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Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is expected that proposals on this item of legislation will be brought to the Government in the middle of the year but I am not in a position to say when the legislation will be brought to the House.

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (20 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of 15 websites provided by my Department is set out in the table. In a number of instances, Business Units responsible for some sites record the number of "page hits" rather than the number of "unique visits". In these cases, I am supplying the Deputy with the number of "page hits". Website Address Annual Maintenance Cost No. of Unique...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I have been informed by IDA that during 2009, there has been 1 site visit by potential investors to Ballinasloe. As part of its strategy to attract inward investment, IDA Ireland introduces a prospective client company to 3 or 4 selected locations, which can meet the company's requirements for skills, labour, site and/or building(s), and infrastructure. In selecting locations to show...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 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. It is therefore not possible to provide information for individual locations throughout the country. The survey shows that in the three-year period, 2007 to 2009 inclusive,...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am informed by IDA Ireland that an amount of €30,858,739 was paid in grant aid to its client companies in County Galway (both City and County) in the three-year period 2007 to 2009. The companies that availed of such grants were from USA, UK and Japan. Details in respect of each year are set out in the tabular statement. In the same period the Agency spent a total of €45,910m in site...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The number of staff employed at each of the FÁS Training Centres is set out as follows. Location Total Staff Baldoyle 79.78 Ballyfermot 81.03 Cabra 35.02 Finglas 60.42 Loughlinstown 58.30 Tallaght 49.00 Athlone 69.04 Limerick 90.50 Shannon 24.50 Dundalk 65.10 Gweedore 9.60 Letterkenny 35.44 Sligo 46.90 Waterford 100.26 Wexford 9.58 Carrigaline 3.00 Cork 115.10 Tralee...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (20 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: No specific funding has been identified for or allocated to my Department to alleviate the problems caused to businesses by the recent flooding. The enterprise support agencies under the aegis of my Department remain available to offer advice to client businesses and their normal financial supports remain available to eligible clients.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: While the decision of SR Technics to move operations from Ireland is regrettable, the relocation of companies, and with them jobs, is a reality of the modern global economic environment for a highly developed economy such as Ireland. This shift in the structure of international trade poses challenges to economic policy makers in all developed countries, not just Ireland. It must be...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Government Decision of 19 May 2009 regarding the reduction of payment periods by Government Departments to 15 days included a requirement for Departments to report quarterly to my Department on their performance in meeting this target. These reports are to be submitted by the 15th day of the month following the end of the quarter. The Reports provide details of invoices paid within 15...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Some 1,056 civil servants are currently employed in my Department and the Offices under its aegis. This equates to 988.98 in fulltime equivalent terms. A number of the staff of my Department have studied economics, or economics-related subjects, prior to joining the Department. As my Department does not currently have a comprehensive record of the educational qualifications achieved by...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 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. Therefore, information on individual locations or breakdown by job description is not available. As companies provide data on a confidential basis, for statistical purposes...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 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. Therefore, information on individual locations or breakdown by job description is not available. As companies provide data on a confidential basis, for statistical purposes...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (19 Jan 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 – 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 — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Enterprise Ireland is the lead government agency responsible for the development of indigenous enterprise. It supports companies employing 10 or more people and start-up companies which have the potential to employ 10 or more people and reach or exceed €1m in exports over three years. Enterprise Ireland offers a comprehensive range of services, including both financial and non-financial...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Director General of FÁS is provided with a car by FÁS in accordance with the terms of his contract of employment.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: 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 may qualify for financial support from the CEBs in the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As stated in my previous reply, IDA Ireland continues to actively promote the Waterford region to overseas investors. Currently there are 31 IDA Ireland supported companies in Waterford City and County employing approximately 5,960 people. Clear evidence of a transition to more knowledge based and higher value activity is seen in the resilience of companies such as Bausch & Lomb, Honeywell,...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund was submitted to the European Commission on 25 September 2009. The application has been circulated by the Commission's EGF Unit in the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities to other relevant Directorate Generals within the Commission for consideration. Thereafter, and subject to any further clarifications...

Written Answers — Consumers' Rights: Consumers' Rights (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The protections afforded consumers in circumstances where they purchase goods which turn out to be faulty are set out in the Sale of Goods legislation, principally the Sale of Goods Act 1893 and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, and also in the European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 11/2003...

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (19 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Labour Market Activation Fund announced in the Budget 2010 is intended to provide additional effective training and education opportunities to the unemployed through a market-driven and innovation seeking mechanism. It will specifically target the low skilled, the under 35s and those suffering from structural unemployment in the manufacturing, construction and retail sectors. The...