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Written Answers — Health and Safety Inspections: Health and Safety Inspections (25 Feb 2009)

John McGuinness: The number of meat plants inspected over the three-year period is as follows: 2006: 8; 2007: 22; and 2008: 11. The following table details the meat plants inspected and the dates of inspection. No breaches of the legislation requiring prosecution were found. Following the resolution of an industrial relations issue relating to the hiring of private haulage for the conveyance and lifting of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (10 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: Following earlier contacts with the Revenue Commissioners Mr. Doherty made representations to my colleague Mr. Micheál Martin, TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, whose office passed the enquiry to the Tánaiste for reply. The matter concerns the application by the Revenue Commissioners of VAT rules. This is a matter for which the Tánaiste has no responsibility. Accordingly, a reply issued on...

Written Answers — Prompt Payment of Accounts: Prompt Payment of Accounts (24 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 128 together. The Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997 requires Government Departments to report each year on details of their accounting practices. While I have not carried out an analysis on the speed and efficiency of payments made by Government Departments and public bodies to private businesses, an examination of the Annual Reports of Government...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (24 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: Financial and non-financial assistance for small businesses and services in Ireland is delivered by a large number of bodies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) (www.enterpriseboards.ie), Enterprise Ireland (www.enterprise-ireland.com) and FÁS (www.fas.ie). The individual concerned should, in the first instance, contact their local CEB, who will then advise how best to...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Inspections: Health and Safety Inspections (24 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I have made inquiries and understand that, in addition to routine inspections initiated by the inspector, the plant operator requested further visits for verification purposes. Verification visits are necessary when seals on instruments are broken for adjustment or repair or where scales in use are exchanged from non-trade to trade use. In some cases two-day visits are required because of...

Written Answers — Regulatory Burden: Regulatory Burden (24 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: The extension of the audit exemption regime to small companies limited by guarantee is currently being examined by the Company Law Review Group as part of its 2008/2009 Work Programme and I will consider their recommendation(s) in the matter.

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: Am I safe?

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this pre-budget debate. I consider Deputy Coveney to be a reasonable guy. I have heard him speak at committee meetings at various stages and I am interested in the contribution he has just made. It is different. It was made without political rhetoric. I also listened to his colleague Deputy Bruton and the suggestions he made. I have paid...

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: Fine. There is nothing wrong with it. I propose not a bad bank but an asset or property bank, which could be saved as we go along in terms of the assets and property portfolios it holds. It would give the banks that have the real thrust of business interests in mind the opportunity to be banks. I want to turn to costs. I ask the ESB to cut its costs by 25% now. That is what it can do to...

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: It is 20.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Industrial Development Bill 2008 and outline its main provisions. The Bill provides for the transfer of shares held by Shannon Development to Enterprise Ireland and it amends sections of the Industrial Development Acts of 1986 and 1993. These amendments relate primarily to the statutory limit on aggregate...

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: This is a preamble.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I thank Deputies Varadkar, Rabbitte and Morgan and all the other Deputies who contributed to this debate. It was a very worthwhile and interesting debate on the Bill as was the journey on which Deputy Durkan brought us for the past 20 minutes.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: It may bore him somewhat that I must return to the sections of the Bill but if he waits he will find that interesting too. The comment that all of the debate came from the other side of the House was not exactly accurate. There were several contributions from this side as there were from the Opposition, expressing the same level of interest. In respect of section 3, I too support the...

Industrial Development Bill 2008: Referral to Select Committee (26 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in accordance with Standing Order 122(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (31 Mar 2009)

John McGuinness: My Department has not undertaken a late payments survey as subsequent priority developments in the financial sector and wider economy have broadened the concerns for SMEs in gaining access to working capital. As I have outlined to the House on a number of occasions in recent months, I have had regular contacts with the representative bodies of the SME sector — the Small Firms Association...

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: My Department, primarily through our enterprise development agencies, funds a range of enterprise support programmes and initiatives aimed at assisting businesses to grow and maintain jobs in Ireland. At any given time, Enterprise Ireland has approximately 3,300 active client companies. Supports to these companies include funding for exploring new opportunities; high potential start-ups;...

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: Many of the questions asked by Deputy English relate to the budget.

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: The Deputy should relax. I will answer him if he gives me a chance.

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

John McGuinness: Many of the questions Deputy English asked about innovative new schemes are part and parcel of the discussions about the budget and he will receive the overall answer on these schemes on budget day.