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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 248. 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. [38818/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 363. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38714/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 23 November 2016, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38706/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 3 November 2016, the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38724/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 416. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 2 November 2016, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38744/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: With effect from the 1stOctober 2015, the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Labour Court, together with the activities of the National Employment Rights Authority, the Labour Relations Commission (including the Rights Commissioner Service) and the Equality Authority were merged into a new Body of First Instance known as the Workplace Relations Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: With regard to the details supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by the Employment Appeals Tribunal that an unfair dismissal case was lodged with the Tribunal in 2013. The case was heard on 24 October 2014 and the determination issued to the parties on 20 November 2014. The details of the determination are available on the Workplace Relations Website www.workplacerelations.ie. In summary,...

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

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Act 2015 provides for the establishment of a new two-tier workplace relations structure to replace the previously existing five workplace relations bodies. A new single body of first instance called the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was created from 1stOctober 2015 and a separate appeals body, which is effectively an expanded Labour Court. The WRC incorporates...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (8 Dec 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 has progressed well 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Zero-hour Contracts (8 Dec 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 has progressed well on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick (UL) study on zero hour contracts and low hour contracts. I intend to include protections aimed particularly at low-paid, more vulnerable workers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Zero-hour Contracts (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend bringing forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work has progressed well on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick (UL) study on zero hour contracts and low hour contracts. It should be remembered that the UL study found that zero hour contracts, as defined within...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 imposes a responsibility on employers to ensure the safety of his or her employees. This responsibility extends to the provision of suitable first- aid facilities dependent on the number of employees. The statutory requirements regarding the provision of first aid are set down in Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: An application for a General Employment Permit was received on 27thNovember 2016 in respect of a foreign national whose data most closely corresponds to the details provided. All employment permit applications are dealt with strictly in order of date of receipt of a valid application and fee. The current processing date for standard employer applications is 25thOctober 2016.

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

Pat Breen: There are no specific figures available for the cost of delivering mediation by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) nor is there a separate budget allocated for the service. The funding of the WRC is within the overall Vote allocation of my Department. In this regard the WRC was allocated €12,570,000 in 2016 for provision of workplace relations services, including mediation,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: The State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State or the EEA. The employment permits system is intended to offer an interim solution where specific skills prove difficult to source within the EEA; it offers a conduit into the Irish labour market for non-EEA nationals with in-demand skills and is operated as a vacancy-led...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (8 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: The Deputy should note that Labour Court operates as an independent adjudicative body in carrying out its statutory function and as such it is not appropriate for me to intervene in this or any other matter relating to that function. However, I understand the matter relates to an industrial relations dispute. The case was referred to the Labour Court under Section 20(1) of the Industrial...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 311. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39751/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39919/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Breen: 326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance application will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39955/16]