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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Parental Leave Act 1998 provides that a parent who completes one year of continuous employment shall be entitled to maximum of 18 weeks of parental leave. Sections 7(1)(a) and (aa) of the Act provide that an employee has a statutory entitlement to take parental leave in either (i) a continuous period of 18 weeks, or (ii) in two separate periods of not less...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: The so-called “Greentown” project is an important strategic research initiative supported by my Department and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in tackling criminal networks. The research project is led by the REPPP Project (Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice) at the School of Law in the University of Limerick (UL). Its specific focus is on...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Acting Chairman. I do not have a whole lot to say at this stage regarding opening comments. The Bill is fairly straightforward. Obviously the Programme for Partnership Government includes a commitment to take measures to reduce the gender pay gap and promote wage transparency by requiring companies of 50 or more employees to complete a wage survey. This commitment is being...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: We are in the hands of the Houses in respect of the commencement of the legislation.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: We have yet to go through Report Stage and so on here in the Dáil. The requirement is that companies initially with 250 or more employees will carry out a wage survey and publish that, and that will be mandatory. Over time we will learn from larger companies. We have engaged with the unions and employers and everyone is in agreement that this is the way to go. The larger companies...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: I note all of the points that the Deputy has made and thank him.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: Section 20A(1) sets out the information that regulations will require to be published. There is one aspect that I may consider further and possibly table a Report Stage amendment, namely, whether differences in bonus pay should be reported on a per hour basis rather than as a difference in the total bonus pay. The argument would be that if staff in a particular category or department in a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: In terms of section 3, section 85C enables the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to apply to the Circuit Court for an order requiring a person to comply with the regulations. A person who fails to comply with a Circuit Court order is in contempt of that court. This represents enforcement by civil means rather than by the creation of an offence. For example, if we were to create a...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: This is a purely technical section.

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Order for Report Stage (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: Anois.

Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, who is occupied in the other House on Government business, I am pleased to commend the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the House. No amendments to the Bill were proposed on Report Stage. The Minister has asked me to acknowledge in particular the co-operation and support...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The EU Directive 2013/333/EU was transposed in to Irish Law in June 2018 as the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, which provides for an assessment in relation to special reception needs within 30 days of presentation or application. Once assessed as having special reception needs, there are a number of ways in which those needs are responded to. For example, Tusla...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: In 2015, as part of Ireland's response to the migration crisis in central and southern Europe, the Government established the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Under this programme, the Government committed to accepting up to 4,000 people into the State, primarily through a combination of the EU Relocation Programme and the UNHCR's Refugee Resettlement Programme. The Relocation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) has arranged the provision of emergency accommodation for international protection applicants since September 2018 due to the increasing numbers of people arriving in the State seeking international protection. RIA had reached full capacity in its centres at that time. As of 23rd June, RIA is accommodating 872 people in 28 emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: Since September 2018, the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) has arranged for the provision of emergency beds where the mainstream accommodation centres are at capacity. As of 16th June 2019, a total of 817 applicants were staying in 25 emergency centres. The locations that are being used for the provision of emergency accommodation have been selected by means of a call for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: Since September 2018, due to insufficient capacity within the Reception and Integration Agency's (RIA) accommodation portfolio, RIA has contracted for the use of emergency accommodation in hotels and guesthouses. As of 16th June 2019, a total of 817 applicants were staying in emergency accommodation. The duration of stay in the emergency accommodation is to be for as short a time as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (2 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: Children of international protection applicants who are residing in emergency accommodation can access school places in local primary and post-primary schools in the same manner as the general population. They can also avail of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, which is administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. While an international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (3 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that as part of Budget 2019, the Government announced the introduction of a new social insurance-based paid parental benefit scheme.  This new scheme will support parents during the first year of the child's life by providing two weeks of paid leave to both parents, and will allow parents more flexibility in achieving and managing a work life balance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (4 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: Children of international protection applicants who are residing in emergency accommodation can access school places in local primary and post-primary schools in the same manner as the general population. They can also avail of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, which is administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. While an international...