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

Pat Breen: The amendments provide for the deletion of the originally proposed definition of employers who might be entitled to share in tips in certain circumstances. It seems to seek the use of existing legislative provision to define the type of employer who may participate in the distribution of tips rather than the introduction of a new definition. However, the relevance of the associated...

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

Pat Breen: I have previously expressed our concerns about the nature of the sanctions proposed in this instance. This continues to be a source of concern. The Bill is unclear regarding accountability. While everyone would agree that actions such as withholding tips or deductions from an employee's tips are unacceptable, section 4 introduces a criminal offence in respect of the employer in this...

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

Pat Breen: My officials will work with Senators on it.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 5 February 2019 when it is proposed to update the decision made on 14 November 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (19 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7876/19]

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: It is a good story.

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: One does not have to buy the pint or stay in the hotel room but one needs a ticket to go to the game.

Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate. The Minister welcomes the broad support for the Bill. She has also considered carefully all the points raised in the debate. The Bill deals with an issue of considerable importance for consumer welfare and businesses which provides goods or services to consumers. It is clear consumers deserve greater protection with gift vouchers....

Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 [Seanad] : Referral to Select Committee (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to with Standing Orders 84A and 149.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (14 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: The WRC Annual Reports for 2016 and 2017 set out information in relation to adjudication generally. During 2016, over three quarters of complaint applications were heard within 5 months of initial receipt of the complaint, with 55 per cent heard within four months. During 2017, the WRC saw a six per cent increase in adjudication complaints over 2016 and three quarters were scheduled for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 5 February 2019, when validation checks will be cleared on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: Statutory responsibility for the management of the National Apprenticeship System in Ireland falls under the remit of SOLAS, an agency under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills. I understand that craft ?apprentices get paid during their training. The rates of pay can vary, depending on the apprenticeship and on the employer. Furthermore, a craft apprentice allowance is...

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank everybody for contributing to the debate this evening. Some contributions were very interesting and helpful. The Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, eloquently set out the facts about provision of the JobPath service, including performance, the high customer satisfaction level and the low number of complaints. The Comptroller and Auditor General devoted a chapter in his report to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: A Joint Labour Committee (JLC) is composed of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in an employment sector. The Committee meets under an independent chairman and an Industrial Relations Officer of the Workplace Relations Commission to discuss and agree proposals for terms and conditions to apply to specified grades or categories of workers in the sector concerned. If...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5002/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5243/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Breen: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Jan 2019)

Pat Breen: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (15 Jan 2019)

Pat Breen: Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 and were reformed by the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2012. A JLC is comprised of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in a sector. The JLC for the Security Industry was established by SI. 377 of 1998, as amended by SI. 30 of 2014, which remains in force. JLCs meet...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry Regulation (19 Dec 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. My colleague, the Minister for Finance, asked me to take this Topical Issue debate for him because he has another previously organised engagement. As the Deputy has rightly pointed out, on 28 November the Central Bank announced it had been informed that Qudos Insurance A/S had entered into solvent liquidation. Qudos is authorised...