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Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary TD today has welcomed the announcement of the details of the Work Placement Programme and a pilot Short Time Working Training Programme. Both of these activation programmes, which are aimed at assisting the unemployed and those on a reduced working week, were contained in last month’s Supplementary Budget.

Foxford Childcare Ltd and Footsteps Childcare in Kilkelly are celebrating this week after the announcement of funding of €650,000 and €550,000 respectively.

Foxford Childcare Ltd and Footsteps Childcare in Kilkelly are celebrating this week after the announcement of funding of €650,000 and €550,000 respectively.

Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary TD welcomed the range of initiatives proposed by the European Commission to maintain and create jobs, to upgrade skills, and to increase access to employment.

Barnatra National School has been successful in its appeal to be included in the Department of Education and Science Summer Works Scheme 2009.

Minister of State, Dara Calleary, has urged businesses to keep health and safety at the top of their agenda, and not use the economic downturn as an excuse for cut backs in this area.

Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary has welcomed the provision of flashing lights at Behymore National School on the outskirts of Ballina. The road safety measures were recently installed on the main thoroughfares to the school providing much needed traffic calming in the vicinity of the school.

The Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the adoption of proposals by the Hotels Joint Labour Committee that will bring Sunday premium payments for workers in the hotel sector outside Dublin and Cork into line with the new rates recently agreed for catering establishments throughout the country. Under the proposals, the existing entitlement to payment of double time for Sunday work will be replaced by a rate of time plus one third.

The news that ICT Eurotel is to close its Belmullet base of operations has come as a huge blow to the area. The closure of the call centre will see 82 jobs lost and will be a detrimental blow to the community in the area. ICT Eurotel employed 39 full-time and 43 part-time staff in its Belmullet operation and is expected to have completely wound down its operations by October this year.

New legislation has been introduced by the Government to tackle text and phone scams. The legislation will regulate operators who offer premium rate services such as ring tones, competition text lines, and sports results and will be welcome news to phone users in Mayo who have been scammed in the past by the exorbitant rates charged by some companies.