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Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (13 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 to 451, inclusive, together. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 the Health and Safety Authority is the State body charged with overall responsibility for enforcement and promotion of workplace safety and health. Matters arising from this responsibility are a function of the Authority. In accordance with its Programmes of Work for 2006...

Seanad: Competition Authority Ruling. (13 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: I thank my mid-west colleagues, Senators O'Meara and Coonan, for raising this important matter. The Competition Authority on Friday last announced its determination that the proposed acquisition of RHM plc by Premier Foods plc may be put into effect. The Competition Authority is required under the mergers and acquisitions section of the Competition Act 2002 to determine whether the result...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: In June 1998, Ireland supported the adoption by the International Labour Conference of a Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. This commits the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) 180 member states worldwide to respect the principles inherent in the core labour standards and to promote their universal application. The Declaration emphasises that all Member States...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Deputy will appreciate that while FÁS provides funding for certain labour market programmes including Job Initiative the sponsor, Ballymun Job Centre in this case, is the employer. I understand from FÁS that the person participated on a Job Initiative Scheme managed by Ballymun Job Centre and was made redundant in 2003. I am informed that Ballymun Job Centre paid the sum of €4,702.80...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (27 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: I understand that the issue raised by the Deputy relates to an internal disciplinary matter in the company concerned. Responsibility for the resolution of trade disputes is a matter for the parties involved. The State provides the industrial relations dispute settlement machinery free of charge to assist the dispute resolution process, which, in line with the general principles of...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (27 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: Prevention of exposure is the focus of occupational safety and health legislation concerning asbestos in the workplace. Specific worker protection Regulations regarding the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos fibres while at work have been in place since 1989. The most up-to-date Regulations are the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos)...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: Council Directive 96/82/EC — the Seveso II directive as amended by Directive 2003/105/EC — was transposed into Irish law through the European Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 74 of 2006). The Seveso Directives require that preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents be taken into...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: Generally, employment legislation provides that, where the relevant body makes an award by way of a decision or determination in favour of the employee, the employer is allowed six weeks to implement the award. During the six week period either party concerned may appeal on a point of law to the Circuit or High Court, as appropriate. If, on the expiry of that period, the employer has...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: Under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 an employee, irrespective of whether he or she is full-time or part-time, is entitled to a premium for Sunday work if having to work on Sunday has not otherwise been taken account of in the determination of his or her pay. This Sunday premium consists of: (a) a payment to the employee of an allowance of such amount as is reasonable having regard...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (28 Feb 2007)

Tony Killeen: While the provision of postgraduate courses is in the first instance a matter for the Minister for Education and Science, there is regular and ongoing contact between the two Departments, both in the identification of national skills needs and in the production of co-ordinated policy responses to meet those needs. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs is charged with advising both the...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, together. In reply to PQ reference No. 31400 on 5th October last, I stated that the Health and Safety Authority had commissioned a report into the circumstances surrounding the incident referred to by the Deputy. This report was to ascertain the facts to assist in the determination of whether the Authority has a remit in relation to...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (1 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: The total staffing of the Health and Safety Authority is 185, including 113 professional inspectors carrying out a range of roles including the investigation of accidents and complaints, the development of legislative proposals at EU and national level, development of guidance, liaison with representative bodies, inspection, promotion, information and advisory activities, and the prosecution...

Industrial Relations. (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: Section 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 2001 as amended provides that the Labour Court may, at the request of a trade union or excepted body, investigate a trade dispute where it is satisfied that, inter alia, it is not the practice of the employer to engage in collective bargaining negotiations in respect of the group of workers party to the dispute and the internal dispute resolution...

Industrial Relations. (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: I agree with Deputy Quinn that the Chairman of the Labour Court is entirely competent, committed to his work and doing wonderful work on behalf of the State. However, I understand in this instance the Supreme Court did not decide on the substantive issue. It decided on a matter of procedure which I understand related to the manner of hearing evidence, which in essence is an internal matter...

Health and Safety Regulations. (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: In 2006 there were 50 recorded fatalities in Ireland as a result of work-related accidents, compared to 74 work-related deaths in 2005, 50 in 2004 and 68 in 2003. There were 12 construction-related fatalities in 2006 compared to 23 in 2005, 16 in 2004 and 20 in 2003. In the period 1 January to 5 March 2007, 19 workplace fatalities were reported to the Health and Safety Authority. These...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, which implemented EU Council Directive 93/104/EC, of 23 November 1993, concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, provides for an entitlement to nine public holidays per annum. Publication of data by the European Employment Observatory shows that there is a wide variation in the number of public holidays among EU Member States....

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: Following the identification in early 2006 of anomalies in the employment contracts of some sub-contracted staff at the Moneypoint Environmental Retrofit Project (MERP) site, both the ESB and the Labour Inspectorate conducted investigations into the matter. As a result of these investigations a Memorandum of Understanding between the ESB, the contractor and sub-contractor was agreed in March...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: The merchant vessels referred to by the Deputy are not registered under the Irish flag. The wages and conditions of employment of workers on board those vessels are, therefore, governed by the flag State's legislation (in this case Jamaica) and neither I nor the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have any responsibilities in these matters. I understand that the vessels are subject...

Written Answers — Skills Development: Skills Development (6 Mar 2007)

Tony Killeen: The National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 contains a Human Capital Priority Chapter which sets out the broad priorities for investment in the development of Ireland's human resource capability over the period of the Plan. Over €25 billion has been allocated to investment in the Human Capital Priority, of which over €7.7 billion will be invested in the Training and Skills Development...