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Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: The Croke Park Agreement has committed the Civil and Public Service management to working with their staff to increase efficiency and reduce costs across the public sector. In that regard, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation and its Agencies submitted Croke Park Implementation Plans last October to the Department of Finance and the Agreement "Implementation Body" for...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 and 475 together. My Department and the Offices that come under the aegis of my Department have carried out the following advertising campaigns, during the course of 2010, to promote policies or programmes being implemented by my Department or the Offices of my Department. Name of the Advertising Campaign/ Programme Total Cost (€) Labour Market...

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: All Statutory Instruments signed by Ministers or Ministers of State at my Department are published and are listed, from 1997 onwards, on my Department's website at www.deti.ie/legislation. The dates on which they are subsequently laid before each House of the Oireachtas are available from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, and details of the dates on which each Instrument was...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Forfás: Two appointments were made to the Board of Forfás in the period in question. Under the Industrial Development Act 1993, members of the Board of Forfás are appointed by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance. Each year, the two longest serving members are required to retire from office. A retiring member is eligible for reappointment. Mr Eoin O'Driscoll was...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: On 18th October 2010 the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Mr Batt O'Keeffe, TD, announced that Hollister would invest €65 million in expanding its current manufacturing facility in Ballina, Co. Mayo. This major development project will add approximately 75,000 sq ft to the company's existing manufacturing facility in Ballina and will allow the creation of 250 new jobs...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Representatives of the Pharmaceutical Centre on Excellence (GPCE) met with the Taoiseach on 22 December last. At this meeting the Taoiseach reiterated his interest in the concept and welcomed the submission of a Business Plan as a significant step forward. An expert analysis of this plan is now being undertaken by an enterprise agencies team led by IDA and involving representatives from...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: The National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the National Standards Authority of Ireland occupies a portion of the site in question. A new vehicular entrance is currently under development to facilitate the continued operation of the NML as a stand-alone entity on the site. Options regarding the future of the remaining portion of the site are being considered by my Department to determine its...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Details are provided on the following table of mileage payments made by my Department to staff for travel purposes since 2007 to date. It should be noted by the Deputy that my Department processes travel expenses payments for the staff of certain Offices and Agencies under the remit of my Department and these payments are included in the figures provided. A list of the relevant bodies...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Each Minister of State at my Department has two civilian drivers. It has not been possible in the time available to compile the other information sought by the Deputy. My Department has, however, begun the process of collating the information requested and I will communicate with the Deputy as soon as the exercise has been completed.

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Since the implementation in my Department and Offices of the embargo on recruitment and overtime on 27 March 2009, 117 staff availed of either Maternity or Extended Maternity Leave. 4 staff availed of Carer's Leave. 210 staff availed of Term Time / Shorter Working Year Leave, with a further 118 staff applying in 2011. In addition, 20 staff availed of Career Breaks; this figure does not...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of the Sport Capital Programme grants are allocated to sporting organisations towards the provision of new facilities or the renovation/extension of existing facilities. Since 1998, over €739 million has been allocated to over 7,400 projects nationwide. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Sports Capital Programme. When such a Programme is...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is as set out in tabular form. Short Title/Working Title of Legislation Objectives of Legislation General Scheme Approved? Bill to amalgamate the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission into the National Library of Ireland to become the National Library and Archives of Ireland To merge the stated bodies and to update and amend the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74, 76, 78, 82 and 83 together. It is the policy of the Government to develop and support the tourist industry in partnership with the industry bodies that represent tourism businesses. Accordingly, I regularly meet with stakeholders in the tourism sector and receive submissions on various matters of importance to the sector. For example, last September I...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: My Department provides capital funding for the provision of sports and recreation facilities through the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) and through the Local Authority Swimming Pools Programme (LASPP). Current funding is a provided through the Irish Sports Council. Under the Sports Capital Programme (SCP), which is administered by my Department, and part funded from the proceeds of the...

Written Answers — National Cultural Institutions: National Cultural Institutions (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: My Department provides annual funding to the National Cultural Institutions which are directly involved in promoting and increasing awareness in the value and benefit of cultural activities. As well as the normal promotion of events and programmes for which they are responsible, each of our National Cultural Institutions provides Community and Outreach programmes which include targeted...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Question Nos. 79 to 81, inclusive, together. In the normal course of my duties, I regularly engage with a variety of stakeholders on tourism, cultural and sporting matters, and such discussions often include matters of an economic nature and issues relating to the national image. In particular, in September 2010, tourism, culture and sport consultation forums were held in...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: Approval of grant applications made to the European Globalisation Fund facilities for assistance for business start ups are processed in accordance with the eligibility criteria laid down in respect of the EGF facilities that are operated by the County and City Enterprise Boards. Applications are processed by the staff of the CEB and are then considered by an EGF Evaluation Committee - as...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: The issues raised in the details supplied refer to the former National Chairman and the former Chief Executive of an organisation. The matter relates to a complaint made by that organisation to the Gardaí in March 1999. The Department was not a party to that complaint. The Department was informed at the time that the organisation had decided to alert the Gardaí of suspected...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: My Department does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses. The CEB's unique role positions them as a first point of contact for persons wishing to set up in business. The County and City of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2011)

Mary Hanafin: The following table provides details of the Bills being contemplated or proposed for my Department that have not yet been initiated in either the Dáil or Seanad. Title of Bill Objects of the Bill Has the General Scheme of the Bill been approved by a Government decision? Patents (Amendment) Bill The purpose of the Bill is to make the necessary changes to the Patents Act 1992 to provide...