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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 206, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of a valid application in this case.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: From the records held by my Department in relation to Redundancy payments, I am advised that a rebate payment in respect of the individual named and employed by the company issued in August 2009. The one aspect which does not match our records is the PPS number quoted by the Deputy for the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is in receipt of an unprecedented level of claims for redundancy payment that are giving rise to very significant delays in the processing of those payments for both companies and individuals. Currently, the average time it takes to process rebate applications from employers filed online is 7 months while claims submitted by post are taking 8...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: I have to advise the Deputy that my understanding, based on the records available in the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is that there is no record of a claim for a redundancy payment in relation to the individual in question.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Section of my Department has on record a notification of redundancy (RP 50) which was received on-line (electronically) on the 14th of July, 2009 from the company concerned. Claims submitted online because of their nature tend to have a faster processing time compared to applications by post and I would urge all future applicants to avail of the on-line Redundancy Payments...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: I am advised that a redundancy payment claim for the individual named was submitted to the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department in early September 2009 and is currently awaiting processing. The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is in receipt of an unprecedented level of claims for redundancy payment that are giving rise to very significant delays in the processing of those...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: The position is that holders of Working Visas or Work Authorisations are allowed to change their employers within the same skills category as specified on their original Visa or Authorisation. However, if the non-EEA national is made redundant, then they have a period of 6 months from the date of their redundancy to source another employer. In the event that they are unable to source another...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that a total of 13 new permits have been issued to non-EEA nationals under the Graduate Scheme from the 1st July 2009.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Oct 2009)

Dara Calleary: At present FÁS does not provide training courses for unemployed persons to become dog handlers. Should a demand emerge in the future, the feasibility of allocating resources to the provision of such a training course would be examined.

Industrial Disputes. (24 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Andrews for raising the matter and acknowledge his constant contact on this matter over recent weeks. The industrial dispute involving workers from Marine Terminals Limited has resulted from workers' concerns over the company's initial cost-cutting proposals involving 13 compulsory redundancies and the introduction of new contracts of employment for the remaining workforce. I...

Industrial Disputes. (24 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter and I also acknowledge recent representations I have received from Deputy Michael Kitt. The background to this dispute is that last June, Coca Cola HBC announced its decision to outsource those remaining elements of its distribution and warehousing operations which had previously been done in-house, affecting 130 of its employees spread...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (24 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Employment Permits Section informs me that a work permit has now issued in this case.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I am pleased to bring the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 before this House for its consideration and, moreover, to have the debate on the Bill initiated in this House. I propose to offer some general observations on the rationale and general principles informing the content of this amending measure, and then to proceed to summarise the provisions of the Bill. I appreciate that...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: There are currently 6,867 apprentices registered with FÁS as being without employment. The Department through the auspices of FÁS has responded to the increased level of redundant apprentices, especially in construction and related sectors, by facilitating the provision of over 4,000 training places. On a practical basis in addition to the immediate referral to FÁS of redundant...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (23 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The huge increase in the number of Redundancy Payment claims lodged with the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department in the latter part of 2008, and to date in 2009 is unprecedented and is giving rise to delays in the processing of redundancy payments for individuals and companies. Currently, the average time it takes to process rebate applications from employers filed online is 7 months...

Hospital Services. (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: I present the apologies of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, who has asked me to take this debate. I thank Deputy Wall for raising this issue. I had the pleasure of being in his town today and I congratulate everybody involved in the very successful National Ploughing Championships. Government policy is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Supreme Court judgment of 30th April 2009 allowed the report of the inspector to be circulated to certain bodies. These certain bodies are those as listed in the interlocutory order made by the High Court on 22 April 2005 and are as follows – (i) the Garda National Immigration Bureau (ii) the Competition Authority (iii) the Director of Corporate Enforcement (iv) the Garda Fraud Squad...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (22 Sep 2009)

Dara Calleary: The Redundancy Payments Section of the Department received applications from the above company in respect of statutory rebates for two of their former employees. An application which was received in late 2008 has been authorised and payment will issue shortly. The second application received from the company in June 2009 awaits processing. Due to the unprecedented increase in the volume of...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 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. ...