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- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister says matters have improved. If that is the case, why were there 1,500 fewer inspections carried out in 2007 than in the previous year? Will the Minister give a date for when the 90 inspectors will work on the ground and not in training?
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister cannot give a date.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The date of 31 December 2007 was the target and the Minister has missed that.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister does not have a date to have the 90 staff in place.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister is contradicting the commitment he made.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8565/08]
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Earlier this month the Minister's officials said the discussions were ongoing between the different Departments and agencies. When will we see some of these investigation units carrying out investigations? In an earlier reply the Minister spoke about the legal capacity of NERA. Why is there no provision for NERA imposing fines on rogue employers?
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: It is not in the legislation.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister gave a commitment that the labour inspectors would be in place on 31 December and that has gone out the window.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: It has. The Minister cannot give a date.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The agency is in place.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The plan is to set up joint investigation units to engage in enforcement. When will they be established? Either the Minister is misleading me in the House or his official misled me a fortnight ago. In his earlier reply the Minister said the legal capacity had been enhanced through the establishment of NERA. The Minister is criticising me for not having done my research, yet he is...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8023/08]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps which he is taking to streamline the issue of work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8024/08]
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the additional funding that will be provided for suicide prevention in 2008; the funding available in counties Roscommon and Leitrim in 2008; the money allocated to each in 2007 and the actual expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8635/08]
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times and the number of children awaiting urgent and non-urgent child and adolescent psychiatric services respectively in County Roscommon; the number of posts provided for this service; the number which are presently vacant and the duration of same; the steps being taken to fill such posts; the corresponding statistics for...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to streamline the issuing of work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8566/08]
- Written Answers — Audiology Sector: Audiology Sector (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans the National Standards Authority has to regulate the audiology sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8543/08]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the developments which have taken place since the formation of the Government to achieve a reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio in the classroom; her plans for 2008 to specifically deal with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8637/08]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the developments which have taken place since the formation of the Government to improve accommodation and services for children with autism, Asperger's syndrome, for children with a learning disability and to improve speech and language therapy and psychological assessments; her plans for 2008 to deal with these issues; and if she...