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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: -----that the 180 employees will get priority with regard to any upskilling that is necessary. I promise I will take note of what Deputy Adams said earlier.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputies for raising this sensitive issue, which has arisen as a result of the closure of The Authentic Food Company in Dundalk. Our thoughts, like those of the two Deputies, whom I know have been in touch with the employees, are always with the families affected by the closure of a company. It is a difficult time for them. We all understand that very much. The Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: 496. 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. [43319/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: 497. 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. [43335/18]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I will deal briefly with some of the comments made. I thank Deputies Billy Kelleher, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Louise O'Reilly and Thomas P. Broughan for their participation in and comments during the debate, to which I have listened attentively. Some of the issues raised will be dealt with on Committee Stage. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh referred to the Defence Forces. The Department of...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have the opportunity to recommend the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018 to the House. The legislation is being brought forward because of a commitment given by the Government to remove the legislative prohibition on allowing full access for members of An Garda Siochána to the workplace dispute resolution bodies...

Competition Act 2002 (Section 27) Order 2018: Motion (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order:Competition Act 2002 (Section 27) Order 2018,copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 3rd October, 2018.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Bodies Membership (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I will certainly take the Deputy's views on board. Even if we joined on associate membership, it would be 2020 because it is a lengthy process. There is no doubt but that it is costly to have full membership of CERN. It is not only the €13.6 million that we must pay annually but also the special contribution of full membership which is in the region of €17 million....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Losses (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: As the Deputy will understand, companies make decisions for strategic reasons and it is not for us to tell them what to do, or even to advise them. We are aware of the difficulties in which people find themselves but negotiations are continuing between the trade union and HCL on redundancy and transfer arrangements. IDA Ireland has performed very strongly over the past 12 months and I hope...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Bodies Membership (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I am taking this question on behalf of the Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy John Halligan, who is unable to join us this morning. Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognises that in order for Ireland to become a global innovation leader, our research and innovation system must be open with strong...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Bodies Membership (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: The Government is committed to joining CERN but there are challenges relating to costs. Under Innovation 2020 we have joined three out of the four research organisations to which I referred, namely, the European Southern Observatory, ELIXIR and LOFAR. We are committed to joining CERN but the funding was not there in this year's budget, though we tried very hard to secure it. Even if we get...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Losses (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this important issue. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and I are aware of the situation in HCL Technologies that has arisen following the decision by Eir last month to bring a contract that had been outsourced by the company back in-house again. I understand that 950 people are employed at HCL Technologies in the operation of this contract. Of this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Losses (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: Both the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and I are very conscious of the situation with HCL Technologies and those affected employees. I can understand exactly the Deputy's position given that many of these jobs are in her constituency in Dublin 1. Our thoughts are certainly with those affected. It is not easy when one loses one's job, particularly when the economy is buoyant and there may not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: All businesses, regardless of size or sector, in today’s competitive environment must ensure they build their digital online capacity. That is very important. The agencies of the Department offer a range of supports to assist businesses to trade online. Take, for example, the local enterprise offices, LEOs, which are the first-stop-shop for anyone who wishes to start or expand a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I very much agree with the Deputy that smal retaill businesses must trade online because of the transformation that is under way. She has rightly pointed to the figures for the numbers of people who trade online, particularly young people who use smartphones and other services to buy online many of their goods. It is important that we look after the indigenous sector. Let us look at a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: The local enterprise offices play an important role with micro-enterprises. I am conscious of what the Deputy said about increasing the amount of money available for the trading online voucher scheme. That is something the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in conjunction with the LEOs, will monitor. It has to be acknowledged that over 4,100 micro-enterprises...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: 329. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42982/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Applications (17 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 394 of 9 October 2018, when administrative checks in the case of a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Recruitment Agencies Regulation (16 Oct 2018)

Pat Breen: I take it that the Deputy's question relates to the licensing of Employment Agencies. My Department has no plans to amend the Employment Agency Act 1971. As outlined in my reply of 9 October 2018 to the Deputy, the Employment Agency Act 1971 stipulates that if an employment agency has premises in the State, it must obtain a licence. In order to obtain a licence the premises must conform...