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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Feb 2011)

Dara Calleary: 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 advise the Deputy that the Employment Permits Section wrote to the applicant on 27th January 2011 requesting some...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I can confirm to the Deputy that Ireland has a reciprocal arrangement in place with Canada under the Working Holiday Programme. The Working Holiday Programme provides young people with a once off opportunity to holiday for an extended period, not exceeding one year, and to engage in employment as an incidental aspect of their holiday in order to supplement their income while travelling....

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (27 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: 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 advise the Deputy that it is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only in respect of: · ...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (26 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: 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 advise the Deputy that this application was refused on the 9th September 2010 on the grounds that it is current...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (25 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: Aer Lingus cabin crew are currently engaged in 'work to rule' action at the airline over the introduction of new rosters. The action regrettably has resulted in disruption to services recently. I understand that new rostering arrangements have been introduced by the company under its "Greenfield" €97m cost saving plan and that cabin crew last year voted to accept the plan. A part of that...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I wish to advise the Deputy that in accordance with the Government Order entitled "Redundancy and Insolvency Payments (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial functions Order 2010" responsibility for the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes transferred to my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection with effect from 1 January 2011. Accordingly, issues arising under...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: The primary objective of my Department is to ensure that we have the right policies in place to support and grow our enterprise base in order to facilitate both job creation and job retention. The policies developed by this Government to accelerate and improve the transition of young people from education into the labour market are based on three main pillars: 1. Expanding provision in the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay Agreements: Public Sector Pay Agreements (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Croke Park Agreement has committed the Civil and Public Service management to working with their staff to increase efficiency and reduce costs across the public sector. In that regard, my Department and our Agencies submitted Croke Park Implementation Plans last October to the Department of Finance and the Agreement "Implementation Body" for consideration. We submitted updated Plans on...

Written Answers — National Wage Agreements: National Wage Agreements (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 97 together. The National Recovery Plan 2011 – 2014 commits to a range of structural reforms to the labour market aimed at removing barriers to employment creation and disincentives to work; and at re-orientating activation measures. In this context, the Government committed to review the framework of Employment Regulation Orders (ERO) and Registered...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) is one of the front-line services directly affected by the current turbulence in the labour market. The Tribunal hears claims under 18 separate pieces of legislation. Some claims, like Unfair Dismissal cases, are complex and can take up to 4 days. Between 2007 and 2009, the number of claims coming to the Tribunal trebled. While there has been a slight...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 100 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...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: Ireland's body of employment rights legislation protects all workers employed on an employer-employee basis in Ireland. The Protection of Employee's (Part-Time) Work Act, 2001 provides that all employee protection legislation applies to a person, irrespective of his or her nationality or place of residence, who has entered into a contract of employment that provides for his or her being...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: In accordance with Section 13 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010, the Order to give effect to the Government's decision to reduce the national minimum wage to €7.65 was signed by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on 18 January. The reduction will come into effect on 1 February 2011. The adjustment of the national minimum wage to a rate more...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: Section 41 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 makes provision for an employer to apply to the Labour Court for a once-off time limited exemption from the requirement to pay the minimum rate. The EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland, published on 1 December 2010, includes a commitment to enlarge the scope of the inability pay provision in the National Minimum Wage Act 2000,...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I assume the Deputy's question relates to wage rates provided for in Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) made under the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) system. JLCs are statutory bodies established under the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 2004 to provide machinery for the fixing of minimum rates of pay and the regulation of conditions of employment. JLCs are composed of representatives of...

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: Access to bank credit for businesses, particularly SMEs, has been central to many Government initiatives in addressing the crisis in the banking sector. Both the 2009 and 2010 bank recapitalisation arrangements provided specific commitments from the recapitalised banks to assist SMEs. Under the 2010 bank recapitalisation arrangement, AIB and Bank of Ireland have both committed to making...

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: All Members share the Deputy's commitment to viable small businesses and this is the reason the review office is in place. Regardless of party politics, all Members should use it. I have used it and have found it to be helpful to me and to a number of constituents. As for direct interaction with the office, it takes it on and if the businesses are viable and if they have a future, it will...

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I do not have it to hand but will provide it to the Deputy. However, unless Members provide the cases from their daily interactions with businesses, that figure will not improve.

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: I have to hand some figures. Since its establishment, the Credit Review Office has had slightly more than 4,000 users of its website, 467 calls from borrowers and a total of approximately 37 cases have been received. The Government is not happy with this and Deputy Morgan probably has hit on a point, in that we must do a lot more. While the Credit Review Office has advertised extensively...

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Dara Calleary: While I do not have that information to hand, I will provide it to the Deputy. It certainly is the kind of information this Department has been seeking through this process.