Results 681-700 of 11,979 for speaker:Billy Kelleher

Job Creation. (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Employment services are available from FÁS employment services offices in Longford town and clinics in Granard and Ballymahon. It is expected that in 2008 1,763 people will participate on FÁS programmes in County Longford. The community employment programme continues to be a major provider of work places for the unemployed. In County Longford, 18 organisations employ 289 people in a...

Job Creation. (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I am informed that most personnel in the barracks understand the need for this action and welcome the benefit in terms of military training and development to which the consolidation process will give rise.

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I hope my reply will satisfy the individual concerned and I will immediately bring to the attention of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the issues raised by Deputy Higgins regarding Liosbán and, if difficulties remain, can facilitate a meeting with a Garda representative.

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I find it hard to accept that members of the Garda would refuse to meet a democratically elected Member of the Oireachtas and I urge those who are in a position to assist the Deputy to do so.

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I will urge them to arrange a meeting immediately and will bring the matter to the attention of the Minister. I would like to clarify the procedures in place for the registration of non-EEA national persons who are granted residency in the State. Where a decision is made to approve a residency application following consideration by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, this...

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Upon payment of the appropriate registration fee, the process is completed and results in the successful applicant being issued with a stamp four on his or her passport.

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I am sure that the passionate manner in which the Deputy raised the issue will cause those who are listening to take account of what he has said. I will raise the matter with the Minister and the Garda authorities. The Minister strongly refutes the Deputy's contention that the procedures are in some way unreasonable. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be at all appropriate to have...

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister would regard such a condition as being entirely reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances. In regard to the individual to whom the Deputy referred, I understand he arrived in the State on 8 November 2004 and claimed asylum the following day. His asylum application was investigated by the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal....

Residency Permits (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I understand from the Garda Siochána that the registration process has not yet been completed. Accordingly, it is recommended that the individual should proceed to procure any outstanding documentation required of him in the context of his registration in the State so that he can clearly show that he is making every effort to become economically viable in the State, which is one of the...

Excellence in Architecture. (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy is aware that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has sent a letter offering his warmest congratulations to Yvonne Farrell and Shelly McNamara of Grafton Architects on winning the first building of the year award at the inaugural World Architecture Festival. The new faculty building for the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, which they designed, is both stunning and truly...

Excellence in Architecture. (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I will convey the Deputy's views to Enterprise Ireland which is the appropriate agency.

Special Educational Needs. (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister for Education and Science sends his apologies and has asked me to clarify the issues raised by the Deputy, particularly the Department's position on the project in question and the fund for the development of targeted educational responses to certain children at risk. The Department of Education and Science has funded projects under this fund since 1999 with a total of €1.269...

Written Answers — Social Partnership Agreements: Social Partnership Agreements (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: No such request from the Construction Industry Federation for a meeting has been received either by the Tánaiste or myself. I am, however, aware that CIF members will deliberate on ratification next week. I welcome the fact that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and IBEC have recently ratified the Towards 2016 Review and Transitional Agreement, 2008-2009. This new Agreement provides us...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Employers have a statutory obligation under the Protection of Employment Acts 1977 to 2007 to inform the Redundancy Payments Division of my Department at least 30 days in advance of all proposed redundancies of 5 or more workers. Information on these collective redundancies is then collated and analysed by the Employment and Training Strategy Unit of my Department in order to establish...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20, 22 and 23 together. In accordance with commitments given under Towards 2016, the Social Partnership Agreement, the number of Inspectors in the National Employment Rights Authority was scheduled to increase from 31 to 90. Competitions were held in 2007 for the recruitment of the additional fifty-nine Inspectors and, fifty-nine inspectors have been...

Written Answers — Redundancy Levels: Redundancy Levels (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The following table of figures shows the actual number of employees who qualified for statutory redundancy lump sum payments on a year by year basis from January 2002 to end October 2008. This does not reflect those who lost their jobs having less than two years' service in an employment as this does not qualify for payment under the Redundancy Acts. Analysis carried out previously by my...

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

Billy Kelleher: The European Parliament by way of its legislative Resolution, of 22nd October 2008, have approved the Council common position for adopting a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary agency work. I welcome the fact that the Parliament, in Plenary, accepted the Council common position without amendment. This matter will now be scheduled for the next meeting of the...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (20 Nov 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 October 2006, average hourly earnings were €20.50 for males and €17.67 for females. These latter figures cover the...

Written Answers — National Employment Rights Authority: National Employment Rights Authority (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Significant progress is being made on delivering the commitments agreed in Towards 2016 and, in this regard, the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) was established on an interim basis in February 2007, pending drafting and enactment of legislation, to undertake greater levels of employment law compliance activities. The Employment Law Compliance Bill was initiated in this House on...

Written Answers — Workplace Accidents: Workplace Accidents (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 51 and 52 together. The number of deaths recorded in workplace accidents during 2007 was 67 compared to 51 in 2006 with a considerable amount of this increase being accounted for by a number of fishing accidents. Of the 67 fatalities in the year 2007, 18 occurred in the construction sector. This was an increase of five fatal accidents on the 2006 figure....