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Written Answers — Social Insurance Fund: Social Insurance Fund (20 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to both the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. As advised in my reply to the Deputy on 17th February 2010, I can confirm that my Department has received claims for the former employees of the company concerned under both Schemes all of which await...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (20 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department submitted an application on 19th June 2009 for co-financing assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) towards the cost of guidance, training, entrepreneurship and education programmes for some 2,840 workers made redundant from January 2009 at the Dell computer manufacturing plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and at ancillary enterprises. It was estimated at...

Written Answers — Social Insurance Fund: Social Insurance Fund (20 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: FÁS conducts annual Employer Surveys which, inter alia, collect information on the number of job vacancies filled by Employers and, where known, if such vacancies were filled by a FÁS-referred candidate. Based on the surveys, the table below indicates the estimated number of persons who secured employment by using FÁS employment services. No of job vacancies notified to FÁS Filled by...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I wish to share my time with Deputies Kelly and Thomas Byrne.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the chance to speak on this important legislation today. I thought for a minute that I was attending a meeting of Longford County Council, such was the exchange of views between Deputies Bannon and Kelly. I note that Deputy Bannon was so passionate that he forgot to pay tribute to Deputy Kelly for all the investment the latter has directed into Longford since his election in 2002....

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy is not so bad at it himself.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Bill reflects the events of the past two years, which have highlighted grave shortcomings on the part of the current system of financial regulation in Ireland and globally. Coupled with the establishment of the banking inquiry and with reforms that are ongoing at European Union level and elsewhere, this Bill is designed to ensure we have learnt from the experience and from the events of...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I wish to pay tribute to Members of the Oireachtas from across the Border region who have reflected the views of the workers of the Quinn Group on a non-political and non-partisan basis in recent weeks. However, companies in the insurance sector operate within a regulated market place in order to safeguard the long-term interests of policyholders and third parties. As Members are aware, the...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: Hear, hear.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: She does not know the meaning of the word.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: Typical.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: What of all the London fund-raisers?

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I wish to advise the Deputy that on the basis of the records in the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department, there is no record of a claim for a redundancy payment in respect of the individual in question.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: Statutory Apprenticeship in Ireland is organised by FÁS in co-operation with the Department of Education and Skills, employers and unions. Apprenticeship is a demand-driven educational and training programme for employed people aimed at developing the skills of the apprentice to meet the needs of industry and the labour market. The Apprenticeship system is a modular standards-based system...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. ...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I wish to advise the Deputy that on the basis of the records in the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department, there is no record of a claim for a redundancy payment in respect of the individual in question.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (22 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I set out hereunder the number of work permits issued from 2007 to to-date in 2010. It should be noted that the majority of new permits issued over the last 30 months have been in respect of non-EEA nationals already in the State changing employer or spouses of existing employer permit holders. The Employment Permits Section informs me that it currently has approximately 1,700 applications...

Strategic Investment Bank: Motion. (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: A three-legged stool is the new ticket in Longford-Westmeath.