Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Employment Rights
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any State, semi-State or commercial semi-State agency under the aegis of their Department is aware of any cases of bogus self-employment in any bodies under their remit from 2020 to 1 May 2024; if they will outline if there are currently any cases from such agencies or bodies currently before the SCOPE section of the Department of Social Protection for investigation or determination; if there are any SCOPE findings and recommendations relating to any agencies or bodies under their remit where SCOPE has found in favour of the worker, and where they recommended the reclassification of the workers’ employment status to that of direct employee between 2020 and 1 May 2024; if they will provide information on the numbers involved and the names of the individual agencies and bodies in all cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21693/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out below, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query.
| Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name of Body | Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireacthas | Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members |
| Higher Education Authority | Oireachtas@hea.ie | Padraic Mellett* |
| Irish Research Council( Note 1) | Oireachtas@research.ie | Padraic Mellett* |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | Communications@ggda.ie | nora.rahill@ggda.ie |
| SOLAS | oireachtasinfo@solas.ie | Maria Walsh maria.walshe@solas.ie |
| Skillnets Ltd | oireachtas@skillnets.com | t.donnery@skillnets.com |
| Quality and Qualifications Ireland | ceo@qqi.ie | ceo@qqi.ie |
| Léargas – The Exchange Bureau | oireachtas@leargas.ie | fbroughan@leargas.ie |
| Science Foundation Ireland | ciara.cotter@sfi.ie | Ciara Cotter |
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