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Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 47 together. The marketing of the regions for job creation and investment is a day-to-day operational matter for the development agencies and while I may give general policy directives to agencies, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the recent decisions by IBEC and ICTU to ratify the Towards 2016 Transitional Agreement reached between Government and the Social Partners. The Agreement provides for a number of commitments, including some involving legislation, aimed at strengthening protections for employment standards, while also ensuring that Ireland continues to provide an excellent environment for business...

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

Billy Kelleher: The Government decided, in October 2006, to continue to require that nationals of Romania and Bulgaria apply for work permits in order to participate in the Irish labour market, but giving those nationals preference over non-European Economic Area nationals. The Government was informed in its decision by the very significant inflow of economic migrants Ireland had experienced since May 2004,...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (20 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Trade unions holding a negotiating licence are free to engage in collective bargaining on wages and conditions of employment. Ireland's system of industrial relations is based on a voluntary approach with terms and conditions of employment being determined in the main by a process of voluntary collective bargaining between the parties, without the intervention of the State. The collective...

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

Billy Kelleher: The Employment Permits Section informs me that an application in respect of the above named was received in their section on the 19th November 2008. Assuming the application is complete a decision will be made on the application in the next 2-3 weeks.

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

Billy Kelleher: The application in respect of the above named was refused on the 7/2/2008 on the grounds that it is current Government policy to issue new work permits for highly skilled highly paid positions or for non-EEA nationals who are already legally resident in the State on valid employment permits or where there is an officially recognised scarcity of workers of a particular type or qualification....

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: After an unprecedented period of economic success, when Ireland caught up with, and surpassed, many of our fellow European nations, we are now facing an unprecedented set of unfavourable international factors, including the ongoing crisis in global financial markets, faltering economic growth in almost all the major economies, exchange rate shifts and the sharp changes in commodity prices....

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: That applies to Deputies on all sides of the House.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I have no proposals to seek amendment of the Posting of Workers Directive, nor am I aware of any proposals to introduce amendments to the Directive which, in any case, is a matter for consideration by Ministers of the EU-27 at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in conjunction with the European Parliament and the European Commission. The European Parliament by...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: A person may be put on reduced working hours by their employer e.g. a three day week or a 4 day week, where there is a reduction in the amount of work available. If an employee temporarily accepts a substantial reduction in his remuneration or his/her hours of work and such reduction is not less than half his/her normal working hours or remuneration (e.g. a 3 day week, or a 4 day week) such...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Set out below are the figures as requested by the Deputy. Employment Permits Issued from 1997-2008 (up to 21/11/2008) Year Month New Renewals Group Total 2008 7,902 4,831 0 12,733 Jan 1,080 1,096 0 2,176 Feb 785 821 0 1,606 Mar 620 503 0 1,123 Apr 760 443 0 1,203 May 705 385 0 1,090 Jun 759 324 0 1,083 Jul 962 266 0 1,228 Aug 701 294 0 995 Sep 560 263 0 823 Oct 572...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Employment Permits Section informs me that a total of 12,733 employment permits have been issued up to the 21st November 2008. 7,902 of these are new permits and 4,831 are renewals. Set out in the table are the figures broken down by Nationality, as requested by the Deputy. Employment Permits granted in 2008 by Nationality Nationality New Permits Renewals Issued India 2,164 953...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of a work permit being refused in this case and that a work permit issued in respect of the above named on the 21st November 2008.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: A total of 12,733 employment permits have been issued up to the 21st November 2008. 7,902 of these are new permits and 4,831 are renewals.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy said he was retiring before the last election and he did not.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Europa Hotel would be a good investment now. It has already been invested in on a few occasions.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The eligibility criteria and participation limits for CE are set by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 and 143 together. Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The purpose of CE is to help unemployed people to re-enter the open labour market by breaking...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Nov 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. I am advised by FÁS that the number of people on Community Employment schemes as at the end of October 2008 was 22,297 (20,879 participants and 1,418 supervisors). It is presently envisaged that the numbers will be maintained at similar levels in 2009. In relation to Job Initiative I understand that there were 1,476 participants at end...