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Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Since I was appointed as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 7th May 2008, I have not made appointments to State Bodies. However, the following appointments were made by my predecessor, Micheál Martin T.D. in the period 2 April to 7 May 2008. National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Three appointments were made to the Board of the National Standards Authority...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Council formations for which my Department has particular responsibilities are the Competitiveness Council and the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (ESPHCA). The following Table provides relevant statistics related to the number of meetings attended by Ministers and the number of decisions taken in relation to these two Councils. The Councils recorded no...

Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 118 together. The Consumer Strategy Group which reported in May 2005 recommended that more licences for fruit and vegetable sellers be issued and that, in order to ensure that casual trading regulations are applied on a consistent basis, statutory guidelines be introduced. The reference to licences refers to casual trading licences issued under the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As I was appointed as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 7th May 2008, I was not in a position to make appointments to State Bodies before that date. However, the following appointments were made by my predecessor, Micheál Martin T.D. in the period 2 April to 7 May 2008. Details of individuals' places of residence are regarded as personal data and it is not...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As I was appointed as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 7th May 2008, I was not in a position to make appointments to State Bodies before that date. However, the following appointments were made by my predecessor, Micheál Martin T.D. in the period 26 February to 1 April 2008. Details of individuals' places of residence are regarded as personal data and it is...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Details of the firms of solicitors or individual barristers, engaged on a contractual basis in the last 18 months, by me as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment or on my behalf as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, are set out in the following tabular statement. This does not include details of any firms of solicitors or individual barristers, engaged on a contractual...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings, or from giving preference to one area over others. The development agencies under the remit of my Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (15 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that this employment permit application was refused and the applicant was informed of this decision by letter on the 07/02/08. In this letter, the applicant was informed of her right of appeal within 21 days in accordance with Section 13(2) of the Employment Permits Act, 2006. It appears that the Employment Permits Section have no...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Financial Resolution (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I move: That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the charging in accordance with the Act, subject to the approval of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Finance and in consultation with any other relevant Minister, by a national authority of such fees as it considers appropriate in consideration of the performance by that national...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the initial application made by the applicant for a work permit under the Spousal/Dependant scheme was refused. This decision has been appealed and is pending further information to be submitted by the applicant. According to correspondence received in the Employment Permits Section, this should take the applicant approximately...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) 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. For the period 2000 to 2006 IDA Ireland had set itself a high-level performance target for the Objective 1 (BMW) Area, which...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I would advise the Deputy that I have no direct responsibility in relation to property transactions or in relation to the level of conveyancing costs attending to such transactions. In so far as the Consumer Protection Act 2007 is concerned, the Act, whilst not dealing with issues such as the cost of specific products or services, does contain provisions applicable to all sectors which...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The report referred to by the Deputy deals with a number of issues which arose in recent audits of Non-commercial Semi-State Bodies, including FÁS and I have discussed this matter with the Director General of FÁS. The issues referred to by the Comptroller and Auditor General had been previously identified in a report by the FÁS Internal Audit Unit which was subsequently forwarded by FÁS...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Under the aegis of my Department FÁS labour market services for disabled people have been mainstreamed, in line with best practice internationally. This means that the objective is the systematic integration of disabled people into the open labour market by actively creating conditions whereby disabled people can compete and operate in the labour market on an equitable basis with their...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Year € January to end-April 2008 514,367 2007 3,096,703 2006 1,641,048 2005 4,593,950 2004 6,103,087 2003 6,258,496 I should point out that the figures for 2006, 2007 and 2008 refer to consultancies as defined by the revised 2006 Guidelines issued by the Department of Finance. Figures for the earlier years predate these revised...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The table shows the details of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and personnel in my Department over the past three years. 2005 2006 2007 2008 *Number of phones/devices allocated 314 350 323 302 Hardware Cost of new/replacement devices â'¬18,690 â'¬14,110 â'¬28,034 â'¬3,189 Annual Billing Cost â'¬188,699 â'¬235,060...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that a meeting took place with the company. The Chief Executive of Enterprise Ireland was also present.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that this application was refused on the grounds that it is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only for highly skilled, highly paid positions or for non-EEA nationals already legally resident in the State on valid employment permits. Furthermore, the newspaper advertisements submitted in support of the...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were set up in 1993 to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role and they can provide both financial and...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 May 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that following the introduction of new administrative arrangements in 2007 under the Employment Permits Act, 2006, employment permits are now issued on the basis of different permit types with dedicated staff working in each group. This system has streamlined the work of the section allowing faster times for issuing. Currently, fully...