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- Job Creation. (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The timeframe would be similar to the timeframe the Scottish Government was in a position to give. I indicated that Fingal County Council was more than helpful when facilitating others that came to the airport and I expected the same for Ryanair. In the interim, to allow for immediate start-up, we offered the existing hangars as a short or long-term measure.
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Last year the Government introduced the Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary), in the context of rising unemployment to help employees retain their jobs while at the same time assisting employers in retaining their productive capacity. The objective of the scheme is to provide an employment subsidy of up to â¬9,100 per employee, to vulnerable but viable enterprises, so that they maintain...
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I note the publication of the latest FÃS Quarterly Labour Market Review for Winter 2009/2010, which was published on 12th February 2010. The report forecasts that average employment is likely to decline by 87,000 this year in comparison with last year. This prediction is broadly in line with other forecasts. However, the FÃS report also suggests that the upward trend in unemployment has...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 70 together. The amalgamation of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority was included in the Budget day announcement in October 2008 on the rationalisation of State agencies. As both the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority were established under statute, it is necessary to give effect to the newly merged body by...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: A total of fifteen Directives require to be transposed by my Department up to 2012. Two Directives are currently overdue namely Directive 2006/123/EC on Services in the Internal Market and Directive 2006/43/EC on Statutory Audits of Annual and Consolidated Accounts. Work on the transposition of the Services directive is continuing and my Department received a second draft of the Regulations...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Work Placement Programme provides up to 9 months work experience to 2,000 unemployed individuals, including graduates. The Programme is open to all sectors of the economy, including the private and public sectors, as well as the community and voluntary sectors. The Work Placement Programme provides the unemployed with the opportunity to take up a placement in their chosen occupation and...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 102 together. My Department submitted three applications in 2009 on behalf of Ireland for co-financing assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) towards the cost of guidance, training, entrepreneurship and education programmes for redundant workers at the Dell computer manufacturing plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick, the Waterford...
- Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 76 and 82 together. My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has set up a new Working Group to look at the issue of commercial rent reviews last week and my Department is represented on this new Group. The Group will be asked to focus particularly on the arbitration process and the adequacy of the information available to all...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Working Group developing a training and employment Framework for young persons and early school leavers is chaired by the Director of Curriculum and Quality Assurance at FÃS. The Group comprises representatives from all of the relevant Divisions within FÃS including its Employment, Community, Training and Service to Business Divisions as well as its Planning and Research Unit and...
- Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 107 together. The Renewed Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to "implement a Code of Practice for doing business in the Grocery Goods sector to develop a fair trading relationship between retailers and their suppliers" and "to review progress of the Code and if necessary to put in place a mandatory code". It is my intention to give...
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Job creation is at the top of this Government's agenda and through the agencies under the aegis of my Department, a range of measures have been put in place to assist the indigenous sector both in retaining and creating employment opportunities. In supporting enterprises and safeguarding existing jobs, this Government has introduced a broad range of enterprise support measures. Last year,...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Regulations to bring the Services Directive [Directive 2006/123/EC] into law are well advanced. My Department is working with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel with a view to completing the legislation as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is a matter in the first instance for An Taoiseach to determine the structures and functions of individual Departments of State. Ministers, when appointed to Departments of State, are then responsible for policy determination and the performance of the functions that are assigned to their Department. In that regard, my current policy priorities are centred on creating the right policy...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: FÃS has already put in place the following measures in place to assist redundant apprentices who have to complete both on and off -the-job work training plus assessments in order to complete their apprenticeships: 1. FÃS has put in place an interim measure whereby redundant apprentices may progress to the next off-the-job training phase of their apprenticeship, in line with current...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Last Tuesday, 2nd March, I launched "Horizon 2020", IDA Ireland's Strategy for the period to 2020, which shows the way forward for Ireland to achieve ambitious goals for Foreign Direct Investment and to create the maximum amount of high-quality Irish jobs for the greatest number of our people. In the current circumstances, a vibrant and growing Foreign Direct Investment sector remains...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Kerry has traditionally been a centre of manufacturing for foreign direct investment, However over recent years it has proved challenging to maintain and attract overseas manufacturing companies into the County as much of this investment globally is going to low cost destinations such as Eastern and Central Europe and China. As a result of this shift in global manufacturing, Kerry has seen a...
- Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am aware of the report referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy, himself, will be aware, however, that the views of the organization concerned are not shared by retailers. Indeed there are marked differences between the various stakeholders in the food supply chain as to where the balance of power in the sector lies. The Government for its part is concerned that there should be a measure of...
- Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Government's Asia Strategy operated for the period 1999 â 2009 and has been very successful in developing Ireland's Trade and other links with the key Asian economies. Ireland's exports to the eight priority countries of the final phase of that Strategy have risen from â¬4.0bn in 1999, to â¬10.3bn in 2008, well ahead of the target of â¬9bn, set for 2009. Full year export data for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The structure and role of FÃS, like that of other Agencies and of my Department, is kept continually under review to ensure that it meets the needs of current circumstances.
- Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In accordance with the Government Decision of 19 May 2009 all central Government Departments are required to pay their business suppliers within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. These Departments are also required to report quarterly to my Department on their performance in meeting this target. The first returns by Departments covered the period 15 June to 30 September 2009 and were...