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Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 9:In page 6, line 31, to delete “the Minister” and substitute “where the Minister”.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 10:In page 7, line 11, to delete “Act of 2006” and substitute “Employment Permits Act 2006”.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 11:In page 7, line 12, to delete “Act of 2006” and substitute “Employment Permits Act 2006”.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 12:In page 7, line 22, to delete “Employment Permits Act 2006” and substitute “Act of 2006”.Amendment No. 12 is a technical amendment as the "Act of 2006" is not defined in section 1 of the Employment Permits Act 2003. The effect of amendment No. 13 would be to create a new employment permit scheme specifically for this cohort of foreign...

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Yes.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's pardon.

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I accept fully the point made by the Deputies that the time is restrictive. However, I understand these amendments have the support of the Judiciary and the Attorney General and are perceived as measures that do not infringe in any way on the rights of those concerned. In fact, the removal of the "on notice" requirement to make it ex partedoes not infringe in any way as it is the State, if...

Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move:"That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make provision in the Bill in relation to-(a) amending the Immigration Act, 2004 to provide for the prescribing of a registration district and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Attached in tabular format is the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Southern-nominated members of InterTradeIreland’s Board. By way of background, InterTradeIreland (ITI) is co-funded by my Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. It has twelve Board members, including Chairperson and Vice Chair, six of whom are nominated...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below . Sick Days 2011 2012 2013 2014 (to 30th June) Total Number of Sick Days 10,223 8,302 8,155 4,058 CERTIFIED 9264 7,521 7,518 3,713 UNCERTIFIED 959 781 637 345 Long Term Absence (20+ days) 5,263 3,646 3,395 1,564

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: The names of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the name of the external consultant; the title of the report and the publication date are as follows:- January to end June 2014 Name of external Consultant/Organisation Report Title Cost of Report € Publication Date Ward Solutions ICT security reviews 26,783...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: There is no record in my Department of a work permit application in respect of the person named by the Deputy. There is no record of a work permit having previously been held by this person.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department is responsible for the issuing of employment permits. The person named by the Deputy holds a current work permit valid from 4 November 2013 and is valid for an unlimited period. In addition the person held employment permits from 3 November 2006 to 3 November 2013. I understand that on foot of this permit history the person was issued with an immigration stamp 4 that allows for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (3 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: A notification of a decision to revoke the employment permit in accordance with Section 16 (2) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 issued to the person named by the Deputy and to his employer on 15 May 2014. This letter informed them that the decision to revoke the permit could be submitted to the Minister for review within 28 days. Under Sections 16 (3) of the Act a decision to revoke an...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 77:In page 91, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Res judicata 83. (1) Where, in proceedings under Chapter 5 (inserted by section 80) of Part 3 of the Act of 2007, a court finds, as part of a final decision in relation to the matters to which those proceedings relate, that a relevant grocery goods undertaking contravened—(a) a provision of...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: Res is a thing. I know that much.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 78:In page 92, to delete lines 1 to 4.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 79:In page 95, to delete lines 1 to 40, and in page 96, to delete lines 1 to 28.

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputies for their participation in the debate. This is a long-awaited Bill, which makes worthwhile changes. The consolidation of consumer and protection issues in the marketplace is a good one, as it is more than the sum of the parts coming together and will add to the quality of oversight of our markets. We have made other good provisions in the Bill. I thank Deputies for active...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2014)

Richard Bruton: I think so.