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Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: First Stage (27 Jun 2017)

Pat Breen: No.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2017)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 28 together. Ireland has a comprehensive body of employment legislation, in respect of which the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is mandated to secure compliance.  Ireland’s employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on an employer-employee basis.  All employers, including those in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2017)

Pat Breen: On 2 May last, the Government approved draft legislative proposals as a response to the Programme for Government commitment to address the problems caused by the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work. The draft legislation was referred to the Office of the Attorney General on the 4th of May for priority drafting of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: 371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31034/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: 580. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30929/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (4 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: 610. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31488/17]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (4 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Nash, who is very much associated with the commencement of the employment orders for the security industry as well as the contract cleaning area, for raising this issue. I wish to clarify that the employment regulation order that is in place for the security sector came into effect on 1 June last and not 1 June 2016, as had been suggested by the Senator. It is only in effect...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (4 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: Senator Nash has said the rate of pay is €11.05 and will increase to €11.35 in June 2018. If there are employees being abused by rogue security firms that should be brought immediately to the attention of the WRC. All enterprises are covered by the employment regulation order but if an enterprise is experiencing financial difficulties it can apply to the Labour Court for an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commencement of Legislation (11 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 came into force in respect of applicable construction contracts entered into after 25 July 2016, in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 165 of 2016 entitled 'Construction Contracts Act, 2013 (Appointed Day) Order 2016'. All sections of the Act have been commenced.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Pat Breen: 739. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1989 of 20 June 2017, when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 1823. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37507/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 1891. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding a domiciliary care allowance for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (11 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 1894. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38547/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework – Sectoral Employment Orders - for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified type, class or group of workers.  This is in effect a framework to replace the former sectoral Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was found...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Sector Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework – Sectoral Employment Orders - for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified type, class or group of workers.  This is in effect a framework to replace the former sectoral Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was found...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Sector Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework – Sectoral Employment Orders - for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified type, class or group of workers.  This is in effect a framework to replace the former sectoral Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was found...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 292 and 293 of 13 April 2017, the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39435/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Sep 2017)

Pat Breen: 699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39405/17]