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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 202 together. My Department does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) and Enterprise Ireland, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses. Subject to certain eligibility criteria new and developing micro-enterprises...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is my understanding that the correspondence from the Deputy to Mayo CEB was in connection with a grant application query. My Department does not have any role in day-to-day operational matters of Mayo CEB or in any related follow-up correspondence. I am advised that Mayo CEB have confirmed that your correspondence was received on January 7th 2010 and duly responded to on January 21st 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. At present there are 1,683 employed in the 12 IDA client companies in County Donegal.

Written Answers — Enterprise Stabilisation Fund: Enterprise Stabilisation Fund (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 198 together. The provision of grant assistance to individual companies is a matter for the development agency or body concerned, and not one in which I have any function. However, I have been informed by Enterprise Ireland, that approximately €58m has been approved under the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund as at the 31st December 2009. Enterprise...

Written Answers — Employment Subsidy Scheme: Employment Subsidy Scheme (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 199 together. The objective of the Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) is to provide an employment subsidy to vulnerable but viable enterprises in order to maintain as many jobs as possible within these enterprises. I launched the first call of the Scheme on the 6th August 2009. Eligible enterprises had to submit an application by the 4th September...

Written Answers — Trade Relations: Trade Relations (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Over the last decade in particular, the Government has devoted considerable effort to developing enhanced links with Asia, and China in particular, in order to engage more productively with that region, in view of its growing economic power and the consequent opportunities for Ireland. The Asia Strategy was launched in 1999 and the second phase, from 2005, set key specific targets to be...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I refer to the answer to Parliamentary Questions No. 189 and 192 of 19 January 2010. Details of all eligible guidance, training, educational and entrepreneurial measures available with the assistance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for those workers made redundant at the DELL plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and at ancillary enterprises since 8 January 2009 will be provided...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information sought by the Deputy is not available for the period prior to the inauguration of the Corepay System in 2002. The average wage and number of staff employed in my Department each year from 2002 to 2008 broken down by grade is included in the following tables. December 2002 Grade Number Annual Average Salary Tánaiste 1 €108,088 Special Advisers 2 €99,439 Secretary...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I indicated in my earlier reply that I would revert to you with the relevant information at a later date. I now set out my reply below. Between 1997 and 2008 management staff increased by 70% from 170 to 291. Assistant Managers comprised 75% of this increase. The rise in management staff within FÁS was caused by a number of factors. This included a complete revision of FÁS's...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department does not directly fund or tender for capital projects. Capital funding which is allocated to my Department is expended through various agencies under the remit of the Department, including IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, FÁS, Shannon Development, InterTradeIreland, the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the 35 County and City Enterprise...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The particular staffing matter referred to by the Deputy is being handled within FÁS on a confidential basis in accordance with established and agreed staff relations procedures. It would, therefore, be inappropriate for me to comment further whilst this process is ongoing.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Estimates for my Department which were published on 9 December 2009 in parallel with the 2010 Budget included an estimate for Subhead X2 (Miscellaneous Payments) of €2.327 million for 2009 and €2.549 million for 2010. The Miscellaneous Payments subhead primarily makes provision for legal costs which might be expected to arise in the course of the work of my Department and its Offices....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Estimates for my Department which were published on 9 December 2009 in parallel with the 2010 Budget reflected an estimate of €87.310 million in Appropriations-in-Aid for 2009 and an estimate of €95.902 million in Appropriations-in-Aid for 2010. The breakdown of the 2009 figure was published in the 2009 Revised Estimates Volume. The breakdown of the 2010 figure will be published in...

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: A consequence of the corporate right to sue and be sued is that a company cannot appear in court except through its solicitor or counsel, (unless of course, it is being sued on indictment when it may appear in court by a representative appointed by the company). In Battle v Irish Art Promotion Centre Ltd [1968] IR252, the Supreme Court refused such an application on the basis that the company...

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Company Law Review Group [CLRG] made recommendations which have been accepted by Government, to reform the substantive and procedural requirements of the winding-up regime including liquidations. The recommendations were published as Part A11 of the General Scheme of the Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill which is currently being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel....

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I have been informed by IDA Ireland that since 2005, a total of 46 site visits were made by potential investors to Counties Offaly and Laois. A breakdown of these visits, by year and location is set out in the tabular statement below. As a result of these visits, Integra Lifesciences decided in 2007 to locate in Tullamore, giving rise to the creation of 65 jobs. Today, An Taoiseach announced...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 221 together. Enterprise Ireland is in constant contact with the company's Ireland management team and continues to advise my Department on developments as they occur. Therefore, I think it would not be appropriate for me to become involved at this point. Once the takeover is confirmed, and as soon as it is appropriate to do so, Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I understand that a total of 109 persons are currently waiting to commence training schemes delivered in North Tipperary whilst 60 persons are waiting for schemes that are delivered at the FÁS Training Centre in Limerick. In addition, 100 persons eligible for a Community Employment (CE) scheme are awaiting placement on suitable schemes. Current waiting times vary from one to six months...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Work Placement Programme provides up to 9 months work experience for 2,000 unemployed individuals. The fact that a person is participating in the Programme does not in itself affect their social welfare entitlements. Participants on the Live Register must be in receipt of social welfare payments for 3 months if they wish to retain these payments as this gives them the opportunity to...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (26 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As Community Employment Supervisors are employees of Community Employment scheme sponsors and the pension levy was not applied to them, the recent pay adjustments, as applied under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, do not apply.