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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Redundancy Payments (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: As the company concerned is a client of Enterprise Ireland, my Department has received an early warning report from Enterprise Ireland concerning the planned redundancies in this company. My Department also received a collective redundancy notification in relation to potential redundancies at the company in question on 24 March 2023 and I understand that the employer has commenced the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include engaging in an information and consultation process of at least 30 days with employees’ representatives, and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment of the proposals at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation, which offers extensive protections to workers. My Department has not carried out research into the profiling of workers’ electronic equipment by employers. My understanding is that when an employer collects, uses or stores information about an employee, they must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is vacancy led and managed through the operation of the Critical Skills Occupations List (CSOL) and the Ineligible Occupations List (IOL). The Lists undergo periodic evidence-based review involving a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Meetings (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: I can confirm that Enterprise Ireland has already engaged and will continue to engage with the company concerned regarding the proposal that has been submitted. I understand that the company’s proposal is being reviewed by Enterprise Ireland through the usual due diligence and due process procedures.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (3 May 2023)

Neale Richmond: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, all employers have a duty of care to their employees to ensure that their health and safety is not adversely affected by work activities. The statutory body with responsibility for the enforcement of workplace health and safety legislation is the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). Where an employee has a concern about the impact of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: This is of considerable concern to everybody in the Government. There are understandable inflationary costs in groceries, as we have seen in every sector of the Irish economy, with regard to supply-chain issues and energy costs. That is understandable and can be factored in. We have seen many cost-of-living measures being taken in every Department. However, groceries in particular are of...

Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Motion (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 5th April, 2023.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Go raibh maith agat an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach agus Seanadóir McGreehan. I appreciate her kind words and it is lovely to know that I am still considered new.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Yes, Senator, and in more than ways than one. I thank Senator McGreehan for tabling a Commencement matter on this important issue. I hope that it is an issue I will be able to convey to my colleagues, so my Minister and three Ministers of State, how passionate I am about this issue not just, like the Senator, from the whole idea of equality and inclusion but also as a person who loves...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: We absolutely are engaging with disability organisations. I was very grateful to Senator Conway for arranging a meeting with a deputation from the National Council for the Blind in Ireland. One of the key things that the NCBI is doing is a new retail apprenticeship scheme.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Yes, the Senator tabled a Commencement matter on the issue so I do not need to tell her about it. I really appreciate her advocacy across this area but particularly in that regard and this one. She hit the nail on the head when she mentioned the difference between equality and equity. Of course, there is absolute equality to access in terms of the grants available but it requires a level...

Seanad: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Motion (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Cuirim fáilte roimh Chathaoirleach Maher agus na daoine as Meiriceá. I am delighted to welcome my old friend Moegie and his guests from the US to the Gallery. There is much to be discussed about Irish-US relations. I am pleased to present to the Seanad a draft sectoral employment order, SEO, for the construction sector. The draft order that was before the Joint Committee on...

Seanad: Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2023: Motion (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I very much appreciate Senator McDowell giving me this opportunity to address some of the points he has raised in a wider sense but more particularly in respect of this SEO which is a fundamentally good thing. It should be remembered that these are minimum rates but perhaps not for today but for when we have the economic situation we might perhaps have in the future, given the comments from...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The occupation of Sea-fisher is currently on the Ineligible Occupations List and, as such, is not eligible for an employment permit. The Department of Justice report on the Review of the Atypical Scheme for non-EEA Crew in the Irish Fishing Fleet concluded that the employment of non-EEA crew in the Irish fishing fleet, which had been catered for under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) since...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233, 235 and 241 together. The Protection of Employment Act 1977 imposes certain legal obligations on employers proposing collective redundancies. These obligations include engaging in an information and consultation process of at least 30 days with employees’ representatives, and to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Visa Applications (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The Employment Permits Section of the Department informs me that on 17 April, the application for an employment permit referenced in the details supplied was refused. Upon closer examination, it emerged that the decision to refuse the application was made in error and a decision has been made to grant the permit. The permit issued on 26thApril 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Employers are obliged to arrange that a written statement of wages be given to every employee with every payment of wages. If wages are paid by credit transfer, the statement of wages should be given to the employee as soon as possible after the credit transfer has taken place, In every other case, the statement of wages must accompany the wage payment. Every statement of wages must show...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: The organisation in the details supplied has submitted several applications for the role of Lineworker. The role of Lineworker is considered to fall under the Standard Occupational Classification code 5249 - Electrical and electronic trades. This role is currently on the ‘Ineligible Occupations List’ and, as such, cannot be considered for an employment permit. Ireland operates a...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (27 Apr 2023)

Neale Richmond: Enterprise Ireland surveys its’ portfolio of clients annually to collect employment data. This survey occurs over October/November each year. On the basis of this survey, Enterprise Ireland supported 4,874jobs in Kerry in 2022.This represented an increase of 276 jobs when compared to 2021. Enterprise Ireland has made payments of €23,750,249 in funding to Kerry based companies...