 per cent in April 2018. A continuing focus of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation generally, including the national minimum wage. Inspectors from the WRC routinely carry out inspections of employer records in all sectors of employment with a view to determining compliance with employment rights legislation. These inspections arise: - In response to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The EAT is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in its day to day operations. I should point out to that since 1 October 2015, the functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) have been subsumed into the Workplace Relations Commission which now deals with all employment rights claims at first instance, and the Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: In general, responsibility for issues relating to Government public procurement and State contracts resides with my colleague, Deputy Pascal Donohoe, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure.  My role in relation to Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) is specifically prescribed under legislation the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22283/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (16 May 2018)

Pat Breen: It is important to stress that the industrial relations system in Ireland is voluntary in nature as regards access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. Any change to that principle would alter fundamentally the conduct of industrial relations that has served us very well. The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 introduced a provision to provide access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Under the Atypical Worker Scheme introduced in February 2016 for non-EEA workers engaged on certain Irish-registered fishing vessels, workers are entitled to a minimum weekly payment amounting to 39 hours at the National Minimum hourly rate of pay. Under employment law generally these workers are entitled to public holiday, annual leave and other benefits. The 281 inspections referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase staffing in the carer's allowance section in view of the time it is taking to have applications processed as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21416/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21418/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (8 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I understand that in the specific case referred to by the deputy, an unfair dismissal case was lodged with the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) in 2013. The case was subsequently heard on 24 October 2014 and the EAT determination issued to the parties on 20 November 2014. I must advise the deputy however that once the determination of the Employment Appeals...