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Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senators present for their best wishes in my new role as Minister of State with responsibility for employment and small businesses. I listened to all the contributions today and the Senators raised issues which I will take on board. These are important issues and some were dealt with by the Minister, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, on 16 June. I do not have an update for Senator...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Pat Breen: Sorry. It is my first day here so the Senator will forgive me for that.

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Pat Breen: I would be the same myself. I will be honest about it. A total of 87 jobs will be lost at Imperial Tobacco. As I said at the beginning, every support from the agencies will be made available to address this situation. Our thoughts are with the workers and their families. Losing one's job is not a nice thing to happen to anybody, especially in the difficult environment we have at the...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Pat Breen: And the south east.

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: As Minister of State with responsibility for employment and small business, I congratulate Mr. Kevin Foley on his appointment as chairman of the Labour Court. I also congratulate Ms Oonagh Buckley on her appointment as director general of the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. I wish them well in their new roles. I have listened with great interest to the debate this evening. I am...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The UL study on zero-hour contracts and low-hour contracts recognises that the problem of low-hour contracts is only an issue in a number of sectors. Thus, it makes no sense to legislate in the manner set out in this Bill and apply a banded hours solution across all sectors, even in sectors where a problem does not exist. Most employers currently do not operate a banded hour structure. The...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: This is new politics and the Opposition has a chairman. I agree with the Minister that input from the social partners and other representative groups would greatly assist the committee's consideration of the Bill. In the meantime, I will be working closely with the Minister to bring forward proposals in response to the UL study, which will address the issues of insecure low-hour work in a...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: We know it is mischievous.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 539. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 540. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Planning Issues (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1060 of 17 May 2016, the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19199/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary Question No. 531 of 8 June 2016, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19331/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: I am aware of the Private Members Bill titled the Au Pair Placement Bill 2016 to which the Deputy refers. The Bill will be considered by Government in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (6 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: Table of Expenditure on Farm Safety Initiatives 2011 to 2015 Year Expenditure * 2011 €264,481 2012 €589,870 2013 €449,669 2014 €327,953 2015 €396,251*Note that annual figures for expenditure include some cross sectoral initiatives where the expenditure would also be relevant to other sectors – it is not possible to extract this so it has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 24 May 2016 when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20226/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The Health and Safety Authority has allocated a budget of €244,000 for 2016 for farm safety initiatives. These initiatives will include the organisation of, participation in, or support for a number of agriculture related events such as the Farmer of the Year Awards, Farm Safety Week, Teagasc Beef 2016, and the National Ploughing Championships. The Authority’s Programme of Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 308 together. The Deputy may be aware that authorised officers have sought information from a number of parties in relation to the collective redundancies that took place in OCS Operations Limited on 12 June 2015. This was one of the actions initiated as part of the Government response to the closure of Clerys last year. The work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20856/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 508. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20670/16]