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Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: Is there a definition of "reasonable force" contained in the legislation or elsewhere that could be used?

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: Various people's definition of what constitutes reasonable force might differ.

Independent Planning Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: I commend the Sinn Féin motion which Fianna Fáil will be supporting. Back in 2012, we proposed a similar motion in response to the Mahon tribunal report. If that position had been adopted then we would be a lot further on than we currently are. That said, I do acknowledge that there has been a lot of progress as outlined in the Minister's script. I am intrigued, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an area-based payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18507/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a funding application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 645. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review funding for island development offices (details supplied). [18496/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (12 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: I thank all the contributors. One of them referred to the elephant in the room, which since last Friday morning, has been on the loose and on the rampage and that is the in-out EU referendum in the UK. Any discussion about an all-island economy, therefore, has to take that into account. The referendum will happen within the next 18 to 24 months. What are the delegation's views on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the most recent EUROSTAT figures that show that 128,000 persons, 7% of the labour market aged 15 to 74 years working here, are underemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18467/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: EUROSTAT recently showed that 128,000 people, representing 7% of the labour market, were underemployed and seeking more hours of employment. I want to discuss the strategies the Minister has to deal with the problem.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: The 128,000 people who are seeking further employment are constrained in finding it. They see others finding full-time employment, while they remain in part-time employment. While I accept that there has been a fall, we are still 3% or 4% above the EU average according to EUROSTAT figures. Does this point to the danger of focusing efforts on job creation in part-time sectors and sectors...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Employment Data (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: Is a skills profile available in order that full-time opportunities being created can be made available to those in the relevant cohort in order that they will have a chance of finding full-time employment within the sectors to which the Minister referred? Is someone working with this cohort to ensure the skills profile is kept up to date and their skills are relevant to the opportunities...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the disparity in job creation in spreading a balanced recovery to all regions, considering the Western Development Commission’s latest findings, that between 2012 and 2014, job numbers declined in 7 of the 14 sectors in the Western Region, and the Western Region performed worse than the rest of the State in all...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: The recent Western Development Commission report points out what we all know, that there is no sense of any kind of balanced recovery happening in the economy. Between 2012 and 2014, a period the Minister likes to quote as being a growth-powered time in the economy, employment declined in seven of the 14 sectors in the western region. Across a range of headings, the western region is way...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: I did acknowledge that there was jobs growth between 2012 and 2014 in the western region. Jobs growth was 1.4% compared to national growth of 3.9%. The figures show that outward migration is still the main influence on declining unemployment. We are still being plagued with emigration. Total unemployment in the region declined by 28.4% although it is still over 40,000. However, this was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: That progress has to be viewed in the context of Central Statistics Office projections that show that by 2031, which is not that long away, the population of the greater Dublin area will account for 65% of the total population of the State. This is why the regional action plans for jobs are so important and they have to be real. The allocation of a potential €7 million a year per...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when promised industrial relations legislation will be introduced on collective bargaining rights, and on enhancing existing anti-victimisation provisions; the action being taken to address the industrial unrest at Ireland’s largest indigenous retailer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18353/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to encourage greater levels of research and development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 35. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation considering he is the lead Minister for the Action Plan for Jobs, the steps he will take following the latest National Competitiveness Council report Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2015, outlining that Ireland was the third most expensive location in the euro area for consumer goods and services; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 39. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under the Action Plan for Jobs, the concrete measures that will be taken to improve the supports for self-employed persons and entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Living City Initiative (13 May 2015)

Dara Calleary: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grant assistance and-or tax relief available to owners of commercial buildings who wish to renovate their premises, particularly shop-fronts; if assistance exists for commercial buildings in excess of 100 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/15]