Results 181-200 of 225 for waste management speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department takes a number of factors into account when disposing of old IT equipment and other electronic waste. Such factors include, among other things, cost, security, data protection and efficient reuse. My Department has in the past used open public procurement procedures to choose a recycling partner who is best able to meet its requirements. As certain ICT equipment designated...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...by EGFSN – Strategic Policy Division Ongoing 11,931.00 AECOM Assessing the Demand for Skills in the Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics Sector in Ireland over the period 2014-2020 - Strategic Policy Division Input to EGFSN review - publication Q1 2015 78,702.00 National training fund contribution €60,601 DKM RPS Water Services & Environmental waste...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: ...a competitive tendering process, for the IDA advance technology (manufacturing) buildings are as follows: Waterford €3.53M Athlone €3.59M This sum excludes all planning, design and project management services, Local Authority planning and development contributions, DAC (Disability Access Cert’s,) & Fire Certification, the provision of utilities (power, gas,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...the Demand for Skills in the Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics Sector in Ireland over the period 2014-2020 Input to EGFSN review - publication Q1 2015 78,702.00 National training fund contribution €60,601 DKM RPS Water Services & Environmental waste Issues & Priorities for Enterprise Ongoing - input to Forfás/DJEI submissions to regulator and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (17 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...sector as well as relevant Government Departments and agencies. The Committee met on three occasions in 2013 and twice this year, and has considered range of issues including: -the potential for waste reduction, as well as for the re-use and re-cycling of waste, to support enterprise competitiveness and jobs; -access to Finance for companies in the cleantech sector; -Research,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (25 Nov 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...or national regulators represent a small subset of the overall CPI basket in the areas of hospital services, gas, passenger transport and postal services. Prices for most utilities, such as waste management and electricity, are market driven and, therefore, not set by Government. Alternatively, in some cases, such as the cost of public transport, prices are approved by an external...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (25 Nov 2014)

Richard Bruton: Under the Industrial Development Acts, the management of IDA Ireland’s property portfolio, including the provision of property solutions for client companies, is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I am informed by IDA Ireland that they have invested in a number of Business and Technology Parks in Galway city and county -Parkmore,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (11 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. Under the Industrial Development Acts, the management of IDA Ireland’s property portfolio, including the provision of property solutions for client companies, is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I understand from IDA Ireland that the Agency has identified a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (26 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...the economy, we must continue to build on this progress and support further job creation. My understanding is the issue of possible job losses in the company in question relates to an adjacent waste facility, which in their view, might have an impact on their business. In this regard, I should point out that issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are matters...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...a wide range of sectors that have in common the objective of providing goods and services in a sustainable way that reduces the impact on the environment. In Ireland, it covers activities such as waste and water management, renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable food production, tourism, green financial services and green products and services. It is internationally...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: .... Because of the complexity and diversity of systems supported, in-house skills are not available. These services have been outsourced for a considerable period. Hosting Services Local Government Management Agency Savings not quantifiable; service has been outsourced for some time. ICT Helpdesk Services BT Communications Ireland, Hibernia Services Savings not quantifiable; service has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...and local authority rates have also been reduced in recent years. - In 2011, the cost of most business services in Ireland had fallen to, or below, 2006 levels, with the exception of the Legal, Accounting, PR and Business Management categories where prices remain marginally above 2006 levels. Areas where Ireland is less competitive internationally include transport, electricity costs,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...to these matters. Insofar as the obligation to pay VAT is concerned, this obligation is enforced by the Revenue Commissioners who operate under the auspices of the Department of Finance. The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 impose specific obligations on persons who supply tyres to the Irish market, whether as producers, suppliers or collectors of waste tyres...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...the Competition Authority to investigate any regulated sector, and it has done so. It has spoken about retail planning guidelines when everyone might not agree with its view. It has spoken about waste management and various professions. It has analysed these at quite considerable length. Paragraph (j) raises the issue of whether the authority the capacity to publish. Section 30(1)(g)...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: ...competition dimension alone. I concur with the Senator, however, that it is important to ensure the competition dimension comes much more to the fore. The Competition Authority has commented on waste management and asked whether we have a proper competitive environment in the waste sector. Its view is that changes are needed and its recommendations on the sector need to be taken...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: ...we need to develop a policy. We are only six months in office. The banks have been cleansed of much of the material that needed to be disposed of, namely, external overseas loans. We now need to manage our banking system into a position whereby it can lend leading to export-led recovery. I recently visited the United States. Bankers there often refer to themselves as bankers whose...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (5 May 2011)

Richard Bruton: While I do not have direct policy responsibility for the sectors referred to by the Deputy, I am keen to ensure that all costs which impact on businesses, including energy, telecommunications, waste management and transport, are kept as low as possible in order to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in Ireland. Improved competitiveness will help businesses to retain existing jobs,...

National Minimum Wage: Motion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2010)

Richard Bruton: ...continuing rip-offs in this country. People are being charged more here than in other countries for the same services. Many of the problems that are undermining this country's competitiveness are managed by the Government. I refer to water and waste charges, for example. There is an issue about trying to create more work at low pay. Fine Gael has made two concrete proposals to that...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Richard Bruton: ...itself. There is not a single new initiative on the roll-out of broadband - it simply rabbits what the Minister has already stated. There is no initiative to tackle the chaos that reigns in both waste and water policy, which has been highlighted time and again to the Government by the National Competitiveness Council and by Forfás. They highlighted the approach that the Minister is...

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Richard Bruton: ...to address these problems but simply that the Government's priorities have lain elsewhere. I am not pretending either that the choices we made are easy. They require forcing changes in the way we manage the money we have at our disposal. They would not be comfortable for people who are quite cosy with the existing arrangements but unfortunately the world has changed dramatically and we...