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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 – 2007, employees who have two years continuous service with an employer, are aged 16 years or over and are in employment which is insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, have a statutory entitlement to a redundancy payment from their employer in the event of being made redundant. Redundancy payment entitlement is two weeks wages...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department operates a taxi account with National Radio Cabs for the transport of officials of the Department/Offices of the Department on official business. This taxi account was set up as a result of a public tendering process in accordance with Public Procurement Guidelines. National Radio Cabs has a fleet of 982 taxis. 88 of their taxis are accessible for people with disabilities and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Companies in Ireland are free to establish and organise themselves in the most suitable form to promote and run their businesses, provided that they comply fully with relevant national and EU legislation. The requirements regarding the preparation and publication of the accounts of limited companies and groups are determined by the First, Fourth and Seventh EU Company Law Directives and by...

Written Answers — Company Buy-outs: Company Buy-outs (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The provision of financial support to individuals or companies is a matter for which the Enterprise Agencies have direct statutory responsibility. It would not therefore be appropriate for me to comment directly on individual cases such as the one raised in the question. In the meantime, I have kept in close touch with the developing situation at SRT, with a view to maximising employment...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The staffing of FAS offices is a day-to-day management matter for FAS.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has received by post an application for statutory redundancy in respect of one of the individuals in question. I understand that the second individual has just recently been made redundant and the company has been advised to complete this application online. I must advise the Deputy however that there is currently a significant backlog in dealing with redundancy rebate...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (16 Jun 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. The purpose of CE is to help unemployed people to re-enter the open labour market by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The enterprise support agencies, such as Enterprise Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards, provide assistance and support for new and emerging businesses which are developing new, innovative product and services ideas. Such assistance would include advice on the promotion and development of the business, including web-based promotion and trading. In promoting Ireland's...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Having examined an appeal, the Appeals Officer overturned the original decision in this case and a Work Permit has issued on the 15 June 2009.

Written Answers — Community Enterprise Boards: Community Enterprise Boards (17 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were established by the Government to develop indigenous potential and stimulate economic activity at a local level, primarily through the provision of financial and technical support for the development of small and micro enterprises. The Boards form a nationwide support network for small business, and are responsible for areas not already covered...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I have arranged for the Employment Permits Section of my Department to compile the figures requested and I will forward them to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (17 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department's remit encompasses responsibility for devising and promoting Government policy in the areas of enterprise development and competitiveness, science, technology, innovation and intellectual property, trade, consumer, competition, commercial regulation, labour force development, employment rights protection, as well as the promotion of stable industrial relations. Our stakeholders...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions, to be decided without debate; No. 24, the Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad] - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stages, which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. by one question, which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to amendments, include only...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: To be in order, this relates to the Broadcasting Bill, which is to provide for new governance for the broadcasting industry. There have been extensive discussions on this and I cannot understand why there would be objections to it.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: A considerable amount of legislation has yet to be finalised here and perhaps if we give ourselves more time, in the context of the Order of Business, we could get more work done and have more debate.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009 is a particularly important piece of legislation.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is a short Bill. This is only Second Stage.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is a technical Bill which the Minister of State will take on my behalf. There was a considerable amount of debate in the Seanad on this. Deputy Stagg's colleague, the Chairman of the relevant committee, is very anxious to facilitate an in-depth discussion on Committee Stage on the basis that we are all very anxious to have this legislation enacted before the House rises. Committee...

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: No.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: No, the legislation is on NAMA.