Results 10,441-10,460 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Services Sector: Services Sector (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses. The 35 CEBs provide a source of support to small businesses with 10 employees or fewer. Subject to certain eligibility criteria new...
- Written Answers — Irish Stock Exchange: Irish Stock Exchange (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) is obliged to furnish an annual report to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the exercise of its functions under Part V of the Companies Act 1990 in relation to insider dealing and this report is required to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. All Reports since 1994 were duly laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and the...
- Written Answers — Irish Stock Exchange: Irish Stock Exchange (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83, 84 and 87 together. I am not in a position to provide the information requested by the Deputy given the relatively short time available since the Question was tabled. However, officials in my Department are currently compiling the information sought and as soon as the information is collated. I will be in further contact with the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Irish Stock Exchange: Irish Stock Exchange (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85, 86 and 88 together. The uncertainty mentioned in the note referred to by the Deputy related to questions that arose as to whether the relevant provisions at that time had fully implemented the exemption provided for in Directive 92/101/EEC in relation to the purchase by a subsidiary company of shares in its holding company where the subsidiary is a...
- Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (23 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together. My Department has exceeded the 3% target for the Employment of People with a disability for both 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the percentage of persons employed by my Department who disclosed that they have a disability, was 4.6% of the total staff number. In 2008 the percentage was 5.5% of total staff. It is impossible to say at this stage...
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Since the company announced its plans to close its Dublin operations, IDA Ireland and I have had numerous meetings with the company to express my concern regarding the effect the closure will have on the economy of North Dublin and the effect of the loss of 1135 highly skilled jobs on the Irish aviation sector. IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland established a team to market the operation...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: In 2006, the Irish Government decided that, following their accession to the EU, nationals of Romania and Bulgaria would still have to apply for work permits in order to work in Ireland. Following a review of the situation in 2008, Government decided to maintain this requirement. The considerable challenges now posed as a result of the downturn in the global economic environment and its...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department has processed the redundancy lump sum application for the person concerned. Payment of the claim will issue before the end of week ending 1 May 2009.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, during the course of the Budget speech last October, my colleague the Minister for Finance announced the merger of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority as part of the rationalisation of State Agencies. It is my intention to bring forward legislation during the course of 2009 to implement this merger.
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the survey to which the Deputy refers and the reported findings in relation to late payments. As indicated in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 31 March 2009, developments in the financial sector and wider economy have broadened the concerns for SMEs in gaining access to working capital. Initiatives to address access to working capital were also addressed in...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of an application in this case.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Public funding provided to all training programmes managed by Skillnets Limited amounted to â¬24.5m in 2007, to â¬26.7m in 2008 and to â¬10.3m to date this year. The pressures on public finances and increased levels of unemployment have resulted in increased funding being applied to training those without work and part-time workers. It is in this context that funding for the Skillnets...
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to legislation enacted or made by my Department in 2007 is available as Appendices 6 and 7, respectively, in the 2007 Annual Report for my Department and which is available on our website at www.entemp.ie. Appendix 9 of the Report contains information in relation to EU Directives transposed during the year. The same information up to end...
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Since the company announced its plans to close its Dublin operations, IDA Ireland and I have had numerous meetings with the company to express my concern regarding the effect the closure will have on the economy of North Dublin and the effect of the loss of 1135 highly skilled jobs on the Irish aviation sector. IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland established a team to market the operation...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) can provide support to new business start-ups and micro-enterprises (i.e. small businesses with 10 employees or fewer). Subject to certain eligibility criteria new and developing enterprises may qualify for financial support from the CEBs in the form of Feasibility, Employment and Capital grants. All of the CEBs operate to the same criteria in...
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Since the company announced its plans to close its Dublin operations, IDA Ireland and I have had numerous meetings with the company to express my concern regarding the effect the closure will have on the economy of North Dublin and the effect of the loss of 1135 highly skilled jobs on the Irish aviation sector. IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland established a team to market the operation...
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Lufthansa Airmotive currently employs some 460 workers at its Rathcoole facility and has been planning to introduce a new engine facility, which would both secure the future and lead to increased jobs at the plant. As part of this process, the company has been seeking agreement with the workers for the introduction of flexible working arrangements and work practice reforms. Following...
- Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 enables employers and employees to agree a variety of arrangements whereby employees within a company may cast their preference for certain types of information and consultation arrangements. The main purpose of the Act is to provide for the establishment of a general framework setting out minimum requirements for the right to...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Apr 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The position is that if a foreign national on a valid work permit is made redundant then they have a period of 3 months, assuming their immigration status is in order, to source other employment and apply for a new employment permit. Access to State entitlements is a matter for the Department of Social and Family Affairs.