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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (18 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Government recognises the value of international work and travel programmes for students. They contribute to the development of lasting links with other countries and provide valuable experience for students themselves. At the same time, it is essential that any such programmes be compatible with Ireland's existing employment permit and immigration legislation. My Department, in...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: The 2006/2007 Follow Up Survey of FÁS Participants (carried out by the ESRI on behalf of FÁS) highlights that, of those interviewed in the period following their completion of a CE scheme, 30% were in employment (17% part-time, 12% full time and 1% self employed) and 6% had progressed to other training and education programmes. An additional 29% had taken the opportunity to avail of a...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: Details relating to the FÁS budget for Community Employment for the years 2002 to 2006 are outlined as follows: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 CE Budget (€million) 332.697 276.705 270.134 292.981 324.04 Proportion of FÁS allocation 39% 34% 32% 31% 33%

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (18 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: I understand that the diary maintained by my private office generally indicates the location for my official duties from day to day.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: Following the transfer of responsibility for indigenous industry development in the Mid-West Region from Shannon Development to Enterprise Ireland (EI) from 1 January 2007, Enterprise Ireland established its new National Regional Development Headquarters, which incorporates the County Enterprise Coordination Unit, in Shannon. This has given Enterprise Ireland a major presence in Shannon....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I apologise for my inability to attend yesterday evening. As the House will be aware, the main objective of competition policy is to prevent and remove distortions of competition resulting from the actions of companies or public authorities, thus enabling markets to function effectively. A regulatory framework that upholds effective...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: I was not aware of that.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 235 and 236 together. IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: Table 1 sets out details in respect of the total number of posts filled in my Department at various grades in each of the past five years: Table 1 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Numbers 121 107 128 150 260 The number of posts above include the total number of people assigned to my Department by one of the following avenues: (a)recruited from open competitions (b)promoted from...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: Subject to approved overall levels of staffing and to overall budgetary constraints, the filling of posts in the Agencies within the remit of my Department is a day-to-day matter for the agencies concerned. My Department has no role or function in this process.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Enterprise Development Agencies under the aegis of my Department, Enterprise Ireland, the County Enterprise Boards, and IDA Ireland have remits respectively in the areas of, growing indigenous enterprises, and attracting and growing foreign direct investment. In addition, Shannon Development is the regional economic development agency for the mid-west region, and has specific...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: In accordance with a recommendation contained in the Study of Efficiency and Effectiveness of Vocational Training Services and Rehabilitative Training Services for People with Disabilities provided by Specialist Training Providers, agreement has been reached on the capitation fee payable to FÁS contracted Specialist Training Providers in respect of vocational training services for people...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: The provision of assistive technology and training supports to people with disabilities is a requirement under the Employment Equality Act, 1998 and the Equality Act, 2004. This legislation requires that appropriate measures are available to enable a person with a disability to have access to employment, to participate in employment and/or to undertake training. Within its remit for...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: Since 2006 an annual national target is set in all FÁS regions in the first quarter of the year for all training and employment programmes in respect of a number of target groups, including people with disabilities. For 2007, there is a targeted increase of 1% over the 2006 figures regarding registration, completion and placement. Targets are monitored quarterly. In 2006, 7,385 persons in...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: The main sources of advice, externally provided to my Department, are the various agencies and bodies under its remit. Of these, Forfás is the main source of advice which inputs into decisions taken by me and my Department in relation to policy matters. Forfás is the national policy and advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation and the body in which the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: My Department is required to relocate 250 posts to Carlow under the Government's Decentralisation Programme and this is planned to occur by the end of 2009. In order to accommodate staff who wished to move earlier than the projected building completion date of late 2009, officials of my Department, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the OPW, as well as decentralising staff and...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (30 Jan 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Research Framework Programmes are the EU's main instrument for funding research in Europe and have been operating successfully since 1984. They have played a particularly important role in bringing European researchers (in academia and in industry) together in collaborative research projects, in facilitating the mobility of researchers across Europe and in supporting economic and social...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (30 Jan 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that it has no record of a valid employment permit application in respect of either of the named persons. Permission to remain in the State is a matter for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (30 Jan 2008)

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 fixed term basis. The programme helps unemployed people to progress to the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work...