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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The 35 city and county enterprise boards, which were established nationally in 1993, provide a source of support for small businesses with ten employees or fewer. The function of the boards is to develop indigenous enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity at local level. The boards provide a single point of contact at local level for new and established small businesses....

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I am informed by FÁS that the information being sought by the Deputy is complex and requires a considerable amount of time to collate. At present FÁS is in the process of examining its records to establish the circumstance where statutory redundancy has been paid to participants on community employment, CE, schemes. There is a high throughput each year on CE schemes of between 7,000 and...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (15 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Data on job creation are compiled from an annual employment survey carried out by Forfás. The table below indicates the number of jobs created by the client companies of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in the period 2000-03. Definitive results for 2004 will not be available until mid-2005. Preliminary figures for 2004 indicate that client companies of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for attracting foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland, its regions and areas, while Enterprise Ireland has primary responsibility for supporting indigenous industry. My Department will provide funding of €149.073 million to IDA Ireland for 2005. This figure includes an amount of €2.5 million from the national training fund. My...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The centre in question runs a community employment project, CE, which is funded by FÁS. I am informed by FÁS that it will assist the centre to find alternative affordable premises. It is the practice of FÁS to provide a standard payment to sponsors of CE projects. This is based on the number of participants and supervisors. In addition, a contribution is given towards the costs of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (16 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I am very much aware of the jobs situation in Tallaght. The industrial development agencies are continuing to market the Tallaght area for new jobs and investment. Tallaght benefits from having a third level Institute — the Tallaght Institute of Technology — and excellent infrastructural facilities at City West and Grange Castle in Clondalkin. Wyeth Biopharma has approximately 700 people...

Written Answers — Seachtain na Gaeilge: Seachtain na Gaeilge (16 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Cuirim fáilte roimh an scéim tábhachta seo seachtain na Gaeilge agus tuigim, chun an seachtain a comóradh, molann mo Roinn do gach duine sa foireann an Gaeilge a úsaid chómh mór agus is féidir agus is oiriúnach éí rith seachtain na Gaeilge.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The statistics which the Deputy has sought for waste production by my Department are not available. Smart Waste Solutions dispose of IT type equipment for the Department, while Greenstar Limited, Onyx Ireland Limited and Information Security — Rehab recycling — dispose of our general and paper waste. It is proposed to extend a successful pilot paper recycling initiative operated by Onyx...

Written Answers — Departmental Credit Cards: Departmental Credit Cards (17 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is the policy of my Department that holders of credit cards obtained through the Department are responsible for the settlement of the credit card accounts. Official expenditure, irrespective of whether it was met by credit card or other means, is reimbursed on foot of a claim supported by receipts. Accordingly, the Department does not have information on the total expenditure by credit...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: During the past three years, my Department has engaged three public relations companies, as follows. Peter G. White Limited was paid €1,270.50 for the provision of advice on media strategy to the interim chairperson and the chief executive designate of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board prior to its establishment on a statutory basis. No formal terms of reference were drawn up, and the...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The company has decided to close its chicken processing plant on 4 March next. There is overcapacity in the competitive chicken processing market. There is a trend towards consolidation into larger processing units. Further investment could not be contemplated because the plant was deemed to be small by industry standards. I understand that employees will be given an opportunity to take up...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The following table provides data on jobs created with the assistance of Enterprise Ireland between 1998 and 2004. The table also provides data on jobs assisted by Enterprise Ireland in County Laois in 2004.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland, including its regions. Data on job creation are compiled from an annual employment survey carried out by Forfás. County data for 2004 will not be available until mid-2005. The number of IDA Ireland-supported companies in County Laois and the numbers of jobs created and...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The consumer strategy group was established to deliberate on a wide range of consumer matters. I am awaiting the report of group and I expect that it will contain recommendations on the groceries order. On receipt of the report, I will consider the group's findings in consultation with my Government colleagues and interested parties before deciding what action is appropriate.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. In its 2004 end-of-year statement, IDA Ireland indicated that 2004 was the best year since 2000 in terms of the quality, depth and value of the investment decisions won. It indicated that an estimated 10,800 new jobs were created. However, more precise data...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The implementation of regional development strategy is a day-to-day matter for the industrial development agencies concerned and not one in which I am directly involved. However, in line with stated Government policy, Enterprise Ireland seeks to encourage a balanced spread of regional development. Enterprise Ireland's strategy in this regard includes encouraging companies, where relevant, to...

Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The concerns raised in the submission on changes to the retail planning guidelines are the responsibility of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, I have arranged to forward a copy of the submission to that Minister for his attention. On the groceries order, I am awaiting the report of the consumer strategy group, which was established last year to...

Written Answers — Metrology Service: Metrology Service (22 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I understand from the legal metrology service of the National Standards Authority of Ireland that measures are being progressed to facilitate the early resumption of inspection in meat plants. An issue that remains to be resolved relates to the contracting of hauliers for the carriage of the necessary test weights to and from different premises. Legal aspects relating to the establishment of...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Employment is broken down by region only and not into specific areas such as the area in question. According to the latest quarterly national household survey published by the Central Statistics Office, employment in the Dublin region for June to August 2004 was 560,200. The corresponding figure for June to August 2003 was 553,900. The unemployment figures for the corresponding quarters were...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (23 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I have noted the concerns raised in regard to the order. The consumer strategy group was established to deliberate on a wide range of consumer matters. I am currently awaiting the report of group and I expect that it will contain recommendations in relation to the groceries order. On receipt of the report, I will consider the group's findings in consultation with my Government colleagues and...