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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: 685. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) has not received further payments under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme. [24882/19]

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I am pleased to have the opportunity to commend this Bill to the Seanad. It is being brought forward as a result of a commitment given by the Government as part of the resolution of a dispute within An Garda Síochána. Following complex negotiations at the Labour Court in November 2016, resolution was found to a potentially very serious dispute within An Garda Síochána...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank Members for their contributions in the House this afternoon. I also thank them for their invaluable support in getting the Bill passed through the House and I hope we will be in a position next week to progress the Bill and get it passed before the summer recess. A number of Senators expressed concern that the Defence Forces were not included in the Bill but it is quite obvious why...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: IDA Ireland Site Visits (20 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which she has on many occasions. I visited Ballinasloe early last year to see the town at first hand. I am aware of the hard work the Senator is doing to try to attract investment to her region. It is something we are all trying to do for our own regions. I stress that the Government is determined to support the growth of high quality and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: IDA Ireland Site Visits (20 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: It is not all about IDA Ireland jobs in every region. Some 98% of enterprises are small and medium-sized that employ over 70% of the workforce. The statistics for Enterprise Ireland companies show that 765 people are employed in 45 companies in Roscommon. Again, the trend is moving in the right direction and the figure is up 4% on the figure for the previous year. Nearly €3 million...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s core services include the provision of early resolution, mediation, conciliation, facilitation and advisory services, adjudication on employment and equality complaints, the monitoring of employment conditions to ensure the compliance and enforcement of employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (26 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on 1 October 2015 and is the single body with statutory responsibility for investigation and adjudication of complaints at first instance under a wide range of employment rights, equality and industrial relations legislation. Some 90% of cases are processed from receipt to hearing and decision in less than six months where no requests...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (26 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. While the Court was established under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946, its functions have been altered and extended by subsequent legislation, including, most recently, the Workplace Relations Act 2015. Under the 2015 Act, the Labour Court assumed the role of sole appellate body in disputes under...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I take this opportunity to convey to the Leas-Chathaoirleach my deepest sympathy on the loss of his mother last week. Losing a mother, no matter what age one is, is never easy. I wish to put that on the record of the House in which the Leas-Chathaoirleach has such an important role. I reassure Senator Mac Lochlainn that it is not the case that no progress is being made in respect of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I am taking this question. I thank Deputy Quinlivan for raising this issue. Global competition for foreign direct investment, FDI, is as intense as ever. We compete against many other countries and big cities from all over the world when it comes to securing new job-rich FDI from overseas. That is why the IDA’s main priority in its efforts is first of all win the projects, and to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Quinlivan. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and I travel on trade missions around the globe and this is not a problem that is just confined to Ireland. I was in Seattle last year, which is the home of Amazon and Microsoft, and I met the mayor there. The big problem there is shortage of housing for companies as well. This is a problem that is being addressed all over the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: There are no incentives for locating in Dublin. The one thing that attracts many FDI investor-companies into Ireland and into the regions - as a Limerick person the Deputy has seen good investment in recent times in the Limerick region and city - is quality of life. Quality of life is very important for many companies in the whole area of wellness for their employees living in an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: Before I respond to Deputy Browne's question, I would also like to pay tribute to Deputy Kelleher, with whom I have served in this House for the past 17 years. Deputy Kelleher previously served in my office as Minister of State with responsibility for commerce and trade, where I know he was very popular with all of the staff. I understand some of my staff worked with him during his tenure...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: There are 19 IDA companies in Wexford, which employ more than 3,139 people. The south east has many strengths, including its ports and existing cluster of financial services. The IDA continues to engage with companies in Wexford. Last March, GrandPad, which produces tablets for seniors, located its European headquarters in Gorey. In July 2018, INDOS Financial located in Enniscorthy....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The figures I gave on the south east are positive figures. I stated that in the south east, 15,580 people were employed across 76 IDA Ireland companies in 2018. That is positive. The Deputy is lucky to have the financial services down in that area as well. I wish we had more of them in my own area. This is an area where we are getting many new companies in as a result of Brexit and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: There is a local enterprise office in Wexford. All these are playing a significant role in increasing employment in the regions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: As Deputy Browne will be aware-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: -----unemployment has decreased in all the regions around the country.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: We will continue to do so in the future with the prudent management of the economy-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (27 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: -----and the initiatives that we have brought in in our Department.