Calleary, Dara

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Dáil Eireann Debate
Vol. 690 No. 3

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Written Answers - Departmental Programmes.

The Job Initiative Programme (JI) which was launched in July 1996 continues to provide full time employment for people who are 35 years of age or over, unemployed for 5 years or more, and in receipt o...More Button

Written Answers - Redundancy Payments.

It is not clear from the Deputy’s question the nature of the query which is with my Department. My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to Redundancy payments on behalf o...More Button

I propose to take Questions Nos.186, 187 and 189 together. The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is in receipt of an unprecedented level of claims for redundancy payment that are giving ris...More Button

Written Answers - Departmental Programmes.

The Job Initiative Programme (JI) which was launched in July 1996 continues to provide full time employment for people who are 35 years of age or over, unemployed for 5 years or more, and in receipt o...More Button

Written Answers - FÁS Training Programmes.

This is a day-to-day matter for FÁS. In the FÁS North West Region, between 5th December 2005 and 24th July 2009, six Hairdressing Courses were conducted by Contracted Trainers, Muintearas, in Sligo. ...More Button

Written Answers - Employment Support Services.

The Technical Employment Service Grant provides FÁS Employment Service Officers (ESOs) with a flexible fund to provide a tailored response to meet the needs of specific client groups. This support is...More Button

Written Answers - Redundancy Payments.

My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF ...More Button

Written Answers - Hazardous Substances Regulations.

No guidelines have been issued by my Department relating to the control of unattended petrol dispensing outlets nor does my Department issue guidelines on such matters. There are Regulations in exist...More Button

Written Answers - Redundancy Payments.

The RP9 form is merely a form of notice between the employer and employee where the issue of temporary lay off occurs. It is not a form that is submitted to the Department for any statutory purpose. ...More Button

The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department received an application for a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on the 1st of July, 2009 in respect of the above applicant. The company for whom t...More Button

Written Answers - Community Employment Schemes.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 to 206, inclusive, together. Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disa...More Button

Written Answers - Visa Applications.

The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of a valid application in this case.More Button

Written Answers - Redundancy Payments.

From the records held by my Department in relation to Redundancy payments, I am advised that a rebate payment in respect of the individual named and employed by the company issued in August 2009. The...More Button

The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is in receipt of an unprecedented level of claims for redundancy payment that are giving rise to very significant delays in the processing of those pay...More Button

I have to advise the Deputy that my understanding, based on the records available in the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is that there is no record of a claim for a redundancy payment in ...More Button

The Redundancy Section of my Department has on record a notification of redundancy (RP 50) which was received on-line (electronically) on the 14th of July, 2009 from the company concerned. Claims subm...More Button

I am advised that a redundancy payment claim for the individual named was submitted to the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department in early September 2009 and is currently awaiting processing. T...More Button

Written Answers - Work Permits.

The position is that holders of Working Visas or Work Authorisations are allowed to change their employers within the same skills category as specified on their original Visa or Authorisation. However...More Button

The Employment Permits Section informs me that a total of 13 new permits have been issued to non-EEA nationals under the Graduate Scheme from the 1st July 2009.More Button

Written Answers - FÁS Training Programmes.

At present FÁS does not provide training courses for unemployed persons to become dog handlers. Should a demand emerge in the future, the feasibility of allocating resources to the provision of such ...More Button


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