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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is, essentially, voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers, rests with the employer, the workers and their representatives.  For its part, the State provides the industrial relations dispute settlement mechanisms i.e. the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: I appreciate and understand the concerns of Irish artists in the modern digital age. My Department actively supports placing Irish artists in a more beneficial position to ensure that they can gain the most remuneration possible for their music. New business models are currently emerging to help musicians to license their works to online platforms and ultimately it is a commercial matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Union Recognition (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: I understand that the dispute at issue relates to certain terms and conditions of employment, including that of pay and contractual security which the trade union Mandate is seeking to negotiate on behalf of its members. At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is, essentially, voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tax Treaties (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: The EU Commission published proposals in March 2018 in relation to digital taxation which are currently being debated.  The OECD has also published an interim report on the Digital economy which acknowledges the lack of consensus in the area of taxations. The OECD states that further analysis is required in order to achieve an agreed evidence backed solution focused on the alignment of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is, essentially, voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers, rests with the employer, the workers and their representatives. For its part, the State provides the industrial relations dispute settlement mechanisms i.e. the Workplace...

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

Pat Breen: 860. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30091/18]

Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of Vocational Training Places) Order 2018: Motion (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order 2018,a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 26th June 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: I am aware of the ongoing industrial relations issues at the company referred to by the deputy. At the outset, I must emphasise that Ireland’s system of industrial relations is, essentially, voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial disputes between employers and workers, rests in the first instance with the employer, the workers and their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body established on 1 October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC assumed the roles and functions previously carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), Equality Tribunal, Labour Relations Commission (LRC), Rights Commissioners Service (RCS), and the first-instance (Complaints and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512, 522 and 523 together. In Ireland, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) regulates tattoo and body piercing businesses, as places of work, under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Tattoo and body piercing shops are also currently encompassed by the HSA’s BeSmart system (),which provides an online risk assessment and safety statement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Regulation (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: This issue is a matter for my colleague Regina Doherty T.D. the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 to 528, inclusive, together. PQ No Question 2016 2017 2018 to 03 September 2018 35911/18 Number of prosecutions taken and convictions obtained by the Authority 1  17 (9 on Indictment and 8 Summarily) 21 (12 on Indictment and 9 Summarily) 11 (7 on Indictment and 4 Summarily) 35912/18 Number and amount of fines imposed by the Courts on behalf...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 to 531, inclusive, together. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s core functions include adjudicating on complaints under employment rights, equality and industrial relations legislation, carrying out inspections of employer records in relation to employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: 1306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36633/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: 590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 3 July 2018, the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37214/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: 731. 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. [37209/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: 744. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37442/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (25 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 came into force for certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. The Act applies to both written and oral construction contracts, although some do not fall within its remit, for example, if the value of a contract is not more than €10,000. The purpose of the legislation is to provide new legal rights and obligations on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (25 Sep 2018)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 came into force for certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. The Act provides for, inter alia, access to statutory adjudication as a means to resolve payment disputes that arise under applicable construction contracts. Either party to a construction contract may refer a payment dispute for adjudication. If the parties cannot...