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Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Under the Industrial Development Acts, IDA Ireland has the power to acquire, hold and dispose of land and other property for the purpose of providing sites and premises facilitating industrial development. Accordingly, the management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is an operational matter for the Agency, as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas,...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when two specific payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [44481/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when specific payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [44489/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The DETI gross exchequer allocation for capital and current for 2010 is €1,177.620 million. My department maintains an ongoing overview of expenditure and is currently reviewing the expected outturn for the end of year, to identify any savings or shortfalls. Currently the majority of Vote Subheads are performing close to profile with variances on some current expenditure subheads, due to...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (30 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 240: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify a specific issue (details supplied) in relation to local authority works. [44968/10]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (30 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The estimated energy use of my Department and the Offices of my Department (with the exception of the National Employment Rights Authority, the Labour Court and the Labour Relations Commission for whom figures are not available) for the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 and the total cost of that energy use in each of those years is contained in the table below. 2008 2009 2010 to date...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The agency employment figures are compiled in the Forfás Annual Employment Survey, the most up to date of which details figures for jobs lost up until end 2009. The only figures available to my Department are those in respect of firms assisted by the Enterprise Development agencies - IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, which come under the aegis of my Department. As the information is...

Written Answers — National Recovery Plan: National Recovery Plan (30 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: One of the key messages in the Government's National Recovery Plan is that export led growth will fuel domestic recovery. It recognizes that the implementation of the strategy and action plan set out in Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy will ensure that our trade, tourism and investment sectors are well positioned to respond effectively to emerging opportunities as the global economy...

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the EU-IMF programme and the Government's national recovery plan in the House. The two, of course, are inextricably linked. As was outlined earlier, the provision of €85 billion of international financial support to Ireland is on the basis of a specified programme, the details of which closely reflect the key objectives set out in the national recovery...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Your Country, Your Call aimed to identify proposals, which would have a positive economic impact on Ireland and create sustainable employment. The Competition was a very successful one and the winners were announced on 17th September 2010. To date, no funding has been paid by my Department for this initiative.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of expenditure on legal fees in my Department and in the Offices of my Department for the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 is set out in the following table. Year Amount Spent on Legal Fees (€) 2010 (to 25 November) € 449,893 2009 € 2,153,436 2008 € 900,070

Written Answers — National Recovery Plan: National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The National Recovery Plan provides a blueprint for a return to sustainable economic growth and includes actions which the Government will take to reduce costs for business across the economy, including the SME sector. The Plan sets out specific measures which will be taken to cut costs in relation to labour, energy, property rental, professional fees and other areas. To facilitate...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Each of the enterprise development agencies have a core area of focus which enables them to build a depth of relevant expertise and understanding of the enterprise cohort for which they are responsible, and to focus their own resources to best effect. I am sure the Deputy will agree that it is important to ensure that both the structures for delivery and the programmes being delivered are...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: There are Twelve EU Directives due to be transposed by my Department. Two of these Directives are currently overdue. Directive 2009/125/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products was due to be transposed on 20 November 2010. However, it is now anticipated that it will be transposed early in the New Year. In addition, my Department is...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: 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 payments is one of the lowest in the OECD across all categories...

Written Answers — National Recovery Plan: National Recovery Plan (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The National Recovery Plan sets out the strategy to underpin Ireland's economic recovery with the aim of restoring stability to the public finances, improving Ireland's cost competitiveness, stimulating enterprise growth and job creation. As part of the Plan, the Government has prioritised capital investment for the Enterprise Agencies over the next four years with the provision of €2.2...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Employment Control Framework for my Department and the agencies under its aegis provides for an overall reduction of 123 staff by end 2011 from the numbers serving at end September 2010. These staff reductions will be secured through natural wastage and the non-filling of vacancies.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19, 34 and 42 together. The new Strategy specifies that the Minister for Trade and Commerce, my colleague, Mr. Billy Kelleher TD, will chair the new Foreign Trade Council. While I have been very closely involved in the development of the Strategy and I will continue to work on pursuing its strategic priorities and targets, it will be Minister Kelleher who...

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I last met with Bank of Ireland on 8 September 2010 and AIB on 9 November 2010. At both of these meetings the banks confirmed that they were open for business and that they intend to meet their commitments regarding lending to the SME sector as set out in the 2010 recapitalisation package of 30 March 2010. Under this recapitalisation arrangement, AIB and Bank of Ireland have both committed...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (2 Dec 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Specific activation policies, or measures targeted at the unemployed are the responsibility of my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Ms. Mary Coughlan TD, through skills provision, employment programmes and work placements. Questions relating to the specific programmes should be addressed to the Tánaiste and her Department. The role of my Department is to ensure...