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- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether moves to oblige lone parents to leave their children when they turn eight and enter the work force or training are discriminatory against single parent families. [4610/08]
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department agreed with the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries; if his Department has made an assessment of the outcome of this case for workers in the hotel sector and in...
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries, will have implications for upcoming pay talks. [5562/08]
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the situation where a company (details supplied) is refusing to allow workers from south of the Border to join a union and is therefore depriving its staff of collective bargaining rights; and if he will do anything about it. [5563/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a company (details supplied) received grants in 2007 under the dairy investment fund; and if, in the event of grants having been paid to the company, they will be reclaimed if the company lets staff go in 2008. [5564/08]
- Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (13 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when joint policing committees will be rolled out throughout the State and County Louth in particular; if County Louth will be considered for a single JPC or if several JPCs are envisaged for the county; when these decisions will be made and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5465/08]
- Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his view on the fact that all local drugs task forces except two are situated in Dublin; and if, in view of the prevalence of illegal drug use and related crime outside of Dublin, he will take steps to establish additional local drugs task forces in areas such as, for example, Limerick and Waterford. [5437/08]
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Penrose for sharing time. I second the motion, the purpose of which is to stem the rising tide of exploitation resulting from the failure to legislate for the principle of equal treatment for agency workers. This joint motion, tabled by Sinn Féin and the Labour Party, demands that the abuse of agency workers should be ended and that their rights to equal treatment with other...
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Last week, I attended a public meeting on agency workers in Waterford. At that meeting SIPTU's general president, Jack O'Connor, described the defining characteristic of this issue as silence. He was correct; this issue has not received enough media attention and some workers are unaware of the threats looming over their current terms and conditions of employment. People need to be crystal...
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: That is not a fact.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: They are in the Gallery.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister and Minister of State meet them after the debate, at 8.30 p.m.?
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Nobody is against that.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: That is the Minister of State's excuse.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: There is nothing new there.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: We are concerned that the minimum wage will become the only wage.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: There is no balance at present. The position is skewed in respect of agency workers.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: I accept that.
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister publish the figures in this respect?
- Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)
Arthur Morgan: There is no legislative framework.