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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (26 Feb 2009)

Billy Kelleher: As stated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 19 February 2009 a number of measures have been initiated to assist all apprentices progress and complete their apprenticeships. The Department of Social and Family Affairs are immediately referring to FÁS all redundant apprentices for assistance. FÁS then through their Employment Services and Services to Business Divisions work...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (3 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Employees, employers and others who have concerns in relation to the application of employment legislation at a place of employment may contact, or make an official complaint to, the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA). The Authority's Inspection Services can be contacted on Lo-call 1890 220 100 and at inspection@employmentrights.ie. The official complaint form is available from NERA...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (3 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 to 98, inclusive, together. A number of measures have been initiated to assist all apprentices progress and complete their apprenticeships. The Department of Social and Family Affairs are immediately referring to FÁS all redundant apprentices for assistance. FÁS then, through their Employment Services and Services to Business Divisions, work in...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (3 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. The table is compiled from information provided, pursuant to section 20 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990, by trade unions that hold negotiation licences. Details of membership for the year ended 31 December 2008 are not yet available. Name Membership as at 31/12/2007 Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants 3,300...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (3 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: In general, a Moldavian national who wishes to migrate to seek employment in the State is subject to the requirements of the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006. However, there are circumstances in which a foreign national present in the State may be eligible to take up employment in the State without the need for an employment permit. These circumstances are, in the main, related to the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Employment Permits Act 2006 put in place a statutory framework for Ireland's migration policy. This policy is vacancy-driven rather than based on quotas or points and the core of the policy is the offer of a job. Under the Act a permit must be applied for within 60 days of a job being offered or advertised. In the event that an employment permit is issued taking into account the current...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Employment Permits Section informs me that an application in respect of the above named was received in the Section on the 8/2/2008. This was in respect of a job offer at that time for the position of a carer and FÁS approved the application for a work permit on 16/1/2008. A permit was issued on foot of this application on 25/2/2008 and was valid for the period 3/3/2008 to 2/3/2010....

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The position in relation to the person mentioned has not changed since the Deputy raised the issue on 5 February last. Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. In general, a redundancy situation exists where...

Job Losses. (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Government very much regrets the announcement by SR Technics of its intention to close its operation at Dublin Airport. The Tánaiste recently met with a delegation representing the trade union interests in the Dublin operation, who outlined their concerns about the proposed closure. Similar concerns have been relayed to the Tánaiste in the...

Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I acknowledge the intra-party support for this project, which is very worthy. I thank the two Deputies for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the strategy for capital investment in education projects and the current position on...

Schools Building Projects. (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, that is the answer. I will convey the Deputies' invitation to visit the school to the Minister for Education and Science and I will also bring the Deputies' views to the Minister's attention.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Workplace violence includes where people in the course of their work are aggressively verbally abused, threatened or physically assaulted. Workplace violence is a potential hazard in all workplaces where there is interaction between people, clients, customers or employees, and it must be assessed accordingly. Every year, over 5% of all reported workplace accidents in Irish workplaces are due...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The company to which the Deputy refers is a private company, limited by guarantee and established under the aegis of the National Joint Industrial Council for the Electrical Contracting Industry by employer and worker representatives themselves. Its main objective is to advise Electrical Contractors of their responsibilities under the Registered Employment Agreement (REA) for the Electrical...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I set out below the information requested by the Deputy. Date Issued Permit Dates 4/12/2002 (New permit) 7/12/2002 – 6/12/2003 5/7/2005 (New permit) 5/7/2005 – 4/12/2005 6/1/2006 (Renewal permit) 5/12/2005 – 4/12/2006 24/11/2006 (Renewal permit) 5/12/2006 – 4/12/2007

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Social Insurance Fund (SIF) is overseen and managed by the Department of Social and Family Affairs but my Department administers the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes on its behalf. In that sense, responsibility for the provisioning of the SIF is a matter primarily for that Department. The total amount paid out in Redundancy payments from 1 January –28 February 2009 amounted...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I am advised by FÁS that all unemployed persons are eligible to participate on FÁS mainline training courses. 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...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The number of Employment Permits issued to persons from non-EEA areas for each month from January 2007 to February 2009 are outlined in the following table. My Department is currently undertaking, in consultation with key stakeholders, a review of employment permit arrangements to ensure their ongoing relevance to the needs of the Irish labour market. Current proposals being considered...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: No application for payment of a statutory redundancy lump sum has been received by my Department for the individual concerned. On receiving a favourable determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal, an employee should provide the employer with a copy of the determination and a request for payment of the statutory redundancy due. If the employer refuses to pay, the employee should...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: This is a day to day matter for FÁS and I understand that FÁS will be in touch with this individual in the near future to inform him when he can expect to be called for his Phase 6 training programme.

Written Answers — Insolvency Payments Scheme: Insolvency Payments Scheme (10 Mar 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Since the Insolvency Payments Scheme came into operation under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984 the matter of covering cases involving companies that have ceased to trade has been examined in depth. Extension of the Scheme to cover such cases would involve many complex issues and processes extending into questions of insolvency, company and bankruptcy law,...