Results 421-440 of 11,979 for speaker:Billy Kelleher

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (30 Apr 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Data from the CSO quarterly industrial survey shows that average industrial earnings per hour for male industrial workers on adult rates in June 2007 was €16.62. For female industrial workers the average rate was €12.73. From the CSO National Employment Survey for March 2006, average hourly earnings were €20.59 for males and €18.22 for females. These latter figures cover the entire...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank my colleagues for turning up as this is the first Bill I am presenting to Dáil Éireann as a Minister of State.

Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I am pleased to bring before the House the Chemicals Bill 2008. Its main purpose is to facilitate the enforcement of certain EU regulations concerning chemicals. These EU regulations include the REACH regulation — REACH is the acronym for the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals; the regulation concerning the export and import of certain dangerous chemicals...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy is a font of knowledge.

Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Does the Deputy support the establishment of a chemicals agency?

Chemicals Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the kind comments of the Deputies opposite and their broad support for the thrust of what we are trying to achieve in the context of ensuring compliance and minimising regulation of the industry. These are the two purposes of the Bill. I also thank Deputy O'Connor not only for his support of the Bill but also for his kind words about me personally. We will have a discussion about...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Referral to Select Committee (1 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: It was not a bad idea.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Schedule 1 to the Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008 lists the 17 suites of Acts under my aegis which are included in the definition of employment legislation for the purposes of that Bill. The text of those suites of Acts has been published en bloc on my Department's website for the convenience of members of this House and of Seanad Éireann in considering that Bill. Such publication is...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (15 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I confirm that a Screening Regulatory Impact Analysis was conducted in relation to the Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008. The Explanatory and Financial Memorandum published with the Bill summarised the outcome of that analysis. Arrangements are in hand for the full document to be published on the Department's website in advance of the Second Stage of the Bill in Dáil Éireann.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (20 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Statutory Instrument 130 of 2008 deferred the introduction of the requirement for employers to provide training to employees in respect to specific tasks listed in Schedule 4 of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2006 (S. I. No. 504 of 2006). The tasks involved are: (i) mobile tower scaffold (where the employee has not been trained in basic or advanced...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (20 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Social Partnership Agreement 'Towards 2016', provides for greater co-ordination between organisations concerned with employment rights compliance, with a view to realising the considerable potential for synergy that exists in this area. In particular, the agreement provides that authorised officers of the new National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) will join with officers of the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The company to which the Deputy refers (EPACE) was established under the aegis of the National Joint Industrial Council for the Electrical Contracting Industry. While its main objective is to advise Electrical Contractors of their responsibilities under the Registered Employment Agreement (REA) for the Electrical Industry it also carries out inspections of Electrical Contractors in order to...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (20 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I understand the requirements that the Deputy is referring to is the provision of toilet and changing/shower facilities. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) applies to employers and employees in all employments, including those in the security industry. Section 8 of the Act requires that every employer ensures, so far as is reasonably practicable the safety,...

Job Protection. (21 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I thank Deputy O'Shea for raising this important matter. For some months the Government has engaged with the management of Waterford Wedgwood plc, following a request from the company for support to assist in the implementation of its restructuring plan. The support sought was to fund planned restructuring in Waterford Crystal, which would involve approximately 500 redundancies. Owing to...

Seanad: Job Protection (22 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Acting Chairman for his kind words. I thank Senators Coffey and Cummins for raising this important matter. For some months past the Government has engaged with the management of Waterford Wedgwood plc following a request from the company for support to assist in the implementation of a restructuring plan. The support sought was to fund planned restructuring in Waterford Crystal...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (27 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: There have been no prosecutions taken against employees in conjunction with compliance with Irish or European legislation, directives or conventions for the protection of workers from 2003 to date.

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (27 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The following table shows details of criminal proceedings initiated since 2003 insofar as alleged offences detected by the Labour Inspectorate (now the National Employment Rights Authority's (NERA) Inspection Services) under certain employment rights legislation are concerned. Table: Details of criminal proceedings initiated since 2003 insofar as alleged offences detected by the Labour...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 May 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 307 together. Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances as amended by Directive 2003/105/EC, [known as the Seveso Directive], applies to all establishments where the inventory of dangerous substances exceeds specified thresholds. I am informed by the Health and Safety Authority that there are...