Results 14,921-14,940 of 15,792 for speaker:Dara Calleary
- Written Answers — Employment Permits: Employment Permits (20 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section has informed me that out of a total of approximately 22,000 Live employment permits existing, 529 are in respect of non-EEA workers in a private home.
- Written Answers — Social Insurance Fund: Social Insurance Fund (20 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to both the Redundancy and Insolvency Payments Schemes on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. As advised in my reply to the Deputy on 17th February 2010, I can confirm that my Department has received claims for the former employees of the company concerned under both Schemes all of which await...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 Apr 2010)
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 â 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 — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (20 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: My Department submitted an application on 19th June 2009 for co-financing assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) towards the cost of guidance, training, entrepreneurship and education programmes for some 2,840 workers made redundant from January 2009 at the Dell computer manufacturing plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and at ancillary enterprises. It was estimated at...
- Written Answers — Social Insurance Fund: Social Insurance Fund (20 Apr 2010)
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 â 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: FÃS conducts annual Employer Surveys which, inter alia, collect information on the number of job vacancies filled by Employers and, where known, if such vacancies were filled by a FÃS-referred candidate. Based on the surveys, the table below indicates the estimated number of persons who secured employment by using FÃS employment services. No of job vacancies notified to FÃS Filled by...
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House this morning on the final phase measures that the Government is taking to restore stability and certainty to Ireland's banking system. The banking measures announced by the Minister for Finance on Tuesday are the last in a series of successful measures taken to stabilise the banks, to protect the interests of the taxpayer and...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 to 55, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. The provision of data on a monthly basis is not readily available so is therefore set out on a yearly basis for all tables. Furthermore, for certain tables information is readily available on a regional basis only. Tables 1 to 5 set out the number of...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested is being collated and will be passed to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Year Total 2009 23,512 2008 22,896 2007 22,992 2006 22,281 2005 22,650 2004 22,194 2003 19,848
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table: Year Exchequer National Training Fund Total â'¬ millions â'¬ millions â'¬ millions 2003 594.61 222.05 816.66 2004 553.21 264.67 817.88 2005 603.13 300.07 903.20 2006 655.54 329.32 984.86 2007 695.02 363.39 1,058.41 2008 715.57 364.98 1,080.55 2009 670.87 342.52 1,013.39
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 Apr 2010)
Dara Calleary: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Prior to 2007, the employment status of all FÃS clients was not recorded. The data for the years 2003 to 2006 set out the total number of clients interviewed by FÃS, including the employed. The data provided in respect of the years 2007 to 2009 show the total number of unemployed persons interviewed in each year. Year...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (31 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: I recently met with the Migrant Rights Council of Ireland and discussed the issue of the welfare of domestic workers employed in private homes with them. I intend to continue to monitor the situation regarding these workers. The information sought by the Deputy requires research to be carried out by personnel engaged in industrial action. The information will be provided as soon as possible...
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (30 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: In October 2009 Aer Lingus announced details of a cost savings programme aimed at reducing operating costs by â¬97million, comprising staff savings of â¬74 million and non-staff cost savings of â¬23 million. Following four months of intense negotiation between Aer Lingus management and Unions, under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission, the resulting joint agreements were put to...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Mar 2010)
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 â 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 — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (30 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: Under the Work Placement Programme there are no compulsorily minimum training requirements for placements to be approved. The purpose of the programme is to provide valuable work experience to unemployed individuals and as such it is essentially a work experience programme. FÃS, however, encourages employers to offer training during a placement but it is not a requirement of the programme....
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (30 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 157 together. FÃS are responsible for managing and overseeing the operation of the Work Placement Programme and they have introduced a number of measures designed to prevent exploitation and the displacement of existing or prospective employment. For instance, all potential providers must confirm the following: - The placement will not be provided to...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (30 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: Under the Work Placement Programme 2,126 provider applications have been received to date. Of these a total of 2,033 have been sanctioned and 93 applications have been refused to date.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: In November 2004 the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment announced a policy change to the Job Initiative Programme that provided for contracts to be renewed for participants who wished to remain on the scheme thus removing the requirement for participants to leave. This policy change brought about an amendment to the rules regarding redundancy payments and allowed for the payment...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Mar 2010)
Dara Calleary: The question of the conditions of employment of FÃS Instructors is a day-to-day staffing matter for FÃS under its functions as provided for in the Labour Services Act, 1987. I have therefore asked FÃS to contact the Deputy directly in the matter.