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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 627. To ask the Minister for Health when he will facilitate a person (details supplied) with required treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20797/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 682. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Finance and Department of Social Protection have conducted a joint public consultation on the Use of Intermediary-Type Structures and Self-Employment Arrangements. Clearly there is a convergence of interests between my Department and the Departments of Finance and Social Protection in addressing this issue. Apart from the significant losses...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Report (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 787 to 790, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The statutory requirements regarding the provision of first aid are set down in Chapter 2 of Part 7 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 to 2016. This legislation requires employers to have a sufficient number of trained occupational first aiders and first aid equipment in the workplace, based on a risk assessment. As with all occupational safety...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Awards (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: I have been informed by the Labour Court that they do not record PPS numbers or the date of birth of individuals who collective or individually have cases before the Court. An individual’s name in itself has not enabled my officials to identify with certainty the specific case which the named individual was involved with or had before the Court. If the Deputy provides the Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: Mindful that proper compliance with employment rights and health and safety legislation is in the interest of workers and the wider public, reports from the relevant agencies under the aegis of this Department on the operation of the waste collection sector were sought in September 2014. Such reports were furnished by the National Employment Rights Authority (now the Workplace Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Standards Authority of Ireland (12 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: NSAI Legal Metrology is responsible for the implementation of the Metrology Acts 1980-1996 and related Regulations. It does this through certifying and inspecting measurement instruments and the quantities of pre-packaged products. A wide range of measuring instruments, including bin weighing systems on refuse collection trucks are subject to legal metrological control when used for trade...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 521 of 24 May 2016 when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20226/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The Health and Safety Authority has allocated a budget of €244,000 for 2016 for farm safety initiatives. These initiatives will include the organisation of, participation in, or support for a number of agriculture related events such as the Farmer of the Year Awards, Farm Safety Week, Teagasc Beef 2016, and the National Ploughing Championships. The Authority’s Programme of Work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (7 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 308 together. The Deputy may be aware that authorised officers have sought information from a number of parties in relation to the collective redundancies that took place in OCS Operations Limited on 12 June 2015. This was one of the actions initiated as part of the Government response to the closure of Clerys last year. The work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (6 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: Table of Expenditure on Farm Safety Initiatives 2011 to 2015 Year Expenditure * 2011 €264,481 2012 €589,870 2013 €449,669 2014 €327,953 2015 €396,251*Note that annual figures for expenditure include some cross sectoral initiatives where the expenditure would also be relevant to other sectors – it is not possible to extract this so it has been...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: We know it is mischievous.

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: The UL study on zero-hour contracts and low-hour contracts recognises that the problem of low-hour contracts is only an issue in a number of sectors. Thus, it makes no sense to legislate in the manner set out in this Bill and apply a banded hours solution across all sectors, even in sectors where a problem does not exist. Most employers currently do not operate a banded hour structure. The...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: This is new politics and the Opposition has a chairman. I agree with the Minister that input from the social partners and other representative groups would greatly assist the committee's consideration of the Bill. In the meantime, I will be working closely with the Minister to bring forward proposals in response to the UL study, which will address the issues of insecure low-hour work in a...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: As Minister of State with responsibility for employment and small business, I congratulate Mr. Kevin Foley on his appointment as chairman of the Labour Court. I also congratulate Ms Oonagh Buckley on her appointment as director general of the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. I wish them well in their new roles. I have listened with great interest to the debate this evening. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 539. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19441/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Breen: 540. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical device will be supplied to a person (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/16]