Results 11,181-11,200 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Yes, but the Vietnamese would not agree to it.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I assume that, if it is on the section A list, it will have greater priority.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The planning Bill has not been brought to the Government yet. We must await it. The legislation on a directly elected mayor is expected to be before us quickly.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Yes, he did.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is being drafted.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is going ahead.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: This session.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The programme for Government is expected to be brought to finality next month.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I will revert to the Deputy. I do not know the answer.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Next year.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: At present it might be more appropriate for the entire Cabinet to have the opportunity to deliberate on the Estimates before a final decision is made. It is not anticipated that the initial proposals by the Ministers and their Departments will be made available.

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Certainly not this week.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and the latest year for which figures are available is 2008. The Survey shows that in the 9 year period, 2000 to 2008, the total number of jobs lost in IDA supported companies was 99,844. In the same period...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The cost for the rental of property for FÁS in Waterford City for each of the past five years is set out in the table.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market ("Services Directive") was agreed at European level by way of a co-decision by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers in December 2006. The negotiation process leading to the adoption of the Directive was lengthy and complex and involved extensive consultation with all key national stakeholders. The draft Directive was...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Access to finance and credit for SMEs has been a prime focus of Government initiatives. Central to our efforts has been the restoration of a properly functioning banking system to support our wider economy and to facilitate our enterprise sector to deal with the current economic situation and to be prepared to benefit from any upturn in the global economy. Government action has included the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: As on and from 15 June last all Government Departments are required to pay suppliers and contractors within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. Responsibility for implementing the terms of the Government Decision rests with each individual Department. Suppliers pursuing payments should contact the relevant Departmental section with which the contract was arranged. The Secretary General of...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Under EU Cohesion Policy 2007-13, the European Commission has a number of joint initiatives with the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund aimed at improving access to finance using financing engineering instruments. One of these instruments is JASMINE (Joint Action to support microfinance institutions in Europe), a pilot initiative by the European Commission, the European...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Over the period 19 May 2009 to 31 August 2009, my Department made 1,362 payments to suppliers and contractors. Of these, 81.7% (1,113 payments) were made within 15 days, 95.5% (1,301 payments) were made within 30 days and 4.5% (61 payments) were made more than 30 days after receipt of the invoice. Only 6 payments over the period 19 May 2009 to 31 August 2009 attracted interest on late...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Sep 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Given that the information relates to events going back some 42 years, I am endeavouring to retrieve all of the information relating to the names and relevant backgrounds of all past chairpersons concerned. I will reply to the Deputy as soon as the material is retrieved.