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Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Damien English: I thank both Senators, and Senator Seery Kearney in particular for making the case again. The Bill will assist people in coming forward. We have to recognise that it is okay to pursue your rights. It is not something that should be hidden away. Employers should see it as a positive. If, in the future, an employer reacts negatively to employees pursuing their rights, perhaps those...

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Damien English: I thank all Members for their co-operation in helping us to bring this legislation through the Houses quite quickly. I understand that we requested not to avail of pre-legislative scrutiny in this case. In general, we should always do pre-legislative scrutiny if we possibly can but all the Members here, from all parties, recognised the urgency and importance of getting this done as quickly...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (15 Jul 2021)

Damien English: Applications for funding received under the competitive Capital Investment Scheme are currently being assessed and evaluated by Enterprise Ireland. Given the competitive nature of this scheme, I am not at liberty to comment on the specifics of particular applications received.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Farm Safety (15 Jul 2021)

Damien English: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) investigate every farm fatality. In addition, data is collected on incidents at work as part under the Framework Directive 89/391/EEC (1) on measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work. Each year the HSA publishes a comprehensive review of workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The latest report was...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Farm Safety (15 Jul 2021)

Damien English: Agriculture is among the priority sectors identified by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in its current strategy. This sector, therefore, receives a sustained focus in the delivery of the HSA’s occupational health and safety policy and inspection programmes. The HSA investigates every farm fatality. The findings from these investigations inform and focus future farm safety...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (14 Jul 2021)

Damien English: The staff of the Health and Safety Authority comprises both administration and inspector grades as well as professional and technical specialists. In the 2021 budget the Health and Safety Authority was given an additional pay allocation of €4.2m, primarily to increase the staff available to it, enabling the Authority to deliver further on its mandate including the establishment of an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (14 Jul 2021)

Damien English: There is an obligation under section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 which makes it mandatory on employers proposing a collective redundancy to notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy. I can confirm that no notification has been received from GMC Utilities. A collective redundancy notification from Balfour Beatty Group...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pension Provisions (14 Jul 2021)

Damien English: The Government have agreed to a timed amendment to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. This will allow time, as I outlined on the floor of the Dáil, to examine the issues carefully and to ensure that all stakeholders are consulted. This process will commence as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Grant Payments (14 Jul 2021)

Damien English: The Restart Grant and Restart Grant Plus schemes were administered by the 31 Local Authorities on behalf of my Department and closed to applications on 31st October 2020. The Schemes were superseded by other budgetary measures including the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) operated through Revenue, and the Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC) administered by the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: Trading online is a very important route for retail businesses to grow and improve and will be an central element in the recovery and transformation of the retail sector in Ireland over the longer term.  The COVID-19 Online Retail Scheme - a competitive scheme, administered on my Department's behalf by Enterprise Ireland - is to support companies in the indigenous retail sector who have...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 181 together. Question No. 159 referred to by the Deputy enquired in relation to the status of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) investigation into the employment of the four fishers referred to. This investigation was requested by my Department in order to inform consideration of a request by the International Transport Workers Federation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179, 180 and 182 together. Question No. 159 referred to by the Deputy enquired in relation to the status of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) investigation into the employment of the four fishers referred to. This investigation was requested by my Department in order to inform consideration of a request by the International Transport Workers Federation...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. Ireland operates a managed employment permits system maximising the benefits of economic migration and minimising the risk of disrupting Ireland’s labour market. The system is intended to act as a conduit for key skills which are required to develop enterprise in the State for the benefit of our economy, while simultaneously...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: SR 82:2017 is the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) revised Code of Practice for Slating and Tiling, and is used primarily by architects, building designers, structural engineers and roofers. The revised Code of Practice replaces and supersedes ICP 2:2002 setting out guidelines for the materials, design and application recommendations, workmanship requirements for slates, tiles,...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: In 2015, the Industrial Relations Acts were amended to allow for a retired person to have access to the IR bodies in a period of 6-months post-retirement for matters arising pre-retirement. This 6-month provision allows for the settling of any practical issues affecting a former worker. Any proposals that arise from voluntary conciliation in the WRC, must also be approved by the trustees of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (13 Jul 2021)

Damien English: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department, established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services....