Results 2,161-2,180 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts for replacement schools, school extensions and alterations to existing schools that have not been completed on time or on budget since 2011; the number of these failures to deliver that were as a result of the company that successfully secured the tender closing prior to completion; if his analysis shows that by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the foreign languages that will be prioritised as part of the languages education strategy, as per action 37 of the Action Plan for Jobs,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13171/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the further education and training plan, as per Action 170 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legitimate costs of running a business, that is, capital allowances on expenditure for business equipment, equipment leasing, bank interest on loans, depreciation and rental losses, are not taken into account by Student Universal Support Ireland when considering student grant applications; and in cases where serious illness has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed working group on the public procurement opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises has been established, as per action 241 of the Action Plan for Jobs; if it has not been established, will its establishment be hastened in view of the recent comments by Professor Morgan Kelly on the precarious situation facing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 452. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the number of high potential and early stage start-ups to be supported by the State, as per Action 12 of the Action Plan for Jobs, has been set at 155; the way this figure was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 453. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the nature of the intended extent of the expansion of the student enterprise awards as per Action 18 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 454. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a statistical analysis on the expected 10,000 new jobs to be created over five years by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland as per Action 29 of the Action Plan for Jobs; the specific sectors in which these jobs are expected to be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 455. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason his Department suggests rolling out Enterprise Ireland's market access grant to 35 companies; the way this figure was arrived at, as per Action 31 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 456. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies in the manufacturing and services sectors to be supported by the Industrial Development Agency through its client transformation programme has been set at 70 as per Action 48 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide more information on the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the manufacturing sector; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 61 of the Action Plan for Jobs. [13162/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 458. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the nature of the targeted call for innovation vouchers in the area of data analytics; and the way this will be implemented as per Action 67 of the Action Plan for Jobs [13163/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 459. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress being made in identifying policy options to address the competitiveness challenges facing the business sector in Ireland as per Action 92 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will highlight some of these options. [13165/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 460. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report on restrictions on competition in sheltered areas of the economy might be expected, as has been outlined in Action 93 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 461. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if tenants for proposed regionally based manufacturing facilities being built by the Industrial Development Agency in Waterford, Athlone and Letterkenny have been already found as per Action 114 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 462. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the collaborative research projects between industry and academia has been set at 825 as per action129 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13169/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 463. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update and details on the proposed partnership between Science Foundation Ireland and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, as per action 142 of the Action Plan for Jobs, and which was due to be undertaken during the first quarter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 598. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide more information on the national scheme relating to the distribution of 1,000 vouchers as per action 78 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Usage (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 599. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the specific supports to be provided to businesses to help them reduce costs through energy and resource efficiency, as outlined in action 96 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Speeds (25 Mar 2014)

Stephen Donnelly: 607. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to achieve 100Mbps connectivity to 272 secondary schools, as outlined in action 102 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/14]