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- Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. b12, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions------
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: -----No. 12, motion re presentation and circulation of Revised Estimates 2010; No. 12a , Finance Bill 2010 - Financial Resolutions; No. 12b, Finance Bill 2010 - allocation of time motion for select committee; No. 13, motion of re re-appointment of An Coimisneir Teanga - back from committee; No. 23 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); No. 5, George...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Yet another pathetic response. As you indicated, a Cheann Comhairle, this is a procedural matter. It may entail a potential charge to the Exchequer. This is a precedent and it will allow Members to discuss this more fully at the committee, including the setting of a timetable, so I propose the motion.
- Written Answers — Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Globalisation Adjustment Fund (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 98 together. My Department submitted a provisional application to the European Commission in October 2009 for co-financing support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) towards the cost of a personalised package of retraining, upskilling, entrepreneurial supports and educational opportunities for workers made redundant at the SR Technics...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department and the Agencies that come under the remit of my Department have no plans to utilise office space in the town concerned in County Meath at this point in time.
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Due to industrial action it is not possible to provide the information requested in the time available.
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 99 together. Following the decision by SR Technics, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, at my request, formed a project team to promote the operation through the IDA Ireland overseas network and to meet with and assess expressions of interest in the operation. On September 2nd 2009, I announced the establishment of Dublin Aerospace Ltd, a new aviation...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Because I was in the House.
- Written Answers — Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Discussions are continuing between officials of my Department, other Government Departments, Enterprise Ireland, the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) and the various parties whose cooperation and participation will be required before this Fund becomes operational. The Innovation Fund Ireland concept is a Department of An Taoiseach initiative and Enterprise Ireland and the NTMA have...
- Written Answers — Asia Strategy: Asia Strategy (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Government's Asia Strategy operated for the period 1999 â 2009 and has been very successful in developing Ireland's Trade and other links with the key Asian economies. Ireland's exports to the eight priority countries of the final phase of that Strategy have risen from â¬4.0bn in 1999, to â¬10.3bn in 2008, well ahead of the target of â¬9bn, set for 2009. Full year export data for...
- Written Answers — Labour Market Activation Fund: Labour Market Activation Fund (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy may wish to draw the attention of the correspondent to the announcement of the establishment of the Labour Market Activation Fund, 2010, published by my Department on Friday 12th February 2010 in the national press. Details were also posted, on that date, on the Government E-tenders website at www.e-tenders.gov.ie. The Labour Market Activation Fund is intended to assist those...
- Written Answers — European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department submitted a provisional application to the European Commission in October 2009 for co-financing support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) towards the cost of a personalised package of retraining, upskilling, entrepreneurial supports and educational opportunities for workers made redundant at the SR Technics facility in North County Dublin. Subsequently in...
- Written Answers — Employment Subsidy Scheme: Employment Subsidy Scheme (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Applications under the second Call of the Employment Subsidy Scheme are being processed by Enterprise Ireland. There are currently no plans to have a third call for applications for the Employment Subsidy Scheme.
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF â rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I...
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The liquidation of Irish Fertilizers Industries (IFI) is solely a matter for the liquidator and is not a matter in which I, or my Department, have a responsibility. The liquidator has advised my Department that the liquidation process is at an advanced stage and that all of the assets of the company have been realised. The liquidator has made payments of 48.5% of the claims made by...
- Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As advised in the European Commission's response referred to by the Deputy, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (No. 2005/29/EC refers) harmonises the laws in member states on unfair commercial practices affecting the economic interests of consumers. The Directive, which was transposed into Irish law by the Consumer Protection Act 2007, provides consumers with a general protection...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The locations of the overseas offices of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are set out in the attached statement. Both agencies have informed me that, at present, they have no plans to extend their overseas office network. IDA Overseas Offices are located as follows:- Europe London, Frankfurt and Paris USA New York, Boston, Mountain View and Irvine (both in California), Atlanta and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The following is a list of Bodies or Agencies which come under my Department's remit: 1. Patents Office 2. Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement 3. Companies Registration Office (CRO) 4. Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS) 5. National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) 6. Labour Court 7. Employment Appeals Tribunal 8. Labour Relations Commission 9. Personal Injuries Assessment...
- Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The image the Deputy portrays is based on people not having the full facts. The full facts were not available to readers of latest edition of the Sunday Independent and I was not afforded an opportunity to set the record straight, which is what I am doing now. On Monday morning, my Department received a letter indicating that Mr. O'Leary was making a decision on investment in Prestwick....
- Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I thank the Deputy for his constructive proposal. My colleagues on the benches behind me are ad idem with him on this issue. Our first objective in the context of aviation policy in this State is that we continue to have a viable Ryanair, a viable Aer Lingus and a viable Aer Arann. We are all agreed on that. Second, we want to ensure that those who lost their jobs in SR Technics are given...