Results 101-120 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court (26 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Labour Court is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. While the Court was established under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946, its functions have been altered and extended by subsequent legislation, including, most recently, the Workplace Relations Act 2015. Under the 2015 Act, the Labour Court assumed the role of sole appellate body in disputes under...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent statutory office under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s core services include the provision of early resolution, mediation, conciliation, facilitation and advisory services, adjudication on employment and equality complaints, the monitoring of employment conditions to ensure the compliance and enforcement of employment...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: IDA Ireland Site Visits (20 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which she has on many occasions. I visited Ballinasloe early last year to see the town at first hand. I am aware of the hard work the Senator is doing to try to attract investment to her region. It is something we are all trying to do for our own regions. I stress that the Government is determined to support the growth of high quality and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: IDA Ireland Site Visits (20 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: It is not all about IDA Ireland jobs in every region. Some 98% of enterprises are small and medium-sized that employ over 70% of the workforce. The statistics for Enterprise Ireland companies show that 765 people are employed in 45 companies in Roscommon. Again, the trend is moving in the right direction and the figure is up 4% on the figure for the previous year. Nearly €3 million...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I am pleased to have the opportunity to commend this Bill to the Seanad. It is being brought forward as a result of a commitment given by the Government as part of the resolution of a dispute within An Garda Síochána. Following complex negotiations at the Labour Court in November 2016, resolution was found to a potentially very serious dispute within An Garda Síochána...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank Members for their contributions in the House this afternoon. I also thank them for their invaluable support in getting the Bill passed through the House and I hope we will be in a position next week to progress the Bill and get it passed before the summer recess. A number of Senators expressed concern that the Defence Forces were not included in the Bill but it is quite obvious why...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Jobs Protection (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising what he rightly pointed out is an important issue. I am aware of the reports of a planned, temporary cessation of operations at the Analog Devices plant at Raheen in Limerick. I know many employees who work in what is a great company, with 1,200 or more employees in the region. As the Deputy rightly said, it is the European base of Analog Devices. I want...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Jobs Protection (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: As the Deputy knows, US foreign direct investment is important in Ireland. Some 70% of FDI comes from the US. That is how important it is and we value all the US investment we have in this country because in the region of 150,000 people are employed as a result of it. On the Taoiseach's meeting with President Trump, as the Deputy knows, the meeting was quite short but my understanding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: The Health and Safety Authority is a State Body, which operates under the aegis of my Department. In this context, my Department officials are in daily contact with the Health and Safety Authority on a range of matters relating to the resourcing, funding and policy and legislative activities of the Health and Safety Authority. The Irish National Accreditation Board, which is the national...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: As outlined in my reply to a recent Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 11 June 2019 the role of the Health and Safety Authority in relation to funfairs arises in the context of their overall legislative remit on workplace health and safety and the protection of workers at work. In this regard the Health and Safety Authority carried out eighteen (18) inspections from 2011 to date 2019 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 464 of 19 February 2019, the moneys due to be paid to a person (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 to 2018; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: 685. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) has not received further payments under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme. [24882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: Legislation in relation to the setting of the National Minimum Wage is a policy matter for  my colleague Minister Regina Doherty T.D. at the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.   In so far as my own Department is concerned, Section 41 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 provides that the Labour Court may exempt an employer from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 386 together. Health and Safety Authority Budget Allocation 2017 - 2019 Year Budget Allocation 2017 €18,112,000 2018 €19,275,000 2019 €19,783,000 The Health and Safety Authority delivers on a broad remit of work across a very wide mandate which includes occupational health and safety, chemical safety, market surveillance and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: It should be noted that responsibility for the licensing and operation of Funfairs is a policy matter for Housing, Planning and Local Government as the existing legislation dealing with licensing of funfairs, the duties on organisers of funfairs, and the owners of fairground equipment, in the context of public safety, is covered by the Planning and Development Act 2000. The role of the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (11 Jun 2019)

Pat Breen: It should be noted that responsibility for the licensing and operation of Funfairs is a policy matter for Housing, Planning and Local Government as the existing legislation dealing with licensing of funfairs, the duties on organisers of funfairs, and the owners of fairground equipment, in the context of public safety, is covered by the Planning and Development Act 2000. The role of the Health...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Relations (30 May 2019)

Pat Breen: It would be inappropriate to comment on ongoing Labour Court recommendations. As I said, Ireland's system of industrial relations is voluntary in nature. The Deputy will be aware that responsibility for the resolution of all industrial relation issues lies with employers and workers and their respective representatives, as appropriate. It is important to make that point. We are very...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Relations (30 May 2019)

Pat Breen: While I have no direct role in the matter, I stand by the professionalism of the industrial relations machinery of the State, which, as the Deputy knows, are always available to facilitate a solution where both parties are prepared to work in their institutions. I encourage the Deputy to have faith in the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. They are doing a good job.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Relations (30 May 2019)

Pat Breen: As I said, as a Minister of State, I cannot comment on the matter.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 May 2019)

Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, who is unable to be here due to other commitments. The Minister is fully aware of the situation at St. John's special school and, with his officials, he is fully committed to ensuring that the project at the school is carried out as quickly as possible....