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Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (22 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken to address the concerns raised about the new Traveller accommodation programme adopted by Waterford City Council in respect of correspondence from the Waterford city local Traveller accommodation consultative committee. [11318/06]

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the most recent revelation of worker exploitation, Polish workers employed by a company (details supplied) on the refurbishment of the Moneypoint ESB plant being paid below the minimum wage, his views on the fact that the labour inspectorate remains inadequately staffed and resourced to ensure the enforcement of...

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Is the Minister of State considering introducing legislation to hold the first contractor responsible for ensuring all labour legislation is adhered to? With 31 inspectors to a workforce of 2.07 million people, each inspector is responsible for 66,775 workers. It is a vast number and those inspectors now have an additional legislative burden. Does the Minister of State consider that the...

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Is that a "No"? Does that mean the Minister of State is not considering legislation at present?

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I take the Minister of State is telling us the notion of making the inspectorate a statutory agency is not immediately on the cards. Can he address the concern many of us have that the issue of legislation concerning the inspectorate is not being properly addressed currently because it is being used as a bargaining chip in the social partnership talks? As we all know, those talks could drag...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, under the provisions of section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the Labour Court will investigate the employment conditions prevailing for workers who are employed in domestic service. [11227/06]

Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average industrial earnings per annum of migrant workers here. [11399/06]

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of young persons, as defined in the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, in employment at 31 December 2005 or the most recent available figures; and the number of employers who had young persons in their employment on the same date. [11412/06]

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of those workers who worked on Sundays in 2005 who were paid double time for working on a Sunday. [11438/06]

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of the workforce which worked on at least one Sunday per month in 2005. [11439/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the plight of the workers made redundant by a company (details supplied) in County Donegal. [11459/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views, given the refusal of companies (details supplied) to pay the workers the redundancy terms recommended by the Labour Court, on whether it is necessary to increase statutory redundancy payments to a minimum of three weeks per year of service. [11460/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is provision within standard local authority tendering documentation requiring checks to be carried out regarding past compliance of companies tendering for contracts with labour legislation. [11547/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a requirement within local authority tendering regulations that contracts can only be awarded to unionised firms. [11548/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will address concerns of a Deputy regarding the absence of human rights safeguards governing the provision of training to foreign soldiers as promised. [11818/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Wage: Industrial Wage (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 125: To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of the workforce who at present receive less than the average industrial wage. [11453/06]

Written Answers — Government Publications: Government Publications (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost per thousand of the production of the Constitution of Ireland which is produced by the Government Publications Office. [11758/06}

Written Answers — Trade Union Recognition: Trade Union Recognition (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the implications for trade union recognition here of the findings of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied). [11620/06]

Written Answers — Rights Commissioners: Rights Commissioners (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Rights Commissioners on 31 December 2005 and on that date in each of the previous five years; if he is planning to increase their number in 2006; and if so, by how many. [11660/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed in the employment rights enforcement unit within his Department. [11661/06]