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Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The energy price review is moving on and progressing very quickly. When regulations are needed they will also be introduced very quickly.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I cannot give a date yet because the review has not been completed.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Let me say——

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: A Cheann Comhairle, you are correct. No formal request has been made. That being said, this matter was discussed among the Whips. Legal advice is being obtained and I believe the Whips will discuss the matter further next week.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Yes is the answer. It can be done.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I am very familiar with the issue, which is a very serious one. The Whips should discuss the matter to see if it can be facilitated.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Later this year.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The covert surveillance Bill would be the relevant legislation, which will be taken later this session.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: On the National Pensions Reserve Fund legislation, it will be dealt with the week after next. Regarding wards of court, as the Deputy knows, the Minister spoke to her personally and indicated that equities were no longer used and the President of the High Court looks after wards of court. On the reform of the regulatory sector, a Bill will be brought very quickly to the Government. After...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The issue is quite complicated as a decision has been made to divide the responsibility for foreshore between the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. All aspects of fishery harbour development and anything attached to the fisheries and seafood sector will remain within the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The best thing is for me to ask the relevant official to make himself or herself available to the Deputy.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The industrial relations (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is scheduled for this session but the issue the Deputy raised is being dealt with now by the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Billy Kelleher who has amalgamated——

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I do not think so. It refers specifically to the regulatory framework of NERA. The other aspect the Deputy is discussing has been dealt with by the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, between the unions and employers. On the second issue, a Bill on the sale of alcohol is scheduled for the middle of the year. On the final issue, it is intended to move ahead with the George Mitchell...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78, 82 and 83 together. I very much regret the closure of the SR Technics operation at Dublin Airport. I met with the company on 11th February along with my Secretary General and the Chief Executive Officer of IDA Ireland. I should add that a number of meetings had taken place between the State, its Agencies and the company in the past year. The company...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The company to which the Deputy refers (EPACE) is a private company, limited by guarantee and established under the aegis of the National Joint Industrial Council for the Electrical Contracting Industry by employer and worker representatives themselves. Its main objective is to advise Electrical Contractors of their responsibilities under the Registered Employment Agreement (REA) for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has not yet made any plans in respect of this matter and is awaiting instructions from the Department of Finance outlining details of the scheme and how it should be implemented in Government Departments.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The remuneration of staff of my Department and all the agencies under its remit are in line with either benchmarking recommendations or recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration with the exception of those mentioned as follows. Science Foundation Ireland The remuneration for the Director General of Science Foundation Ireland is as sanctioned by the Department of Finance and...

Live Register. (24 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The total number of people on the live register for January 2009 is 327,861, which is an increase of 146,412 since January 2008. The live register is not designed to measure unemployment, as it includes part time, seasonal and casual workers entitled to unemployment benefit. Employment and unemployment are measured by the quarterly national household survey and published by the Central...

Live Register. (24 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I can only answer questions that are relevant to my Department. FÁS is the agency that provides the training opportunities for my Department.

Live Register. (24 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is as sincere as everybody else in the House about this issue, and I would like to tell him that we have a co-ordinated approach and we work within all the Departments that are relevant to training and upskilling. The Minister of State is involved in the co-ordination of the skills programme and the reorientation of the skills needs of workers. That is only a part of all that is...