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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: As the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment stated recently in the Seanad, the experience most migrant workers have to their employment in Ireland is a good one. This is borne out by a high level of renewals of work permits and the steady flow of people from the new member states. I am satisfied that exploitation does not take place on a wide scale but that, where it does, it needs to...

Written Answers — Workplace Inspections: Workplace Inspections (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The number of workplace inspections-visits undertaken by the labour inspectorate — during and after normal business hours — and prosecutions initiated in respect of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005 is set out in the following tabular statement. Immediately on the announcement on 12 April 2005 of the additional staff, steps were taken to source staff initially from within...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The parties to the mid-term review of part two of Sustaining Progress — pay and the workplace "agreed to request the Labour Court to review the National Minimum Wage and to make a recommendation to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in accordance with the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, to apply with effect from 1 May, 2005". In February last the Labour Court recommended that...

Written Answers — Trade Union Recognition: Trade Union Recognition (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntary in nature. For situations, however, where it is not the practice of an employer to engage in collective bargaining negotiations and where the internal procedures normally used by the parties have failed to resolve a dispute, the parties may avail of procedures set out in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001, as...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100, 136 and 234 together. The labour inspectorate of my Department 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...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The total number of participants in FÁS training schemes is 32,296.

Written Answers — Labour Force Development: Labour Force Development (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: Arising from the success of the Irish economy over the last decade there has been a considerable increase in the numbers in employment and thus the demand for labour. This demand has been partly met by increased participation, particularly by women, in the labour force. The continuing growth of the economy is dependent on the ongoing expansion of the labour force. One of the main challenges...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: FÁS, through its employment service, provides a range of services to employers and employees including job placement. FÁS, in co-operation with the relevant employers, will be available to assist employees in the banking sector to source alternative employment opportunities. However, it should be noted that employment in the private market services sector, which includes business and...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Health and Safety Authority will receive a grant of €16.098 million in 2005, which is an increase from €14.994 million in 2004 and €13.607 million in 2003. In addition, further allocation of funds were made towards workplace safety projects which are implemented in conjunction with the construction safety partnership: €301,000 in 2003, €266,000 in 2004 and €301,000 will again...

Written Answers — Employment Rights Bodies: Employment Rights Bodies (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: Membership of the review group on the functions of the employment rights bodies consisted of representatives of the bodies covered by the review and representatives of the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Written submissions were received from various parties, including the social partners and the bodies covered by the review. The review...

Written Answers — Employment Rights Bodies: Employment Rights Bodies (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: On foot on an undertaking in An Agreed Programme for Government to review the functions of the employment rights bodies, a review group was established in September 2003 to examine the coherence and user-friendliness of procedures operating in the area of employment rights compliance. Membership of the review group consisted of representatives of the bodies covered by the review and...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: In 2004, labour inspectors of my Department undertook 462 inspections under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000. So far this year, the inspectorate has undertaken 143 inspections under the legislation. Inspectors operate on the basis of achieving compliance. Where an inspection occurs leading to a detection of infringements, the employer is required to rectify the infringements detected....

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: No distinction is made in employment rights legislation as 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 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 16...

Written Answers — Employment Remuneration: Employment Remuneration (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: Primary responsibility for the provision of statistical information in the area of employment, including pay in individual sectors, is a matter for the Central Statistics Office which falls under the remit of the Department of the Taoiseach. From information supplied by the Central Statistics Office, I understand that it has introduced a new survey, the national employment survey, NES, which...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The Law Reform Commission in its consultation paper on corporate killing of October 2003 recommended that a new offence of corporate killing be established which would be prosecuted on indictment, without exclusion of any entity whether incorporated or not. The offence would apply to acts or omissions of a high managerial agent, which would be treated as those of the undertaking. To reflect...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: Labour inspectors are empowered to enter any premises in the State where an employee is employed, or the work that an employee is employed to do is directed and controlled, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act 2000. Inspectors pursue allegations of worker mistreatment and when evidence of non-compliance with the relevant employment rights legislation is...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: As part of the mid-term review of part two of Sustaining Progress, the social partners, namely, ICTU and IBEC, agreed to request the Labour Court to review the national minimum wage and to make a recommendation to the Minister to apply from 1 May 2005. ICTU requested the Labour Court to examine the minimum wage in September 2004. On 1 February the Labour Court submitted its recommendation...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: Broad employment and training objectives and policies to promote the employment of disabled people, including schemes, programmes and services are reflected in the statements of strategy and business plans of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and FÁS. FÁS programmes and the various support measures are based on the policies of the Department, which are developed through a...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The objective of Directive 2002/14/EC is to establish a general framework setting out minimum requirements for the right to information and consultation of employees in undertakings or establishments over a certain employee threshold within the community. My Department is working closely with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to finalise the text of the employees (provision of...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (20 Apr 2005)

Tony Killeen: The National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health, the State body charged with overall responsibility for administration, enforcement and promotion of workplace safety and health has provided the key figures for construction industry for the last five years which are set out in the table. These figures show an overall increase in the number of accidents reported and a slight decrease...