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National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: NAMA is certainly not a get-out clause and I welcome Deputy Simon Coveney's remarks that he saw it as not being a get-out clause for the developers and those that fate has thrown around. Loans will be followed up. Those who have the loans will still be followed up in the same fashion as they were previously. While NAMA will ultimately solve the fiduciary and monetary issues facing our...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: -----along the same lines as was done when it was chaired by the late former Deputy, Jim Mitchell. That produced results and showed that this House can work. We do not need tribunals to do it.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: Let us do it again. I would certainly support that happening in this House. I cannot imagine that either Deputy Durkan or the Acting Chairman, Deputy Ardagh, would charge €100 million to do it.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: There are taxpayer guarantees. This morning Deputy Enda Kenny and this evening Deputy George Lee criticised the fact that bank shares rose this morning while ignoring the fact that the share price increase means the yield and return to the Government will increase through our shares in Bank of Ireland and AIB and that this value will assist us in the future. Since the legislation was...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department has received a number of statutory Lump Sum applications from the relevant individuals in respect of their former employment with Taylor Made Glass Systems (Insolvent). My understanding is that the lump sum applications for the former employees of Taylor Made Glass are currently being...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Supreme Court judgement of 30th April 2009 allowed the report of the inspector to be circulated to certain bodies. These certain bodies are those as listed in the interlocutory order made by the High Court on 22 April 2005 and are as follows – (i) the Garda National Immigration Bureau (ii) the Competition Authority (iii) the Director of Corporate Enforcement (iv) the Garda Fraud Squad...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: This application was refused on the grounds it is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only for highly skilled, highly paid positions or for non-EEA nationals who are already legally resident in the State on valid employment permits or where there is an officially recognised scarcity of workers of a particular type or qualification. Furthermore, the position on offer is...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. The...

Job Initiative Programme. (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Teachta as ucht an cheist seo anocht. FÁS employment services comprise the community employment and job initiative programmes. As Deputy Rabbitte outlined, the job initiative programme was launched by him in July 1996 and continues to provide full-time employment for people who are 35 years of age or over, unemployed for five years or more, and...

Schools Building Projects. (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Lynch for raising the issue and sympathise with him on last weekend's all-Ireland result. I share his pain. The Minister for Education and Science could not come to the House and asked me to take this matter for him. Modernising facilities in existing building stock as well as the need to respond to emerging needs in areas of rapid population growth such as that referred to...

Hospital Services. (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I present the apologies of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, who has asked me to take this debate. I thank Deputy Wall for raising this issue. I had the pleasure of being in his town today and I congratulate everybody involved in the very successful National Ploughing Championships. Government policy is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Supreme Court judgment of 30th April 2009 allowed the report of the inspector to be circulated to certain bodies. These certain bodies are those as listed in the interlocutory order made by the High Court on 22 April 2005 and are as follows – (i) the Garda National Immigration Bureau (ii) the Competition Authority (iii) the Director of Corporate Enforcement (iv) the Garda Fraud Squad...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Section of the Department received applications from the above company in respect of statutory rebates for two of their former employees. An application which was received in late 2008 has been authorised and payment will issue shortly. The second application received from the company in June 2009 awaits processing. Due to the unprecedented increase in the volume of...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. ...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The position in relation to the person mentioned has not changed since the Deputy raised the issue on 5th February, 5th March and 6th of May, 2009, and for ease of reference the relevant details previously mentioned are outlined below. As there are no records of a claim relating to this person either on the Redundancy Payments System or, I am informed, on the Employment Appeals Tribunal...

Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: FÁS Job Clubs were introduced in 1999 to assist people who were actively seeking employment by providing support for the job search process and an environment in which it could be carried out. Independent Sponsor Groups are contracted by FÁS on a year to year basis to run the programme. Job Clubs are seen as an important resource and intervention for those who have recently completed...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: There are currently 6,867 apprentices registered with FÁS as being without employment. The Department through the auspices of FÁS has responded to the increased level of redundant apprentices, especially in construction and related sectors, by facilitating the provision of over 4,000 training places. On a practical basis in addition to the immediate referral to FÁS of redundant...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The huge increase in the number of Redundancy Payment claims lodged with the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department in the latter part of 2008, and to date in 2009 is unprecedented and is giving rise to delays in the processing of redundancy payments for individuals and companies. Currently, the average time it takes to process rebate applications from employers filed online is 7 months...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to bring the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 before this House for its consideration and, moreover, to have the debate on the Bill initiated in this House. I propose to offer some general observations on the rationale and general principles informing the content of this amending measure, and then to proceed to summarise the provisions of the Bill. I appreciate that...

Industrial Disputes. (24 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Andrews for raising the matter and acknowledge his constant contact on this matter over recent weeks. The industrial dispute involving workers from Marine Terminals Limited has resulted from workers' concerns over the company's initial cost-cutting proposals involving 13 compulsory redundancies and the introduction of new contracts of employment for the remaining workforce. I...