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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 7 July 2016, when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33122/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1548 of 16 September 2016, the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33126/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established to reduce inordinate delays of up to 2 years in the hearing of cases in some bodies that it replaced, and remove the dysfunction of having multiple first instance avenues of redress for the same workplace incident. This reform was overdue. Established on 1 October last year, the WRC incorporates the functions of the Labour Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: My colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, and I intend to bring forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work is well advanced on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick (UL) study on zero hour contracts and low hour contracts. The policy response is being informed by the UL study itself as well as the extensive material...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Low Pay Commission was established last year through the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015. Its principal function is, once each year, to examine the national minimum hourly rate of pay and to make a recommendation to the Minister respecting the rate, ensuring that all decisions are evidence based, fair and sustainable, and do not create significant adverse consequences...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32603/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 220. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 221. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of a carer's allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32825/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension review will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32950/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a forestry payment by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 27 September 2016, the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32923/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 803 of 27 September 2016, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32948/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: The Deputy will be aware from the debate on the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 in July that the Government opposed this Bill for several reasons. Firstly, I and my colleague, Minister Mitchell O’Connor, intend bringing forward proposals in this area for consideration by Government. In this respect, work is well advanced on developing a policy response to the University of Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (2 Nov 2016)

Pat Breen: A person on a student visa may apply for an Employment Permit subject to all of the usual criteria for an Employment Permit being met. All applications for Employment Permits are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006, as amended and associated regulations and current Employment Permit policy is to only consider new Employment Permit applications for highly skilled, highly...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (27 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. It would not be appropriate for me to make a determination regarding the employment status of any individuals or groups as there is an existing mechanism in place for making such determinations. Ireland’s labour inspectorate' now forms part of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Where an issue arises in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (27 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: My Department's Employment Permits Section administers the Employment Permits system' the broad purpose of which is to supplement Ireland’s skills supply by allowing enterprise to recruit non-EEA nationals where those nationals have specific skills or expertise which cannot be sourced within the EEA and where such recruitment may benefit the State’s economic sector or social...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: The Minister has asked me to attend. I will convey the Deputy's concerns to him.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Number Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a transfer of a herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31532/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on 1stOctober 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC assumed the roles and functions previously carried out by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), Rights Commissioner Service (RCS), Equality Tribunal (ET), the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) and the first instance (Complaints and Referrals) functions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Oct 2016)

Pat Breen: The Payment of Wages Act 1991 and the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 provide protections for employees in relation to the payment of wages. In addition, the Workplace Relations Act 2015 introduced provisions on Fixed Payment Notices and Compliance Notices covering certain breaches of legislation, including breaches of certain sections of the above-mentioned 1991 and 2000 Acts. There are...