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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (28 Jun 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The number of redundancies in the building and civil engineering sector in 2006 was 2,126. It is not possible to break this figure down further into particular trades. However, these redundancies were outweighed by the number of new jobs created in the construction sector so that the net number of additional jobs created in the construction sector in the year to the first quarter of 2007 was...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (28 Jun 2007)

Billy Kelleher: In accordance with Section 4 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 as amended by Section 15 of the Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Act 2007 employees who are being made redundant with a date of termination on or after the 8th May 2007 are now entitled to receive a statutory redundancy lump sum payment based on their service in the employment...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (3 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The pay and conditions of workers in the Construction Industry are governed by Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) that are enforceable in accordance with the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004. The Labour Inspectorate of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has authority to undertake inspections and associated enquiries to determine compliance with a range of employment...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (3 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The Health and Safety Authority which is responsible for the enforcement of occupational safety, health and welfare legislation has informed the Department that it has not received any complaint or been notified of any kind of incident at the place of work in question. Complaints about health and safety concerns at any place of work should be addressed to the Authority, which may be contacted...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (3 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I would refer the Deputy to Question No. 383 of 26 June 2007, which gave information as to the amounts paid to the vice-chairpersons of the body concerned over the three year period up to 29 January 2007. There is an obligation under Data Protection legislation to protect personal information that an organisation holds on individuals. Accordingly, I do not propose to release the names and...

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on his new appointment. I also wish Deputy Byrne and Deputy Sherlock who are new Members of the House longevity here. I thank the Deputies opposite for their kind words. The Government is committed to delivering the key——

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I have congratulated them already. I wish them well also. The Government is committed to delivering the key package of measures agreed under the chapter dealing with employment rights and compliance in Towards 2016. In this regard, the necessary resources, both human and financial, are being provided to ensure effective delivery. The National Employment Rights Authority, NERA, has been...

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: First and foremost, labour laws apply to all those in employment. Funding for a staff of 141 for NERA has been provided in a Vote. The advisory board will be set up towards the end of the year.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: To clarify and ensure the Deputy receives all the information, the interim advisory board will be set up towards the end of the year. An independent chair will be appointed and there will also be social partnership provisions.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The legislation to establish NERA on a statutory footing is in process and the advisory board will be in place to assist the authority. It will be appointed at the end of this year and will have an independent chair. Moreover, the social partners will also put forward representatives.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: NERA is functioning; its director has been appointed.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The advisory board will assist the director in establishing the authority on a statutory footing.

Departmental Prosecutions. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The Acts are the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2001, the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, the Payment of Wages Act 1991, the Employment Agency Act 1971, the Protection of Employment Act 1977, the Protection of Employees (Employer's Insolvency) Acts 1984-2003, the Carer's Leave Act 2001 and the...

Labour Inspectorate. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 15 and 47 together. The delivery of commitments on employment rights under Towards 2016 is a key priority for the Government. The necessary resources to ensure their delivery have been provided. One of the main commitments under Towards 2016 is the establishment of the National Employment Rights Authority, NERA. NERA has been established on an interim...

Labour Inspectorate. (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: An issue arose with the unions regarding the recruitment process but that has now been addressed. As soon as it was addressed, advertisements were placed in the national newspapers. I am quite confident we will meet the commitments we made in Towards 2016 by the end of this year. We will then have 90 inspectors, including some with special language skills.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I am aware of the alleged practices of false or bogus self-contracting within certain sectors and, in particular, within the Construction Sector, referred to by the Deputy. The Government recognises that an effective response to this alleged practice requires a whole of Government response across the relevant agencies and in particular the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Social and...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has been established on an interim basis with Department of Finance sanction for 141 staff, including an increased complement of 90 Labour Inspectors, and an allocation of €8.553 million provided for under Vote 34 for the year 2007. The Director of NERA was appointed and took up duty on 12 February 2007. The management team and the...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: Following the identification, in early 2006, of anomalies in the employment contracts of some sub-contracted staff at the Moneypoint Environmental Retrofit Project (MERP) site, both the ESB and the Labour Inspectorate conducted investigations into the matter. As a result of these investigations a Memorandum of Understanding between the ESB, the contractor and sub-contractor was agreed in...

Written Answers — Employment Standards: Employment Standards (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The Government is committed to ensuring that employment standards are met throughout the economy. A key feature of the Government's commitment is the establishment of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) responsible for monitoring and enforcing employment rights generally. The Office has been set up on an interim basis pending the enactment of legislation to give NERA statutory...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (4 Jul 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The wages and conditions of employment of workers on board vessels registered under the Irish flag are governed by a comprehensive corpus of employment rights legislation. The wages and conditions of employment of workers on board vessels registered in other States are governed by the flag State's legislation and neither I nor the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have any...