Kelleher, BillyWednesday, 4 July 2007 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Order of Business.
Question put: “That the proposal for dealing with No. 10a be agreed to.”
Voted Yes 
Priority Questions - Employment Rights.
I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on his new appointment. I also wish Deputy Byrne and Deputy Sherlock who are new Members of the House longevity here. I thank the Deputies opposite for their...
I have congratulated them already. I wish them well also. The Government is committed to delivering the key package of measures agreed under the chapter dealing with employment rights and compliance ...
First and foremost, labour laws apply to all those in employment. Funding for a staff of 141 for NERA has been provided in a Vote. The advisory board will be set up towards the end of the year.
To clarify and ensure the Deputy receives all the information, the interim advisory board will be set up towards the end of the year. An independent chair will be appointed and there will also be soc...
The legislation to establish NERA on a statutory footing is in process and the advisory board will be in place to assist the authority. It will be appointed at the end of this year and will have an i...
NERA is functioning; its director has been appointed.
The advisory board will assist the director in establishing the authority on a statutory footing.
Other Questions - Departmental Prosecutions.
The Acts are the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2001, the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, the Payment ...
Other Questions - Labour Inspectorate.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 15 and 47 together. The delivery of commitments on employment rights under Towards 2016 is a key priority for the Government. The necessary resources to ensure th...
An issue arose with the unions regarding the recruitment process but that has now been addressed. As soon as it was addressed, advertisements were placed in the national newspapers. I am quite confi...
Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages.
Amendment put.
Voted No
Private Members’ Business - Waste Management: Motion (Resumed).
Amendment put.
Voted Yes
Question again put: “That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.”
Voted Yes
Written Answers - Employment Rights.
I am aware of the alleged practices of false or bogus self-contracting within certain sectors and, in particular, within the Construction Sector, referred to by the Deputy. The Government recognises ...
The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has been established on an interim basis with Department of Finance sanction for 141 staff, including an increased complement of 90 Labour Inspectors, a...
Following the identification, in early 2006, of anomalies in the employment contracts of some sub-contracted staff at the Moneypoint Environmental Retrofit Project (MERP) site, both the ESB and the La...
Written Answers - Employment Standards.
The Government is committed to ensuring that employment standards are met throughout the economy. A key feature of the Government’s commitment is the establishment of the National Employment Rights A...
Written Answers - Employment Rights.
The wages and conditions of employment of workers on board vessels registered under the Irish flag are governed by a comprehensive corpus of employment rights legislation. The wages and conditions of ...
Written Answers - Health and Safety Regulations.
Figures to be published shortly by the Health and Safety Authority show that in 2006 there were 50 recorded fatalities in Ireland as a result of work related accidents, compared to 74 work-related dea...
Written Answers - Public Holidays.
The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, which implemented EU Council Directive 93/104/EC, of 23 November 1993, concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, provides for an entitl...
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