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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 Jul 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 Jul 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. As...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (30 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: Local Authorities are responsible for the licensing of petrol stations. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation does not have any role or responsibility in this matter, nor in the area of fire prevention or planning. Neither my Department nor the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) issues guidelines to Local Authorities in fire or planning matters. I am not in a position to say...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (29 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: Short-time or temporary lay-off can occur where there is a reduction in the amount of work available, leading to a reduction in weekly earnings to less than half the normal weekly earnings, or a reduction in the hours worked to less than half the normal weekly working hours. An employer must give notice that the short-time is of a temporary nature. Where an employee has been laid off or kept...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (29 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: At its core, the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003, provides that a fixed term contract employee shall not be treated less favourably than a comparable permanent employee in respect of conditions of employment including pay and pensions. In addition, the Act provides that in the case of a fixed-term employee recruited after the enactment of the Act, if he or she is employed...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (29 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: While I appreciate the difficult personal circumstances of this case and I share the Deputy's sympathy with the family, unfortunately my Department has no responsibility for the operation of any compensation schemes in relation to disability or ill-health arising from workplace situations. In terms of civil law, of course, compensation in relation to disability or ill-health arising from...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: In October 2006, the Government announced its intention to continue to restrict access to the Irish labour market for nationals of Romania following their accession to the EU on 1 January 2007. Accordingly, Romanian nationals continue to require a permit to take up employment in Ireland. However, those already in the State on a valid employment permit for an uninterrupted period of 12...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: What about hunting Deputy Bruton?

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (24 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Insolvency Payments Scheme, operated under the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) Act, 1984, and administered by my Department, provides for the payment of certain wage-related entitlements where an employee's employment is terminated as a result of the employer's insolvency. However, claims under the Scheme can only be processed if a company is legally insolvent within the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (23 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits that exist (Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits). All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. Due to the tightening of Employment Permit rules in June 2009, the number of Appeals in relation to work permits...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (23 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: As I informed the House in my previous response, a total of 87 employment rights prosecutions were initiated by the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, in 2009. Of these, three related to the hotels sector, one each in counties Dublin, Laois and Westmeath respectively.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section of my Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits (Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits). All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to inform the Deputy that these applications were refused on the 9/11/2009 on the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (16 Jun 2010)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 68 together. The Towards 2016 Review and Transitional Agreement 2008 – 2009 (paras 9.1 – 9.3) provides for the establishment of a review process to consider the legal and other steps necessary to enable the employee representation mechanisms that had been established under previous agreements – and in legislation – to operate as they had been...