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Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 136 together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is collected on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Figures for 2009 will not be available until early 2010. As at the end of 2008, there were 129 persons in permanent...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 137 together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is collected on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Figures for 2009 will not be available until early 2010. As at the end of 2008, there were 1,109 persons in...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 138 together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is collected on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Figures for 2009 will not be available until early 2010. The numbers of new jobs created by EI supported companies...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 139 together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is collected on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. Figures for 2009 will not be available until early 2010. The numbers of new jobs created by EI supported companies...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: In the time available, it has not been possible to compile the information requested by the Deputy. This information is currently being compiled in relation to my Department and the Offices of my Department and I will be in touch with the Deputy shortly about the matter. I would, however, point out that the information in respect of the State Agencies falls within the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of annual expenditure on legal fees paid directly by my Department to lawyers for the years in question is set out below. However, my Department does not have access to complete data on fees paid through the State Solicitor's Office as the CSSO is independent of my Department. Year Costs 2006 €803,753 2007 €1,189,773 2008 €812,811

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (8 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Office of Public Works (OPW) does not come under the remit of my Department and it would not be appropriate for me to respond to the Parliamentary Question on behalf of the OPW. I note that the Deputy has put down an identical question to the Minister for Finance who would be the appropriate Minister to respond on behalf of the OPW.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Order of Business is No. a1, Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second and Subsequent Stages; No. b1,Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 - Amendments from the Seanad; No. 1, Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second and Subsequent Stages; No. 23, Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 - Committee and...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is important to make one or two points. The report has been received by the Minister for Finance and its purpose is to inform the Government in the context of the Estimates process. It is appropriate and equally important to say that the public should be made aware of the choices that must be made and the context in which this will be done. However, as a former member of the Cabinet,...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: First, the Minister for Finance gets the report and then the Cabinet sees it. The Cabinet members consider the report and final decisions are made afterwards. The process will be adhered to and a final decision will be made by the Cabinet on when, how and where the report will be published in due course.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: If the business is finished we will move on to the next piece of legislation.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The guillotine is a method by which business can be finished.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There is no need for further clarity. The Leader of the Opposition is requesting a date or timeframe but I am not in a position to give that. I indicated the process by which this matter would be dealt with.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: On the issue of the guillotine, it is a matter by which order is given to the legislative process. In many circumstances it is not necessary but I remind the Leader of the Opposition that his Government acted similarly in 1996.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Communications (Retention of Data) Bill was published today and as a consequence there are six remaining pieces of legislation, a number of which fall within my own remit. They are progressing and I hope to have them published this month. There are one or two other pieces of legislation with which some unforeseen complications have arisen but it is expected that these will be published...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: No.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That is a misinterpretation.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There are approximately 137 members of the press accredited to the House. We will, therefore, need many more eyes and certainly more chairs. In the event that there may be a misinterpretation or a misapprehension of what I said or did not say, it has not been decided whether the McCarthy report is to be published. It is appropriate that the Minister for Finance should have the opportunity...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: -----the Government will come to a decision.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is clearly not the intention to keep from the public serious problems relating to the economy.