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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: In relation to health and safety, the position is that every worker, in every sector of the economy, is protected by the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and extant statutory instruments relevant to health and safety in the workplace. The Organisation of Working Time Act 1995 contains specific definitions of employee and employer to whom the Act applies and describes the various...

Written Answers — National Standards Authority: National Standards Authority (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The latest European standard EN13120, which has been adopted by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), specifies strict obligations on manufacturers of looped mechanism window blinds. These obligations include the provision of a warning notice in a conspicuous position of the risks inherent from cords, chains, tape and similar items. In addition, the standard requires...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: While it is the normal practice of retail outlets to provide a receipt, there is no requirement on them to do so under current consumer legislation. There is no direct regulation accordingly of the content of retail receipts, or any requirement to display service or other charges on such receipts. The report of the Sales Law Review Group that has been published today includes a recommendation...

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal: Employment Appeals Tribunal (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The EAT hearing in question was held on the 29 October 2010. The determination was notified on 21 December 2010. The claim in this redundancy case was allowed in the claimants favour. The payment of the redundancy is now a matter for the employer and/or the Redundancy Section in the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: On 26 July 2011 the Government agreed a package of radical reforms to the Joint Labour Committee and Registered Employment Agreement wage settling mechanisms. The reform proposals deal with recommendations made and issues raised in the Independent Report on the JLC/REA systems (Duffy/Walsh report) as well as the outcome of the recent High Court ruling in the Grace Fried Chicken constitutional...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: I have not met with the organisation or person referred to although I have agreed to meet representatives of Inner City Enterprise ('ICE') in November, 2011. On 12 July, 2011 the Minister for Small Business John Perry TD met representatives, including Ms. Evanne Kilmurray, of Inner City Enterprise ('ICE'), in relation to re-establishment of funding for enterprise creation and self-employment...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits and all applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that this particular application was refused on the 6 October 2011 on the grounds that the application does not appear to meet the criteria of the Spousal/Dependant Permit Scheme....

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: Under the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014, my Department, its Offices and the twelve Agencies that come within my Department's remit developed implementation plans in October 2010. The first update on implementation was developed and submitted to the Department of Finance (now the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) in January 2011. A further report on implementation of the...

Written Answers — Innovation Task Force: Innovation Task Force (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. As specified in the report of the Innovation Task Force, the Minister for Finance is the lead actor for follow up on these recommendations, as with all recommendations regarding tax. My Department works closely with the Department of Finance, the Revenue Commissioners, Forfás, IDA, Enterprise Ireland and industry representative...

Written Answers — Innovation Task Force: Innovation Task Force (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: Recommendation 9.8 of the report of the Innovation task Force proposed the launch of a marketing campaign, initially on a pilot basis, to promote Ireland as an excellent location for starting innovative export-oriented companies. I will shortly be making an announcement about an initiative to attract overseas entrepreneurs to come to Ireland to set up a new company here or develop an...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The capping of existing public service pensions which are already in payment would involve changes in the terms and conditions of employment of former public servants, which is a policy matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: IDA is an autonomous Agency set up by statute with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment in manufacturing and internationally-traded service industries into Ireland, and to support new and existing FDI operations so as to maximise the related industrial employment, output, exports, economy expenditures including wages, and corporation tax contributions. As with all Departments and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The National Consumer Agency received €6.105 million and €5.578 million by way of public funds in the years 2009 and 2010 respectively. Up to the end of September 2011 the Agency has received a total of €3.774 million in public funds. The Agency's total allocation for 2011 is €6.366 million. From 1st January 2011 the Agency assumed responsibility for the consumer education and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: On 26 July 2011 the Government agreed a package of radical reforms to the Joint Labour Committee and Registered Employment Agreement wage settling mechanisms. The reform proposals deal with recommendations made and issues raised in the Independent Report on the JLC/REA systems (Duffy-Walsh report) as well as the outcome of the recent High Court ruling in the Grace Fried Chicken...

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The initiatives taken by the Minister for Finance to restructure and re-capitalise the banking system is the principal response to making credit available. At the end of March 2011, a range of measures was announced to reorganise, recapitalise and deleverage the domestic financial system in order to restore the banks to health and continue to provide a secure banking system for deposits. This...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government identified digital gaming as a sector with high potential for jobs growth in the coming years. The global games sector is expected to increase in size from 59.3 billion US Dollars at present, to 82 billion US Dollars by 2015. Ireland is well placed to capture a share of this market and we could potentially create an extra 2,500 jobs in the sector within three...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15, 17 and 23 together. As the Deputy is aware, following the Talk Talk closure announcement, I held a series of meetings with company management, workers, public representatives and business. The message from local stakeholders was very clear in that Waterford has not benefited from the advances in the good times and it has been badly affected in the more...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not collate data in relation to the number of jobs lost or created throughout the various skilled categories. However, the CSO in the Quarterly National Household Survey compiles data in relation to changes in employment by occupational category. In the time allowed it has not been possible for my Department to provide the data sought by the Deputy for a ten year period....

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: This case refers to a Determination of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in which an award to the person was made and to the alleged failure of an employer to subsequently comply with its provisions. Enforcement of EAT Determinations is a matter for the courts. In this regard, I note that the person has secured an order of the Circuit Court seeking enforcement of the award. Enforcement, in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department retains lead responsibility for trade policy including within the framework of EU Common Commercial policy and the WTO. These functions are directly linked to the sectoral enterprise and investment development responsibilities that are being developed by my Department and Agencies – as it is essential that we maintain a coherent approach between export, enterprise and...