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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for his comments on the purchase of lands by the IDA and for his support in progressing the Bill. I think it is important to have all the members in support of the Bill. I acknowledge the Deputy raised the buy-back provision on Second Stage in the Dáil. I understand where Deputy Quinlivan is coming from in articulating his point of view. As it is only...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I will take note of that and we can deal with that point on Report Stage. Is Deputy Quinlivan okay with that suggestion?

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I do not wish to refer to any particular case because we are dealing with a Bill in respect of the IDA and not with the local authorities. The IDA does not pursue its property functions by way of compulsory purchase orders. The case to which Deputy Clare Daly referred earlier, the Reid case, gave rise to the first time the IDA ever attempted to do so. It is exceptionally rare and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 289. 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. [20717/18]

Seanad: Visit of Saudi Delegation (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I also add my praises and thanks to the delegation from Saudi Arabia and I wish them well. As Minister of State with responsibility for trade I am very anxious to grow trade between our two countries. We have two resident ambassadors present. The delegation is very welcome to Ireland.

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Work Permits Eligibility (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Senator Victor Boyhan for raising the issue. I come from a rural background and agriculture is a very important part of our economy. It has played a very important part in our economic recovery. The good thing about agriculture on this island is that all the regions benefit from it. It is not just focused on one area. Ireland's overarching labour market policy is to promote the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters (Resumed): Work Permits Eligibility (10 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I am acutely aware, because I meet these processors and agricultural people on a lot of occasions, that in the horticultural sector, it is the height of the season for strawberries. There is a limited season for these things. It is important that we have the labour force to be able to supply strawberries. The review covers all aspects of the current employment permit system with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Under the Atypical Worker Scheme introduced in February 2016 for non-EEA workers engaged on certain Irish-registered fishing vessels, workers are entitled to a minimum weekly payment amounting to 39 hours at the National Minimum hourly rate of pay. Under employment law generally these workers are entitled to public holiday, annual leave and other benefits. The 281 inspections referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase staffing in the carer's allowance section in view of the time it is taking to have applications processed as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21081/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance application will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21416/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (15 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 568. 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. [21418/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (16 May 2018)

Pat Breen: It is important to stress that the industrial relations system in Ireland is voluntary in nature as regards access to the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. Any change to that principle would alter fundamentally the conduct of industrial relations that has served us very well. The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 introduced a provision to provide access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: In general, responsibility for issues relating to Government public procurement and State contracts resides with my colleague, Deputy Pascal Donohoe, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure.  My role in relation to Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) is specifically prescribed under legislation the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22283/18]

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: This group of amendments deals with GDPR related data processing under Part 3 of the Bill. Amendment No. 36 amends section 41 of the Bill, which reconciles the right to data protection with freedom of information rights. It broadens the scope of section 41 by incorporating reference to the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007. Amendments Nos. 35...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: This is a very important part of the GDPR for public representatives. Senator Conway first raised the potential impact of GDPR on the ability of elected representatives to make requests or representations in the House. Arising from that intervention, the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, announced his intention to introduce new provisions to establish a robust legal basis for the making of...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: As a rural Deputy, I think it is important that a Deputy, Senator or local authority member is able to communicate with constituents. It is very important. It is part of the role. It is also important to point out with regard to the Bill that Oireachtas Members and local authorities have the same obligations as anybody else with regard to the protection of data that they hold. They are...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (22 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Group 8 includes amendments Nos. 48 and 107 to 110, inclusive. They are court related amendments. These amendments are concerned with the application of data protection safeguards and rules by courts when acting in their judicial capacity. Section 155 deals with the processing of personal data, where the controller is a court acting in a judicial capacity. Amendment No. 107 amends...