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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: Last October the Law Reform Commission prepared a consultation paper on corporate killing. It recommended that a new offence of corporate killing be established and be prosecuted on indictment without exclusion of any entity whether incorporated or not. The offence would apply to acts or omissions of a high managerial agent that would be treated as those of the undertaking. To reflect the...

Written Answers — Employment Schemes: Employment Schemes (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: The participation rates in respect of job initiative participants are as follows: Yearly Average At End of Year 2001 2,793 2,762 2002 2,663 2,525 2003 2,391 2,207 FÁS estimate that there will be an average participation rate of 2,100 on the programme in 2004 and 2,000 participants will be employed by the end of the year. The total funding allocation for employment schemes in...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: Active labour market programmes includes community employment schemes, job initiative, education and training and back to work programmes. A review of them was mandated by the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness and outlined in the programme for Government. The standing committee on the labour market is chaired by my Department and it undertook the review. It was unable to produce a final...

Written Answers — Trade Union Recognition: Trade Union Recognition (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 47 together. In my reply to Question no. 56 of 13 May 2004, I identified one meeting that I had in the past five years in which the issue of trade union recognition was raised in a substantive way. In the time available to me to answer Deputy Ferris's current question, I have not been able to examine all relevant records before 1999. I will continue to...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: Proposals to repeal and amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 have been developed at departmental level, and the Government has approved the publication of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004. The proposals in the Bill are largely the result of a review carried out by the tripartite board of the Health and Safety Authority, which includes representation from the...

Written Answers — Partnership Agreements: Partnership Agreements (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 55 together. Social partnership has made a significant contribution to the Irish economy over the past 17 years. The scope of national partnership has widened and deepened over the years, and national agreements now cover not just pay but a broad range of issues, including employment and enterprise development, competitiveness and greater social...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: The commitment in the programme for Government was met by the 15% increase in the special income exemption limits for those aged over 65, resulting in an almost doubling of the limits since 1997. The redundancy review group report of July 2002, which produced recommendations for the updating of statutory redundancy legislation, considered that increasing the upper age limit of 66 for...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 59 together. The Employment Social Policy Health and Consumer Affairs Council met on 1 and 2 June 2004 in Luxembourg. I chaired the employment items on the agenda. The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Coughlan, chaired the social protection items and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Dea,...

Written Answers — Flexible Work Practices: Flexible Work Practices (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: The development of work-life balance policies in Ireland is addressed on two fronts: through appropriate legislative measures which provide for statutory entitlements such as maternity leave, adoptive leave, carer's leave and parental leave and through the work of the national framework committee for work-life balance policies, allied to a partnership approach in the workplace between...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: The national minimum wage in Ireland is €7 per hour. The table below sets out the monthly minimum wages in euro in the US and the EU member states and candidate countries with statutory national minimum wage rates. As most of the countries have a minimum wage which is set at a monthly rate, for comparative purposes, the minimum wage for each is calculated at the monthly rate. Data in...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 Jun 2004)

Frank Fahey: According to the Health and Safety Authority's records, six inspections were carried out at the national car testing centre in Deansgrange, County Dublin, comprising three routine inspections for compliance, two complaint investigations and one follow-up visit, between June 2000 and April 2004. It should be noted that this centre is only one of many national car testing centre centres...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Oct 2007)

Frank Fahey: Question 524: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to the request from Galway City Council for the approval of the appointment of temporary engineering staff to the proposed transport office in Galway City Council. [21818/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Oct 2007)

Frank Fahey: Question 525: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the need for the appointment of staff to prepare tender documentation for the Galway bus strategy, the provision of park and ride facilities and the improvement of traffic circulation in the city with a view of improvement in public transport. [21819/07]

Written Answers — Pharmacy Services: Pharmacy Services (26 Feb 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, before an arbitrary decision is taken to cut fees of pharmacists from 1 March 2008, consideration will be given to the setting up of an independent evaluation of pharmacy services and for a fair and reasonable price to be paid for those concerns, taking into account the concerns and interests of Galway pharmacists; and if she will...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 Jun 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of office accommodation which is leased or rented by his Department in Galway city including State agencies under the control of his Department and organisations which are grant-aided by his Department; the floor space involved and the rental costs for 2007; and the details of properties owned by his Department in Galway city. [22929/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (1 Jul 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital expenditure in each acute hospital during 2005, 2006 and 2007; and the capital allocations or approvals in respect of each acute hospital for 2008. [25305/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Dec 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide details of office accommodation rented or leased in Galway City by her Department or any agency or non-governmental organisation under the auspices of her Department, or funded by her Department, including square area and the amount of rent paid in 2007. [45524/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (10 Dec 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of office accommodation rented or leased in Galway City by his Department or any agency or non-governmental organisation — for example, the Revenue Commissioners, Office of Public Works and so on — under the auspices of his Department or funded by his Department, including square area and the amount of rent paid in...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (10 Dec 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of office accommodation rented or leased in Galway City by her Department or any agency or non-Governmental organisation under the auspices of her Department or funded by her Department including square area and the amount of rent paid in 2007. [45527/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (10 Dec 2008)

Frank Fahey: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of office accommodation rented or leased in Galway city by his Department or any agency or non-governmental organisation under the auspices of his Department or funded by his Department including square area and the amount of rent paid in 2007. [45530/08]