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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The 2023 Review of the Employment Permits Occupation Lists has delivered comprehensive changes to the employment permits system, with changes to the eligibility of 43 occupation for either a General Employment Permit (GEP) or a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP). A number of new quotas were opened up to provide GEP access for previously ineligible occupations such as that of Car...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (5 Mar 2024)

Neale Richmond: The final Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Economic Migration Policy containing the outcome of the Review of the Employment Permit Occupations Lists was published on the Department's website on the 20th of December last. The report details comprehensive changes to the employment permits system, with 43 changes to the jobs eligible for an employment permit and the extension of...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: In particular, I thank the seven Deputies who contributed to this important debate, which was conducted in a good tone. I want to address some of the issues that were raised before we conclude this Stage. With regard to the comments made by Deputy O’Reilly, I welcome her support for the legislation and her decision to see the wording in it before she makes a decision. She may...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Daichead ar an mBunreacht (An Comhaontú maidir le Cúirt Aontaithe um Paitinní), 2024: An Dara Céim - Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024: Second Stage (29 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Tairgim: “Go léifear an Bille don Dara hUair anois.” I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Forty-first Amendment to the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024 to the House. In line with Article 46 of the Constitution, the Bill sets out a proposal for an amendment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (29 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Details of the application procedures in respect of Employment Permits are set out on the Department's website at Employment Permits - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie). This includes information on the permit types, eligibility requirements, checklists and user guides.

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I genuinely appreciate Deputy O'Reilly's kind words in regard to officials. Trust me, no offence was taken by me. She is dead right in everything she said. Ultimately, despite that level of bonhomie I cannot accept the amendment.

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I think Deputy Barry is breaking the third wall. On the Deputy's proposed new section 621A, section 608 of the Companies Act 2014 already provides that where it can be established that the effect of the transfer of assets has been to defraud creditors, the company or its members, the court can order the return of these assets which have been improperly transferred. Under this provision,...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Yes.

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I will come back to the Deputy directly on that within the next hour, if that is okay. I do not have that information to hand, as he can appreciate. The amendment may also incentivise employers and employees to have enhanced collective agreements ahead of insolvency situations in the knowledge that they will be funded from the sale of assets and-or State funding via the Social Insurance...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: This merits a further response and further discussion because the points have been well made by Deputy O'Reilly. It is important to remember that while certain insolvencies have attracted lots of negative headlines, and rightly so, most company directors want to do the right thing and they do their best accordingly. In 2021, the ODCE noted its reviews of liquidation showed that in more than...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the Deputy's intentions but I cannot accept this amendment. The intent behind the section is to oblige directors to notify employees and their representatives, where they exist in the company concerned, of the petition they have filed at court. The court, under a consequential amendment by section 21 to section 572 of the Companies Act, could have regard to whether the company...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate what the Deputy is trying to do and do not doubt it. The difference between intention and what happens in practice and possible legal interpretation, unfortunately, is too confusing in this case in terms of an act of law. On the minimum wage directive, we had a debate on this in this House. Meetings of the high level working group continue at pace and I reiterate that I...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Deputy for the amendment and I appreciate the rationale with which I am not in massive disagreement, as we have discussed. However, as we discussed on Committee Stage, I cannot accept this amendment, which appears to require the employer or responsible person to initiate consultations with a European works council, where established, on proposed collective redundancies. This is...

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: On the Deputy's first point, three meetings have taken place on this since we last met, which was in Nemours on 10 January. There was an intention to have general agreement by the end of the Belgian Presidency. As to what will happen then and the impact on the EU's ordinary legislative process, I can only speak from experience and 15 years of working at a European Union level and everything...

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Of course.

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I do not know if this would be within the rules of the House but I am more than happy to give way if any Members do happen to come in. There is some time left on this debate. This is an important debate and if someone is rushing up from a committee room, and this is in the gift of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, of course, but my colleagues and I are more than happy to be flexible. I...

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: No. These are important points the Deputy's party will never mention. It is trying to make out that everyone is leaving and that this is why everyone is leaving, when it is simply not the case. Ultimately, I do hope Sinn Féin will be supportive of this proposal. I answered the two questions posed in this regard, and I said we hope to bring the memo to Cabinet by the end of March. I...

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: Gabh mo leithscéal. I thought it had been sent over.

EU Talent Pool: Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Neale Richmond: I genuinely thank Deputy Collins for tabling this Private Member's Bill-----