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- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: FÃS commissions customer surveys of its employment services in respect of clients who have registered with the agency. These surveys are conducted externally and usually by telephone. The most recently conducted survey (2009) covered clients who registered in 2008, and included questions on client background and outcomes, frequency and means of contact with FÃS and overall satisfaction...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The OECD's report "Activation Policies in Ireland" has provided a valuable contribution in helping to form Ireland's response to our rising unemployment levels. The report is based primarily on statistics and information relating to 2006 and 2007. Since the report's publication Ireland's labour market policy and investment in the area of skills have been re-focused on the growing number of...
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: A total of almost â¬122.0 million European Social Funding has been received into the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment accounts since 1 January 2007 to date. The amount of this funding allocated to project activity is â¬106.7 million and the balance of â¬15.3 million relates to payments on account that were received from the European Commission. This is broken down by year...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: This year in order to address the issue of unemployment in this country, my Department will invest more than â¬1 billion in the provision of a range of labour force measures. The total number of training and work experience activation places funded by my Department will be approximately 147,000. This compares to the 66,000 places that were delivered in 2008 and the 130,000 places delivered...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The work placement programme provides the unemployed with the opportunity to take up a placement in their chosen occupation and gain valuable experience or perhaps, to work in another sector that may hold better future employment prospects. While the programme is voluntary the placements offered under the programme will help to ensure that the unemployed are kept close to the labour market,...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being collated and will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The 2010 Revised Estimates for Public Services which were published on 18 February set out the details of my Department's budget for 2010. My Department's budget for this year amounts to â¬2.011 billion, including â¬421.6 million from the National Training Fund. The 2010 budget for my Department represents an increase of â¬113 million, or 6%, on the 2009 outturn. My Department's 2010...
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Over the past twelve months, I have had discussions with the Chairmen, Chief Executives and senior executives in key companies, both indigenous and foreign direct investors, across a range of sectors. Many of the companies involved already have substantial and valuable activities in Ireland while others are considering major investments here for the first time. These discussions have...
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Government have introduced a wide range of measures to combat unemployment. My Department is providing significantly increased resources to assist the unemployed and I have more than doubled the capacity of the job search supports and the number of training and work experience places for the unemployed since 2008. In the past year, to prevent unemployment I introduced the â¬100 million...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is investing significant resources in 2010 in the provision of training and employment programmes to address the current challenges. This year, over â¬1 billion will be provided in the provision of a range of labour force measures. The total number of training and work experience activation places funded by my Department will be approximately 147,000. This compares to the...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. Ireland has consistently been regarded amongst the most competitive economies in the world for supporting enterprise. Reports such as the 'IBM Global Location Trends Annual Report 2009' that was published in October of last year ranked Ireland 1st for attracting FDI on a per capita basis. They listed our key strengths in services and R&D...
- Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: With the exception of air travel and car hire, in general all travel costs - whether in respect of car mileage allowances or the use of public transport - are aggregated on my Department's accounting systems. It is not feasible, therefore, to identify separately the amount paid by my Department annually on car mileage and on rail and bus tickets. However, for the Deputy's information, the...
- Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In so far as the general issue of traders advertising their services is concerned, there is no specific statutory requirement that those advertising by means of door to door leafleting must provide a business name and address. It is important, however, that consumers when contemplating entering into any commercial transactions, no matter how such transactions may have been initiated, satisfy...
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The issues of job creation and retention in enterprise agency supported companies are day-to-day matters for the agencies themselves and not one in which I am directly involved. However, Shannon Development acts in a landlord capacity in the Information Age Park, Ennis (IAPE). Most of the tenants in IAPE are small firms. Shannon Development informs me that twelve new jobs were created in...
- Departmental Structure. (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is a matter in the first instance for the Taoiseach to determine the structures and functions of individual Departments. Ministers, when appointed to Departments, are then responsible for policy determination and the performance of the functions that are assigned to their Department. My current policy priorities are centred on creating the right policy framework to assist the enterprise...
- Departmental Structure. (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle has answered the question. This is a matter for the Taoiseach. The political insinuation that is being put across the Chamber is a political charge. As the Deputy knows full well, the development of the structures of my Department is within the remit of the Taoiseach. However, it is important to say that the Ministers of State at my Department and I have been very...
- Departmental Structure. (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I have numerous discussions with the Taoiseach on many issues which are the privilege of the Taoiseach and me. Unlike others, I do not discuss them in the public domain, nor will I add to any rumours in the context of the final decision of the Taoiseach. I respect that it is a matter for him, as I am sure Deputy Varadkar would respect the leader of his party in his determination as to where...
- Departmental Structure. (9 Mar 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Perhaps the Deputy has forgotten that there is a new economic reality. Despite that reality, 125 investments were made last year on the basis of considerable hard work by me, the Ministers of State at my Department and the development agencies in encouraging people to invest here. Equally, we have worked closely with many Irish companies, of which we are singularly proud, in providing new...