Results 17,381-17,400 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Job Losses. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Can I take it from the Minister's replies to Deputies Martin Brady and Catherine Murphy that extra, unusual representations were made by representative bodies in the context of this redundancy package because of the numbers involved? Could one deduce from that reply that a certain interpretation of the law, and the opinion given on it, which the Attorney General took 12 months to deliver and...
- Job Losses. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: It sounded like that to me.
- Job Losses. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Am I wrong in saying that a redundancy was described as not a redundancy to ensure the payments made by the company, Irish Ferries, to the 447 workers who agreed reluctantly to sell their jobs for a sum of money were not liable for income tax? Am I off the wall in saying that?
- Job Losses. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: That was the outcome.
- Job Losses. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: If it was not a redundancy, it would be taxed.
- National Pay Agreement. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: I refer to the labour inspectorate and the new national employment regulation authority, which is a key element of Towards 2016 because of the many concerns about abuses in the labour market. A total of 2.028 million are employed, which is a wonderful statistic, but fewer than 30 labour inspectors are in place to ensure workers and their employers comply with health and safety legislation...
- National Pay Agreement. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Where will they be based?
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasoning behind the Government's decision to fund a redundancy package at Irish Ferries; his views on whether the workers in question were legitimately made redundant, or if their jobs still exist; the action he will take to ensure that taxpayers' money is not used to assist companies in the race to the bottom; if...
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he accept that there were no redundancies in this case? What happened was that the jobs in question were sold to people from other countries who were prepared to work at a lower rate. In logical terms and in light of the facts the Irish Seamen's Union, ISU, agreed, under pressure and coercion, to allow their members to sell their jobs in return for...
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: The Minister referred to facts.
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: It is not my analysis.
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: I take it from the Minister's reply that he is not disputing my facts. The jobs were sold and the employees were not made redundant. The compensation element of the redundancy package â the 60% of the cost of buying out the Irish Ferries workers â was paid for by the rest of us. The Minister claims he received legal advice, presumably from the Attorney General. I invite the Minister...
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: The jobs were sold under duress.
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Up to 100,000 people marched on the streets of Dublin because of it.
- Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: Ten-nil to Irish Ferries.
- Economic Competitiveness. (31 Jan 2007)
Ruairi Quinn: I am devastated and surprised.
- Written Answers — Debt Levels: Debt Levels (14 Dec 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the latest support he has given to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in view of the concerns expressed by the organisation that they are being swamped with requests for advice; his views on the increasing levels of personal debt among families here; his further views on whether the structures and organisation of MABS require...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs that steps he will take arising from criticism by the Pensions Ombudsman of what he called the theft by employers of pension contributions deducted from employees but not remitted to pension schemes, particularly in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43134/06]
- Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: In the same spirit, I welcome any measure that tidies up our legislation and ensures Ireland is a first-class location in legislative terms for financial services. There is an entire industry, with 16,000 people engaged in employment, in the International Financial Services Centre in the docklands. There is probably more legal firepower contained in one of those companies than there is in...
- Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)
Ruairi Quinn: I fully support Deputy Hogan's comments. Our political and administrative systems are relatively new to the world of the regulator and we have understandably taken our steer from the island across the water, as we have done traditionally. We have also taken a steer from the framework directives and regulations proposed at European level. Irrespective of who was responsible, I am not sure...