Results 701-720 of 14,554 for speaker:Dara Calleary
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: As Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment I do not have a role in the administration of individual cases. The administration of individual cases is a day-to-day matter for FÃS as part of its responsibility under the Labour Services Act 1987.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The following table indicates the number of completed years as at the end of 2009 for Community Employment participants (Supervisors excluded). Completed Years 2009 00 7906 01 5299 02 3777 03 2233 04 1182 05 963 06 424 07 160 08 92 09 42 Grand Total 22078
- Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The Job Initiative (JI) Team Leaders were assessed on similar Towards 2016 compliance criteria to those used for the Community Employment supervisors. These criteria were formulated by FÃS in conjunction with this Department and with the agreement of the Department of Finance and the union representatives of the Job Initiative team leaders. The criteria, as set out in my earlier reply,...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 Feb 2010)
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 â 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 — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The carrying of inspections and investigations by the Health and Safety Authority and its resultant conclusions re compliance or non-compliance with the law are day-to-day operational matters for the Authority, which have clear implications for its prosecutorial functions. The enforcement of the statutory occupational health and safety code is a function assigned to the Authority, which is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: Employment Services Officers are engaged on permanent and pensionable contracts of employment covering a number of working arrangements i.e. full-time/part-time.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: Full data on on-line courses, evening courses and one-day training courses provided by FÃS in 2009 is not currently available. FAS has stated that this data will be compiled by the end of the first quarter of 2010 at which point I will communicate the information to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested is being collated and will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested is still being collated and will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information supplied by the Deputy does not provide a sufficient basis to indicate whether this question relates to matters which come within the remit of my Department or in relation to which I have day-to-day responsibility. For the assistance of the Deputy, I should say that statutory obligations under employment law generally rest with employers. Statutory obligations under...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The new Board has been appointed on the basis of relevant experience and competencies in areas encompassing the functions of FÃS as provided for in the Labour Services (Amendment) Act 2009; finance, corporate governance and public administration. The names and areas of experience of those appointed to the new Board of FÃS are set out in the table below: Name Area of Experience Mr...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 Feb 2010)
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 â 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. ...
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: I welcome the publication of the Finance Bill and the chance to speak on it briefly in the House. The Bill, which provides a framework for the budget produced in December, has a number of very important measures, namely, a budget which will provide â¬1 billion and offers activation for employment during 2010, including a â¬20 million fund for activation measures specifically targeted at...
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: We need to challenge ourselves to come up with a way, for example through partnership schemes or networking, whereby that talent will engage with the small business sector or, as it did in the first wave of the multinationals coming to Ireland in the 1970s, become the small business people of the future. This measure will help that. The solidarity bond is a very good response to the current...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Feb 2010)
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 â 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 (9 Feb 2010)
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 â 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 (9 Feb 2010)
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 â 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....
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (9 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: I am aware of the correspondence enclosed with the Deputy's question, which was sent separately to the Department. It is being studied and will be replied to substantively in due course. Regarding the specific issue of the DELL and related redundancies in Raheen in January 2009, FÃS has provided guidance service and training courses to over 1,500 workers made redundant. Enterprise Ireland...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (9 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: I am satisfied that Clause 5.3 of Council Directive 97/81/EC concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC, has been correctly transposed by way of the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001. I note that this is confirmed by a 2003 report on the implementation of the Directive undertaken by the European Commission's services. Clause...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (9 Feb 2010)
Dara Calleary: The industrial dispute involving workers from the company in question resulted from workers' concerns over the company's cost cutting proposals, involving redundancies and the introduction of new contracts of employment for the remaining workforce. The issues were referred to the Labour Court under section 20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 and the union undertook to be bound by the...