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Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: One does not have to buy the pint or stay in the hotel room but one needs a ticket to go to the game.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The WRC Annual Reports for 2016 and 2017 set out information in relation to adjudication generally. During 2016, over three quarters of complaint applications were heard within 5 months of initial receipt of the complaint, with 55 per cent heard within four months. During 2017, the WRC saw a six per cent increase in adjudication complaints over 2016 and three quarters were scheduled for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 5 February 2019 when it is proposed to update the decision made on 14 November 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7876/19]

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: Section 2 goes to the heart of the Bill insofar as it defines tips and gratuities and introduces the concept of obligatory tronc schemes in all employment where tips and gratuities are a feature. I addressed the House on the Bill in January 2018 and I will take this opportunity to reiterate what I said then, which was that we all wish to protect employees and ensure they receive their...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The wording, as revised, seems to be in line with the wording in the Workplace Relations Act which, for the sake of consistency, would seem to be a good thing. Unfortunately, in making this deletion, it seems that the obligation on the adjudication officer to make a decision seems to have been lost with the result that it seems to imply that an adjudication officer shall hear a case and make...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The amendments provide for the deletion of the originally proposed definition of employers who might be entitled to share in tips in certain circumstances. It seems to seek the use of existing legislative provision to define the type of employer who may participate in the distribution of tips rather than the introduction of a new definition. However, the relevance of the associated...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I have previously expressed our concerns about the nature of the sanctions proposed in this instance. This continues to be a source of concern. The Bill is unclear regarding accountability. While everyone would agree that actions such as withholding tips or deductions from an employee's tips are unacceptable, section 4 introduces a criminal offence in respect of the employer in this...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: My officials will work with Senators on it.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I do. The Deputy was in Brazil or somewhere else.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I do not want to waste time. I have been a Deputy for the past 18 years and have seen an awful lot of time being wasted. For example, there were two hours of debate last night during which more constructive work could have been done. I thank all Deputies who spoke on the Bill. This is a democratic system and everyone is entitled to speak. That is the whole idea of electing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 5 February 2019, when the administrative and on-farm checks in relation to a small number of young farmers scheme applications (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 152. 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. [8868/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (28 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 applies to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. Section 6(1) of the Act provides a statutory right for a party to a relevant construction contract to refer a payment dispute arising under the contract for adjudication. When this right is exercised, the parties to the contract may jointly agree to appoint an Adjudicator of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for his question. Any proposals that can contribute to keeping the costs of doing business down are to be welcomed, including those contained in the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation on the costs of doing business. In terms of maintaining our cost competitiveness, both the public and private sectors must proactively...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: We are all aware of the negative impact of high insurance costs on consumers and business. Consumers are entitled to a fair and reasonable price for insurance. Of course, motor insurance falls under the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, while responsibility for the insurance industry more generally is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The Department of Business,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I commend the work done by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation and in particular, its report on the cost of doing business. It is a positive indication of the commitment of the members of that committee that it produced a report containing 50 recommendations. Not all of the recommendations relate to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation but...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. My Department established and convenes the retail consultation forum to enable key issues affecting the retail sector to be discussed - it is a very important forum - with a view to identifying practical actions which could be taken by the Government or the industry to support sustainable jobs growth in the sector. The retail sector is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I outlined to the Deputy the urban and rural regeneration schemes. I take the example of Ennis in my county where Parnell Street was like the streets the Deputy referred to. It was rundown and not that many people shopped there. Clare County Council applied for funding under the urban regeneration scheme and received more than €1.3 million to regenerate and reinvigorate Parnell...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I am delighted the Deputy acknowledges the importance of the rural and urban regeneration schemes. They are very important, together with the town and village renewal scheme. Another example of urban renewal scheme is in Clare's second largest town, namely Shannon. Clare County Council applied, somewhat hastily, for funding under the urban regeneration scheme to put a heart into Shannon....