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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas who sit on sponsoring committees of Community Employment projects has not been recorded centrally by FÁS and therefore it has to be compiled manually. The table represents the information gathered to date. I am informed that the process will be completed shortly and any remaining information...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The redundancy date of the person in question predates the entry into force of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) on 1st January 2007 by several years. Accordingly, and subject to the requirements of the EU Regulation governing the Fund that person is not eligible to receive supports which may be co-funded by the EGF in due course. However, the individual would be free to...

Employment Support Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: To date in 2009, 67,207 redundancy claims have been lodged with my Department, a very significant increase on the levels of claims lodged in earlier years. My Department and its agencies are actively trying to stem this unwelcome increase in job losses through initiatives such as the employment subsidy scheme. Earlier this week we announced that 7,478 jobs in 453 enterprises are to receive...

Employment Support Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: On the first question, there is a commitment in the revised programme for Government to keep the number of places under review. On the second point, we are engaged in discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Cabinet sub-committee on economic renewal. This week FÁS commenced a promotional campaign for the work placement programmes across local newspapers and...

Employment Support Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: We are considering all the issues the Deputy has raised but there are also issues relevant to this matter to be considered by the Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 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 (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Further to my response to the Deputy on this issue in Parliamentary Question 110 of 10 March 2009, I can advise the Deputy that the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department received an application for a statutory lump sum claim for the individual concerned and that payment issued in March 2009. I can also confirm that the employer has since refunded to the Department the employer's...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Teamwork scheme was a temporary employment programme for persons under 25 years old, employed on a full-time basis, which operated from the early 1980s until the mid-1990s. This scheme ran alongside the social employment scheme, which was aimed at persons over 25 years old. Both schemes were subsequently merged into the community employment scheme in the mid-1990s. Community employment...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that the above named was issued a work permit on the 14 November 2007 in respect of his position on the premise that a salary of €50,000 was on offer. Prior to the expiry of this permit an application for a green card was made with a salary of €60,000 on offer. The green card application was refused on the grounds that it appears from the P60...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputies for their good wishes. The Bill now goes to the Seanad.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I cannot accept the amendment because this is a standard provision for all State bodies. As Deputy Penrose said, there are ways and means for a good committee chairman or Member to ascertain information regarding Government schemes under the existing regulations. A republican-Labour Party coalition would be an interesting prospect.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I join Deputies Penrose and Varadkar in acknowledging the role of FÁS staff who provided us with important information on a range of issues and I thank them for doing so. The Government's approach to this provision is based on a 2006 Cabinet decision that whistleblowing provisions would be introduced on a sectoral basis. Given the focus of the legislation is primarily on FÁS, it is...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: It refers to "employee" as a member of staff.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: While I recognise the spirit of the amendment, the main body of the legislation predates 1993 when gender neutral language was submitted. On that ground that there is an understanding that the language is said to be gender neutral, I oppose the amendment.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I accept the Deputies' arguments but the rationale is that we are moving away from a worker director system. I appreciate the point made by Deputies Penrose and Morgan that the worker director model has served well. In the new board we are moving towards a structure which does not have prescribed nominations, that is, a person will be nominated by the Minister, who is accountable to the...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: Since the debate on Committee Stage we have reflected on the matter. While we are not in a position to accept the specific amendments, the Tánaiste and I have discussed the wishes of the committee. We decided the positions of the board members of FÁS would be advertised in newspapers in the coming days, as soon as the legislation is passed. Public submissions will be sought and we are...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: There is very little I disagree with in the sentiments expressed. I assure Members that this is not intended to be window-dressing. I can give Deputy Penrose, in his position as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, a commitment to keep him updated on the process. We have already had considerable expressions of interest from people around the country, even...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 27: In page 14, line 4, to delete "or". This is similar to amendment No. 1. It adds to the list of reasons a board member may be removed to include the contravention of the Ethics in Public Office Act.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 28: In page 14, line 8, to delete "2009)." and substitute the following: "2009), or (e) the member has contravened the Act of 1995.".

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 31: In page 19, lines 8 and 9, to delete "and shall be construed together as one Act". This is a technical amendment on the basis that the collective construction provision regarding the three Acts referred to in this Bill is not required in this case.