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Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: CSO data for August 2005 shows 6,028 people on the live register for County Kerry, but this figure is not broken down for north Kerry. The issue of job creation is a day-to-day operational issue for the industrial development agencies under the remit of my Department and not one for which I, as Minister, have direct involvement. IDA Ireland has responsibility for the attraction of foreign...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (5 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Asia strategy report, published by my Department earlier this year, did not identify any specific issues regarding cargo transport as impediments to the growth in trade with Asia. The high level group, which will oversee the implementation of the strategy, will hold its first meeting later this month. If any new relevant issues arise, these can be looked at by this group as part of its...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (5 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Since 1997, the numbers in employment have grown by 31%, from 1.5 million to a current level of over 1.9 million. Correspondingly, during this period, unemployment levels have dropped by 50%, from 171,200 to 85,600. A number of factors contributed to the dramatic economic growth which has resulted in continuing increases in employment, these include the expansion of the labour force, highly...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (5 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: According to the World Economic Forum's recently published global competitiveness report for 2005-06 Ireland has moved up four places from 30th to 26th out of 117 countries. This higher ranking is testament to the Government's committed efforts to strengthen our competitiveness. The improvement in Ireland's national competitiveness is further supported by the findings of the National...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (6 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas for industrial development and it is not a role in which I have a direct function. I understand from IDA Ireland that phase one of the development of the new Tuam Business and Technology Park was substantially...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is an autonomous statutory agency set up under the Industrial Development Acts 1986-2003. The agency operates in accordance with the provisions of the Acts and under the aegis of my Department. The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the marketing of Ireland, including its regions and areas, to overseas investors for foreign direct investment, FDI. IDA Ireland has informed me that it is actively seeking to win new projects for Kerry in more advanced, higher value activities, in both manufacturing and services. In addition to its ongoing marketing of the county to...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The collation and provision of statistical information of the nature referred to is an operational matter for the Central Statistics Office, which comes within the remit of my colleague, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Kitt. In answering a question from the Deputy relating to economic performance, I mentioned that gross domestic product per capita in the...

Written Answers — Regional Development: Regional Development (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland, including its regions and areas. As part of its FDI promotion and regional development role, IDA has an ongoing and successful relationship with the third level education sector in the south east. I understand from IDA that the absence of a university in the south east has not...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: On foot of a review of FÁS employment schemes, which included detailed consultations with the social partners, I decided that with effect from 10 November 2004, the three-year cap would be removed for CE participants aged 55 or over. This category of participants is now eligible to participate on CE for a maximum of six years. The extension of the participation period from three to six years...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (11 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Ireland's contribution to the EU budget is disbursed on a wide range of EU funded activities. Community resources are collected and distributed under the legal framework of the EU treaties. National funds are not specifically linked with the funding of individual EU projects.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Order for Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill has two key objectives. First, it puts in place a statutory framework within which I will implement an active, managed economic migration policy, the details of which I am announcing to the House today. The three pillars of this employment permit policy will be green cards, an intra-company transfer scheme and a revised work permits...

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Bill deals with this issue.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: A number of FDI companies transferred management consultants from their headquarters to Ireland.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Yes, to establish an enterprise.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: No green card is required for EU citizens.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I appreciate that.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Bill facilitates that discussion.

Employment Permits Bill 2005: Second Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is more than that.