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Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (25 Jan 2017)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to support the motion and be a co-signatory to it, and I commend very warmly my colleague, Senator Conway, as has everyone else, on the drafting and tabling of the motion. I thank the Minister for his earlier contribution and I look forward to his reply in due course. As the Acting Chairman will remember from our days on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Jun 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that all applications for employment permits are dealt with in date order. Processing times currently stand at 11-12 business days in respect of new permits for Standard Employers and 9-10 business days in respect of new Trusted Partner Employment Permits. Applications in respect of Standard Critical Skills Employment Permits are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (6 Oct 2020)

Neale Richmond: 610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the maximum number of persons who might be working in Donnybrook Garda station, Dublin 4, at any one time; the average number of persons working in the station at any one time; the number of full-time gardaí attached to the station; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: I genuinely and sincerely thank Deputy Stanley for raising this issue and laying out very considerably what is an extremely delicate matter - I think we both accept that - not just for the students in question but particularly their families, teachers and the wider school community. At the outset, with the Deputy's indulgence, I would like to lay out a little bit of the detail with regard...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Bullying in the Workplace (31 Jan 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170, 171 and 172 together. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has a broad mandate which includes enforcing occupational safety and health legislation in relation to workplaces and work activities. In relation to the issue of workplace bullying, the HSA has prepared and published, jointly with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), a Code of Practice for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Policy (30 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: There is an existing comprehensive suite of occupational safety and health legislation in place in Ireland designed to protect the health and safety of workers and to mitigate against work related injuries, ill-health and fatalities. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, sets out the responsibilities of employers, the self-employed, employees and various other parties in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (23 Nov 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of occupational safety and health legislation which aims to ensure a high standard of safety practices at work. Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 employers have an obligation to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of employees at work. Employers have a duty to undertake a risk assessment to identify the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Neale Richmond: I will attempt to be as brief as possible. In this post-Brexit world, we are looking constantly for opportunities for the Irish economy to make the most of a bad situation to attract investment and workers to the country. One area that a number of companies and employees are looking at is the education sector. This morning I call on the Leader to bring in the Minister for Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: The Health and Safety Authority has sanction for 317 staffing positions, made up of those in administration and inspector grades. The inspector grades comprise of Grade I (senior inspectors) as well as Grade II and Grade III inspectors. Inspectors operate across all of the Health and Safety Authority’s broad mandates which include occupational health and safety, chemicals,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Neale Richmond: Specifically on that point, as Professor O'Brennan is aware, I worked on the blue star programme for the first five years of its creation and it is a lovely programme. I am going to visit a blue star school on Monday. It is the national school I attended. I know Deputy Howlin has spoken to schools and Deputy Harkin definitely has. I have visited schools Deputy Harkin has spoken to. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (25 Apr 2024)

Neale Richmond: I sincerely thank Deputy Collins for submitting this important Topical Issue. As this House is no doubt aware, Ireland is a full supporter of multilateralism and is committed to effective international tax co-operation through various forums including the aforementioned OECD and the UN. Ireland is contributing constructively to the process at the UN to develop a framework convention on...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank Deputy O'Connor for being so generous with the time shared. I am not sure if Deputy O'Donoghue is still in the Chamber but I was taken by his remarks on water going from the Shannon region to the Dublin region. I am sure he will look for a similar level of gratitude for local property tax going from my home area to regions across the country. We have balance in this country and it...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: To address the first point about what is happening at European level, the last European Council meeting I attended was just last month and I will be going again in two weeks' time for the EPSCO meeting. It is my understanding the Belgian Presidency has already convened a working party on this matter and a second working party meeting is scheduled at the end of this month to lead into the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Oct 2023)

Neale Richmond: ...address skills shortages in Ireland’s care workers and home carer sector were announced by my Department on 16 December 2022. A quota of 1000 permits was made available for this sector. Applications for General Employment Permits (GEP) in respect of these roles can only be submitted when a valid Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) has been undertaken. To meet the requirements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (7 Mar 2023)

Neale Richmond: My Department officials have been in contact with Enterprise Ireland in relation to the company in question and while Enterprise Ireland, as a State development Agency, at all times aims to provide the best value for money to taxpayers and the State, it cannot guarantee absolutely that every company funded will succeed or deliver on its objectives and developmental targets. Nevertheless...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (26 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: Given that the Minister no longer meets the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for example, as regularly as he would have when the UK was part of the European Union, on an informal basis outside Council meetings or at various other opportunities, there is a need to fill that gap, both from a political point of view as well as an administrative point of view to ensure that engagement on an official...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I raise this issue, as Deputy Boyd Barrett has, in order to look at a couple of areas. The end of a period of restrictions is, supposedly, approaching in Northern Ireland and most of us in this jurisdiction have been enjoying in the past week or so being back at level 3 restrictions. We hope to stay there or go down to level 2 or 1 in due course. It...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (17 Jan 2024)

Neale Richmond: ...in January 2023 up to and including 12thJanuary 2024, 476 employment permits have been issued in respect of home carers and the total number of permits refused in respect of home carers up to the same date is 22. Applications are only returned at pre-check stage if incomplete documentation is submitted. Where this occurs, the application is returned together with the fee, and the applicant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Absolutely. The strength of this sectoral employment order, SEO, is that it has the agreement of employers and employees alike. They recognise that this is the bare minimum. Employers know this is the bare minimum they need to attract people into professions that are grossly understaffed at the moment, both domestically and from elsewhere. However, they only work if they are fully and...