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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I understand from FÁS that as at 16 November 2009 the number of persons who were currently on waiting lists for FÁS training schemes totalled 41,157. The following table breaks this figure down into regions. Region Number of Applicants Dublin 13986 Midlands 2510 Mid West 3781 North East 2947 North West 3018 South East 5361 South West 7058 West 2496 Total 41,157 Waiting times...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (18 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Representatives of the Department of the Taoiseach, my Department, and the Department of Finance; of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (and its affiliate unions SIPTU and IMPACT); and of the employers' body IBEC attended the two informal meetings of the Review Group on Employee Representation held to date (on 14th September and 13th October, 2009). The Group is chaired by the Secretary...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: As the Deputy will be aware, Aer Lingus is a private limited company and, as such, any commercial proposal by the company to restructure or reorganise its operations such as suggested by the Deputy for the development of a new airline within the group is not one to which the Tánaiste or I are privy, or have any role. Primary responsibility for the aviation sector resides with my colleague...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The purpose of CE is to help unemployed people to re-enter the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: As at the end of September 2009 the number of persons participating on FÁS training courses was 23,901, of which a total of 2,871 persons were participants on short (modular) courses.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: It is the case that an employee must make application to my Department for a redundancy payment or seek a determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal within twelve months of ceasing employment although the Employment Appeals Tribunal has the power to extend the deadline from 52 weeks to 104 weeks. In this instance, no claim was lodged with my Department for a redundancy payment. I am...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that a renewal permit has now issued in this case.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2009)

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 (17 Nov 2009)

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 (17 Nov 2009)

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 (17 Nov 2009)

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 — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Priority for access to FÁS training programmes is given to clients who are on the Live Register. Those who are not on the Live Register are also eligible to apply for FÁS training courses and may avail of all other FÁS services including evening and blended learning training as well as access to guidance and job search services. The Tánaiste and I will continue to monitor this...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: On the basis of the information supplied it is not clear if the employee was made redundant at a particular point in time or placed on a period of temporary lay off. A lay off situation exists when an employer suspends an employee's employment because there is no work available, when the employer expects the cessation of work to be temporary and when the employer notifies the employee to...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that applications in respect of renewal of Employment Permits were made for the above two named. (17/09/09 for the first named person and 08/10/09 for the second named person). A decision will issue on these applications in due course.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (17 Nov 2009)

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 as in this case, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in...

Seanad: Higher Education Grants (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I thank the Senator for giving me this opportunity to outline the Department's plans in regard to applications by students for student grants. As the Senator will be aware, the Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education...

Seanad: Election Management System (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senator Buttimer for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to brief the House on the issue of postal voting. Under electoral law, in order to be able to vote at elections and referendums in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered on the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Each city and county council...

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Does the Senator wish to have him brought in before Fine Gael abolishes the House?

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Quite a number have done so.

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senators for their contributions and look forward to continuing the debate on Committee Stage. I wish to make a number of points on the appointment of the board. On Committee Stage in the other House, I made a commitment that we would take into account nominations from the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, as well as the joint committee, to the board of FÁS. I...