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Employment Permits Bill 2022: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: These are technical amendments which include textual changes and changes to cross-referencing. Amendments Nos. 24 to 26, inclusive, will amend section 39 on additional grounds for refusing renewals of employment permits. These amendments will include reference to section 31, which relates to non-consultant hospital doctors under the powers for the Minister to consider refusing the renewal...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I am pleased to have the opportunity to present these final technical amendments to the Bill for the Dáil's consideration. I thank my predecessors, the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, and Deputy English for their work on this important legislation. I also thank Deputies and Senators for their engagement. I acknowledge the presence in the Public Gallery of Migrants Rights Council...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for enabling this really important debate. I know how hard she and her officials have worked on this issue and how many hours she spent speaking with stakeholders both at an EU level and here in Ireland. I know that this pact has Ireland's best interests in mind. That is because Ireland helped to negotiate it. We are all aware of the change and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (19 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a General Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 10th May 2024. On 15th May 2024 the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 14th June 2024, the Employment Permits Section...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit application for the person concerned in the details supplied was received on 5th May 2024. On 7th May 2024 the application was formally accepted and placed in the processing queue. Applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. As of 10th June 2024, the Employment Permits...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (18 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) play an extremely important role at local level, as part of a supportive ecosystem, providing their services direct to small businesses and promoting entrepreneurship within towns and communities across the country. LEOs are the first stop shop for every business in the country. Co Cork is represented by 3 offices that cover Cork City, Cork North and West, and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (13 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Government fully supports the right of any worker to join and be active in their trade union. Employees have the right under the Constitution to form associations and trade unions. Under Irish legislation, an employee cannot be discriminated against or dismissed because they are a member of a trade union. The Unfair Dismissal Acts provide for a number of grounds under which a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (13 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union was published on 19th October 2022 and must be transposed into Irish law by 15th November 2024. The Directive aims to ensure that workers across the European Union are protected by adequate minimum wages allowing for a decent living wherever they work. Article 4 of the Directive, Promotion of Collective Bargaining on Wage...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I would like to speak to amendment No. 232. I thank the Minister of State for tabling this amendment to the Bill. As we are all aware, this Bill is nearly 730 pages long. It is the third largest piece of legislation in the history of the State and is the culmination of a 15-month review of the planning system. Anyone who spent hours and weeks on end in committee rooms during the months of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (12 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: Ireland’s system of industrial relations is essentially voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and employees rests in the first instance with the employer, the employees and their representatives. For its part, the State provides the industrial relations dispute settlement mechanisms to support parties in their efforts to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (12 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. To achieve sustainable, diversified growth, and enhanced economic resilience, it is vital that the Irish-owned enterprise sector fulfils its potential to scale and succeed on global markets. The White Paper on Enterprise sets out an ambition for 2,000 additional Irish-owned exporters by 2030. To help achieve this ambition, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I can confirm that I received a proposal for a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on 4 June 2024. This will now be given due and timely consideration. If I am satisfied that all legal requirements have been met, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Plan of Action on Collective Redundancies following Insolvency represents Government policy on the issue of collective redundancies following insolvency. The report mentioned was in response to particular terms of reference which were quite narrow and specific and do not address the generality of redundancies that arise in insolvency situations. Nevertheless, the recommendations made in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I can confirm that I received a proposal for a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on 4 June 2024. This will now be given due and timely consideration. If I am satisfied that all legal requirements have been met, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I can confirm that I received a proposal for a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on 4 June 2024. This will now be given due and timely consideration. If I am satisfied that all legal requirements have been met, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: Ireland has robust mechanisms for the determination of the employment status and the Government is committed to tackling false self-employment wherever it occurs. Where an issue arises in relation to the employment status of an individual, cases are forwarded to Revenue, for taxation purposes, and/or the Department of Social Protection, for PRSI purposes, for investigation. This is undertaken...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services. Employees or former employees can submit complaints to the WRC for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I can confirm that I received a proposal for a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on 4 June 2024. This will now be given due and timely consideration. If I am satisfied that all legal requirements have been met, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I can confirm that I received a proposal for a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the Security Sector from the Labour Court on the 4th June 2024. This will now be given due and timely consideration. If I am satisfied that all legal requirements have been met, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal.