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Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 92: In page 72, line 14, after "employment" to insert "or a person applying for approval as an approved seasonal employer".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 93: In page 72, line 22, after "employment," to insert "a person applying for approval as an approved seasonal employer,".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 94: In page 72, line 29, after "permit" to insert "or an application under section 25".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 96: In page 72, line 31, after "under" to insert "section 11(5), section 26(5)(including as applied by section 28(4))".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 97: In page 74, line 7, to delete "section 10or 30" and substitute "section 10, 11, 10, 25, 27or 30".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 98: In page 74, line 8, to delete "section 19, or" and substitute "section 19, 25(15)or 27(14),".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 99: In page 74, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(c) the issue of an approved seasonal employer certificate under section 10(6), or".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 100: In page 77, line 23, to delete "Where" and substitute "Subject to sections 25and 27, where".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 101: In page 77, line 30, to delete "The" and substitute "Subject to sections 25 and 27, the".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputy for these three amendments, which seek to introduce additional bodies into section 54(3). The intention appears to be to prohibit the penalisation of employees where complaints are made. It is noted that the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court have a role in the implementation of this Bill while the role of the Department of Social Protection and the...

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 104: In page 86, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: "(f) in the case of a change of employer under section 25or 27, the fact of the change to the employer, the name of the new employer (within the meaning of section 25or 27, as the case may be) and the date of the approval by the Minister of the change;".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 105: In page 87, line 16, after "sections" to insert "10, 11,".

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move amendment No. 106: In page 87, line 17, after "21," to insert "24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 25,"

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that the applications concerned have been returned to the applicant, together with a full refund of the application fee, as the documentation submitted did not comply with the legislative requirements. It is important to note that an application for an employment permit can only be submitted when the Labour Market Needs Test has...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions.If a JLC adopts proposals for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for a sector, it will submit them to the Labour Court for consideration. The Labour Court will then make a decision on the adoption of the proposals. If the Court decides to adopt the proposals, a copy is presented to me and, if I consider it appropriate to do...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (30 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: Over the last six years Enterprise Ireland has had to write off €54.2 million of equity investments.Enterprise Ireland have confirmed that the amounts recommended for write-off have been identified as uncollectable following Enterprise Ireland’s due diligence procedure. Traditionally, uncollectable amounts stem from company liquidation or dissolution. A subset arises from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. I will answer PQ's 4193/24 and 4194/24 together. The Employment Permits Section of the Department has provided the figures below showing the number of employment permits granted in 2022 and 2023 by nationality. This information is also available on the Department's website through the following link: Statistics - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie)

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: 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. In the case of adjudication hearings scheduled from 1 January 2023 to 31...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (31 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Emergency Humanitarian Flooding Schemes closed to applications on 15th December 2023. The scheme was available to businesses with up to 20 employees, (whole-time equivalents), community, voluntary and sporting bodies that through no fault of their own cannot secure flood insurance. Under the emergency business flooding schemes the Government made provision to provide up to...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Waste Management (1 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I am extremely grateful to Senator Conway for raising this issue. He is absolutely right in saying that today is a great day. There is not a Member of these Houses who has not been calling for a proper deposit return scheme for years.It has been the subject of motions at every political party's conferences, Ard-Fheiseanna and youth conferences for years. It seemed like a common-sense thing...