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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The total number of training and work experience activation places funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment through FÁS in 2009 stands at over 130,000. This compares to the 66,000 equivalent places that were delivered in 2008. The breakdown of the 16,525 training and work experience activation places announced in the April 2009 Budget includes the following: An...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: Under the National Employment Action Plan Preventive Strategy, persons on the Live Register who reach certain unemployment duration thresholds and who are in receipt of the Jobseeker's Allowance/Benefit are systematically referred by the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA) to FÁS and Local Employment Service personnel for assistance. As part of this process, just over 8,100...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The allocation of funding and places for the FÁS Mid West Region is fully committed for 2009 and, unfortunately, it is not possible to facilitate the organisation with additional participants. Funding for the FÁS Mid West Region in 2010 will only become clear when the 2010 Estimates process has been completed.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department has received a number of applications from the employer in question in relation to the individuals concerned. One of these claims has already been paid. The two remaining applications, which were received during March await processing. Fairness to all claimants claims are processed in order of date received. The Department is currently...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. Currently the statutory entitlement for eligible employees amounts to two weeks pay per year of service plus a bonus week subject to a ceiling of €600 per week. The primary function my Department has in this area, is to ensure that all eligible employees receive their statutory entitlements -either from...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: In late 2003 the National Implementation Body (NIB), which comprises representatives from the Department of the Taoiseach, IBEC/CIF and ICTU, commissioned Mr. Phil Flynn and Mr. Tom Mallon to examine the reasons for the pattern of industrial relations difficulties in the bricklaying sector of the construction industry. The Report was delivered to the NIB in October 2006 and made available to...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (16 Sep 2009)

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

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Sep 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. ...

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Job Initiative Programme (JI) which was launched in July 1996 continues to provide full time employment for people who are 35 years of age or over, unemployed for five years or more, and in receipt of Social Welfare payments over that period. The main purpose of the programme is to assist long-term unemployed people to prepare for work opportunities by providing participants with work...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The FÁS Local Training Initiative (LTI) programme is a project-based training and work experience programme carried out in local communities and run by local community groups. The LTI provides alternative early training interventions for socially excluded clients and is designed to reach out to niche marginalised groups and provide individually based training tailored to meet locally...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: On-line training courses are available free of charge to all persons who are in receipt of unemployment benefit. FÁS may also allow free access to those persons who have evidence that they are unemployed but who are not in receipt of unemployment benefit. Such cases are decided on an individual case-by-case basis.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senators for their good wishes and welcome this opportunity to discuss the IMF and OECD reports. Much of the debate has been constructive and challenging, with religious figures invoked and dismissed, perhaps, and has touched on the key economic challenges we face as a country. I am happy to engage with any Member of the Opposition on any plans he or she might have to get us through...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 108 together. The types of training programmes provided by FÁS across the Training Services, Community Services and Services to Business categories include Short courses, Traineeships, Bridging /Foundation courses, Return to Work Training Courses, Community Employment Schemes as well as more recent initiatives such as the Redundant Apprenticeship...

Written Answers — Work Placement Programme: Work Placement Programme (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 70 together. My Department, along with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Department of Education and Science, have been working closely together to ensure a significant response to the unemployment situation. The Work Placement Programme and the Short Time Working Training Programme, which were announced in the supplementary budget,...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department received an application on 1 April, 2009 for a statutory redundancy lump sum payment in respect of the individual referred to. In instances where an employer is unable or refuses to pay the statutory lump sum as required in the first instance, my Department pays the statutory amount from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) but, before doing so,...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Jul 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. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) currently has in place a team of 77 Inspectors. One of these is currently on maternity leave and is not, therefore, available for inspections and associated duties. All new inspectors are required to complete the NERA Inspection Services Introductory Training Programme and to undertake further training, including on-the-job training with...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: FÁS as an agency of my Department operates the Community Employment (CE) and Job Initiative (JI) schemes. Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The Job...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: Unemployment is increasing across the country due to the downturn in the economy and this has impacted on South Tipperary area also. This situation is unwelcome and I share the Deputy's concern in the matter. This year the Government has almost doubled the number of FÁS activation training and work experience places for the unemployed to over 129,000. This is a substantial increase on the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jul 2009)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 88 together. Currently, the average time it takes to process rebate applications from employers filed online is six months while claims submitted by post are taking seven months. The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is currently processing applications filed online from December 2009 and, those submitted by post from November 2009. In...