Results 9,821-9,840 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is before the House. I would not cod the Deputy.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is an undertaking of Towards 2016 that the compliance Bill be introduced. I will listen with interest to everyone who participates in the debate on Second Stage and will respectfully take on board the concerns of Members in the context of the following Stages. I would appreciate significant participation on Second Stage so that I can see what the Members have to say on it.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is a pension contribution levy. As the Deputy knows, the Minister is providing an opportunity for questions and answers at 12.25 p.m.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The legislation is at a preliminary level of examination. This matter can be considered.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The legislation will be introduced this year.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Minister is dealing with that matter.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It will be later this year.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It will be some time before this legislation will be brought before the House.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: As I stated when I was the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food â I am sure the present Minister will support me â very careful consideration will have to be given to this legislation on the basis of its implications for the stakeholders. Therefore, it is taking some time to have it analysed and I am sure the Minister can speak to the Deputy privately on this issue.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Bill will be published later this year.
- Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The number of people in employment is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey or QNHS and published by the Central Statistics Office. Statistics are available on a quarterly basis only. The most recent data on employment levels in each of the past five years (on a year on year quarterly basis) are set out in the following table: Numbers in Employment 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 to 64, inclusive, together. State development agencies supporting enterprise development in County Donegal and which operate under my aegis are IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Donegal County Enterprise Board. The training agency FÃS is also under my aegis and plays a major role in the training and upskilling of workers in enterprises. Ãdarás na...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that Enterprise Castlerea was approved support of â¬350,000 by the agency for the Centre in question under the Community Enterprise Centre (CEC) Scheme in 2006. However, due to a delay in the transfer of a site from IDA Ireland to Roscommon County Council, a time extension to commence construction of the Centre was granted to the company on 24 March...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Participants who successfully complete the one-day FÃS Safe Pass programme are registered on the FÃS database and receive a registration card, which is valid for 4 years. FÃS has informed me that it is not aware of a UK Safe Pass Programme. However, FÃS has entered into a mutual recognition of registration cards agreement in respect of health and safety awareness training with the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Since 2007, 2 mobile phones, 2 blackberries and 2 laptop computers have been reported by staff of my Department / Offices of my Department as having been lost or stolen. These items were stolen from individual offices in the Department or the Offices of the Department. One of the laptop computers was stolen during a Department training course at an external venue. One of the mobile phones...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department and the Offices of my Department have had a contract with National Radio Cabs since 2007 following the success of that company in a public procurement tendering process. The Department / Offices of the Department made payments amounting to â¬44,917.37 and â¬55,879.93 to National Radio Cabs in 2007 and 2008 respectively. The use of taxis by officials of my Department and the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department and the Offices of my Department have since 2002 availed of external storage facilities for the storage of documents and files that are not current. The Department and the Offices of the Department use the services of 4 different storage contractors. These companies also provide a file retrieval service and this contributes substantially to the cost of storing documents and...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Training Bonus of â¬31.80 is payable to eligible trainees on FÃS mainline training courses and also to people with disabilities in training with Specialist Training Providers monitored by FÃS. A person in receipt of a Survivors' Pension (also known as the Widow's Pension) from the Department of Social and Family Affairs is not entitled to a Training Bonus. The training bonus is...
- Written Answers — Employment Task Force: Employment Task Force (5 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: On 2nd February, I confirmed that Mr Denis Brosnan will chair the Mid-West Region Task Force. The other members are as follows: Roger Downer; John Herlihy; John Fitzgerald; Martin Cronin; Brian O'Connell; Anita Higgins; Ken O'Sullivan; Kay McGuinness. Vincent Cunnane, (Chief Executive) At the time of preparation of this reply, the final details of the task force remit are still under...
- Written Answers — Qualifications Recognition: Qualifications Recognition (10 Feb 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) has responsibility for developing and maintaining the National Framework of Qualifications. It is governed by the Qualifications (Education & Training) Act 1999, which stipulates that the NQAI will "promote recognition outside the State of awards made by bodies in the State and recognition in the State of awards made by bodies outside...