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Written Answers — National Training Fund: National Training Fund (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The estimated total income of the national training fund for 2006, as published in the abridged Estimates for public services for 2006, is €350.2 million. The current projected outturn for the income of the fund for 2005 is €301.278 million.

Written Answers — National Climate Change Strategy: National Climate Change Strategy (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The issue of mandatory energy labelling for electrical goods comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. I understand from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources that energy-efficient labels are affixed to goods in the EU in response to a directive under the Single Market framework to equalise the playing field...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's work permits section issued 28,083 work permits in the 12 months up to 30 November 2005. Some 8,375 of the permits were new work permits and 19,708 of them were renewals. Some 1,380 work permit applications were refused.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 300 together. The Forfás employment survey tracks employment levels in agency-assisted companies on an annual basis. However, factors influencing a decision to relocate all or part of a firm's function are many, varied and complex. Many of these are outside the direct influence of Government policymakers and may include business takeovers or...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. As part of its operational responsibilities, FÁS engages closely with companies whose workers are made redundant. The agency assists affected workers to plan new careers, identify training needs and secure alternative employment. It also refers workers to training programmes and establishes special or customised programmes where...

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (6 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The National Competitiveness Council, NCC, in its Annual Competitiveness Report 2005, found that of the 16 countries benchmarked, Irish expenditure on non-life insurance was the fourth highest. However, the NCC also found that the rate of growth in the cost of insurance has slowed down substantially in recent years. This can be attributed to the series of initiatives the Government has pushed...

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

Micheál Martin: Ambitious Irish companies continue to win market position in a range of existing and new markets throughout the world. This is no easy task. Building market share is challenging but success in harnessing the extensive opportunities that exist will drive their future success. The developing global economy is creating new competitive challenges from places such as China and the Far East, India,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The requested details, which I outlined in my response to the identical question, Question No. 389 tabled by the Deputy on 22 November 2005, are as follows: Staffing of Private Office. Grade Staff Higher Executive Officer (Private Secretary) 1 Executive Officers 2 Clerical Officers 5.8 Total 8.8 The staff in the table above are civil servants. Constituency Office. Grade...

Written Answers — Fuel Prices: Fuel Prices (7 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment does not track the movement of fuel prices. The policy of the Government as regards oil products generally is to promote competition and consumer choice. There is no price control on these products and in common with most other goods and services price differences are an ongoing feature of the market economy. It is a matter for retailers to...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Dec 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 the attraction of foreign direct investment to the State and its regions. While I may give general policy directives to IDA Ireland, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment I warmly welcome the budget for 2006 presented to this House yesterday by my colleague, the Minister for Finance. I am confident the budget is good for business, work and the economy. It puts in place the essential strategies that will ensure Ireland's competitiveness in future. In the space of less than 15 years we have built a new, robust and...

Job Losses. (8 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: I thank Deputy McGuinness for raising this matter on the Adjournment. He has been very sincere in tenaciously pursuing this issue in recent years. I recognise that other Deputies have done likewise and discussed it with me. The matter has been raised in this House on a number of occasions. From the outset, I wish to state that neither I nor my predecessor have ever given any commitment to the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for attracting foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. While I may give general policy directives to IDA Ireland, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. A total of four new greenfield projects by...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The factual position in respect of the former workers of the company mentioned is that 154 of them had been made redundant long before the new rates of redundancy came into effect as and from 25 May 2003. As I understand it, they received substantially more than the then statutory rate in settlement with the company. Thirteen workers, who were made redundant by the liquidator of the company...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The main purpose of the community employment programme operated by FÁS is to provide work experience and training for the long-term unemployed and disadvantaged groups and thereby enable participants to advance successfully to employment in the open labour market. Following a review of FÁS employment schemes, that is, community employment, job initiative and social economy programmes, on 10...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The main purpose of the community employment programme operated by FÁS is to provide work experience and training for the long-term unemployed and disadvantaged groups and thereby enable participants to advance successfully to employment in the open labour market. Initially when the community employment programme was introduced in 1994, participation could extend from one year to a maximum...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: The breakdown of the staffing complement of those currently employed in the two Ministers of State offices at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is outlined in the following table. Office of the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Labour Affairs, Deputy Killeen. Office Staff Departmental Office 1...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: Over the past five years, IDA Ireland has actively encouraged new investment in Donegal in knowledge-based industries. This is part of a focussed strategy to replace the traditional clothing and textile industries that have been declining in the north west in recent years. As Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, my objective is to ensure that Donegal remains a globally competitive,...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. The company in question has received a total of €2.6 million in grant aid since 1983. There is no outstanding grant liability. The company, which was forecasting to grow its business and introduce some research and development activities to its plant, was in discussions with IDA Ireland on supports available for future research and...

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (13 Dec 2005)

Micheál Martin: Details of the funding and its sources received by Ballymun jobs centre in the period 2000 to 2005 are contained in the following table. Local employment service funding. Year Amount â'¬ 2000 278,293 2001 435,050 2002 1,018,240 2003 816,634 2004 870,694 2005 756,238 (ytd) Total funding 4,175,149 Job initiative programme funding at the jobs club. Year Amount ...