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Written Answers — Employer's Liability Insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it was a requirement in March 1977 that companies which were holders of State mining leases were to be in possession of employer's liability insurance cover, for mines that were in use and where people were employed. [5948/08]

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There is no balance at present. The position is skewed in respect of agency workers.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I accept that.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister publish the figures in this respect?

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There is no legislative framework.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The practices are legal at present.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The Government has Britain and Germany to block it.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Penrose for sharing time. I second the motion, the purpose of which is to stem the rising tide of exploitation resulting from the failure to legislate for the principle of equal treatment for agency workers. This joint motion, tabled by Sinn Féin and the Labour Party, demands that the abuse of agency workers should be ended and that their rights to equal treatment with other...

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Last week, I attended a public meeting on agency workers in Waterford. At that meeting SIPTU's general president, Jack O'Connor, described the defining characteristic of this issue as silence. He was correct; this issue has not received enough media attention and some workers are unaware of the threats looming over their current terms and conditions of employment. People need to be crystal...

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: That is not a fact.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: They are in the Gallery.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister and Minister of State meet them after the debate, at 8.30 p.m.?

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Nobody is against that.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: That is the Minister of State's excuse.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: There is nothing new there.

Agency Workers: Motion (19 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: We are concerned that the minimum wage will become the only wage.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his view on the fact that all local drugs task forces except two are situated in Dublin; and if, in view of the prevalence of illegal drug use and related crime outside of Dublin, he will take steps to establish additional local drugs task forces in areas such as, for example, Limerick and Waterford. [5437/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is the large cost of providing welfare to lone parents that is the main motivation for the reforms to the lone parent payment, as opposed to a desire on the Government's behalf to help parents re-enter the work force or to tackle poverty in one parent families. [4611/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether moves to oblige lone parents to leave their children when they turn eight and enter the work force or training are discriminatory against single parent families. [4610/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (13 Feb 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department agreed with the decision of the State to concede in the High Court case taken by a group (details supplied) challenging the fixing by the Labour Court of minimum wage levels for certain industries; if his Department has made an assessment of the outcome of this case for workers in the hotel sector and in...