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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Nevin Institute's (NERI) Spring 2015 Quarterly Economic Observer outlines the Institute's latest expectations for the economic outlook in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and provides a profile of the earnings distribution and low pay in the Republic of Ireland. NERI concludes that the economic outlook differs for both parts of the island of Ireland. According to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Establishment (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: I am aware of the report referred to by the Deputy and commissioned by the UK Labour Party who requested Alan Buckle, former‎ Deputy Chairman at KPMG International, to investigate how to restore the value of the UK minimum wage, ensure that where sectors can afford to pay more, they do, and promote the Living Wage. The report, published in May 2014, notes that the UK National...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: Ireland's strong commitment to protecting the rights of domestic workers was highlighted last July when we ratified the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Convention No. 189 on Domestic Workers. Ireland is among the small group of seventeen ILO member countries that have ratified this Convention to date. To mark the occasion of Ireland's ratification of the Convention and to help...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: The premise of the Deputy's question is false. Since 2012, the Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) has put in place a comprehensive set of measures agreed by Government to promote job opportunities and employment growth in all parts of the country. Almost 90,000 more people are at work since the launch of the first Plan in 2012. This increase has been in full-time jobs rather than casual or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: At the request of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the Expert Panel was asked to re-engage with SIPTU and ICTU in relation to matters dealt with in its June 2014 report on its review the Irish Aviation Superannuation Scheme (IASS), including the actuarial assumptions, and to provide clarity on those matters. There were also...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: A range of employment rights legislation is pertinent to the scenarios outlined by the Deputy in his question. These include, inter alia, the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007, the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 and the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003. In addition, legal principles established under case law may be of relevance to aspects of the issues raised...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (26 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: The Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) is an EU funding instrument, managed by the European Commission, which supports the development of innovative social policies and promotes labour mobility, as well as facilitating access to microcredits and encouraging social entrepreneurship. EaSI brings three EU programmes, which were previously managed separately, together under one...

High Pay and Wealth Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: At the outset I would like to acknowledge the Deputy's consistent commitment in this area. The primary aim of his Bill is to establish on a permanent basis a High Pay and Wealth Commission within the existing structure of the Central Statistics Office. The main functions of this commission would be to research levels of pay and wealth in the State. Its research would promote a fair income...

High Pay and Wealth Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: That is a good point. In fact, it is most properly the role of public representatives, such as Deputy Broughan, myself and others in this House, who are mandated to consider such things. In conclusion, I again commend Deputy Broughan for his underlying concern for addressing the issue of income inequality in society, a concern we both share. However, these issues demand serious assessment...

High Pay and Wealth Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: I acknowledge the Members' contributions and thank Deputy Broughan for raising this important issue. We have had a very well-informed debate on this and related issues, which Deputy Broughan has consistently raised throughout his political career, as Deputy Shortall said. The Bill is well intentioned. It is critical for social cohesion that income and wealth distribution is not skewed to...

High Pay and Wealth Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: Deputy Brendan Smith recognised that the Government's focus is very much on creating jobs and wealth and ensuring the wealth created is distributed fairly by the tax and social welfare systems and various other Government interventions. It is about trying to support as many people on low and middle incomes as we can to ensure we have the type of cohesive society to which I aspire, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Disputes (31 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: There is a comprehensive corpus of employment rights legislation in place providing protection for employees, including legislation governing working time and pay. This includes the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, the Payment of Wages Act 1991, the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001, the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Service Contracts (31 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: I am informed by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform that zero hour contracts are not a feature of the Civil Service. While public sector employee contracts would be expected to specify hours of work definitive data is not readily available.In accordance with the Statement of Government priorities, I recently commissioned the University of Limerick (UL) to carry out a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (31 Mar 2015)

Gerald Nash: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 to 303, inclusive, together. I understand that the current dispute revolves around a range of issues, including the introduction of banded hours contracts, individual and collective representational rights and a review of the use of temporary contracts. The trade union is seeking to engage with the company on these issues and the matter was referred by...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Fianna Fáil did nothing about it.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Deputy Kelleher signed it.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Shane does not like collective bargaining.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: This is the first time the matter has been raised.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Sinn Féin never raised the problem before now.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Gerald Nash: Sinn Féin has no understanding of it.