Results 601-620 of 50,064 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (2 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: No record of a valid work permit application exists in this case. Incomplete or inaccurate applications are returned to the employer for completion. 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 exceptional levels of skill and qualifications are needed...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (2 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I regret the recent announcement by Jet Environmental of the closure of its operation in Killorglin, County Kerry with the loss of 30 jobs. The company was paid €240,000 in IDA Ireland grant assistance. In this regard, IDA Ireland has initiated proceedings for the grant revocation of the entire monies paid to the company. As regards the employees to be made redundant, FÁS, the national...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Job creation is a day-to-day issue for the enterprise development agencies of my Department and one in which I have no direct function. IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. Shannon Development has responsibility for Irish industry in the Shannon region, including north County Tipperary. IDA Ireland,...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (2 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions while Shannon Development has responsibility for Irish industry in the Shannon region, including north County Tipperary. IDA Ireland, through its network of local and overseas offices, is actively marketing north County Tipperary on an ongoing basis as a location...

Written Answers — Overseas Properties: Overseas Properties (3 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Clearly, the issues raised by the Deputy are concerned with the private contractual relationships between the parties to a contract and as such not a matter for which I am responsible. However, from a common-sense point of view it is always prudent to obtain independent advice from lawyers and other relevant experts when purchasing land and property, especially when it is overseas. It makes...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: It appears from the information supplied by the Deputy that the above-named individual may have entered the State on a holiday working visa. That visa has a 12-month duration. It is possible for him to transfer from a holiday working visa to a work permit. However, an application will be considered only for his current employment. Full details regarding this issue, including application...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (3 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The average cost to the State of training a FÁS-registered apprentice is estimated at €21,700, in 2004 prices. That covers the cost to FÁS of off-the-job training phases that normally span a three-year period, including the actual cost of such training and an apportionment of overhead costs. The figure of €21,700 does not include costs incurred by the institutes of technology on...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: My Department has been making good progress in implementing its decentralisation programme and has been selected for inclusion among the organisations listed as the potential "early movers" of the decentralisation programme. Under the decentralisation programme, approximately 300 core staff from my Department will be relocated to Carlow. As required by the third report of the decentralisation...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: Programmes to promote innovation and industrial employment have been operating for many years, notably the programmes of the industrial development agencies, but also broader measures to promote competitiveness, entrepreneurship and productivity and a business-friendly environment in general. They have been instrumental in achieving the strong employment growth of recent years. This includes...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 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. While I may give general policy directives to IDA Ireland, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or giving preference to one area over others. Data on job creation are compiled from an...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The announcement by the company that it is to close its Donegal Parian facility is disappointing and particularly devastating for the workers and families directly affected. The role of FÁS, the State training agency, will be particularly important in assisting those who are to lose their jobs. FÁS will make its full range of services available to the workforce, including advice and...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The issue of job creation is a day-to-day operational matter for the industrial development agencies and relevant county enterprise boards and not one in which I have a direct role. IDA Ireland informs me that it is actively marketing north Cork as a potential location for new foreign direct investment, FDI, through its network of local and overseas offices to secure new investment and...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 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. While I may give general policy directives to the agency, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. I understand the agency is actively marketing Youghal,...

Written Answers — Regional Development: Regional Development (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: There have been a number of developments that will impact on the mid-west region and the roles of the respective State agencies operating there, the most significant of which are: the proposed relocation of the headquarters of Enterprise Ireland, involving 300 of the agency's Dublin based staff to Shannon, as part of the Government decentralisation programme; the establishment of an...

Written Answers — Companies Investigations: Companies Investigations (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 to 337, inclusive, together. Section 19 of the Companies Act 1990 empowered the Minister, then Minister for Industry and Commerce, or an authorised officer of the Minister to require the production of books and documents by companies and other bodies in certain circumstances. This type of investigative procedure is normally viewed as preliminary in nature...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: There have been no internal promotions undertaken in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the period concerned that relate to decentralisation.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The allocation of grants under the community enterprise centre, CEC, scheme is the responsibility of Enterprise Ireland, the agency charged with administering the scheme, and not a matter in which I have a direct role. I am informed by Enterprise Ireland that no grants were approved under the CEC scheme in 2004. The most recent CEC scheme was the community enterprise centre 2002 scheme under...

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (9 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Government recognises the importance of this issue as reflected in the anti-inflation provisions in the Sustaining Progress partnership agreement which are being followed up and monitored by a group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, on which my Department is represented. Empowered consumers seeking the best value possible when making purchasing decisions are a vital part of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: A work permit is granted to an employer in respect of a specified employee and job vacancy, where the employer can demonstrate that the vacancy cannot be filled from within the wider European Economic Area, EEA. The EEA comprises the 25 member states of the EU, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Apart from the renewal of existing permits, which now constitute the bulk of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The person referred to made an application for a work authorisation on 27 January to the Consulate General of Ireland in San Francisco. Her application was incomplete, thus it was returned to her by express post on 31 January for completion.