309 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of calls from workers received by the employment rights information unit phone service in 2005 and in each of the previous five years.
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305 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all infraction proceedings in respect of EU employment law which the State is currently involved in.
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304 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details regarding EU directives in respect of employment law which are awaiting transposition by the State.
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303 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if companies applying for grants from the enterprise development agencies are required to demonstrate previous compliance with employment law prior to being awarded a grant (details supplied).
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203 Mr. Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the percentage of people treated in hospital accident and emergency units in 2005 who suffered their accidents at work.
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70 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on statements by Israeli officials that they have no peace partner in Palestine, in view of the Palestinian parliamentary vote of confidence in its Cabinet on 28 March 2006; and his further views on whether unilateral moves by Israel are justifiable.
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261 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans in place to widen the four bridges on the main Milford and Carrigart road R247 (details supplied); and the timeframes which are in place for the work to be carried out.
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384 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has considered the extent to which the existence and duration of leave entitlements for parents affect the birth rate.
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366 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the excessive and unwarranted delay in bringing forward legislation to provide for the abolition of ground rents; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship this delay is causing; when this legislation will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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286 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost per annum of increasing paid maternity leave to 52 weeks where maternity benefit would be 100% of pay up to the present maximum.
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270 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when new legislation to amend and update the Employment Agency Act 1971 will be published.
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269 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent in each of the past five years by his Department on campaigns to raise awareness among workers of their employment rights; and the breakdown of those figures by specific campaigns.
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268 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Acts for which the labour inspectorate has responsibility for inspecting compliance with.
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267 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recommendations in relation to the mandate of the labour inspectorate which were proposed in the report, Mandate and Resourcing of the Labour Inspectorate, circulated by his Department to the social partners in early 2005.
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266 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the recommendations of the report of the expert advisory group on workplace bullying published in August 2005 have not been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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265 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of workers who were victims of bullying in 2005 and in each of the previous five years.
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264 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the proposal made by SIPTU in August 2005 that a scientific review body be established to examine illnesses and injuries which are workplace related in order to assess the true level of occupational fatalities here; and if he will implement this proposal.
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263 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to implement the recommendation in the Mercer human resource consulting study of the construction sector, carried out on behalf of the Pensions Board, that the construction industry monitoring agency be given new statutory powers to enforce compliance with the construction industry’s mandatory pension scheme.
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262 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed in the employment rights enforcement unit within his Department.
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261 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Rights Commissioners on 31 December 2005 and on that date in each of the previous five years; if he is planning to increase their number in 2006; and if so, by how many.
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256 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the implications for trade union recognition here of the findings of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied).
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215 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Finance the cost per thousand of the production of the Constitution of Ireland which is produced by the Government Publications Office. [11758/06}
90 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if he will address concerns of a Deputy regarding the absence of human rights safeguards governing the provision of training to foreign soldiers as promised.
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210 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a requirement within local authority tendering regulations that contracts can only be awarded to unionised firms.
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209 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is provision within standard local authority tendering documentation requiring checks to be carried out regarding past compliance of companies tendering for contracts with labour legislation.
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120 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views, given the refusal of companies (details supplied) to pay the workers the redundancy terms recommended by the Labour Court, on whether it is necessary to increase statutory redundancy payments to a minimum of three weeks per year of service.
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119 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the plight of the workers made redundant by a company (details supplied) in County Donegal.
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118 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of the workforce which worked on at least one Sunday per month in 2005.
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117 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of those workers who worked on Sundays in 2005 who were paid double time for working on a Sunday.
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115 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of young persons, as defined in the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, in employment at 31 December 2005 or the most recent available figures; and the number of employers who had young persons in their employment on the same date.
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39 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, under the provisions of section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the Labour Court will investigate the employment conditions prevailing for workers who are employed in domestic service.
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8 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the most recent revelation of worker exploitation, Polish workers employed by a company (details supplied) on the refurbishment of the Moneypoint ESB plant being paid below the minimum wage, his views on the fact that the labour inspectorate remains inadequately staffed and resourced to ensure the enforcement of existing labour law.
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265 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken to address the concerns raised about the new Traveller accommodation programme adopted by Waterford City Council in respect of correspondence from the Waterford city local Traveller accommodation consultative committee.
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264 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on Waterford City Council including in its new Traveller accommodation programme a stipulation that the council will not build halting sites until it can demonstrate it can manage its existing sites; and if he has exercised, or sought to exercise, his powers under section 18 of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 to require that Waterford City Council amend its accommodation programme to remove this stipulation.
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258 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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255 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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240 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide full details of all representations from or meetings she has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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218 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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205 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide full details of all representations from or meetings she has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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196 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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191 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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177 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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175 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost per annum to the Exchequer of raising the social welfare pension by 1% of average industrial earnings.
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171 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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169 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage increase in real terms in the national minimum wage between its introduction in 2000 and March 2006.
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168 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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166 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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163 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide full details of all representations from or meetings he has had with any representatives of the Open Republic Institute.
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