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Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I am pleased to address the House on Second Stage of the Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019. This Bill has its origin in a commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child's life. Senators may also be aware that a provision was included in the general scheme of the Bill to address the lacuna in the law whereby male...

Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I heard what the Fianna Fáil Senator said with regard to the delay and I am sorry for the delay in presenting this Bill. We wanted to get it right. An important concern is the burden it places or may place on employers. A huge amount of work was done to get that right so it would not be challenged later on. I cannot emphasise enough the amount of work my officials put into this,...

Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefits Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I thank colleagues in the House for their co-operation on this very important Bill, which will make a big difference for families and children. As we said, it introduces two weeks' paid benefit at a weekly rate of €245 for all employees and self-employed persons with sufficient PSRI contributions availing of parent's leave. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (10 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I can inform the Deputy that Ireland’s National Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) Programme was approved by the European Commission on 21 March 2016. The Funds Administration Unit in my Department has been designated as Ireland’s 'Responsible Authority' for the AMIF. The funding available to Ireland under the AMIF will be used over the lifetime of the Programme to...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to address the House on the Second Stage of this Bill. It has its origin in a commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government to increase paid parental leave in the first year of a child's life. Leave for parents at this time has a significantly positive impact. It benefits children. It benefits parents and, in...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I thank Deputies for their consideration and I acknowledge again the lacuna in the adoptive leave legislation. There is no discrimination in this Bill but it is in other legislation and we want to correct it. I am committing to it. I am sorry we are not in a position to do it now but we want to ensure we get this right. Deputies would be the first to take me to task if we brought...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: Anois.

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: In the case of paternity, paid maternity and paid adoptive leave, all employment rights, except the right to remuneration, are preserved while the person is on leave. In the case of unpaid maternity or adoptive leave and unpaid parental leave under the 1998 Act, in addition to the remuneration, superannuation benefits and contributions are not preserved either. This amendment would apply...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: As I pointed out, in the case of paternity, paid maternity and paid adoptive leave, all employment rights, except the right to remuneration, are preserved while the person is on leave. In the case of unpaid maternity or adoptive leave and unpaid parental leave under the 1998 Act, in addition to the remuneration, superannuation benefits and contributions are not preserved. This amendment...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: Both.

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: Yes.

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: Yes.

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: The proposed section 21 put forward by this amendment is taken from the Parental Leave Act 1998. An equivalent provision is not included in the Adoptive Leave Act or the Paternity Leave and Benefit Act. Instead, these Acts rely on provisions similar to section 20 of this Bill. Section 20 gives the employee the right to return to the same job he or she held before going on leave. Where...

Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: As I said earlier, what is in place at the moment is working well. This is a follow-on from the paid leave already provided for. We want to ensure that when someone takes the leave, he or she can go back to the same job. Otherwise there may be a disincentive to take the leave in the first place. What is in place is working well. I contend there is also a typographical error in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: My Department is responsible for offering accommodation and related services to international protection applicants while their claim for protection is being examined. Due to an unexpected rise in applications (figures are up 53% in the first nine months of this year), existing Direct Provision Centres, which offer accommodation, food, utilities and a suite of State services, have reached...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Bill 2019 will provide for two weeks of parent’s leave and benefit for all new parents in employment or self-employment in respect of children born or placed for adoption on or after 1 November 2019. This will facilitate parents in spending more time with their children in their critical first year of life. The Bill gives the Minister power to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: The number of people employed in each direct provision accommodation centre is a matter for the contracted service provider. Such statistics are not maintained by my Department. As the Deputy may be aware, the agreed National Standards for accommodation offered to people in the protection process were published by my Department in August 2019. The Standards will apply to all service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: I can inform the Deputy that, as part of the Department’s Transformation Process, the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA), as it was formally known, was divided into two new sections within the Immigration Service Delivery Function; International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) and International Protection Procurement Services (IPPS).  IPPS takes responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: My Department is responsible for offering accommodation and related services to international protection applicants while their claim for protection is being examined. These services are demand led and generally it is difficult to predict demand far in advance. Due to an unexpected rise in applications (figures are up 53% in the first nine months of this year), the 38 existing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (15 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: My Department is responsible for offering accommodation and related services to international protection applicants while their claim for protection is being examined. These services are demand led and it is difficult to accurately predict demand in advance. Due to an unexpected rise in applications (figures are up 53% in the first nine months of this year), the 38 existing accommodation...