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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established to reduce inordinate delays of up to 2 years in the hearing of cases in some bodies that it replaced, and remove the dysfunction of having multiple first instance avenues of redress for the same workplace incident. This reform was overdue. Established on 1 October last year, the WRC incorporates the functions of the Labour Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend to bring forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work is well advanced on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick (UL) study on zero hour contracts and low hour contracts. The policy response is being informed by the UL study itself as well as the extensive material...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Low Pay Commission was established last year through the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. Its principal function is, once each year, to examine the national minimum hourly rate of pay and to make a recommendation to the Minister respecting the rate, ensuring that all decisions are evidence based, fair and sustainable, and do not create significant adverse consequences...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Apart from public sector employees, where certain statutory retirement ages may apply, there is no statutory retirement age for employees in Irish legislation. A contract of employment will generally contain a retirement age but this is a matter of contract between the parties. The upper age limit for bringing claims under the Unfair Dismissals Acts was removed by a provision in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Deputy will be aware that I signed the Employment Regulation (Amendment) Order (Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee) 2016 on October 27th last. (www.djei.ie/en/Legislation/SI-No-548-of-2016.html). The making of the Order follows a public consultation on draft proposals that were developed by the Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee for an amended Employment Regulation Order for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: With effect from 1st October 2015, the activities of the Labour Relations Commission, the National Employment Rights Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Labour Court were merged into a new Body of First Instance, known as the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). From 1st October 2015, all complaints fall to be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (8 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Insofar as the question raises standards that must be met and come under the remit of my Department, employment rights and occupational health and safety of individuals working in the sector, are regulated. Ireland has a comprehensive body of employment, equality and industrial relations legislation, in respect of which the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is mandated to secure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (9 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33913/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: I understand that the enterprise, to which the Deputy refers, operates in the UK as a substitute for taxi and limousine services. The company signs up drivers to an online platform which allows them to accept bookings via an app to carry passengers. Drivers use their own cars, without being licensed taxi drivers. The taxi and small public service vehicle sector is regulated in a different...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 642. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34616/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Deputy, you will be aware that I signed the Employment Regulation (Amendment) Order (Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee) 2016 on 27 October 27 last. (). The making of the Order follows a public consultation on draft proposals that were developed by the Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee for an amended Employment Regulation Order for the Sector. This process was undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: I refer to my response to Question No. 188 of 27 October 2016 which provided figures as requested by the Deputy for the years 2014, 2015 and to end September 2016. The tables therein set out the number of employment permit applications received, the number of appeals to refusals received and the number of permits granted on foot of those appeals. Where an employment permit application is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Report (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Further to my reply to the question referred to, the Commission submitted its Report to me on the matter on October 28 last, and I propose to publish it shortly. It may be noted however, that the Commission did not consider it appropriate to make recommendations at this time, in the absence of up-to-date data from the Central Statistics Office which is pending validation. The likely...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Deputy, you will be aware that I signed the Employment Regulation (Amendment) Order (Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee) 2016 on October 27 last. () The making of the Order follows a public consultation on draft proposals that were developed by the Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee for an amended Employment Regulation Order for the Sector. This process was undertaken in August...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (15 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: Deputy, you will be aware that a High Court challenge to the validity of the Electrical Contracting Registered Employment Agreement (REA), as well as the constitutionality of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the legislation underpinning the REA system, was upheld in the High Court and appealed to the Supreme Court. In its judgment delivered in May 2013, (in McGowan and others v The Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (16 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: An application for the first General Employment Permit mentioned by the Deputy was received on 13thAugust 2016. This application was refused on 30thAugust 2016. In accordance with the provisions of the Acts, the applicant sought a review of this decision. The application was granted on review and the Employment Permit issued on 15thNovember 2016. An application for a second General...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times (22 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35773/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (22 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 4 October 2016, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35783/16]