Results 2,041-2,060 of 2,815 for speaker:Tony Killeen

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Connor.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "welcomes, —the commitment of the Government to uphold the rights of workers, which are set out in Irish labour law. These rights include: —statutory rates of pay; —limitations on hours worked; —health and safety provisions; —statutory redundancy; and —carers, maternity and adoptive...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: However, the real challenge for us in this dynamic workplace is to ensure that there is adequate, timely and effective enforcement of compliance with the statutory and other provisions already established. The Government gave recognition to this approach in Sustaining Progress. Arising from those commitments, it has completed reviews of the employment rights bodies, the mandate and resourcing...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I would have liked to refer to the points made by Opposition speakers, many of which were constructive.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: There is no need. The Deputy can go ahead.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: That would not be fair.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: The point made about the decoupling of the Department is interesting and a number of speakers spoke in that regard. Important work is being done in the social partnership arrangements and discussions currently under way. Virtually every speaker referred to Gama, the Irish Ferries dispute and other difficulties, which must be addressed in the context of the social partnership negotiations in...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: We have ensured that people coming into the country as migrant workers have, in law, exactly the same rights as Irish workers. We must ensure this continues to be the case, which I do not doubt we can do. Several other issues were mentioned by Deputies in their contributions. While it is not Deputy Joe Higgins's view, employers who treat their employees badly are in the minority.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: Nevertheless, it is a significant minority. We must learn lessons from its actions and provide the resources and mandate to deal with it.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I have no doubt that is the case.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I assure the House the Government is committed to ensuring rights are provided and vindicated and that the resources and mandate required to do so are put in place. I have every confidence we will be in a strong position to do this coming out of the current round of social partnership.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: There is no fear of that happening now.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (16 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: As a general rule, a redundancy situation exists where an employer requires fewer employees to do work of a particular kind or where a company goes into liquidation, receivership, decides to rationalise or reorganise or closes down. Other examples could include: partial closing down of a company; a decrease in an employer's requirements for workers with particular skills or qualifications; or...

Job Losses. (14 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising these matters. I was disappointed to hear that Glen Dimplex had announced it would close its Tralee operation in April 2006 and that Fleet Street Travel Ireland Limited was to reduce its workforce in the town. I am conscious of the effect that these job losses will have on the workers involved and their families as well as the community in the surrounding area,...

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal Awards: Employment Appeals Tribunal Awards (9 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. The case under reference was received in January 2003. The enforcement unit of the Department, which deals with the enforcement of both Labour Court and Employment Appeals Tribunal determinations, wrote to the former employer requesting payment of the award. No response was received from the employer. Steps necessary to entail enforcement...

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal Awards: Employment Appeals Tribunal Awards (9 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: The enforcement unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment deals with the enforcement of determinations coming from the Labour Court and Employment Appeals Tribunal. The initial action is to write to the former employer requesting payment of the award. Where no response is received from the employer steps necessary to entail enforcement of the award as part of the general...

Written Answers — Occupational Stress: Occupational Stress (9 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: There is no reliable data on the extent of stress caused by work, that is, occupational stress, in Ireland. There is no facility or central agency that has reliably measured either the reporting or the treatment of occupational stress in Ireland. Hence, as there is no historical data, nor any current reliable data, it is not possible to reply definitively to the elements of the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Jobs for People with Disabilities: Jobs for People with Disabilities (9 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: Under the aegis of the Department, and consistent with best practice, FÁS services are mainstreamed. This means that the objective is the systematic integration of disabled people into the open labour market by actively creating conditions whereby disabled people can compete and operate in the labour on an equitable basis with their non-disabled peers. The most appropriate method to explore...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (8 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: The national minimum wage legislation provides for a monetary deduction to be made from the statutory minimum pay of an employee if the employee is provided with board and-or lodgings as follows: for full board and lodgings €54.13 per week or €7.73 per day; for full board only per week €32.14 per week or €4.60 per day; for lodgings only per week €21.85 per week or €3.14 per day....

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Feb 2006)

Tony Killeen: I presume the Deputy is referring to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services. I am satisfied that all of the mandatory provisions of this directive have been transposed fully into Irish law by section 20 of the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 which...