Results 2,121-2,140 of 2,815 for speaker:Tony Killeen

Industrial Relations. (15 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for taking very seriously the points he made regarding the approaches made to him. Ireland is now part of a closely integrated European labour market. On the occasion of the most recent enlargement of the EU in May 2004, the Government decided that, because of the very buoyant economy and the continuing need for labour force participants from...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (14 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I understand that the chief executive officer of the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, had a meeting recently with the family and representatives of the person who was killed in the car accident. As a result of the meeting, the CEO has informed me that the HSA is carrying out a review of the circumstances of the accident. Any further action by the HSA will depend on the outcome of the review.

Job Losses. (14 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. On 13 October 2005, the company in question wrote to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment saying that the plant in Easkey would close over the next three months. As a result of this, the company would make 31 people redundant on a phased basis with the first job losses occurring on 11 November 2005. I understand that the decision to...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (13 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The wages and employment conditions of workers employed in the construction industry are governed by the Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry Wages and Conditions of Employment) Variation Order, which is enforced by the labour inspectorate of the Department. The enforcement of the provisions of a registered employment agreement may also be effected under the Industrial...

Written Answers — Wage Levels: Wage Levels (13 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Government has improved the position of the low paid through successive national partnership agreements, with increases in the national minimum wage and in the annual budgetary changes to taxation. Wage levels and increases for other groups are agreed within the context of social partnership.

Written Answers — Accidents at Work: Accidents at Work (13 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I understand from the Central Statistics Office that the only 2004 figures available from it on the number of days lost due to injuries and accidents at work relate to the period December 2003 to February 2004. Table 1 sets out the most recent available information for the relevant period in each of the years 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004. In the first quarter of 2004, 1,374,813 workdays were...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The work permit section of my Department informs me that it has no record of a work permit application based on the information supplied by the Deputy. However, individuals can transfer from a holiday working visa to a work permit where there is a continuity of work and an established employment relationship exists between an employer and an employee.

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: Following the Minister's announcement on 12 April last there are now 31 inspector posts sanctioned for the labour inspectorate. This represents almost a doubling of inspector personnel in the past 12 months and is indicative of a determination to ensure compliance with employment rights legislation. Following a recent selection process the labour inspectorate now has its full complement of 31...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75, 140 and 141 together. No distinction is made in employment rights legislation between Irish and migrant workers. For the avoidance of doubt section 20 of the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 provides that all employee protection legislation on the Statute Book in Ireland applies to workers posted to work in Ireland in line with Directive...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Construction Federation operatives pension scheme, generally referred to as CFOPS, has been established on foot of a registered employment agreement for the construction industry. A separate registered employment agreement in the construction sector provides for the establishment of statutory rates of pay and related working conditions of employment. The terms of both agreements apply to...

Written Answers — Jobs for People with Disabilities: Jobs for People with Disabilities (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: Under the Government's mainstreaming policy, my Department through FÁS is seeking to increase the participation of disabled workers through a three-pronged approach involving, first, facilitating progression into sustainable employment through skills development; second, stimulating awareness among employers of the contribution that disabled people can make and encouraging them to recruit...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I understand from FÁS that the phase two off-the-job element of apprenticeship, is provided in the FÁS training centre in Shannon. The centre currently has a capacity to cater for 310 apprentices per annum, having expanded from 280 places this year with the addition of extra electrical and plumbing classes. This capacity is significantly greater than the number of apprentices recruited by...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999 is still retained on the Government legislative programme. However, as previously stated on a number of occasions in the Dáil, it is now considered, on reflection, that the provision of statutory protection for whistleblowers on a sectoral basis might provide a better and more focused approach to dealing with this issue. Recent legislative initiatives...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 123 together. The labour inspectorate of my Department has been in contact with relevant colleagues in the Garda Síochána, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and the Health and Safety Authority. An inspector has interviewed the boat owner and two of the Latvian people who were gathering the shellfish. It has not been...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The social partners, together with representatives from the Departments of the Taoiseach and Finance, are members of the Employment Rights Compliance Group, ERCG, that is considering the discussion document. To date, the ERCG has met on six occasions. The group has explored the various topics contained in the discussion document, together with additional items introduced by the social...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The labour inspectorate is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland, including immigrant workers. The inspectorate operates without any differentiation with regard to worker nationality as statutory employment rights and protections apply to immigrant workers in exactly the same manner as they do to native Irish workers. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112, 125 and 145 together. There have been 12 fatalities in the workplace and 1,623 reported accidents since the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 came into operation on 1 September 2005. There also have been 70 fatalities in 2000, 64 in 2001, 61 in 2002, 67 in 2003, 49 in 2004 and 66 in the first 11 months of this year. I will circulate to Deputies...

Written Answers — Work-Life Balance: Work-Life Balance (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: I am not aware of the reports of research to which the Deputy refers nor is my Department carrying out research in this area. There are many factors which impinge both on job satisfaction and separately mental health. Equally there are a range of factors which impinge on depression, anxiety and absenteeism. My Department and the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, actively promote the...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: Section 36 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 provides that an application for the establishment of a joint labour committee can be made to the Labour Court by me, as Minister, or a trade union or any organisation or group of persons claiming to be representative of relevant workers or of relevant employers. In consultation with the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission my...

Written Answers — Child Care Sector: Child Care Sector (6 Dec 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has responsibility for the EU Equal Opportunities Child Care Programme 2000-2006 and the Department of Health and Children has responsibility for the child care regulations under the Child Care Act 1991. Pay and conditions of employment beyond those provided for in employment rights legislation are matters which can be negotiated and agreed...