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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (1 Jun 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. I have been informed by IDA that from the beginning of 2009 and to date in 2010, there have been a total of 14 site visits by potential investors to Waterford City and County, 10 visits in 2009 and 4 to date in 2010. Details of the locations of those visits are set out in the tabular statement. There have been no immediate investment...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (1 Jun 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I have been informed by IDA Ireland that since January of this year, there have been a total of 193 site visits by potential investors to various locations throughout the country. Details of the locations of those visits are set out in the tabular statement. Typically, a company is shown three or four selected towns, which can meet its requirements for skills, labour, site and/or buildings...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (27 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of 15 websites provided by my Department is set out in the table below. Information on websites maintained by Agencies of the Department is a day-to-day matter for the Agencies for which I have no function. Website Address Annual Maintenance Cost 1 www.deti.ie(The Department's website) €5,397 2 www.solvitireland.ie(The website of the...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (27 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The relocation of businesses within particular types of industry is a reality of modern global manufacturing for a highly developed economy such as Ireland. There are many factors which influence a firm's decision to relocate. Firms adjust their plant location and utilisation strategies to address matters such as accessing new markets, moving production nearer to customers, meeting firm or...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (27 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Task Force completed its Interim Report which was presented to the Tánaiste by the Task Force chairman Mr Denis Brosnan last July. Since then the Government has been responding to the recommendations under the various headings. Last September, the Tánaiste sent the Task Force a report on responses up to that time. Following completion of a cross-departmental consultation, taking account...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (27 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am pleased to report that the outcome of the meeting was extremely positive. The takeover company has committed to investments already planned by the acquired company and this investment programme will be implemented over the next two years. The Government and Enterprise Ireland are anxious to explore the strategic role that the acquired company can play in maximizing business growth...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (26 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Renewed Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to implement a Code of Practice for doing business in the Grocery Goods sector to develop a fair trading relationship between retailers and their suppliers" and "to review progress of the Code and if necessary to put in place a mandatory code". The Government will give effect to this commitment by including a specific...

Written Answers — Loan Guarantee Schemes: Loan Guarantee Schemes (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: As previously advised to this House, work is underway in my Department on the examination of a possible scheme of Loan Guarantees for the SME sector which could augment lending by banks by addressing particular market failures. This is in line with one of the recommendations contained in the Mazars Review on Bank Lending to SMEs. Enterprise Ireland and Forfas carried out examinations of loan...

Written Answers — Research and Development: Research and Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Following the European Commission's 2007 Green Paper, "The European Research Area: New Perspectives," the Commission launched a number of initiatives aimed at achieving the ERA, including a Communication, published in May 2008, on "Better careers and more mobility: A European Partnership for researchers," which targeted four key areas for improving researcher careers and mobility, namely: ·...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 to 96, inclusive, together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that there are 5 IDA supported projects located in the IDA Business Park in Navan, County Meath. I am delighted to say that, earlier this year, one of these companies, Generali PanEurope (GPE) and Generali International (GI) announced that they have commissioned a new building, to be located on the...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I have been informed by IDA that in the period from January 2007 to date in 2010, there have been a total of 469 site visits by potential investors to Dublin (City and County), Cork (City and County) and Galway (City and County). Details of the locations of these visits are set out in the attached tabular statement. Because potential investors regularly visit locations in both the city and...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I have been informed by IDA Ireland that in the period from January 2007 to date in 2010, there have been 5 site visits by potential investors to County Kilkenny, 2 in 2007, 1 in 2008 and 2 in 2009.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Details of the locations of the companies, mentioned in my reply to the Deputy on 12 May 2010, are set out on the attached tabular statement as are the numbers employed in IDA supported companies in each of the counties in question. It is not possible to give employee figures in respect of individual companies, as information regarding numbers employed in individual companies is supplied in...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The table appended lists the Offices, agencies, and other bodies and groups currently under the aegis of my Department. The funding allocated to each of these entities by my Department between 2007 and 2010 inclusive is also provided. The allocations include Exchequer funding and, where appropriate, National Training Fund monies. In addition to the core funding provisions set out on the...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I can assure the Deputy that IDA Ireland is in constant contact with Kostal both in Ireland and in Germany. A number of meetings have been held with local Irish management and parent company management recently and further meeting are planned. I am aware of the difficult automotive environment over the past 18 months, from which Kostal is now emerging. The company is well positioned to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Under Public Financial Procedures, at the end of each financial year unspent Voted monies must normally be surrendered to the Department of Finance. However, under the Multi-Annual Capital Envelope Framework, up to 10% of unspent Capital allocations in any year may be carried over to the following year. Table 1 below sets out the Exchequer provision for my Department for each of the years...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 to 111, inclusive, together. Pfizer's plan to cut its worldwide workforce by 6,000 in 14 sites over the next four years is aimed at integrating the Pfizer and Wyeth manufacturing and supply organizations, which have significant overcapacity following the Pfizer takeover of Wyeth late last year. After the completion of the reorganisation Pfizer will still...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (25 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The table below sets out the amount spent on legal advice in relation to export credit insurance from 2000 to 2010. This predominantly relates to issues arising from the scheme operated by this Department for several decades but which ceased operation in 1998. Part of the 2010 payment (€2,276.61) relates to work on the assessment of a possible reintroduction of State-supported Export...

Job Losses (19 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Deputy Clune for raising this pertinent matter of concern to all of us on the Adjournment. I reiterate my deep regret at the job losses announced on Tuesday in Pfizer Global Manufacturing. Pfizer's plan to cut its worldwide workforce by 6,000 in 14 sites over the next four years is aimed at integrating the Pfizer and Wyeth manufacturing and supply organisations, which have...

Drug Treatment Programme (19 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am taking this adjournment debate on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children. The management and delivery of health and personal social services, including methadone services, are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, as it provides me with an opportunity to outline the actions being taken by the HSE...