Results 47,601-47,620 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that two applications were received in the Section on 28th February 2007 and they are being considered, however in regard to the third person, there is no record of a valid work permit application.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions, whereas, in 2006, Shannon Development had responsibility for indigenous industry in the Mid-West region and for the attraction of FDI to the Shannon Free Zone. Responsibility for supporting indigenous industry reverted to Enterprise Ireland on 1st of...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: During the course of 2006 Shannon Development organised visits by eleven foreign owned companies that were interested in the Shannon Free Zone as a potential investment location.

Written Answers — Housing Advice Services: Housing Advice Services (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The issues raised by the Deputy appear to relate to matters of contract law. In this regard the Deputy may wish to advise the first-time buyer concerned to consult his legal advisor to see how the developer can be obliged to perform the terms of the contract.

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: I do not have responsibility for this area, however, I understand that the standards for unleaded petrol and diesel are as follows: The European Standard I.S. EN 228 "Automotive fuels — Unleaded petrol — Requirements and test methods" specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol. It is applicable to unleaded petrol for use in petrol engine vehicles...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Every country in Europe has its own system.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Community Employment is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary basis. Community Employment helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: There is one Civil Servant assigned to the constituency Office of the Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. She is based in Minister's Office, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The officer concerned is a Clerical Officer. The Clerical Officer salary scale ranges from €22,766 to €36,913 per annum. The total salary cost of the constituency...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The mode of transport which staff of my Department use in travelling to and from work is a matter of choice for each individual. However, my Department generally supports the use of public transport by staff. In this context, it operates a scheme which facilitates staff in obtaining annual bus and rail passes through salary reductions. A particular attraction of the scheme for staff is...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The CSO release on County Incomes and Regional GDP notes that county estimates should be treated with caution because the underlying data are not always sufficiently robust. Also while the Live Register provides data on a county basis it is not designed to measure unemployment. It includes part-time workers as well as seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseekers Allowance or Benefit. ...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in my ministerial office in the positions referred to by the Deputy are provided in Table 1 below. Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in the positions referred to by the Deputy in the offices of the Ministers of State attached to my...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies under the Industrial Development Acts, I am precluded from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. I have been assured by the agencies under the remit of my...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: There are three Civil Servants assigned to my Constituency Office. They are all based in my Office at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The officers concerned are all Clerical Officers. The Clerical Officer salary scale ranges from €22,766 to €36,913 per annum. The total salary cost of my constituency office for 2006 was €165,180.91. This...

Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Nationals of Romania and Bulgaria may only come to Ireland to be employed by an employer if they are the subject of an employment permit application. For the first two months of this year, 11 new employment permits were issued in respect of Romanian nationals, and 2 new employment permits in respect of Bulgarian nationals. I understand that the Department of Social and Family Affairs issued...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Competition Authority is the independent statutory agency responsible for the enforcement of competition law in the State. Its mandate and functions are set out in the Competition Act 2002, as amended. The 2002 Act consolidated, reformed and modernised previous legislation relating to competition policy and merger control. In essence the Act: increased the penalties for serious cartel...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: A total of 827 staff in my Department are located in offices rented by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The expenditure in rent is a matter for the OPW. Following the completion of the Decentralisation Programme in 2009, the accommodation needs of the Department will be reviewed in conjunction with the OPW. The position regarding the agencies is as follows: Irish Auditing and Accounting...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The salary scales for grades in the established public service are, of course, a matter of public information. The post of Chief Scientific Adviser is not part of the established public service, it is a non-permanent, independent, advisory position, reporting to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on STI, with the appointment made on a contractual basis, in this case for five years. However, having...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: There was no industrial action in my Department or its agencies except for that in FÁS. A number of work stoppages were undertaken by SIPTU members in FÁS in relation to the inclusion of a relocation clause in promotion contracts in the context of the decentralisation of FÁS Head Office to Birr. These included two 2 hour stoppages, one 4 hour stoppage and one full day stoppage. The...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. IDA Ireland has responsibility for marketing Ireland and its regions to overseas investors and Enterprise Ireland is concentrating on developing the indigenous sector. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies under the Industrial Development Acts, I am precluded from...