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Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department and the Offices of my Department rely on the National Procurement Service of the Office of Public Works for the tendering and procurement of printing services. This service is provided principally by means of drawdown contracts, which sets out prices, terms and conditions under which supplies are delivered. My Department and the Offices of my Department obtain their supplies of...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: IDA Ireland entered into a 35 year lease commencing in 1983 on 6 units in Newbridge, Co Kildare. Detail in relation to rents invoiced by the IDA is only available from the year 1999. The total rent invoiced on the 6 units from 1999 to date in 2010 is €436,308.90. Detail in relation to rents paid by IDA Ireland is only available from the year 1998. The total rents paid on the 6 units...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554, 556 and 559 together. International benchmarking statistics reveal that Ireland imposes a relatively low burden of regulation on business. The Forfás Annual Competitiveness Report 2010 states that Ireland's regulatory environment is one of the least restrictive in the OECD in relation to product market regulation, the time taken to comply with tax...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Details of the thirty specific red tape issues which the High Level Group on Business Regulation has processed, the thirty-eight issues on which it is continuing to drive progress and the eight items that are not being progressed are as follows: High Level Group – Processed Items No. Red Tape Issue 1 CRO/Revenue cooperation to find ways of reducing the duplication of data submission...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 558 together. The work to reduce red tape in Ireland is being progressed on two fronts. The High Level Group on Business Regulation works to fast-track simplifications to specific red tape issues identified by business; and an Inter-Departmental Group of officials from all Departments, having regulation affecting business, coordinates the measurement...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: This correspondence was received in my Office and a reply will issue to the individual concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has only one small 1.5 cc Renault van which is used for the collection and delivery of documents etc for the Department within Dublin where the Department and its Offices are located in 6 different buildings. The Renault van was purchased new in June 2008 and is not due for replacement for some years. Last year the total cost of diesel fuel for the Renault van was €668.61...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. IDA Ireland is in constant contact with Baxter Pharmaceuticals, one of its key client companies in County Mayo. The Agency works on an ongoing basis with the company, and in particular was closely involved with the company in developing its transformation programme, which was announced 3 years ago. In November 2007, Baxter announced a...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. Due to confidentiality reasons and the potential to identify individual companies, Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) approvals for any county are not broken down into city and county approvals. Under the first call of the Employment Subsidy Scheme, 8 companies in Waterford City and County were approved €2,310,400 towards 254...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Immediately following the announcement of the impending redundancies in Quinn Insurance, I met with the Court appointed Administrators in the company of officials from Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and FÁS. The Administrators briefed us on the situation within the company. Following the redundancy announcement, I put in place an inter-agency group comprising the relevant state agencies...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 266 together. The role of Longford County Enterprise Board, as one of the thirty-five County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) throughout the country, is to provide a source of support for micro-enterprise in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 267 together. The role of the Westmeath County Enterprise Board (CEB) is to provide support for small businesses with 10 employees or fewer 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 throughout Westmeath. Business growth and...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am informed by the IDA that there have been no site visits to Tuam in 2009 and to date in 2010 although there were a total of 58 visits to Galway by potential investors in that period. As part of its strategy to attract inward investment, IDA Ireland introduces a prospective client company to 3 or 4 selected locations/towns which can meet the company's requirements for skills, labour, site...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am informed by IDA that a 97 ha site in Athenry Co. Galway was acquired from Teagasc in December 2007. These lands were identified as having the potential to be developed for utility intensive development as part of IDA's Strategic Sites Initiative. IDA Ireland is working on the delivery of infrastructure and services to the site. Developing the access road into the site has been the...

Written Answers — Sale of Alcohol: Sale of Alcohol (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The sale of alcohol is essentially regulated by the liquor licensing laws, which are the policy responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Law Reform and I have no direct function in this matter. The use of aggressive pricing strategies in any business is a legitimate marketing tool and is the normal outcome of the competitive process. Low cost and below cost selling by a retailer,...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In Ireland, co-operatives usually register as industrial and provident societies under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts (IPS Acts). However some choose to register as a company, and indeed some of the larger agricultural cooperatives use both company and industrial and provident legal forms in their group structures. The Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS) administers the IPS...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In the time allowed, my Department cannot collect the extensive information requested by the Deputy and, accordingly, I will forward the information to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The State Development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and the Roscommon County Enterprise Board are continuing to drive and promote enterprise development, and consequently employment creation, in County Roscommon. Enterprise Ireland is actively focused on the creation of new jobs through supporting entrepreneurs setting up new high potential start-up companies, and the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The State Development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and the Leitrim County Enterprise Board are continuing to drive and promote enterprise development, and consequently employment creation, in County Leitrim. Enterprise Ireland is actively focused on the creation of new jobs through supporting entrepreneurs setting up new high potential start-up companies, and the retention...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department currently operates a number of services using the Lo-Call Designation 1890. Lo-Call 1890 options are available to customers wishing to contact my Department's main Switchboard number, wishing to contact various high demand call flow areas within the Department, such as the Quality Customer Services area or wishing to contact operator services to the Call Centre services...