Results 17,661-17,680 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten
- EMERGE Project. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to implement the key recommendations of the EMERGE programme run under the EU EQUAL programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8561/08]
- EMERGE Project. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the Minister's comment about innovation. The report that has been published is interesting. However, there is now a slowdown in the economy. That is acknowledged on all sides of the House. If we are to break out of that cycle it is important that we support small entrepreneurial businesses as much as possible. One of the elements of this is the knowledge that is being...
- EMERGE Project. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: I ask the Minister to go back to the issue of finances, which is fundamental to getting many of these operations off the ground. Enterprise Ireland is not the way to sort out this.
- EMERGE Project. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: There are many Irish companies that cannot avail of itââ
- EMERGE Project. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: âânever mind migrant companies.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to address the exploitation of migrant workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/08]
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for listing the provisions in law. I do not dispute the reply, except in respect of agency workers. We have plenty of legislation in the country, the difficulty is the lack of enforcement of the law. Has the Minister seen the NERA documentation in 11 languages? It is not very detailed in respect of employment law. It is fundamentally important that it is reviewed....
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: When will the 90 be in place?
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister says matters have improved. If that is the case, why were there 1,500 fewer inspections carried out in 2007 than in the previous year? Will the Minister give a date for when the 90 inspectors will work on the ground and not in training?
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister cannot give a date.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The date of 31 December 2007 was the target and the Minister has missed that.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister does not have a date to have the 90 staff in place.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister is contradicting the commitment he made.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8565/08]
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: Earlier this month the Minister's officials said the discussions were ongoing between the different Departments and agencies. When will we see some of these investigation units carrying out investigations? In an earlier reply the Minister spoke about the legal capacity of NERA. Why is there no provision for NERA imposing fines on rogue employers?
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: It is not in the legislation.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister gave a commitment that the labour inspectors would be in place on 31 December and that has gone out the window.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: It has. The Minister cannot give a date.
- Employment Rights. (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: The agency is in place.
- Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2008)
Denis Naughten: There is nothing new with that.