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Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am here to listen to the Deputy's every word.

Seanad: EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work: Statements (10 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Members of the House for the invitation to address them on the EU directive on temporary agency work. This coincides with the recent initiation by my Department of a public consultation on the transposition of the EU directive into Irish law. Ireland, along with all other member states of the European Union, is required to transpose the directive into domestic law and bring it...

Seanad: EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work: Statements (10 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: That is certainly tenuous. I thank Senator Leyden and all other Senators for their contributions. This marks the start of a consultation process, into which the input of Senators will feed its way. We have placed advertisements in the newspapers and on the Internet and the process will fully inform the preparation of the implementing legislation which I hope to be in a position to...

Seanad: EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work: Statements (10 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: Absolutely. There are many associated issues, of which that is one. The reference to occupational pensions is important. As Senator Bradford stated, there is a wider debate to be held on pensions and pension provisions for temporary agency workers, especially those who spend their entire careers in the sector who, for whatever reason, do not enter a formal working relationship. We must...

Seanad: EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work: Statements (10 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: Yes, the malaise is spreading. I again thank Members for their contributions and everybody involved. This is an issue to which we will come back and which will be referred back to Senator Ryan's committee before we implement the directive. I look forward to a vigorous debate and leading same.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 wish to...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Scheme serves a very important function in transitioning employees in the aftermath of losing their jobs through redundancy until they find further employment. Payments from the Social Insurance Fund come within the remit of the Department of Social Protection's vote and my Department currently administers the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes on behalf of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits - Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits. All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that this application was refused on the 9th September 2010 on the grounds that it is current...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 can...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has recently authorised this redundancy lump sum claim on behalf of the individual concerned. Payment of the redundancy amount due is expected to issue within the next few weeks.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 wish to...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 wish to...

Seanad: Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to bring before the Seanad the Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010. The main purpose of the Bill is to meet EU obligations to implement and enforce certain EU regulations. These include the EU regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, known as the CLP regulation, a replacement EU regulation on the export and import of dangerous chemicals...

Seanad: Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Senators for their welcome. I want to update the House on what has been happening since the enactment of the Chemicals Act 2008 and I will deal with the various queries that have been raised. Since the Government designated the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, as the lead authority for REACH in Ireland, it has created an incredibly professional operation. It recruited a team of...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme 2010: Motion (17 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I wish to be associated with all the tributes to the late Senator Kieran Phelan and I compliment the House on the manner of the tributes. The position of the Irish banking sector remains challenged at a time of significant continued financial market dislocation. Market conditions have not normalised and funding pressures remain necessitating the further extension of the bank guarantee...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme 2010: Motion (17 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: I refer the Senator to the first five paragraphs of my contribution.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (18 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: Access to the Rights Commissioner Service, the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court under the Industrial Relations Acts is governed by the definition of "worker" in Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990. Section 23(1)(e) excludes, inter alia, "an officer of a vocational education committee" from this definition of worker. Arising from an agreement between management...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (18 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: Access to the employment dispute settling bodies under the Industrial Relations Acts is governed by the definition of "worker" in Section 23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990. Workers not included within this definition are normally covered by separate schemes of Conciliation and Arbitration. Workers in some parts of the public service, e.g. Local Authorities, Health Service Executive,...

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

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 wish to...

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

Dara Calleary: In my earlier reply on this matter on 4 November, 2010, I indicated that, according to my Department's records, there is no record of a redundancy claim in respect of the individual concerned lodged with my Department. The individual concerned may have made application for a hearing before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) to establish the right and entitlement to redundancy payment. ...