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Written Answers — Industrial Development Property: Industrial Development Property (24 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the State Agency with responsibility for marketing Ireland, including individual areas, as a location for foreign direct investment and Enterprise Ireland is the State Agency with responsibility for developing indigenous industries. As part of their operational responsibilities under the Development Acts IDA Ireland has in place a property portfolio to foster and encourage...

Written Answers — Petrol Station Closures: Petrol Station Closures (24 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: Consumers benefit from competition in the market and the Government is committed to fostering competition in all sectors of the economy. The national markets in which oil companies and petrol stations operate are no exception. I am aware of instances where petrol filling stations have been sold for alternative use indeed this practice is not just confined to petrol filling stations and one...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (25 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222, 224 and 225 together. Job creation measures and the provision of replacement industries are day-to-day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies. A central goal for the agencies is the achievement of balanced regional development. The attractiveness of County Limerick lies in its position as a regional gateway, with a critical mass and...

Written Answers — Company Lands: Company Lands (25 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: Details of the amount of undeveloped and unoccupied land and property owned by the Company in County Limerick are set out in tables below: 1. Vacant Property Space in County Limerick Location Vacant (sq ft) Kilfinane 2,445 Newcastle West 20,719 Hospital 2,130 National Technological Park (NTP) 129,450 Raheen Ind. Estate 38,431 Limerick City 105,346 Limerick City Workspace 23,948...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey records jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the Industrial Development Agencies. It is important to remember that job creation and job losses are features of...

Written Answers — Community Enterprise: Community Enterprise (25 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The allocation of funding under the Community Enterprise Centre scheme is a matter for Enterprise Ireland, the agency charged with the administration of the scheme, and not one in which I am directly involved. Under the 2006 Community Enterprise Centre scheme, applicants in the BMW region could apply for funding up to a maximum of 50% of eligible expenditure, or €400,000, whichever was the...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (25 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The cost per job sustained in IDA supported companies is calculated by taking into account all IDA Ireland expenditure to all firms, in the period of calculation. Only jobs created during, and sustained to the end of, each seven-year period are credited in the calculations. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Cost per job created in IDA supported...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The average cost per job, of jobs created with assistance from Enterprise Ireland from 2001 to 2005, is outlined in the following table. The cost per job is calculated by taking into account all direct agency expenditure on all Enterprise Ireland client companies in a seven year period. Only jobs created during, and sustained at the end of each seven year period, are represented in the...

Written Answers — Corporate Enforcement: Corporate Enforcement (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The details supplied by the Deputy with the current question have been referred to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). If the Deputy has any further information in relation to the matters she has raised, I would again urge her to bring it to the attention of the ODCE. It is not my function to deal with matters that come within the day-to-day remit of an independent...

Written Answers — Newsprint Industry: Newsprint Industry (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The practice referred to in the Deputy's Question essentially appears to relate to transactions between businesses and as such would seem primarily to be a matter of contract law. It is understood that in a number of instances the terms and conditions of supply specified by distribution companies provide that the supplier may specify a minimum order number of newspapers, magazines etc....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: There are currently five persons employed in my Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since commencing their employment.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The production of a staff directory is an administrative matter for Enterprise Ireland, and not one in which I am directly involved. I am informed by Enterprise Ireland that it has not produced a staff directory within the past three years. However, a staff directory was developed and produced in-house approximately six years ago, and has been updated and enhanced since then from time to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey records jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the industrial development agencies. Data are compiled on an annualised basis and 2005 is the latest year for which such figures are available. A total of 1,368 new jobs were created in IDA assisted companies in respect of each of the years 2000 to 2005 in County Kerry. Annual data is set out in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: There was no such Departmental expenditure in respect of my own Office or those of the Ministers of State at my Department.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (1 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits section of my Department has informed me that this application was refused and the employer was notified of this decision in writing. In the aftermath of EU Enlargement, it is Government policy that employers should be able to source nearly all of their workforce needs from within the EU. Accordingly, only in cases where skills and qualifications are needed for the job, and...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (1 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: FÁS provides a range of services on a nationwide basis to help disabled people find paid employment. Persons with a disability who need assistance in finding employment, or who wish to prepare for employment by undertaking a vocational training programme, or who want to participate in an employment programme, should contact their local FÁS Employment Services Office and register. This...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The liquidation of IFI is still ongoing. However, I understand that the liquidator has made considerable progress in realising the assets of the company and establishing the full extent of its liabilities. At this stage, the assets of the company have all been realised. It is understood that all claims from secured and preferential creditors have been paid at this stage, while a second...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (2 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: I have asked FÁS to let me know the position in relation to this issue. FÁS is looking into the matter and when I have its response I will communicate directly to the Deputy in writing.