Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2005
503 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to compel GAMA to furnish immediate and full information to its workers regarding all money paid into accounts in their names at a bank in Holland. [11265/05]
View answer504 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the Minister for Finance of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Central Bank to investigate a bank (details supplied), their management of the accounts of GAMA workers and an investment company into which GAMA workers funds are channelled. [11266/05]
View answer505 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to compel GAMA to send a statement each month to each of its workers giving the real hours which workers have worked since starting employment with GAMA. [11267/05]
View answer506 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to compel GAMA to send a statement each month to each worker giving all the wages paid with details of the amount which has gone into each bank account. [11268/05]
View answer507 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to enforce payment of all wages owed to workers employed by GAMA. [11269/05]
View answer509 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the report of the labour inspectorate into GAMA can be published without further delay. [11271/05]
View answer510 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to compel GAMA to send a statement to each of its workers giving the total wages owed to workers based on the agreed trade unions rates. [11274/05]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 503 to 507, inclusive, 509 and 510 together.
These questions relate to a particular company which has been the subject of an investigation by the labour inspectorate of my Department. The issues raised in these questions are the subject of, or arise from, proceedings currently before the High Court. Accordingly, I am constrained from publishing the report of the investigation until such time as the injunction relating thereto is lifted. I am also constrained from elaborating further on issues which arise in the context of the report.
508 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to enforce legal rates of pay, working hours and the production of proper pay-slips by GAMA. [11270/05]
View answerThe Labour Inspectorate is continuing to collect evidence relating to possible breaches of employment law that may be used in future legal proceedings.
