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Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: Day-to-day responsibility for the administration and enforcement of occupational safety and health legislation, including the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act 1987 and the Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) (Emergency Procedures) Regulations 1991, made under that Act, is a matter for the Health and Safety Authority. The regulations provide for the...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: The quarterly national household survey released by the CSO in December 2003 shows that 86,500 persons or 4.6% of the workforce were unemployed. The long-term unemployment rate was 1.4%. Employment growth continued in the third quarter of the year to bring the total number of persons in employment to 1.82 million. In view of the slowdown in global economic growth over the last two to three...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: It is my intention to publish the Bill in question before the summer recess. A number of significant legal questions are being addressed and it is hoped to resolve these issues shortly.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: From inquiries made in this Department we have found that on 27 April 2004, the company concerned wrote to the Tánaiste giving her full notification of the proposed collective redundancies under section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977. The company also stated that the employee representatives had been consulted, as set out in sections 9 and 10 of that Act. I understand that it is...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: Data about work permits granted in each of the past three years is as follows: Year Number of permits issued 2001 36,436 2002 40,321 2003 47,551 Statistical information on work permits is available on the work permits web page of my Department's website, www.entemp.ie.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: A total of €837 million has been provided by my Department to FÁS in 2004. Of this, €366 million is allocated to employment programmes, €307 million to training and integration supports and €22.7 million for capital expenditure. The allocation to employment programmes includes an amount of €351 million, which will support up to 25,000 places across the three major employment...

Written Answers — Transport of Dangerous Goods: Transport of Dangerous Goods (4 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. A memorandum on the matter of acceding to the ADR is being prepared by this Department and will be submitted to Government by the Department of Foreign Affairs later this year. The current legislative provisions relating to the appointment, examination etc. of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by road are set out in the...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (4 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: Any specific action in respect of radon is a matter for the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, which is the designated competent national authority for this purpose. The relevant Irish legislation is the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order 2000, SI 125 of 2000. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, employers are required to identify hazards...

Written Answers — Local Employment Service: Local Employment Service (4 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: At my request, FÁS undertook an assessment of the labour market needs of the County Clare region in the context of the closure of the local employment service. It consulted relevant parties in the region, including staff representatives and SIPTU, as part of the process. The assessment has been completed and my Department is considering the report.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: The person concerned received his full statutory redundancy entitlements on being made redundant on 5 August 2002. The calculation was based on his age, length of service in employment and gross weekly wage at the time he was declared redundant — the date on which notice was given, which in this case was 19 July 2002. When the man in question was made redundant, the statutory entitlement...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (4 May 2004)

Frank Fahey: As part of the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure community employment, future participation in community employment by an individual was capped at three years, effective from April 2000. The change was introduced to discourage repeated participation in community employment and to encourage unemployed persons to avail of training and education options, where possible. Such options...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (27 Apr 2004)

Frank Fahey: I am delighted to have this opportunity, in the unavoidable absence on official business of my ministerial colleagues at the Department of Health and Children, to respond to the Senator on this important issue. Neither the Department of Health and Children nor the Eastern Regional Health Authority, which has responsibility for the provision of services at Peamount Hospital, is aware of any...

Seanad: Community Employment Schemes. (27 Apr 2004)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As part of the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure community employment, future participation in CE by an individual was capped at three years effective from April 2000. This change was introduced to discourage repeated participation in CE and to encourage unemployed persons to avail of training-education options where possible, which are...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (30 Mar 2004)

Frank Fahey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. As part of the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure community employment , future participation in CE by an individual was capped at three years, effective from April 2000. All time worked on CE after this date is taken into account by FÁS when determining an individual's eligibility for the programme. Offshore island residents...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (30 Mar 2004)

Frank Fahey: Every sector of employment is subject to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 and regulations made under that Act. Where tidy towns committees or residents associations recruit workers, they are subject to the requirements of the safety and health at work legislation. Under section 6(2)(e) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 and Regulation 13 of the Safety, Health...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Mar 2004)

Frank Fahey: On 30 December 2003, the European Commission launched a communication — addressed to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — regarding the review of Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time. The Commission has called for all interested parties, including the social...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Mar 2004)

Frank Fahey: I thank the Senators for their contributions to the debate on the Bill and I welcome the unanimous support of the Seanad, which has enabled us to progress the Bill more quickly than any legislation. I thank Senators for their compliments to me and my staff. This is good legislation. The debate in both Houses has improved the Bill, as initiated. As Senator O'Toole stated, the Bill emanated...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (17 Feb 2004)

Frank Fahey: The allocation of community employment places on a county-by-county basis is a matter for FÁS and I have no function in the matter. In accordance with the Government's decision in 1999 to restructure community employment, participation levels have gradually been reduced in line with reductions in long-term unemployment and a strategic shift in policy in favour of training and other more...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2004)

Frank Fahey: My Department has no statutory responsibility for the regulation of occupational pension schemes. The supervision of such schemes and their operation are matters for the Pensions Board established by my colleague the Minister for Social and Family Affairs under the Pensions Act 1990.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 Feb 2004)

Frank Fahey: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2001, S.I. No. 481 of 2001, contain detailed provisions relating to the construction, maintenance, inspection, operation, testing and examination etc. of lifting appliances, including tower cranes. They also contain requirements regarding specific certified training of tower crane drivers. In addition the Health and Safety...