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Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 180 together. In 2007 the Company Law Review Group examined proposals put forward by the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority to afford legal protection under the Companies Acts to the use of the term "Accountant". A majority of the members of the Company Law Review Group supported the proposals. The matter will be considered further in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Following receipt of a letter from the liquidators of the company in question, stating that no funds were available, Enterprise Ireland issued a claim to the guarantor of the grants and equity. The agency has continued to pursue the recovery of the funds due with the guarantor. Since no funds have been received so far, the agency has advised the guarantor that legal proceedings will commence...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In its 2007 Report, the Company Law Review Group recommended that the ban on auditor incorporation should be lifted and that a statutory cap on their liability should be introduced. The lifting of the ban on auditor incorporation must be addressed as part of the implementation of the Statutory Audits Directive and I expect to sign into law the relevant Regulations in the next few weeks. As...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The following is the information requested by the Deputy, insofar as it is currently available: (1) Tánaiste and Minister in the Department at the time (Mary Coughlan T.D.) – Representing Ireland at events in Munich, Berlin and Marberg, Germany: · Travel costs of €669 (Minister, Private Secretary and 1 Official). This represents the cost of internal flights in Germany. The Government...

Written Answers — Expo 2010: Expo 2010 (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. The Department of An Taoiseach is responsible for coordinating the arrangements in relation to all aspects of our participation in Shanghai. The overall theme of this Expo is 'Better City- Better Life', and therefore is likely to appeal to a more general audience. However, my Department and the development agencies have engaged with the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In the 5-year period 2005 to 2009, there have been 42 announcements of greenfield investments by IDA supported companies, with the potential to create over 4000 jobs. Details of the location, activity and number of jobs associated with each announcement are set out in the tabular statement. It should be noted, however, that jobs announced are typically created over a period of up to three...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The company is a major employer in Ireland and Northern Ireland employing over 2,500 people. Enterprise Ireland, over the past 4 years, has provided grant support towards the creation of new jobs in Ireland to service the company's international growth. The Chairman and Chief Executive of Enterprise Ireland met with the senior management of the Group on 4 April 2010. Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. Details of jobs created with the assistance of the State in each of the years 2005 to 2009 inclusive, in respect of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland supported companies, are set out in the tables. Details of jobs existing in companies supported by Wicklow and Carlow County Enterprise Boards at the end of each year in question are also...

Written Answers — Company Registration: Company Registration (22 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Companies Registration Office does not keep average processing times for the incorporation of new companies. However, the customer service target deadlines of five, ten and fifteen working days for the three company incorporation schemes operated by the Office were consistently met in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010. In particular, applications using the CRODisk incorporation scheme, which...

Written Answers — World Expositions: World Expositions (27 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. As I pointed out in my reply to these questions on 20th April, the Department of An Taoiseach is responsible for coordinating the arrangements in relation to all aspects of our participation in Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Any queries on those specific issues should be directed to that Department. It should be appreciated that World Expos are...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (27 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 127 together. On 12th March last my Department published a Request for Tender for the provision of training and education programmes for the unemployed to be supported by the Labour Market Activation Fund. Some 350 tenders were received by the deadline of close of business on Thursday 8th April. An Evaluation Committee established by the Department is...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (27 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The recently launched IDA strategy, entitled "Horizon 2020" sets the following high level goals for the five year period 2010 to 2014:- Ø Create 62,000 new jobs in direct employment with a further 43,000 jobs in indirect employment, a total of 105,000 jobs Ø 640 Investments Ø 50% of FDI projects outside of Dublin and Cork Ø 20% of greenfield investments from emerging high-growth...

Written Answers — Loan Guarantee Scheme: Loan Guarantee Scheme (27 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Work is underway within my Department on the examination of a possible scheme of loan guarantees. This is in line with one of the recommendations contained in the first Mazars report on credit availability. The purpose of this examination is to assess the contribution such a scheme might make to alleviating difficulties being experienced by companies, particularly by SMEs, in accessing...

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (28 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Given its wide remit, Ministers in my Department answer well in excess of a thousand Parliamentary Questions (PQs) each year. Indeed, in 2009 we answered over 2,000 PQs. In that regard, my officials accord a high priority to responding to Oireachtas scrutiny including in their contributions to ministerial responses to PQs. All Parliamentary Questions are answered by Ministers on the due...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (29 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the effect of receiving official recognition of Ireland's Aujeszky's disease control and eradication status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16784/10]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (29 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made towards attaining official recognition of freedom from Aujeszky's disease here, including co-operation with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16785/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The National Metrology Laboratory, which occupies a purpose built premises, is the only part of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) currently on the Glasnevin site. The other parts of NSAI moved from the site in March 2008. Maintenance (security, power, rates etc) costs are recouped from the NSAI to Enterprise Ireland in respect of the National Metrology Laboratory. In 2010,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on textile names was transposed into Irish law by way of S. I. No. 245 of 1998, European Communities (Names and Labelling of Textile Products) Regulations, 1998. Under Section 37 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2007 responsibility for the enforcement of these Regulations lies with the National Consumer Agency.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (5 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am unable to supply the information requested by the Deputy at this time. When the data is collated, it will be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 May 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The state development agencies under the auspices of my Department continue to promote Carlow and Kilkenny for investment and enterprise development. Carlow and Kilkenny are being promoted by IDA Ireland as an integral part of the South East region. In line with the National Spatial Strategy, the agency is concentrating its efforts on the hub town of Kilkenny and the county town of Carlow....