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Other Questions: Zero-hour Contracts (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: The idea behind this legislation is to eliminate precarious employment and that is something we have done in the proposed legislation. It has been referred to the Attorney General's office for priority drafting and it is important that we would get it back as soon as possible to put it in place to protect low-paid workers. I will follow up the issue the Deputy raised about job...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I am not in a position to support the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 for the reasons my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, and myself explained during the Second Stage debate on that Bill last summer. In summary, the Bill as drafted is flawed, lacks balance and does not achieve its stated aim. Moreover, it would have very significant adverse consequences for employers'...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: The Bill does not focus on low-paid vulnerable workers. Instead, it requires that all workers in every sector of the economy are given additional hours on request unless the employer can prove severe financial difficulties.

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: The Bill itself entirely misses the point of banded hours. I will tell the Deputy about what it does not do and what the Government's Bill does. Our Bill ensures that workers are better informed about their core terms of employment at a very early stage. That is important for any employee taking on a job. It strengthens the existing minimum compensation provisions for low-paid workers who...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I ask Deputy Gino Kenny to study our Bill when it is put together-----

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I think he will be satisfied enough that we are going to ensure that workers are protected.

Other Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I ask both Deputies to hold back until they see the proposals in our Bill. I think they have seen most of them already. This is a carefully crafted Bill. It is good legislation. It is a response to the UL study. It took a lot of time in consultation with the unions and IBEC to put it together. Sinn Féin's Bill is flawed and we will not put flawed legislation through the House....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: There was a broad welcome for the proposals that were agreed. As the Deputy rightly pointed out, this is very complex. One is dealing with ICTU and Ibec, and this is where we had to draw a balance in the middle. We wanted to ensure that we protected low-paid workers. This is what the legislation was all about. It was not about anybody else. It was about vulnerable workers and low-paid...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: On 2 May, the Government approved draft legislative proposals as a response to the programme for Government commitment to address the problems caused by the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work. The draft legislation was referred to the Office of the Attorney General on 4 May for priority drafting. The proposals aim to address...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: This is a complex issue and it is not straightforward. This all originated from the UL study commissioned by the previous Government. This was an independent study which was not part of Government policy. It was, however, an important study because we based our talks on it. There was a consultation period during which we received 48 submissions. They were useful and we then had...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: The legislative proposals approved by Government are in response to the Programme for Government commitment to address the problems caused by the increased casualisation of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work. Included in the proposals is a provision for the creation of a new employment right for an employee, whose contract of employment does not reflect the reality...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: 242. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: 250. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22809/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: 292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) regarding an application for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Pat Breen: PRSI contributions by employers and employees is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. Ireland’s body of employment rights legislation protects all employees who are legally employed on an employer-employee basis. Therefore, once it is clear that a person is working under a contract of employment (written or oral), on a full-time or part-time basis, that person...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputies Collins and Quinlivan for their and their party's support for this Bill. They certainly understand the urgency of it. I thank the Deputies as well for their contributions to this afternoon's debate. The Bill, as I said, may be technical, but its impact will be practical. That is the important thing about it. I believe it is an appropriate and measured response to the...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (11 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time”. A copy of my speech together with a short information note is being circulated to Members present in the House, which give will them additional useful information to what I will outline in my speech. I am pleased to bring the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 before the Dáil today. This is a very short Bill, with just two...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (11 May 2017)

Pat Breen: On 2 May last, the Government approved draft legislative proposals as a response to the Programme for Government commitment to address the problems caused by the increased casualization of work and to strengthen the regulation of precarious work. The draft legislation was referred to the Office of the Attorney General on 4 May for priority drafting of a Bill. The proposals aim...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Pat Breen: I welcome the opportunity to make a statement on Brexit. I listened to the various Opposition speakers since 7.30 p.m. or so, and it is interesting to hear the various different opinions out there. I suppose nobody expected of the guidelines, following the negotiations and consultations that we have had over the past number of months with our colleagues in the European Union and the...