Results 4,081-4,100 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The amounts spent by my Department in respect of travel undertaken by myself and my predecessor on commercial flights since January 2006 are set out on Table 1 below. Details of the amounts spent by my Department on travel undertaken on commercial flights by Ministers of State at my Department are available from 1 April 2007 and are provided on Table 2 below. The tables do not include the...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The economic and financial crisis has been a catalyst for one of the most significant and most extensive policy coordination endeavours among Member States. In December 2008, the European Commission proposed and the European Council agreed to the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP). The size of the total package is 5 per cent of EU GDP or some â¬600bn over 2009-10. The primary emphasis...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Statutory Instrument to which the Deputy refers, comprises the details of the Spouses and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme, 2002 for the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH), renamed the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in 2005. The measures apply to a contributing member of the Scheme who is a person serving as a pensionable employee of the Authority or a...
- Written Answers — Cross-Border Shopping: Cross-Border Shopping (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Whilst undoubtedly the single market offers opportunities to Irish consumers to shop anywhere within the European Union, the reality is that the majority of cross border shopping by Irish consumers occurs in Northern Ireland, which is not unexpected given our common land border and the current weakness of sterling against the Euro. The Government fully recognises the difficulties currently...
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Restoring cost competitiveness has been a major priority to address the competitiveness challenges facing all industry sectors in the economy. Action has been taken on a number of fronts to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland. We are progressing recommendations aimed at increasing the level of competition and removing anti-competitive restrictions in sheltered sectors of our...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 93 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that since 2007, a total of 29 visits have been made to Dungarvan and Waterford City. The attached tabular statement gives the breakdown of these visits. Site Visits to Dungarvan and Waterford City Year Visits to Waterford City Visits to Dungarvan 2007 8 1 2008 12 1 - Company visited both locations 2009 7 1
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: 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. 9 companies were approved for funding under the Scheme in Waterford City & County. These 9 companies were approved funding of â¬2,374,100, for 261 employment subsidies. These companies...
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (15 Dec 2009)
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 annualized basis and is aggregated at overall county level. Figures for Waterford City and County are outlined in the attached table. The figures relating to net jobs existing in CEB-supported micro-enterprises are compiled in a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: To date, 43 clients have applied for vacancies advertised under the Work Placement Programme in Waterford City and 24 clients for vacancies in Dungarvan. These individuals have been screened for eligibility by FÃS and suitable candidates' details forwarded to employers. Out of the 67 applicants, 3 have been approved and have started positions with companies under the programme. Currently,...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: 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 â¬56m has been approved under the Enterprise Stabilisation Fund, of which â¬50m will be paid out this year. To date, â¬42m has been paid to applicants under...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 to 100, inclusive, 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 a direct function. Details of monies approved under the Growth Fund, launched in 2008, are available on a county basis only. Enterprise Ireland approved support of â¬799,394 to three...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The amount of grant aid awarded by IDA Ireland to businesses in Waterford City and Dungarvan from 2006 to date in 2009 are shown in the attached tabular statements. In this period, a total of 25 businesses availed of such grants. The attached tabular statements give the breakdown of the grants given to these businesses. Job announcements associated with these grants are typically created...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: IDA Ireland have only collated the figures on the number of itineraries to each county since 2003. Therefore, details of such itineraries prior to 2003 are not available. I am informed by IDA that to date in 2009, the Agency hosted a total of 1740 itineraries by potential investors to Ireland since 2003. The attached tabular statement gives the breakdown of these itineraries by county....
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: 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. 55 companies were approved funding under the Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) in Cork City & County. These 55 companies were approved funding of â¬6,605,600, for 726 employment...
- Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Section 12 of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 provides that, in a contract for the sale of goods, there is an implied warranty that spare parts and an adequate after-sale service will be made available by the seller in such circumstances as are stated in an offer, description or advertisement by the seller on behalf of the manufacturer or on his own behalf and for such...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I understand from FÃS that a total of 194 persons in North Tipperary are currently awaiting placement on a FÃS training scheme. Of these, 149 persons are waiting for training courses delivered in the county with the remaining 45 persons awaiting places on courses delivered at the FÃS Training Centre in Limerick. Waiting times for placement on these programmes varies from between one and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: As set out in the published budgetary estimates for 2010 the total allocation available to Skillnets next year is â¬16.595m.
- Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It might not be a bad idea.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: On the ordering of next week's business, it is proposed that discussions will take place on the legislation on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. On the other matter, although it is outside the remit of the Order of Business, I welcome what has been said by the Members of the Opposition in this regard.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)
Mary Coughlan: We are talking about the Order of Business for next week. Tuesday and Wednesday are the days being considered for the legislation and if the Whips want to sit later on those nights that could be arranged during the normal discussions they have to prepare business.