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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Given the significant reduction we have witnessed in construction related activity this year it is no surprise that we have also witnessed a similar reduction in the total number of apprentices registered with FÁS and the number of new apprentice registrations this year. However, as apprenticeship is a demand driven education and training programme for employed people it is clear that...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I am fully conscious of the need for vigilance against the exploitation of vulnerable workers, including migrant workers. It is important to bear in mind that migrant workers can and do obtain the full benefits and protection of Irish labour law. Naturally, unscrupulous employers may try to take advantage of those in a vulnerable position. However, the Government will not stand aside while...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. There is no record in my Department of an application for statutory redundancy on behalf of the person to whom the Deputy has referred. In addition, it would appear that an incorrect PPS number has been supplied. If the Deputy contacts me again with further information I will be happy to enquire further on...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: There are a number of outstanding administration issues which remain to be clarified with the company's new owner, as the previous owner is deceased. The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department has been advised that the new owner may be in a position to pay the statutory entitlement of the person mentioned by the Deputy, and are awaiting communication from the company's accountant on the...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I understand that the main legislative provisions and rules covering the use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in the workplace are a matter for the Data Protection Commissioner. The use of CCTV in a business place or workplace is not prohibited but it is controlled by the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003. This legislation falls under the remit of my colleague the Minister for...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. The role of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), which was established on an interim basis in February, 2007, is to foster and enforce a national culture of employment rights compliance in the State. In order to fulfil this role, NERA undertakes a range of functions, including the provision of impartial information to...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. In relation to the person mentioned by the Deputy, my Department has no record of an application having been made for a rebate in respect of a statutory redundancy payment paid to that person by the employer mentioned. Further, no application has been made either by the individual or the employer for a...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntarist in nature. The law on industrial relations disputes does not generally seek to impose a solution on the parties to a dispute but rather seeks to assist them in arriving at a solution. To this end, the State has established a number of institutions, including the Labour Court, to assist in the resolution of trade disputes...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Supported Employment Programme is an active labour market initiative to assist jobseekers with a disability to find employment in the open labour market, and is operated by FÁS on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. FÁS estimate that between 2006 and 2008 there was an average of 2,200 active clients participating annually on the programme. A new electronic...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2002 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) was originally transposed into Irish law through the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Control of Vibration at Work)...

Written Answers — Redundancy Statistics: Redundancy Statistics (17 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The numbers of redundancies occurring in County Kildare in each of the past five years are shown on the table attached. The figures for 2003/2004 show the number of redundancies notified to my Department in those years, while those figures from 2005 onwards represent the number of actual redundancies occurring in County Kildare. Information on redundancies is maintained on a county basis and...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I understand that the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), which is responsible for monitoring compliance with employment rights legislation, is aware of, and has commenced enquiries in relation to, the company referred to by the Deputy. NERA advise me that appropriate action will be taken in the event of breaches of employment legislation by that Company being discovered.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: A work permit has now issued in this case.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Dec 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 — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 Dec 2008)

Billy Kelleher: This matter has already been raised with a number of Departments, including my own, by the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. On the basis of the information available via the Committee, it would appear that this is a matter between the former miners and their former employers and insofar as the State may be concerned, a matter for further consideration under...

Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)

Billy Kelleher: And short.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Two hands tied behind the Deputy's back.

Employment Action Plan. (27 Jan 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I have answered questions on numerous occasions and on Adjournment debates in this House from many Deputies, particularly Deputy O'Donnell opposite. He has a very strong concern about the impact of the job losses in Dell on Limerick and the mid-west region and the further spiral of job losses this will create. We all accept that. We are all practising politicians in this House and we on...

Employment Action Plan. (27 Jan 2009)

Billy Kelleher: It is important to put it on the record. Dell, an international company, is still a good employer in Limerick and Cherrywood in Dublin. We want to acknowledge that.

Employment Action Plan. (27 Jan 2009)

Billy Kelleher: On 8 January last, Dell announced its intention to reduce its workforce by 1,900 at its plant in Raheen, Limerick. As I said, I am keenly aware of the impact that will have on the employees and the broader mid-west region. We had established a group of the relevant State agencies to prepare for a major job loss situation to specifically deal with the needs of any workers to be made...