Results 81-100 of 1,967 for speaker:John Perry in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (4 Jul 2012)

John Perry: The role of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is to support manufacturing and internationally traded services in the micro enterprise sector. Whilst my Department provides funding to the CEBs it has no function in their day-to-day decision-making. Decisions on applications for assistance from the CEBs are made independently by the Boards, subject to eligibility criteria, on the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

John Perry: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [27037/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Jun 2012)

John Perry: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied). [27039/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (26 Apr 2012)

John Perry: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 35 together. Work on the Microfinance Loan Fund is being progressed rapidly to achieve an early launch. The Fund will stimulate lending to sustainable microenterprises and is targeted at start-up, newly established, or growing micro enterprises across all industry sectors, employing not more than 10 people. It will provide loans of up to €25,000 for...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (29 Feb 2012)

John Perry: As announced in the Action Plan for Jobs, I propose to establish a new "one-stop-shop" small and micro-enterprise support structure. These "One Stop Shops" will be called "Local Enterprise Offices" and will build on the significant work done by the CEBs to date. The new structure will be achieved through the dissolution of the existing CEBs and the creation of a new Micro Enterprise and...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (25 Jan 2012)

John Perry: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reform public procurement so that it supports innovative firms and allows greater access to public procurement by SMEs. The Jobs Initiative of last May also reinforced the Government's commitment to promote greater access to procurement opportunities for SMEs, including through identifying and overcoming barriers to their participation in...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (22 Nov 2011)

John Perry: The issue of restructuring the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is under consideration within my Department and various options have been considered. It is my intention, however, to ensure that any opportunity presented by CEB restructuring will not simply be about reducing or changing the numbers of CEBs in existence but will be used as an opportunity to fundamentally reform,...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

John Perry: My Department does not compile specific annual statistics on the number of new business start-ups that have commenced trading in the State nor their geographic location. Such business start-ups would not be required to be advised to my Department or to the agencies reporting to me. Responsibility for statistical information rests with the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The latest CSO...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (5 Oct 2011)

John Perry: Legislative arrangements in respect of the banking sector and the supervision of charges and fees are matters of responsibility of the Minister for Finance and the Financial Regulator. Particular banking arrangements apply to cheque payments in respect of exports. As there is no centrally managed cross-border clearing system in operation for cheques, cheques drawn on banks in foreign...

Written Answers — County and City Enterprise Boards: County and City Enterprise Boards (4 Oct 2011)

John Perry: The role of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is to support the micro-enterprise sector (i.e. businesses with 10 employees or less) in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote entrepreneurship at local level and to assist the development of sustainable growth-orientated micro-enterprises which can generate job creation at a local level and which, over time, can develop into...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jul 2011)

John Perry: Job creation and retention is central to our economic recovery and the Programme for Government has job creation at its core. The role of my Department is to ensure that we have the right policies to support enterprise and innovation so that quality employment opportunities can be grown and maintained. It is only by creating the right environment for businesses to expand that we will see...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Jul 2011)

John Perry: I have recently approved the transfer of the Excellence through People scheme from FÁS to the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). The transfer arrangements provide that the FÁS Excellence through People assessors will provide operational assistance services to NSAI during a transitional period. The assessors will remain the staff of FÁS. The redeployment of the staff after...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (19 Jul 2011)

John Perry: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 47 together. Public procurement is governed by a complex set of EU rules to ensure fairness and transparency. However, given the size of the market, and the predominance of small and medium sized enterprises in Ireland, public procurement can be an important source of business for SMEs within the context of EU and national tendering rules. According...

Written Answers — Credit Guarantee Scheme: Credit Guarantee Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

John Perry: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 22 of today. The availability of credit to viable businesses is a recurring challenge that has hampered new or expanding firms from developing new products and markets and thereby protecting or creating jobs. This is a challenge the Government is determined to address. I, together with my Departmental officials, continue to work closely with our...

Written Answers — City and County Enterprise Boards: City and County Enterprise Boards (19 Jul 2011)

John Perry: The issue of restructuring the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) has been in the public domain since the publication of the McCarthy Group Report in 2009, under the last Administration. I am of the view that it is timely and appropriate to re-structure, and re-focus, how the State delivers its support to the indigenous micro-enterprise sector which is a key component of the small...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (12 Jul 2011)

John Perry: The High Level Group on Business Regulation was set up in 2007 to provide a fast-track mechanism for business to communicate specific, concrete red tape issues to the Government and follow through on their implementation. The Group works to identify the administrative burdens placed on businesses arising from regulation and to determine ways to reduce and simplify these burdens or eliminate...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2011)

John Perry: Since 2009, Central Government Departments have been obliged to pay their suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. This 15 day prompt payment rule was introduced to Government Departments on an administrative basis only and does not alter the current legal position on late payments as covered by the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2011)

John Perry: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their full and corrected area aid payments in view of the fact that they received an incorrect 50% payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (1 Feb 2011)

John Perry: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the allowance paid to Permanent Defence Force cadre staff in respect of working in conjunction with the Reserve Defence Force will not be abolished in view of the financial hardship this will cause to many members; if he will ensure that the allowance is retained in view of the fact that it has been in existence for over 40...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (26 Jan 2011)

John Perry: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be granted their redundancy money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4161/11]