Results 8,441-8,460 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Not that I am aware of.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: No.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I took questions in the House last week and the Deputy was not here.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I cannot say for definite on penalty points. I will ask the Minister's office to contact the Deputy. Based on discussions I have heard, it would be some time before we would come to that. There will be a full debate on the economy on the Adjournment of the House and all the issues that have been mentioned today can be encompassed in that debate.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I have been advised by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that the two reports have not been obtained yet. As soon as they are, the Deputy will be informed. We gave an undertaking that all the reports would be discussed here.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is no legislation promised that I am aware of.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: The problem is that yesterday, for example, it took two hours to complete the Order of Business and questions to the Taoiseach.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: We are losing out on valuable time for the Deputy's contributions.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It will be next year.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: There is a promise for Foreshore Act reform. There has not been a date as yet. As the Deputy will know, a transfer of functions is taking place with some going to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which will be specific to those issues to which the Deputy referred.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: It is still with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Part of it will. The foreshore issues relating to wind energy and those ancillaries will move to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Piers and harbours will remain with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Yes, it is intended to have it published before the House rises.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Grants-in-Aid are defined in the Department of Finance's Public Financial Procedures as differing in a number of respects from other voted grants. For example, one of the characteristics of a Grant-in-Aid is that any unexpended sum issued from a Grant-in-Aid Subhead is not liable to be surrendered to the Exchequer at the end of the year. However, strict instructions are in place to avoid...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Shannon Development is responsible for promoting foreign direct investment in the Shannon Free Zone. In the period 2003 to 2007 there were 88 business itineraries made by potential foreign investors to the Shannon Free Zone. A year-by-year breakdown of this figure is shown in the following tabular statement. Table showing number of business itineraries made by potential foreign investors...
- Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Shannon Development is responsible for promoting foreign direct investment in the Shannon Free Zone. The number of jobs gained and lost in the Shannon Free Zone in the five year period 2003 to 2007 is shown in the following tabular statement. Table showing numbers of jobs created and numbers of jobs lost in each year 2003 to 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Jobs Created 499 573 450 549 354...
- Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (26 Jun 2008)
Mary Coughlan: Shannon Development is responsible for promoting foreign direct investment in the Shannon Free Zone. At the end of 2007, the latest date for which figures are available, employment at Shannon Free Zone was 7,047. In the three year period 2005 to 2007, a total of 9 companies signalled their intentions to establish at Shannon Free Zone with the potential to create more than 500 new jobs. For...
- Written Answers — Compliance Costs: Compliance Costs (1 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the administrative costs on business associated with complying with regulatory requirements. In March 2008, the Government decided to reduce the administrative burden of domestic regulation on business by 25% by 2012. Administrative burdens include the cost of e.g. form filling, returns, applications, retaining records etc as required on foot of...
- Written Answers — Ethics in Public Office Act: Ethics in Public Office Act (1 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 to 350, inclusive, together. The meetings referred to by the Deputy, were attended by my predecessor as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Michael Martin TD. In relation to the meeting with Minister Rachid of Egypt, that meeting took place on 6th November 2007, not 6th January 2007, as stated by the Deputy. It is customary at meetings with...
- Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (1 Jul 2008)
Mary Coughlan: In respect of the Value for Money Reviews for the 2006-2008, three such reviews were conducted and details of each of these are set out below. Arrangements for the next round of reviews, which may cover the period 2009-2011, are being considered by the Value for Money and Policy Review Central Steering Committee. 1. Expenditure Review of the FÃS Competency Development Programme The...