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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (11 Apr 2019)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 98 together. If an Employer/Respondent fails to comply with a decision of an Adjudication Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), or a decision of the Labour Court arising from an appeal of an Adjudication Officer's decision, within the prescribed time, an application may be made to the District Court in accordance with section 43 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (11 Apr 2019)

Pat Breen: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 was published on 20 July 2018.  The purpose of this Bill is to facilitate access by An Garda Síochána to the services of the WRC and Labour Court by amending the definitions to capture members of the Garda Síochána as 'workers' and the Garda Commissioner as 'employer' for the purposes of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (9 Apr 2019)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. In December 2018, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) published ‘Digital Transformation: Assessing the Impact of Digitalisation on Ireland’s Workforce’. Whilst this report assesses the impact that the adoption of digital technologies has on Ireland’s workforce, the focus was broader than just...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (2 Apr 2019)

Pat Breen: It is the Director of Public Prosecutions who takes prosecutions on behalf of the Health and Safety Authority. These can be taken at two levels in the Courts i.e. on Indictment in the Circuit Court before a Jury and Summarily before a Judge in the District Court. The Circuit Court can impose fines on conviction up to €3 million per count or imprisonment up to 2 years, while the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (13 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. The Government, since 2011 has been firmly focused on restoring the economy to a more stable footing and sustaining existing jobs and growing employment in all sectors and in all parts of the country. The economy has recovered strongly and there are now more people at work than any time in the last decade. With the increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (12 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: The Government, since 2011 has been firmly focused on restoring the economy to a more stable footing and sustaining existing jobs and growing employment in all sectors and in all parts of the country. The economy has recovered strongly and there are now more people at work than any time in the last decade. With the increase in employment and increase in earnings, there is now more spending in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: Employment Regulation Orders (ERO), are provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 and set the minimum rates of pay and conditions of employment for workers in a specified business sector. An ERO is drawn up by a Joint Labour Committee (JLC). A JLC is composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in an employment sector with an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Union Membership (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: The right of workers to form associations and join a trade union is enshrined in Article 40 of the Irish Constitution. However, our Superior Courts have established that the Constitutional guarantee of the freedom of association does not guarantee workers the right to have their union recognised for the purpose of collective bargaining. Notwithstanding this, it has been the consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (28 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 applies to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. Section 6(1) of the Act provides a statutory right for a party to a relevant construction contract to refer a payment dispute arising under the contract for adjudication. When this right is exercised, the parties to the contract may jointly agree to appoint an Adjudicator of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 5 February 2019, when the administrative and on-farm checks in relation to a small number of young farmers scheme applications (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 5 February 2019 when it is proposed to update the decision made on 14 November 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 466. 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. [7876/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The WRC Annual Reports for 2016 and 2017 set out information in relation to adjudication generally. During 2016, over three quarters of complaint applications were heard within 5 months of initial receipt of the complaint, with 55 per cent heard within four months. During 2017, the WRC saw a six per cent increase in adjudication complaints over 2016 and three quarters were scheduled for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 5 February 2019, when validation checks will be cleared on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: Statutory responsibility for the management of the National Apprenticeship System in Ireland falls under the remit of SOLAS, an agency under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills. I understand that craft ?apprentices get paid during their training. The rates of pay can vary, depending on the apprenticeship and on the employer. Furthermore, a craft apprentice allowance is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: A Joint Labour Committee (JLC) is composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in an employment sector. The Committee meets under an independent chairman and an Industrial Relations Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss and agree proposals for terms and conditions to apply to specified grades or categories of workers in the sector concerned. If...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 493. 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. [5243/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 504. 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. [5382/19]