Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she or her predecessor made a submission to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the impact of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 on small and micro sized businesses with respect to the administrative burden and compliance costs of proposals in the Bill including section 16 provision of banded hours; if such submissions were made following changes to the Bill after Committee Stage in Dáil Éireann; if same is planned following Report Stage in Dáil Éireann; if she has had meetings with business organisations that have raised concerns with aspects of the Bill; and if so, the actions agreed to following same. [28687/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Last November, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection requested my observations on a confidential draft Memorandum for Government on the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017. I provided observations to the Minister on several aspects of the Bill, including its potential impact on small and micro enterprises.

After the Bill had passed Committee stage, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection sought observations from the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court on the possible enforcement implications of the Bill and observations were provided to her Department which included issues around section 16(15) of the Bill.

I have received written correspondence from IBEC setting out some of their concerns and my Department has been in contact with IBEC directly.