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Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (30 Nov 2010)

Dara Calleary: Estimates from the Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey, as undertaken by the Central Statistics Office, indicate that there were approximately 52,000 employees paid at or below the national minimum wage of €8.65 per hour as of the second quarter of 2010. This represented 3.4% of all employees. Reliable data on the number of workers who come within the scope of Employment...

Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy is being very ageist.

Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: Neither I nor any other members of the Government wish to delay the budgetary process. On the contrary, we are all working as hard as we can to deliver budget 2011 on 7 December. After that date we will do everything in our power to conclude all budget-related matters within the shortest time scale that is consistent with properly fulfilling all required technical and legal procedures....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 17 together. The Towards 2016 Review and Transitional Agreement 2008 – 2009 (paras 9.1 – 9.3) provides for the establishment of a review process to consider the legal and other steps necessary to enable the employee representation mechanisms that had been established under previous agreements – and in legislation – to operate as they had been...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 37 together. A recent study entitled "Review of Labour Force Competitiveness", undertaken by Forfás for my Department, concluded that while 4.9 percent of employees in Ireland (83,700) were earning €8.65 per hour or less in October 2007, it is likely that the national minimum wage actually influences the wage levels of another 26 percent of the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 28 and 45 together. My Department currently 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...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I assume the Question relates to the number of employees who are paid sub-minimum rates under the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000 by virtue of them being under the age of 18 or undergoing recognised training. Estimates from the Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey, as undertaken by the Central Statistics Office, indicate that there were approximately 52,000 employees paid at or below...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: Ireland's body of employment rights legislation protects all workers employed on an employer-employee basis in Ireland. The Protection of Employee's (Part-Time) Work Act, 2001 provides that all employee protection legislation applies to a person, irrespective of his or her nationality or place of residence, who has entered into a contract of employment that provides for his or her being...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (2 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this claim has very recently been authorised for payment on behalf of the individual concerned. The individual should expect to receive payment of the redundancy entitlement due very shortly.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (7 Dec 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 (7 Dec 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 (7 Dec 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 (8 Dec 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...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Deputy will have a chance to ask on this point on Wednesday next.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: It is a cut, a reduction.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: What about the reduction over three years?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: Senator Cassidy would entertain him as well.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: Under the Employment Permits Act 2006 in order to work in Ireland, a third country migrant worker must have a correct and valid employment permit or have some other form of permission from the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to reside and work in Ireland. A contract of employment between a third country migrant worker required to have a work permit and an employer, which is not covered by...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: I will respond to this amendment because of the number of issues and concerns about workers rights that have been raised. I appreciate the objective of Deputy Penrose and all other Deputies. The legal advice available to all of us, and confirmed to everyone in the House, is that an employee working under a contract of employment setting wages at or above the national minimum wage is already...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)

Dara Calleary: If the amendment is accepted, it is likely-----