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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2007)

Tony Killeen: The EU Green Paper currently under examination is of course a discussion document and a wide-ranging consultation is currently in train seeking the views, observations and comments on the matters raised from key stakeholders, including the Social Partners, with a view to the submission of a Government input, in due course, to the open consultation launched by the European Commission. The...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (31 Jan 2007)

Tony Killeen: There is no record of a redundancy claim having been received in this Department in the respect of the person concerned. Illness alone is not a valid reason for redundancy. However, if a redundancy situation obtains in the employment, it would be in order for the employer to make the person concerned redundant, although he is on sickness benefit. The person concerned should approach his...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (31 Jan 2007)

Tony Killeen: The budget for FÁS programmes for people with disabilities during 2006 totalled approximately €67.71million. Expenditure amounted to approximately €64.83 million, or 95.74% of the total budget. The following programmes were funded — the budget allocated to each in € million is in brackets: Specialist Training Provision 49.37 (47.22) Wage Subsidy Scheme 06.69 (10.25)...

Written Answers — Seafarer Protections: Seafarer Protections (14 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The named merchant vessel is not registered under the Irish flag. The wages and conditions of employment of workers on board that vessel are, therefore, governed by the flag State's legislation (in this case, Jamaica) and neither I nor the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have any responsibilities in these matters. I understand that the vessel is subject to Port State Control...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (14 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: Two hundred and forty-four employees who were made redundant between 20 October 2006 and 10 November 2006 from the company concerned have been paid their full statutory redundancy entitlements from the Social Insurance Fund. Most of these claims were processed through our new on line redundancy payments system and paid within four weeks of receipt. There are no further claims on hand at the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The total cost to the Social Insurance Fund of providing for statutory redundancy payments for the first eleven months of 2006 was €150.8m. From these figures, which were based on statutory redundancy payments of two weeks pay for every year of service (together with the usual bonus week), it can be estimated that the current total cost of redundancy payments for the full year will amount...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Question Nos. 361 and 360 together. The ADR is an international agreement drawn up by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Its main purpose is to secure the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Ireland's formal accession to the ADR took effect from 12 November 2006. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 2006 (S.I. No....

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (12 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The Labour Inspectorate of the Department is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland, including migrant workers. The Inspectorate operates without any differentiation with regard to worker nationality as statutory employment rights and protections apply to migrant workers in exactly the same manner as they do to native Irish workers....

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (12 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The company referred to went into liquidation in October 2006 and in accordance with the provisions of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003, lump sum payments were paid directly to 45 employees of the company concerned, in November this year out of the Social Insurance Fund. This Department is not in a position to say what assets the company has other than the plant. There are no...

Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: Tá áthas orm freisin go bhfuil deis agam caint ar an mbuiséad anseo anocht. This budget is responsible and sustainable and addresses the essential strategies required to ensure competitiveness. I am pleased that it addresses the regulatory and administrative burdens that posed a major problem for people in the small business sector. Some significant improvements have been made in that...

Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: I have no doubt it was a good bit less.

Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: In any event, it has enabled the Minister on this occasion to deliver on pension commitments many people said five years ago could not be delivered in ten years, let alone five years. That is something about which we are very pleased. It acknowledges the tremendous work done by old age pensioners both currently and historically. As Deputy Carty stated, there is improved provision for...

Mental Health Services. (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The case referred to by Deputy Neville is tragic and I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the family concerned. In March 2005, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for mental health, Deputy Tim O'Malley, requested the Mental...

Sports Funding. (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, on whose behalf I thank the Deputy for raising it. The Department's sports capital programme is an important element in ensuring the adequate provision of high-quality sports facilities to cater for the various requirements of governing bodies, clubs and local community sports...

Housing Management Companies. (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: I am taking the Adjournment of behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, with special responsibility for housing and urban renewal, Deputy Noel Ahern. I am glad of the opportunity to outline the action being taken to tackle issues of residential property management and to clarify certain matters. The Government is delivering on its...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: It is this Department's function to ensure that redundant employees receive their full statutory redundancy entitlements. There are no legislative provisions in operation for this Department to compel the Irish Glass Bottle Company to pay amounts over and above the statutory redundancy lump sums to redundant workers from the proceeds of the sale of the site on which the company was located.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: In accordance with the provisions of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003, the company concerned paid the employees their full statutory redundancy entitlements. A 60% rebate amounting to approximately €1.3 million was paid to the company on foot of these redundancies.

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (7 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The National Minimum Wage Act 2000 requires that an employer must pay the appropriate minimum hourly rate of pay. Under Section 19 of the National Minimum Wage Act, the reckonable pay components which may be taken into account in calculating an employee's national minimum entitlement include the following: 1. Basic Pay. 2. Shift premium. 3. Piece and incentive rates, commission and bonuses...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: The number of collective redundancies notified to this Department from the beginning of 2002 to 30th November 2006 for Waterford City and County was 2077. A yearly breakdown is shown in the table. A collective redundancy occurs where the minimum number of employees employed in a company would be greater than 20 and the number of employees it is proposed to make redundant within that...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (5 Dec 2006)

Tony Killeen: Advances in communication technology are continuing to transform the lives of deaf people and have opened up employment opportunities that were once considered unattainable. Consequently, there are very few employment opportunities for which deaf job applicants would be unsuited. For example, webcams allow for sign language and/or lip reading communication at a distance. For persons with...