Results 2,741-2,760 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)
John Perry: Deputy O'Dea was 14 years at it.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: The Minister, Deputy Burton, was here until a moment ago.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: She spoke on it.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: Far from it.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: We are not one bit scared. We have a clear plan for small businesses.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: They are doing a good job, with â¬15 billion of exports.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: Unfair comment.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: There have been â¬15 billion in exports by Enterprise Ireland companies. The Deputy does not have his facts right.
- Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)
John Perry: Deputy Ross is incorrect about Enterprise Ireland. A total of â¬15 billion was exported by Enterprise Ireland companies.
- Written Answers — County and City Enterprise Boards: County and City Enterprise Boards (4 Oct 2011)
John Perry: The role of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is to support the micro-enterprise sector (i.e. businesses with 10 employees or less) in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote entrepreneurship at local level and to assist the development of sustainable growth-orientated micro-enterprises which can generate job creation at a local level and which, over time, can develop into...
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (5 Oct 2011)
John Perry: Legislative arrangements in respect of the banking sector and the supervision of charges and fees are matters of responsibility of the Minister for Finance and the Financial Regulator. Particular banking arrangements apply to cheque payments in respect of exports. As there is no centrally managed cross-border clearing system in operation for cheques, cheques drawn on banks in foreign...
- Social Partnership (11 Oct 2011)
John Perry: There will be no verbiage anyway.
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
John Perry: What about all the consultants the previous Government used to employ?
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
John Perry: Amnesia.
- Ministerial Staff (11 Oct 2011)
John Perry: Fianna Fáil left this legacy.
- Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)
John Perry: Last July, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, established a steering group on SME access to public procurement, to examine what more can be done to improve SME participation in tendering for public contracts. The steering group comprises the key players in the public procurement arena, including the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the National Procurement Service, Enterprise Ireland,...
- Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)
John Perry: In 2008 a total of 70% of Irish public procurement contracts were awarded to foreign companies. A significant number of contracts which are below the EU threshold are advertised at national level and notice of contracts worth â¬25,000 or more are placed on the Government's e-tender website. A multiple of further contracts worth less than â¬25,000 are advertised more locally and this...
- Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)
John Perry: Deputy TóibÃn is correct. Many issues will have to be dealt with such as, risk aversion of contracting bodies, buyers committed to procurement processes, focus on the lowest cost and the long-term value, overly restrictive pre-qualifying criteria, no policing of guidelines and further training requirement for procurement officers. The Government is aware of the issues that have prevented...
- Business Supports (12 Oct 2011)
John Perry: The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, has introduced an internship programme which has been very effective as can be seen by looking at the uptake and the opportunity provided by the scheme for SMEs. The 200,000 small companies that employ 900,000 people are the backbone of our economy. We must recognise the services and manufacturing sectors and we have a deep understanding,...
- Business Supports (12 Oct 2011)
John Perry: I come from a business background where it is said: "No problem, no business." There will always be problems, even if the Deputy assumes it is as easy as he assumes it is to solve the problem. The Government has clearly come up with a radical plan to encourage business people to hold onto staff. It has done the same with regard to the banking issue, through placing John Trethowan in charge...