Results 49,781-49,800 of 51,305 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. My Department has no record of entering into any contracts with Accenture during the period in question. The Department has identified the following payments to a company named Gartner Group UK Ltd: in 1997, a payment of £10,579.63 for IT work; in 1998, a payment of £889.96 in respect of research software; in 1999, a payment of £121.00...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department has informed me that a work permit issued to the above named individual on 16 October 2003 and was valid until 15 October 2004. There is no record of any further work permit applications having been received in this case.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 224, inclusive, together. A breakdown of employment figures by area in the Dublin region is not available. The tables attached give an outline of employment gains and losses in client companies of the enterprise development agencies by sector in Dublin for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. Figures for 2005 will not be available until early 2006. Overall...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Nationals from outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in the category referred to by the Deputy, may be permitted to work in Ireland provided the employee is granted a work permit.

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the quarterly national household survey results. It is important sometimes to reflect on our achievements and to pause for a moment to understand what is happening in our economy. The figures published by the Central Statistics Office last month tell a compelling story of transformation. I pose an important question to the House. What does an...

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The figures from the latest quarterly national household survey are marked proof of the effectiveness of Government policies in the areas of employment and the labour market. Our recent economic success has been remarkable. The so-called "jobless growth" of the early 1990s has long since been replaced by consistent employment creation. Employment increased by 93,000 in the 12 months to August...

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Those are the recommendations in the report.

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin would have a different form of regulation.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is too early to say.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: We lost out on a few all-Ireland tickets because of it.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The dioxin levels have decreased by 20%.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: They have decreased by 20% in Cork Harbour.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should get perspective.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy cannot distort the EPA figures.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy did not even vote for sewage treatment.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 493, 494 and 504 to 511, inclusive, together. The filling of the post in question was undertaken as part of a package of measures in the area of science co-ordination and oversight. In June 2004 the Government approved the putting in place of a Cabinet Sub-committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, STI, an interdepartmental committee for STI and the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department has informed me it has no record of a valid work permit application in this instance.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 and 500 together. The agencies under the aegis of my Department are statutorily independent in the exercise of their day to day functions. Engagement of consultants is a matter for the agencies and their boards and neither I nor my Department has a function in the matter.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I have been informed that, in common with many other public bodies, Shannon Development employs external specialists to fulfil its internal audit function. Shannon Development uses the services of Deloitte (Limerick) to provide this function. The internal audit programme is agreed with the audit committee of Shannon Development and is approved by the full board. On occasion, Deloitte is also...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: There are no proposals before the Government on the groceries order. However, a public consultation process, which I initiated following the consumer strategy group's recommendation that the groceries order should be revoked, recently generated more than 550 submissions. These were received from a wide range of parties, including trade groups, producers and retailers, as well as a significant...