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Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of workers who were victims of bullying in 2005 and in each of the previous five years. [11715/06]

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the recommendations of the report of the expert advisory group on workplace bullying published in August 2005 have not been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11722/06]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recommendations in relation to the mandate of the labour inspectorate which were proposed in the report, Mandate and Resourcing of the Labour Inspectorate, circulated by his Department to the social partners in early 2005. [11754/06]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Acts for which the labour inspectorate has responsibility for inspecting compliance with. [11759/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent in each of the past five years by his Department on campaigns to raise awareness among workers of their employment rights; and the breakdown of those figures by specific campaigns. [11760/06]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when new legislation to amend and update the Employment Agency Act 1971 will be published. [11791/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost per annum of increasing paid maternity leave to 52 weeks where maternity benefit would be 100% of pay up to the present maximum. [12109/06]

Written Answers — Ground Rents: Ground Rents (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the excessive and unwarranted delay in bringing forward legislation to provide for the abolition of ground rents; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship this delay is causing; when this legislation will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11625/06]

Written Answers — Parental Leave: Parental Leave (28 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has considered the extent to which the existence and duration of leave entitlements for parents affect the birth rate. [11894/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, under the provisions of section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the Labour Court will investigate the employment conditions prevailing for workers who are employed in domestic service. [11227/06]

Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average industrial earnings per annum of migrant workers here. [11399/06]

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of young persons, as defined in the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, in employment at 31 December 2005 or the most recent available figures; and the number of employers who had young persons in their employment on the same date. [11412/06]

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of those workers who worked on Sundays in 2005 who were paid double time for working on a Sunday. [11438/06]

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of the workforce which worked on at least one Sunday per month in 2005. [11439/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the plight of the workers made redundant by a company (details supplied) in County Donegal. [11459/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views, given the refusal of companies (details supplied) to pay the workers the redundancy terms recommended by the Labour Court, on whether it is necessary to increase statutory redundancy payments to a minimum of three weeks per year of service. [11460/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is provision within standard local authority tendering documentation requiring checks to be carried out regarding past compliance of companies tendering for contracts with labour legislation. [11547/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a requirement within local authority tendering regulations that contracts can only be awarded to unionised firms. [11548/06]

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the most recent revelation of worker exploitation, Polish workers employed by a company (details supplied) on the refurbishment of the Moneypoint ESB plant being paid below the minimum wage, his views on the fact that the labour inspectorate remains inadequately staffed and resourced to ensure the enforcement of...

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Is the Minister of State considering introducing legislation to hold the first contractor responsible for ensuring all labour legislation is adhered to? With 31 inspectors to a workforce of 2.07 million people, each inspector is responsible for 66,775 workers. It is a vast number and those inspectors now have an additional legislative burden. Does the Minister of State consider that the...