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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (12 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Hotels in the Dublin, Cork and Dun Laoghaire municipal areas are subject to the National Minimum Wage Act. In rest of the country accommodation providers are covered by the rates of pay and terms and conditions set out in the Hotels Employment Regulation Order which provides for minimum rates of pay that are normally in excess of the national minimum hourly wage. The National Employment...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I understand that the employment permit in respect of the above named expired on the 9/9/2009 and my Department has no record of a renewal application being submitted. The scheme provides is that a renewal application must be submitted 8-12 weeks prior to the expiry of the existing permit. However, if the prospective employer or employee wishes to submit a new application it will be...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 May 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 — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Appeals Tribunal is an independent, quasi-judicial body under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I am aware that there has been an unprecedented level of increase in claims to the Employment Appeals Tribunal - from 3,173 in 2007 to 9,458 in 2009 and a continuation of this trend in 2010 with 4,384 new claims lodged between January and the end of...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 May 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 — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. 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...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Since 2004, a key element of 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 or labour shortages in designated occupations in key economic sectors, Government policy is to issue employment permits for the employment of non-EEA nationals for specific vacancies and in response to...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this Seanad debate on the draft Public Service Agreement 2010-2014, now colloquially known as the Croke Park agreement. The making of this agreement between the public service committee of ICTU and the Government is a key step in addressing the immediate fiscal and economic challenges facing the country. A vote in its favour would show our European...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has processed this lump sum redundancy claim on behalf of the individual concerned and that payment in this case issued in early May 2010.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department condemns 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 statutory rights applicable to all people working in Ireland whether they are Irish citizens or otherwise. I would urge all whose...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 May 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 (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within Ireland's workforce and that of our European Union partners. For certain specific 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...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 May 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 — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 May 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 (19 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: NERA, for reasons of efficiency and cost, organises its main functions on a regional basis as opposed to a county basis. These five regions are Carlow (HQ), Dublin, Sligo, Shannon, and Cork. Statistics are, accordingly, not readily identifiable in county terms. The Table below shows the regional breakdown and the counties that constitute each regional division. Hotels in the traditional...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: We will worry about the Deputy.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 May 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. I can confirm that my Department received a lump sum redundancy claim for the individual concerned on 1 October, 2009 and I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the claim is at an advanced stage of processing....

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The granting of temporary permission to remain in the State without the requirement for an Employment Permit (ie Stamp 4) is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. In the event that a non-EEA National, who is the holder of stamp four residency status is made redundant, I would suggest that they contact the Immigration Authorities of the Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: The position is, that if a non-EEA national on a valid employment permit is made redundant, they have a period of 6 months from the date of their redundancy to source another employer and apply for a new employment permit. In the event that they are unable to source another employer within that timeframe, they should contact the Immigration Authorities of the Department of Justice and Law...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 May 2010)

Dara Calleary: As Senator Twomey said, this is a similar amendment to those proposed by his colleagues Deputies Bruton and O'Donnell. The Minister, Deputy Lenihan, indicated he would give further consideration to the matter. He intends to look at the feasibility and possible merits of more frequent reporting, for example, on a six-monthly basis. Further legislation on our present undertakings will be...