Results 681-700 of 50,064 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Live Register. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is quite benign about the prospects for Mayo in coming years. As I outlined, it has taken decisions regarding the development of business parks, for which the total amount invested will be €11 million by the end of 2005. IDA Ireland is currently at an advanced stage in the acquisition of 27 acres of land on the Sligo Road in Ballina for the development of a high quality business...

Live Register. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: We are committed to building on what is now a significant cluster of foreign direct investment activities in the county, particularly in the medical technology area, with companies such as Baxter Healthcare, Allergan, AMO Ireland, Hollister, Fort Wayne Metals and Charles River Laboratories. These have given a certain strength to the Mayo area. In addition, AMO Ireland announced the...

Live Register. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I do not interfere in the ESB's development programme and its reorganising and restructuring operations. Therefore, I am not in a position to give assistance to the Deputy in this regard, but I point out that the number of jobs in foreign direct investment companies in Mayo has increased in recent years.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I very much regret the recent announcement by APW Enclosures that it will cease production at its plant in Tallaght, County Dublin, by June 2005. FÁS has been in contact with the company and has offered its full range of services to those who will lose their jobs. In addition to services provided from its Tallaght office, the agency also offered to make its staff available on site, to give...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I have already indicated that Enterprise Ireland is working closely with the Institute of Technology Tallaght in encouraging the commercialisation of research. It has supported the development of business incubation space at the institute to the amount of €2.54 million. In the restructuring of Enterprise Ireland we are requesting it to focus on the commercialisation of this area. Science...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I am not listening to any particular individual.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputies will be aware of global trends and these terms are part of the language at any international gathering. If one examines developed economies versus developing economies, it is clear where Ireland must stand. We must work quickly in upgrading the level of investment in innovation, research and development and so forth. There are 29 IDA Ireland companies in Tallaght employing 3,029...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: No. It is estimated that 4,000 people will work at the new shopping complex there when it is completed. A wide range of developments are occurring in different sectors. In the Dublin scene, there will be job gains and losses with opportunities arising. FÁS has a role in attuning skills sets to these opportunities. Recently at the Dublin north side partnership, I presented FETAC awards to...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: We know the sectors going through significant restructuring in the last two years, not least the agrifood and low cost sectors. However, we, and Enterprise Ireland in particular, are meeting the companies concerned and offering assistance, particularly for value-added goods. The food sector——

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: We go to them. It is evident what sectors will be in difficulty. Likewise, €27 million extra was allocated to the national training fund for FÁS in-company training. This will allow it to get ahead of the game before people are made redundant in any restructuring of a company. Traditionally, FÁS rushed in providing programmes after people were laid off. This will mean a change in mindset...

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland has statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to the mid-west region, except for the Shannon free zone which falls within the remitof Shannon Development. Shannon Development is also responsible for supporting indigenous enterprises in the mid-west region. The city and county enterprise boards located in the region also help develop indigenous...

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has imagined things I have allegedly said about Shannon Development because I have not said any of the things he has suggested.

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is almost as if the Deputy wants me to say negative things about Shannon Development——

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: ——so he can go back to the constituency and proclaim my alleged denunciation of it.

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: I will not provide content for any potential leaflet the Deputy may wish to distribute in the Shannon area or, indeed, in County Clare. I went out of my way to praise the performance of Shannon Development in China and the presentation it made to the Chinese authorities. The mid-west is doing quite well and, as I said, it did quite well last year in terms of foreign direct investment and the...

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: New companies, such as Power-One, Cook Incorporated etc, are important. We know what happens when companies become embedded in our economy. They grow and evolve and new functions come on stream. This confirms the capacity of the region to attract foreign direct investment in the first instance, which is positive. In terms of the restructuring of activities, I explained that the advent of the...

Work Permits. (24 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. 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 applications,...

Work Permits. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The issue of whether the employer or the employee should hold the work permit is constantly raised as if it somehow would become a check on any exploitation which might occur. Implicit in that belief is that by holding the work permits, employees would be able to change employment and avoid exploitation. At present a work permit is given in respect of particular employment with a particular...

Work Permits. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Bill is at the final stage of drafting. I take issue with Deputy Howlin. I am not resiling from anything. To have genuine discussion I like to air issues on the floor of the House as I have just done. The issue is how do we prevent the exploitation of workers, and I made the point that counter-arguments also exist.

Work Permits. (24 Feb 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Bill will give me the enabling power to do as Deputy Morgan has suggested. The Minister of the day will have enabling powers because inevitably——