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Written Answers — Small Claims Procedure: Small Claims Procedure (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date from which the new threshold for the small claims court will apply; and if he proposes to make any other changes in the procedure. [19111/05]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections of building sites in the past 12 months to check the extent to which the employment of non-national workers conforms with all legal obligations; the number of incidents of non-compliance which have been identified; the nature of these incidents; and if he has satisfied himself that the level of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of work permits outstanding for persons employed in the construction industry; the number of new permits issued in the past twelve months; and the indicators used for deciding whether a sector is suffering a shortage of workers which would necessitate the issue of permits. [19310/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will estimate the cost of providing half-rate carer's allowance for carers who are in receipt of another social welfare pension; the reason his Department feels that such persons should not be entitled to additional supplement towards their cost of caring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if permanent sources of funding have been identified for the Northside Community Law Centre; if the issues between his Department and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform have been resolved; and if his proposal to meet local Deputies to discuss the matter still stands. [19641/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a company (details supplied) participated as joint owner in the development of a site; if he has carried out an investigation of this matter in his capacity as policy director of the sector; if he has satisfied himself that there are no issues of conflict between the commercial interests of the company and its regulatory and...

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Transport the studies he has undertaken of traffic congestion surrounding Dublin Port; the recommendations which have emerged from these studies; the recommendations which have been accepted; and those which have been rejected. [19497/05]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Transport the key recommendations of the task force on traffic congestion associated with Dublin Port; those which have been implemented; those which have been rejected and those which remain outstanding. [19639/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is aware that development plans for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 appear to require that a pre-school service on the site be served a notice to quit; and if she will investigate solutions to allow this facility to continue in the context of the new plan. [19459/05]

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State seems to be developing a hybrid involving a mixture of internal guidelines for the regulation of disciplinary procedures within the public service along with the application of the Unfair Dismissals Act. To be consistent in that line, I would expect that the Minister of State would also introduce some new options for public servants to resort to the Industrial Relations...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Can the Minister of State explain the legal approach he is taking of offering some statutory rights of resort to the unfair dismissals procedure outside the code but not general resort to the industrial relations machinery that applies outside the code?

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: As I understand it, the Taoiseach will be the dismissing authority, on the recommendation of the Chairman, rather than the actual Chairman. Is that correct?

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Heretofore, it was the Government rather than the Taoiseach that had the authority to dismiss people from these positions. Will it now be a personal matter for the Taoiseach rather than the Government? Why is that change being made? I am not an expert in the legal thinking behind this. Was there consultation with all the individuals who might be affected by this change? What has been the...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: And the officials whose positions are involved.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: An issue on which clarification is being sought is the degree to which the Taoiseach has discretion. Will he be bound by the views of the Chair of either House or will he have discretion to deviate from their advice? According to the Minister of State, the appointments in question are made by the Taoiseach. I have not seen reference to such a provision in this or existing legislation in this...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: The Taoiseach has the discretion——

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: I do not understand why the Oireachtas commission has decided this is the appropriate route. The Minister of State appears to be acting on the basis that a consensus has emerged following consultation.

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: I do not understand why this would be the consensus. Why would the authority not rest with the chairman and the Oireachtas commission itself? I do not know whether the chairman or the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission is responsible, but I would have thought they would comprise the ultimate authority if there were to be a separation of powers. However, the Minister of State is stipulating...

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister of State understand the rationale?

Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: I accept that is how the Minister of States understands it but I do not understand the rationale for including the Taoiseach. Perhaps the Minister of State was not present during the consultations——