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- County Enterprise Boards (5 May 2011)
John Perry: Our job is to ensure the economy can grow. Some 900,000 people work in small companies which form a critical part of the domestic economy. It is the area that needs the kick-start at the moment. Clearly where there is an export potential it certainly will be supported.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Donations) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 May 2011)
John Perry: It is a good point.
- Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)
John Perry: Job creation is central to our economic recovery, and the programme for Government has job creation at its core. That is why the Government set the jobs initiative as a key high-priority deliverable within our first hundred days in office. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We currently have some 250,000 such small businesses, employing approximately 700,000 workers. By...
- School Staffing (12 May 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and extend to her the apologies of the Minister, Deputy Howlin, who is on Government business. In the context of the extreme economic and fiscal conditions of the State, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 provides for the reduction in the pay rates of all persons employed by bodies deemed to be public...
- Job Protection (12 May 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter on the Adjournment and assure him of my concern about the matter. I know he has been working on this case for some time and his concern is evident. I understand the company yesterday informed various employers and subcontractors that it intended to suspend all works on its projects for a period of two weeks owing to unforeseen factors...
- Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (31 May 2011)
John Perry: I thank the former Minister for decentralisation. It was much appreciated.
- Job Creation (31 May 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue on the Adjournment. Losing a blue-chip company such as Vodafone is a huge blow for the Dundalk region. I am very concerned about the job losses that have occurred in the area and about the impact they have had on the workers concerned, their families and the affected communities. Job creation is central to our economic recovery, and the...
- Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Spent Convictions Bill 2011. I am glad that my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, has decided not to oppose the Bill and supports the principle underpinning it, that the rehabilitation and integration of persons with past convictions is worthy of encouragement. I understand his Department is currently...
- Job Losses (8 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank Deputy Griffin for raising this matter, which refers to efforts to develop a global pharmaceutical centre of excellence to be located in Tralee. The concept involved is to develop and build a multidisciplinary life sciences and pharmaceutical contract research centre in Ireland. The original concept as outlined my predecessors, to my Department and to the State agencies, was...
- Seanad: Jobs Initiative and Competitiveness: Statements (8 Jun 2011)
John Perry: On the occasion of my first attendance in the Seanad since my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for small business, I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Denis O'Donovan, on his appointment and wish him well. I congratulate Senator Paddy Burke on his election as Cathaoirleach and wish him well in his very important role. I congratulate Senator Maurice Cummins on...
- Enterprise Support Services (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank Deputy TóibÃn for raising this important question. Small and medium enterprises are central to our economy. My appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for small business is confirmation of the Government's commitment to this sector. The programme for Government outlines several measures which the Government will take to assist small and medium enterprises with a view...
- Enterprise Support Services (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: The Government certainly acknowledges the importance of entrepreneurship, as indicated by my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for small business. We fully recognise and support the role of the 250,000 small companies in the State which employ 700,000 people. The Government is devising a clear and direct plan for small enterprises which will work with third level colleges...
- Enterprise Support Services (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: The incentives for employers introduced by the Ministers, Deputies Bruton and Noonan, represents the first down payment in the Government's jobs initiative. We are not yet 100 days in government but we have made clear our intention to fulfil the undertaking we gave in the election to deliver to local enterprise, to create hubs where people can avail of support and benefits. We will devise a...
- County Enterprise Boards (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 13 together. An Exchequer allocation is provided each year under the Estimates process for the funding of the county and city enterprise boards, CEBs. Allocation of funding to individual CEBs is conducted each year by the central co-ordination unit, CCU, within Enterprise Ireland. In determining these allocations a systematic approach is adopted by...
- County Enterprise Boards (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Deputy for her question. The CEBs stimulate enterprise potential at local level and play a key role in creating jobs in the local economy. I fully respect where the Deputy is coming from, namely, that an allocation of funding to a enterprise board may have been spent. There is a system at the year end whereby there can be a reallocation of unspent funding. Much of the funding...
- County Enterprise Boards (9 Jun 2011)
John Perry: On that point, I draw the Deputy's attention to the level of soft supports given by enterprise boards. It is all about business plans and the formulation of them. The boards are certain that funding is only one part of the success of any company. The formulation of the business plan, meeting an enterprise officer, getting the mentoring support and the initial allocation of funding are...
- Seanad: Local Authority Charges (16 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank Senator Bradford for raising this very important issue which does have an impact on small companies. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, who cannot be present. Commercial rates income is a very important contribution to the cost of local services provided by local authorities such as roads, public lighting,...
- Seanad: International Agreements (16 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank Senator Reilly for raising this very important issue. The Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters was adopted on 25 June 1998. It seeks to ensure that members of the public and their representative organisations can play a full and active role in maintaining and enhancing our environment. The...
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues (16 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter and wish her well in her political career. I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on the Government's position on the important issue of the detention, torture, intimidation and trials of medical professionals in Bahrain. The Government has taken a number of urgent steps in response to this worrying situation. First,...
- Seanad: Road Network (16 Jun 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue and congratulate him on his election to the Seanad. I offer apologies from my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, for his inability to make this Adjournment debate. He is currently travelling between Luxembourg where he was attending a meeting of the European Union Transport Ministers and Frankfurt where is due...