Results 25,061-25,080 of 26,825 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. (24 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are interested in the businesses affected in their sectors. The arrangements requested by the Deputy will be put in place.
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. (24 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: The moneys that will be drawn down will be for the SME sector and business in general.
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. (24 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: The new group will monitor the availability of funding to the SME sector. Deputies English and Penrose are correct that it needs to be monitored to ensure it does what it says on the tin, so to speak.
- Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (17 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: The 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were set up in 1993 to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role and they can provide both financial and...
- Hospital Services. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank Deputy O'Shea for raising this issue. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter and to outline the background to the situation and the action taken by the Health Service Executive, HSE. I also want to reassure the older people...
- Public Transport. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I thank Deputy Barrett for raising this matter on the Adjournment, and I assure him I will bring it to the attention of the Minister. The Government's recently published smarter travel action plan sets ambitious targets for us all. It states that by 2020 we will move over 500,000 potential car-based commuters to other more sustainable forms of transport; slash CO2 emissions by at least 4...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I will pass on Deputy Durkan's views to the line Minister. I remind him that it is great to be asked to serve at all.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I concur with his views on the fire service and those who participate in it. Decisions on entitlement to any social welfare scheme are made by statutorily appointed deciding officers who are independent in the exercise of this function.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: Social welfare legislation provides that if a person is to be entitled to jobseeker's payment, he or she must satisfy the conditions of being available for and genuinely seeking work. Anyone who fails to satisfy these conditions on an ongoing basis is not entitled to jobseeker's payment. Unlike other jobseekers, who must sign off the live register on any day on which they find work,...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I will convey the Deputy's views to the Minister.
- Brewery Closure. (12 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and I am pleased to be able to take it. I sympathise will all those who have lost jobs throughout the country and we must make an extra special effort to find replacement jobs and training where necessary. Deputy Hogan referred to the 10,400 unemployed people in the region and I sympathise with those people. We will work with them to improve...
- Written Answers — Companies Registration Office: Companies Registration Office (10 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: The Companies Acts 1963-2006 sets out the requirements in relation to the filing of annual accounts by companies. Filing Requirements The Companies Acts require that an annual return be delivered by a company, whether trading or not, to the CRO once at least in every calendar year. Companies are required to attach a copy of their accounts to the annual return. Sanctions for Late Filing or...
- Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (10 Feb 2009)
John McGuinness: The role of Meath County Enterprise Board (CEB) is to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEB deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role and can provide both financial and non-financial assistance to a...
- The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
John McGuinness: I agree with some of what Deputy Michael D. Higgins said about our past, from which we can learn. If we are to make the correct decisions on policy and direction for the future, then we must reflect on what happened in the past; we must understand how we got there and be careful how we move on. To that degree, we are informed by what has happened. Regarding the protection of the 800,000...
- The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)
John McGuinness: It is high time that planning and development charges and rates be reduced significantly and for a new structure to bring about a uniform approach across the counties. Much work can be done in our changed circumstances. There is an appetite for change, an understanding that we are in a difficult position and an acceptance that we can only get out of it by working together. I appeal to the...
- Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (27 Jan 2009)
John McGuinness: The 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were set up in 1993 to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role and they can provide both financial and...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (18 Dec 2008)
John McGuinness: As the Deputy will be aware, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) contains a financial instrument, the SME Loan Guarantee Facility, that aims to improve the financial environment for SMEs by facilitating their access to debt and equity finance. The total indicative budgetary appropriations for the financial instruments under Competitiveness and Innovation...
- Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (17 Dec 2008)
John McGuinness: The State development agencies under the aegis of my Department such as Enterprise Ireland, the County and City Enterprise Boards and FÃS provide financial and non-financial assistance to small and medium enterprises to assist in their development and growth. Business advice, mentoring and management capability and development programmes are provided as part of this assistance. The UK...
- Written Answers — Companies Regulations: Companies Regulations (16 Dec 2008)
John McGuinness: As the term deregister is not used in the Companies Acts it is not clear what procedure the Deputy is referring to. The procedures for winding up and dissolution of a company are outlined in Part VI of the Companies Act 1963, as amended.
- Written Answers — Prompt Payment System: Prompt Payment System (10 Dec 2008)
John McGuinness: As already outlined to this House in reply to a similar question from the Deputy on 20 November last, the Tánaiste has met with the Small Firms Association (SFA) and with the Irish Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Association (ISME) to discuss their concerns on a range of issues impacting on small business as a result of the current economic situation. I am very much aware of the...