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Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (6 Dec 2007)

Billy Kelleher: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a Form P45 is required, under PAYE regulations, to be given by an employer to an employee on cessation of employment. This form certifies the employee's pay, tax and PRSI contributions from the start of the tax year to the date of the cessation, and also certifies that the deductions have been made in accordance with the instructions given by...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2007)

Billy Kelleher: NISO, the National Irish Safety Organisation, which is a voluntary and non-profit making body making a valuable contribution to occupational health and safety in Ireland was given €100,000 in 2006 and €75,000 in 2007 by my Department to assist its restructuring and redevelopment plan. It is proposed to make a grant of €100,000 available to NISO in the Estimates for 2008. In 2006, NISO...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Dec 2007)

Billy Kelleher: The current twelve-person board of the Health and Safety Authority ends its term of office on 19th December 2007. In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, I have invited organisations representative of employers and employees to nominate three persons each for membership of the new Board for a three-year term commencing on 20 December 2007. The Safety, Health and...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (18 Dec 2007)

Billy Kelleher: Ireland adopted a consistent and constructive approach in the discussions on the draft EU Directive on temporary Agency Work, at the ESPHCA Council, on 5 December. We fully supported the Portuguese Presidency in its efforts to fashion an overall compromise solution by way of an integrated approach to discussions of the two proposed Directives on the Organisation of Working Time and Temporary...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 and 615 together. I can advise the Deputy that it is my understanding that an au pair arrangement is essentially a private arrangement, normally agreed between a private household and a private individual. As far as my Department is aware the term "au pair" has no legal standing. In practice, the person referred to loosely as an "au pair" is often a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Construction Industry (Pension Assurance and Sick Pay) Registered Employment Agreement (REA) requires employers in the construction sector to become and remain a party to a contributory pension scheme approved by the Revenue Commissioners. It also sets out the conditions upon which pension and mortality payments are payable and the associated minimum amounts and benefits. The REA does...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 624 together. I assume the Deputy's first question refers to Registered Employment Agreements. Registered Employment Agreements (REAs) Section 25 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 provides that an Employment Agreement is an agreement made either between a trade union and an employer or employer's organisation or at a meeting of a registered Joint...

Written Answers — Employment Agencies Regulation: Employment Agencies Regulation (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The operation of employment agencies in the State is regulated by the Employment Agency Act 1971 and Regulations made under it. Under this legislation an employment agency that has premises in the State is required to have an employment agency licence in order to operate in the State. In order to obtain such a licence, the premises of an employment agency must conform to prescribed standards...

Written Answers — Employment Agencies Regulation: Employment Agencies Regulation (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Employment agencies in Ireland are licensed under the terms of the Employment Agency Act 1971. Under the terms of the Employment Agency Act 1971, which regulates the operation of employment agencies in the State, it is not an offence for an employment agency to advertise jobs which do not exist or are not yet available. My Department's understanding is that the aim of such advertising could...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The National Minimum Wage was introduced in Ireland from 1 April 2000.Central Statistics office data show that the total in employment in Mar-May 2000 was 1,671,400. The latest period for which CSO data is available relates to Mar-May 2007 when the total in employment was 2,095,400.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 provides, with effect from 1st March 1998, for a maximum average working week of 48 hours, averaged generally over 4 months. In addition the 1997 Act provides, with effect from 30th September 1997, for a right for an employee to nine public holidays a year. The 1997 Act also sets out certain minima with regard to annual leave e.g. for the leave year...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The European Court of Justice issued a Judgement on 18 December 2007 in a case between Laval un Partneri Ltd and Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundets and others. The Swedish Labour Court referred the case to the European Court of Justice to determine whether it is permissible under European law for trade unions to take industrial action, in the form of a blockade, to compel a foreign temporary...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: This country's involvement in the European Central Bank is through the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority which is under the aegis of the Minister for Finance. From the Government's perspective, legislation to provide for a national minimum wage in this country was enacted in 2000. The minimum wage was introduced as a social policy commitment of the Government in the context of...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: In regard to safety regulations, I assume the Deputy is referring to occupational safety regulations, the enforcement of which is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Authority, which operates under the aegis of my Department. There is a legal duty on employers under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, which is supplemented by specific occupational safety regulations...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Portuguese Presidency tabled for consideration, at the ESPHCA Council, on 5th December 2007, proposed Directives on Temporary Agency Work and the Organisation of Working Time in its efforts to fashion an overall compromise solution by way of an integrated approach to discussions of two sensitive dossiers. Regrettably, having identified the remaining issues of concern to various Member...

Written Answers — Employment Agencies Regulation: Employment Agencies Regulation (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: As the Deputy may be aware I am currently finalising proposals for an Employment Agency Regulation Bill which will modernise regulation of the employment agency sector and which will repeal and replace the Employment Agency Act 1971. One of the features of this proposed Bill will be the establishment of a statutorily binding code of practice setting out standards of behaviour for employment...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (30 Jan 2008)

Billy Kelleher: Considerable progress has been made in the recruitment and deployment of Labour Inspectors over the past year. There are now 79 Inspectors employed in the National Employment Rights Authority. Twenty new Inspectors were recruited by the National Employment Rights Authority during 2007 bringing the total number of Inspectors deployed at the 31 December 2007 to fifty. The twenty Inspectors...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (5 Feb 2008)

Billy Kelleher: The Department made allocations of €100,000 in 2006 and €75,000 in 2007 to the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO). There is provision for a further €100,000 in the Department's Estimate for 2008. NISO is a not for profit registered charity, headed up by a voluntary tripartite Executive supported by a small full time administrative unit. It has a part-time network of trainers...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2008)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 412 together. The matter of Irish law applying to locally recruited personnel working for a foreign embassy accredited to and located in Ireland is a matter that has been the subject of Supreme Court decision such as in the case of the Government of Canada v the Employment Appeals Tribunal and Brian Burke (1992) 2 I.R. 484 S.C. to which I would refer...

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (5 Feb 2008)

Billy Kelleher: That National Framework Committee for Work-Life Balance, which has its origins in Social Partnership, comprises representatives from IBEC, ICTU, the Equality Authority and various Government Departments and is chaired by my Department. During 2007 it continued its remit as set out in Towards 2016 and the Programme for Government where it is charged with supporting and facilitating the...