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Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: Amendment No. 32 refers to section 11. Were Deputy Morgan's amendment to be accepted, it would have the effect of removing the provision for direct consultation. I understand Deputy Howlin's concerns that this may be used to exclude certain people from the communication process. The way the legislation is prepared it is not possible for that to happen. On Committee Stage, I listed many...

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, line 37, to delete ", unless the context otherwise requires,". The amendment, discussed with amendment No. 1, was proposed by Deputy Howlin on Committee Stage and arises from the Interpretation Act 2005.

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, line 1, to delete ", unless the context otherwise requires,".

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, line 6, to delete "Subsection (2)"and substitute "Subsection (3)". On Committee Stage I undertook to revert to the question as to whether section 1(4) should be referenced to subsection (2) or (3) of the same section. I consulted with the parliamentary counsel and the advice received is that the reference to subsection (3) is the correct one. Accordingly, I...

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I move amendment No. 9: In page 5, to delete lines 8 to 17.

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: Deputy Howlin has outlined the position very fairly. As I have indicated previously, I have a good deal of sympathy with the situation that arises here. The Deputy also pointed out the difficulty in dealing with the matter in this context. On Committee Stage, I indicated that I did not consider this Bill to be a suitable vehicle. As it turns out, I was dealing with the Competition Bill on...

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The other fundamental difficulty remains, notwithstanding the point Deputy Howlin made, that were this amendment to be accepted, any self-employed individual may be a member of a trade union and he or she would not be an undertaking for the purposes of the Competition Act. While it would encompass the people about whose situation Deputies Howlin, Morgan and Hogan are concerned, it would also...

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The list is almost endless. If one were to resist the temptation of naming barristers, it could include any self-employed contractors, such as publicans, doctors and pharmacists. Almost any group——

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: If this amendment were accepted, they would all have the potential to have recourse to it.

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: They would all enjoy the benefits which the Deputy seeks in this instance to bestow on journalists and actors.

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: Under the ruling of the Competition Authority——

Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (22 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The implication of the competition decision is that they are in the same position as actors and others. Were this amendment to be accepted, they would remain in the same position, except that they would enjoy enormous benefits arising from it, while actors and others whom the Members seek to have included would not benefit any more so. That would neither be the intention of the House nor...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Authority: Health and Safety Authority (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: No instructions, as referred to in the question, have been issued to the Health and Safety Authority regarding the appointment of inspectors by the authority. The appointment and deployment of inspectors by the Health and Safety Authority is a day-to-day matter for the authority itself, within the overall parameters of Government policy on public sector recruitment.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 411 together. The national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland is the Further Education and Training Awards Council, FETAC, which gives people the opportunity to gain recognition for learning in education or training centres, in the workplace and in the community. FETAC's functions include the making and promoting of awards, the...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The Department has had an on-line redundancy calculator since 2002. An updated version was made available on 10 April 2005 incorporating the new simplified provisions of the Redundancy Payments Act 2003. This was followed on 31 May 2005 by the introduction of a new on-line redundancy application system. On-line claims are processed more quickly than manual applications received by post, as...

Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The labour inspectorate of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is responsible for monitoring certain employment conditions for all categories of workers in Ireland, including immigrant workers. The inspectorate operates without any differentiation with regard to worker nationality, as statutory employment rights and protections apply to immigrant workers in exactly the same...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The number of workplace inspections or visits carried out by the labour inspectorate in each month of 2005 is set out in the following tabular statement. The assignment of additional labour inspectors was completed in November 2005, bringing the complement of serving inspectors to 31 officers. That represents almost a doubling of the number of labour inspectors in the last 18 months. It is...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: Section 18 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 deals with zero-hours contracts. Under that section of the Act, if an employee is required to work (a) a certain number of hours per week, the contract hours, or (b) as and when required by his or her employer, or (c) a combination of (a) and (b) above, but is not called to perform any work during the week, he or she is entitled to...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: I understand from the Central Statistics Office that the figures for 2005 are currently being compiled and not yet available. The table below sets out the most recent available information for each of the years 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004. As for 1999 and 2000, I understand there are no comparable figures available. As for 2001, no data were collected. I should mention that the days lost data...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Mar 2006)

Tony Killeen: The European Commission's statistical publication, Employment in Europe 2005, includes the following information in respect of fixed-term contract workers in Ireland in the period 1993 to 2004. Key Employment Indicators for Ireland in respect of fixed-term contracts as a percentage of total employment Year % of Total Employment 1993 7.4 1994 8.1 1995 8.3 1996 7.2 1997 6.9...