asked the Minister for Labour the names and functions of the commissions, committees and State-sponsored bodies abolished by him during his term of office to date; and the names and functions of the commissions, committees and State-sponsored bodies set up by him or proposed to be set up by him since taking office.
Written Answers. - State Bodies.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
Commissions etc. abolished
Name of Body |
Function |
An Comhairle Oiliúna (AnCO) |
—to provide training of persons for industry |
—to promote, facilitate, encourage, assist, co ordinate and develop the provision of such training |
|
Youth Employment Agency |
—to develop, extend, operate, co-ordinate and integrate schemes for the training and employment of young persons |
National Manpower Service (formerly a section of the Department of Labour) |
—to act as the national placement and jobfind ing service |
—to operate employment programmes |
Commissions etc. set up
Name of Body |
Function |
FÁS |
—essentially to carry out the functions of AnCO, the YEA and NMS |
Advisory Committee on Management Training |
—to recommend on how management training can contribute more effectively to economic development |
—to examine the effectiveness of current pro vision including the need for rationalisation and co-ordination |
|
Inter-Departmental Committee on action to assist the long term unemployed (Report due September 1988) |
—to assess the impact of current provision —to recommend an action plan for the next few years |
Inter-Departmental Committee on action to assist early school leavers (Report completed, early announcement expected) |
—to devise a programme catering for the needs of unqualified early school leavers |
Proposed Commissions etc.
National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health |
—in the context of proposed legislation on safety and health at work, to undertake responsibility at national level for all matters relating to safety and health at places of work |
Labour Relations Commission |
—in the context of proposals for legislation on industrial relations reform, to promote good industrial relations |
—to provide a conciliation service and an industrial relations advisory service |
|
—to formulate codes of good industrial relations practice. |