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Social Welfare Benefits. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: I will raise this matter with the Minister.

School Closures. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, to outline to the House the current position with regard to the planned closure of Greendale community school, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5. Greendale community school was built in 1975 to accommodate 800 pupils. The school expanded quickly to exceed...

Special Educational Needs. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science the position of the Department of Education and Science in respect of the educational provision for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders, ASD, and, in particular, associated issues under the home tuition scheme. The Deputy is aware of the...

Special Educational Needs. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: Schools have the support of the special education support service which is committed to providing continuing training as appropriate. The newly established National Council for Special Education and its team of more than 70 special educational needs organisers are also working across the country to ensure that new services are put in place where needed so that children with special needs,...

Special Educational Needs. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: The home tuition scheme administered by the Department provides funding for parents to educate children at home who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement, including children diagnosed with ASD. The child in question has been sanctioned...

Special Educational Needs. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: On review of a number of applications for home tuition, details concerning the qualifications of some of the proposed tuition providers gave rise to concern. As home tuition takes place outside the normal school framework, the Deputy will appreciate the need to ensure that tuition providers are appropriately qualified to educate the children concerned.

Special Educational Needs. (2 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: The usual requirement is a fully qualified teacher. However, other qualifications are acceptable, depending on the individual needs of the child. In this context, a review of qualifications is under way in consultation with the Department's inspectorate. Nominated tuition providers with qualifications other than teaching qualifications have been accepted for the first school term this year...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: There is no compulsory retirement age in employments rights legislation. Generally such legislation describes an employee as " a person of any age who has entered into or works under (or, where the employment has ceased, entered into or worked under) a contract of employment . . ." In some employments, a "normal retirement age" exists for that employment only. In such cases, the normal age...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: On the 26th of April 2006, the Labour Court made a recommendation regarding the redundancy terms for Irish Sugar workers at the Mallow plant. The recommendation provided that redundancy should be 5 weeks' pay per year of service, where a week's pay would be defined as actual finishing salary, excluding overtime, plus statutory redundancy entitlement, plus a bonus payment for an orderly...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: I can confirm that the Labour Inspectorate has received complaints in relation to alleged failure to pay the minimum wage to its employees by the employers to which the Deputy refers. The wages and employment conditions of workers employed in the sector are governed and safeguarded by Employment Regulation Orders enforced by the Labour Inspectorate. Labour Inspectors are empowered to seek...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: On being made redundant, an employee is entitled to receive two weeks notice of the date of termination of his/her employment. He/She would also be entitled to notice or pay in lieu of notice under the provisions of the Minimum Notice and Term of Employment Act 1973 if, depending on length of service, he/she is entitled to longer than two weeks notice. Both notices can run concurrently. On...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: In the period from 2000 to the present time, over 1270 companies involving 72,430 employees have notified this Department of collective redundancies under the Protection of Employment Act 1977. A collective redundancy occurs where a company is obliged to notify the Department of a collective redundancy i.e. the minimum number of employees employed in that organisation would be greater than 20...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: Details of the National Minimum Wage since its introduction on 1 April, 2000 are set out in the table below. The weekly values of the National Minimum Wage, based on the relevant average working week at the time according to the CSO Quarterly National Household Survey, are also set out in the table. In the national partnership agreement, Towards 2016, ICTU and IBEC agreed to make a joint...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: The wages and employment conditions of workers employed by companies in the Construction Industry are governed and safeguarded by the Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry Wages and Conditions of Employment) Variation Order, which is enforced by the Labour Inspectorate of this Department. Labour Inspectors are empowered to seek compliance with payment of the statutory minimum...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (8 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: On the 26th of April 2006, the Labour Court made a recommendation regarding the redundancy terms for Irish Sugar workers at the Mallow plant. The recommendation provided that redundancy should be 5 weeks' pay per year of service, where a week's pay would be defined as actual finishing salary, excluding overtime, plus statutory redundancy entitlement, plus a bonus payment for an orderly...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (9 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: The Health and Safety Authority had a concentrated inspection campaign during the September 2005 Construction Safety Campaign. The campaign focused on health and safety issues within Local Authorities and, in particular, on roadworks. It was divided in two distinct focus areas, namely, site inspections and senior manager meetings. The site inspections focused primarily on roadwork...

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: Gabh mó leithscéal as a bheith déanach. Bhíos ag vótáil sa Dáil. I am taking Committee Stage on behalf of my colleague the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, who has another commitment. As has been explained previously, the amendments in this instance are mainly technical in nature. The aim of amendment No. 1 is to delete line 18 and substitute the following: "23.-(1) The date...

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: This amendment was suggested by the Parliamentary Counsel. It is an editorial amendment, the purpose of which is to insert a clarifying reference in Part II of the Principal Act into the introduction of the section.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: This is only a minor grammatical correction.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Tony Killeen: This is a minor grammatical change suggested by the Parliamentary Counsel to insert the word "by" before the reference to subsection (10) in subsection (11) of that section.