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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Representatives of the Department of the Taoiseach, my Department, and the Department of Finance; of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (and its affiliate unions SIPTU and IMPACT); and of the employers' body IBEC attended the two informal meetings of the Review Group on Employee Representation held to date (on 14th September and 13th October, 2009). The Group is chaired by the Secretary...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: As the Deputy will be aware, Aer Lingus is a private limited company and, as such, any commercial proposal by the company to restructure or reorganise its operations such as suggested by the Deputy for the development of a new airline within the group is not one to which the Tánaiste or I are privy, or have any role. Primary responsibility for the aviation sector resides with my colleague...

Job Protection. (19 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: This matter has been referred to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment as it relates to jobs. I wish first to brief the House of the overall situation in regard to the aviation industry before dealing with the issues in regard to Aer Lingus. The Deputy will be aware that the Tánaiste, on behalf of the Government, has taken a proactive role during this year to maximise and...

Company Closures. (19 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Adjournment and for his contact on the Stiefel and Abbott Ireland issues since the announcements were made last week. As the House will be aware, on 11 November GlaxoSmithKline announced that it intends to cease its operations at its Stiefel plant in Sligo. However, this will not happen for another four years. The eventual planned closure...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Government is well aware of the affect that the economic downturn has had on the construction sector and those working in it and has therefore provided a range of labour force measures that will support this particular sector in these difficult times. As part of the strategy to tackle unemployment, FÁS has put in place measures to double the capacity to cater for the rise in referrals...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: An interim review of the pilot scheme entitled Genesis has been completed. The review recommended that consideration be given to the re-introduction of a Work Placement Programme, which was launched in May of this year. Following a review of the Work Placement Programme a broader revised programme was launched this month designed to improve the accessibility of the programme by amending its...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Work Placement Programme provides 2,000 six-month work experience places to individuals who are unemployed, including graduates and young people. Following a comprehensive review of the Work Placement Programme the Tánaiste and Minister Hanafin recently announced revised criteria aimed at increasing the accessibility of the Programme to unemployed participants and to firms willing to...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I understand that the individual in question has obtained a positive determination in relation to his redundancy entitlement from the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). It is therefore possible for my Department to process the redundancy lump sum claim and I understand that payment is expected to issue in this case within the next two weeks.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The short-time working training programme, is to provide training to 277 people on systematic short time for the days they are not working. The training will last for a year and individuals will retain their social welfare entitlements while on the programme. The number of participants currently participating on the Short Time Working Week Training Programme is 134. I understand from FÁS...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Nov 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. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: In my earlier reply to the Deputy in this case in parliamentary question No. 121 of 17 November, 2009 it was pointed out that in all cases where the employer claims inability to pay the redundancy entitlements of employees, the Department requires the submission of supporting documentation to substantiate this claim. In the absence of this, the employee is advised by the Department to take a...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: As Minister for Labour Affairs I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases. The administration of individual projects is a day-to-day matter for FÁS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I understand that in considering applications from those persons wishing to undertake FÁS-funded training schemes that involve access to children and/or vulnerable adults FÁS passes the details of all applicants to the Gardaí for vetting purposes. Individuals who have lived outside the Island of Ireland for a period of 6 months or more within the last 3 years are not eligible for these...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: This year I have quadrupled the number of trainees who FÁS can support to over 104,000. This is significantly above the additional 30,000 training places for the unemployed identified in the report, Building Ireland's Smart Economy. The scale of this increase reflects the Government's commitment in responding to the present unemployment levels.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Except for some training courses, which focus, for example, on early school leavers, the age of the applicant is not currently generally used as a criterion.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (26 Nov 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. I...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (26 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I understand that the following individuals have been in attendance at one or other of the informal meetings of the Review Group on Employee Representation held to date (on 14th September and 13th October, 2009): On behalf of the Department of the Taoiseach: Mr Dermot McCarthy (Chair); Mr Philip Kelly; and Mr Colin Menton; On behalf of my Department: Mr Dermot Curran; Mr Paul Cullen; and Mr...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (26 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Appeals Tribunal is an independent, quasi-judicial body under the aegis of my Department. As an independent body, I have no role in the day to day operation of the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The person may wish to make direct contact with the Employment Appeals Tribunal Secretariat by email to eat@entemp.ie or by telephone to 01 631 3006.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Dec 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of an application in this case. Full information, application forms and specific conditions for new permits are available on the Departments website at www.entemp.ie.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 Dec 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. ...