Results 181-200 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I do not have the information in regard to Roundstone and Ballinrobe but I will ensure it is forwarded to the Deputy. The Deputy asked about digital hubs. They are an extremely important part of the creation of jobs in the regions. If the Deputy had listened to my earlier reply he would have heard me say that Enterprise Ireland and the IDA work closely with the local authorities and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: The availability of marketable serviced land and buildings in advance of demand remains a key element in the IDA's ability to compete for mobile foreign direct investment. Not only does such a supply of properties help the agency to secure significant investments, it also allows projects to begin at an earlier date by diminishing difficulties associated with land acquisition, planning and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I outlined to the Deputy the urban and rural regeneration schemes. I take the example of Ennis in my county where Parnell Street was like the streets the Deputy referred to. It was rundown and not that many people shopped there. Clare County Council applied for funding under the urban regeneration scheme and received more than €1.3 million to regenerate and reinvigorate Parnell...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I am delighted the Deputy acknowledges the importance of the rural and urban regeneration schemes. They are very important, together with the town and village renewal scheme. Another example of urban renewal scheme is in Clare's second largest town, namely Shannon. Clare County Council applied, somewhat hastily, for funding under the urban regeneration scheme to put a heart into Shannon....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: A project will be designed with in-house and outside consultants. The project will be put into category 1 and the application will be made by the end of the year under the urban regeneration scheme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I hope they will get money for that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: The Deputy mentioned two towns. Scarriff received funding under the village renewal scheme while Kilrush received funding of €1.7 million recently for the Vandeleur gardens project, which will build a showcase for craft shops etc. Clare County Council also has plans to regenerate Frances Street in Kilrush. The rural enterprise scheme also has an important contribution in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Retail Sector (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. My Department established and convenes the retail consultation forum to enable key issues affecting the retail sector to be discussed - it is a very important forum - with a view to identifying practical actions which could be taken by the Government or the industry to support sustainable jobs growth in the sector. The retail sector is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for his question. Any proposals that can contribute to keeping the costs of doing business down are to be welcomed, including those contained in the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation on the costs of doing business. In terms of maintaining our cost competitiveness, both the public and private sectors must proactively...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: We are all aware of the negative impact of high insurance costs on consumers and business. Consumers are entitled to a fair and reasonable price for insurance. Of course, motor insurance falls under the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, while responsibility for the insurance industry more generally is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The Department of Business,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: I commend the work done by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation and in particular, its report on the cost of doing business. It is a positive indication of the commitment of the members of that committee that it produced a report containing 50 recommendations. Not all of the recommendations relate to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation but...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: Employment Regulation Orders (ERO), are provided for in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 and set the minimum rates of pay and conditions of employment for workers in a specified business sector. An ERO is drawn up by a Joint Labour Committee (JLC). A JLC is composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in an employment sector with an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Union Membership (7 Mar 2019)

Pat Breen: The right of workers to form associations and join a trade union is enshrined in Article 40 of the Irish Constitution. However, our Superior Courts have established that the Constitutional guarantee of the freedom of association does not guarantee workers the right to have their union recognised for the purpose of collective bargaining. Notwithstanding this, it has been the consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (28 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 applies to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016. Section 6(1) of the Act provides a statutory right for a party to a relevant construction contract to refer a payment dispute arising under the contract for adjudication. When this right is exercised, the parties to the contract may jointly agree to appoint an Adjudicator of...

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I do not want to waste time. I have been a Deputy for the past 18 years and have seen an awful lot of time being wasted. For example, there were two hours of debate last night during which more constructive work could have been done. I thank all Deputies who spoke on the Bill. This is a democratic system and everyone is entitled to speak. That is the whole idea of electing...

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I do. The Deputy was in Brazil or somewhere else.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 5 February 2019, when the administrative and on-farm checks in relation to a small number of young farmers scheme applications (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8865/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8868/19]

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: Section 2 goes to the heart of the Bill insofar as it defines tips and gratuities and introduces the concept of obligatory tronc schemes in all employment where tips and gratuities are a feature. I addressed the House on the Bill in January 2018 and I will take this opportunity to reiterate what I said then, which was that we all wish to protect employees and ensure they receive their...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The wording, as revised, seems to be in line with the wording in the Workplace Relations Act which, for the sake of consistency, would seem to be a good thing. Unfortunately, in making this deletion, it seems that the obligation on the adjudication officer to make a decision seems to have been lost with the result that it seems to imply that an adjudication officer shall hear a case and make...