Results 3,761-3,780 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is asking about the contents of the legislation. The legislation will be brought before the House this session. I am sure the Minister would take on board a number of the issues raised by Deputy Creighton and perhaps it would be appropriate for her to forward her views to him for consideration prior to the publication of the legislation.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As Deputy Kathleen Lynch knows, the National Quality Standards: Residential Settings for People with Disability for adults was published by HIQA in May 2009. They are being considered and HIQA is working with the HSE on rolling out those standards. The Deputy is correct that there will be financial implications. That being said, the Government is also considering, following on from the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. STAFF AS AT DECEMBER 2009 GRADE FTE AVERAGE SALARY 1 1 222,488.00 3 5 153,180.80 4 25 109,865.08 5 2 106,842.00 6 88 88,239.91 7 136.84 74,233.01 8 786.53 58,498.95 9 150.46 49,394.26 10 197.04 45,597.74 11 569.14 33,380.37 13 94.39 29,233.61 TOTAL 2,055.40 51,010.99 The salaries quoted above are rates...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being researched. I will contact the Deputy again in the matter as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested is being collated and will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The location of the site visits by potential investors to County Donegal in each of the years 2003 to 2009 is set out on the following tabular statement. IDA Ireland is actively encouraging new investment in Donegal in knowledge-based industries. This is part of a focused strategy to replace the traditional clothing and textile industries that have been declining in the north west region in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The Communications Unit was established in January 2009 and reports to the Director of Corporate Support. The unit currently comprises 1 manager, 1 assistant manager, 3 project officers and 1 clerical officer. The current staff were internally assigned from the former Corporate Affairs and the Services to Business areas of FÃS.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am awaiting the final detailed figures for 2009 from FÃS and will communicate these to the Deputy when they are received. However, the provisional figure for the total number of clients that the jobs club dealt with in 2009 is 8,996.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The full list of FÃS training courses offered by FÃS training services is set out in the following table. FÃS TRAINING SERVICES TRAINING COURSE LIST FOR 2010 List No. Course Category Course Code Course Title 1 SST XX005 General Engineering Operatives 2 SST XX006 Electronic Manufacturing Skills 3 SST XX008 Welding 4 SST XX010 Machine Tool Operating 5 SST XX013 Construction...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I refer the Deputy to the reply given to Parliamentary Question 2980/10 of Tuesday 26 January 2010. As requested, this data was issued to the Deputy yesterday.
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There were 987 IDA supported companies operating in Ireland in 2009. A breakdown of that number on a county-by-county basis is shown in the following tabular statement. Despite the difficult global economic environment Ireland continues to attract foreign direct investment from many of the world's leading companies and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will continue to be a key driver of...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas: Disadvantaged Areas (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.
- Written Answers — Work Placement Programme: Work Placement Programme (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As of 3 February 2010, 327 individuals had commenced their placements under the work placement programme. In addition, there are a further 1,066 placements currently available to be filled throughout Ireland. The location of these available placements is outlined in the table below. The programme is open to State agencies and public bodies to provide placements. At this stage there are no...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: To enable unemployed individuals, including those who are aged between 18 and 25 years of age, to continue to access education, training and work experience programmes, the Government has significantly expanded existing activation provision. For instance, my Department will this year deliver approximately 147,000 training and work experience places for the unemployed compared to the 66,000...
- Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: On 2 September 2009, I announced the establishment of Dublin Aerospace Limited, a new aviation maintenance provider supported by Government through Enterprise Ireland. Dublin Aerospace aims to establish a best-in-class maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Dublin Airport, servicing APUs, landing gear, base maintenance and training. The company has commenced operations with 70...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Public service pension schemes are a matter for the Minister for Finance. My Department has no responsibility in this area other than to operate the relevant schemes in respect of its staff in accordance with the regulations set down by the Minister for Finance.
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (3 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Competitiveness is a multi-stranded issue. As well as consumer prices, labour and other business costs, productivity-enhancing investment in key areas such as infrastructure is vital. 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', published in October of...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It has not been possible to compile the information requested by the Deputy in the time available to me to answer the question. I will communicate again with the Deputy as soon as the exercise is complete.
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Feb 2010)
Mary Coughlan: In the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I will revert to the Deputy at a later date.