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Strategic Investment Bank: Motion. (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am sure that will be balanced.

Strategic Investment Bank: Motion. (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: They have joined the Labour Party.

Strategic Investment Bank: Motion. (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Labour Party for moving this motion. I did not expect to receive advice on milking cows but when Deputy Penrose stands up to speak, one never knows what he will say. The difficult economic and financial situation that Ireland and much of the world faced in the past two years is often referred to as a banking crisis but of course it is much more than that. The interactions...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The implications of the Labour Court recommendation are under consideration by the Department and FÁS.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: FÁS Job Clubs were introduced in 1999 to assist people who were actively seeking employment by providing support for the job search process and an environment in which it could be carried out. Independent Sponsor Groups are contracted by FÁS on a year to year basis to run the programme. Job Clubs are seen as an important resource and intervention for those who have recently completed...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (27 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 1,763 applications...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 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 — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 119 together. I understand that in June 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) informed FÁS that following the implementation of Regulations drawn up under the Road Traffic Act, 1968, that from 1 May 2009 it had become an offence to give driving lessons for reward unless the instructor was registered with the RSA. FÁS has provided the RSA with a list...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 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 Rights: Employment Rights (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: It is difficult to answer the Deputy's question except in the most general terms to say that there are safeguards built into various pieces of legislation to guard against abuse of the employer-employee relationship, particularly when dealing with matters relating to the termination of that relationship e.g. unfair dismissal. Ultimately, each case will hinge on its facts, as interpreted and...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (27 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 — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Apprenticeship Programme is a training and education programme for apprentices employed in a specified trade. Persons who wish to undertake an apprenticeship must be registered with, and employed on a full-time basis by a FÁS-approved employer. The employer will provide the apprentice with a range of work, access to the necessary tools and equipment and the on-the-job training and...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The table below indicates the number of persons who have undertaken training and apprenticeship courses with FÁS in Co Meath for the years 2006 to 2009 and up to the year to date. The length of time a participant spends on a course varies depending on the type, level and duration of training undertaken: § Bridging/Foundation type courses range in duration from 11 to 14 weeks § Skill...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The table below sets out the most attended FÁS training initiatives, including apprenticeships, from 2006 to 2009. The figure "1" indicates the most attended training initiative, "2" the second most attended and so on. The table shows that the Electrical apprenticeship course has been the most attended training initiative for the past 4 years. Training/Apprenticeship Initiative 2006...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (28 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 — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within the workforce of the European Union. For strategic skills and labour shortages it is Government policy to issue employment permits for the employment of non-EEA nationals for specific vacancies and in response to employer demand. The various schemes that give effect to such...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (28 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Work Placement Programme was launched on 27th May 2009 and it provides work experience opportunities of up to nine months duration to the unemployed. As of 19th April 2010, 767 people had commenced their placement on the Work Placement Programme and there are a further 1,255 placements currently available.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 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 — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Apr 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department condemn any practices by employers that may result in non-compliance with employment rights entitlements or any other mistreatment of employees including those on employment permits. Ireland's Employment Rights Legislation establishes the minimum statutory rights applicable to all people working in Ireland whether they are Irish citizens or otherwise. I would urge all whose...