Results 401-420 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ticket Touting (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: While the Minister remains open to some form of price cap legislation, she has to consider all the options.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ticket Touting (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: These include a ban on the use of bots to purchase tickets and a requirement on ticket resellers and secondary ticket platforms to indicate the row and seat numbers, where applicable, and standing area number of tickets. In addition to benefitting consumers, a mandatory information requirement of this kind would facilitate event organisers to cancel tickets resold in breaches of terms of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 11 o’clock The Department of Education and Skills, the national skills council, the regional skills fora and the expert group on future skills needs are all looking at the issue. That is the reason we have so many FDI companies operating in various sectors in this country. Deputy Kelleher is correct in that it is important that we update the skills. The drop in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Only last Friday-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: -----the EU Commissioner ranked Ireland sixth in the context of the digital economy and how we have embraced the skills, which is up three places. We are going in a very positive direction.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: It is difficult to stop when one has such good news to report.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: We have acknowledged that there are skills shortages and that things are changing. However, we have to take account of the collaboration that is taking place to address the situation. First, there is interdepartmental collaboration and then there is collaboration between multinational companies in the private sector with third-level institutions and the Department. That is key. There is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: What Deputy Harty said is correct. The situation is very much on my mind. We both share the same concerns about employment in County Clare but I think there is good news for the county. First, I will deal with his question. In November 2015, Roche Holding AG announced the decision to close its facility in Clarecastle following a review of its worldwide manufacturing network....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy Harty is a medic and he understands the changes in the way drugs are being made. As he is aware, the plant at Clarecastle is not suitable for the next generation of pharma production methods because pharma companies are moving to smaller-volume products. IDA Ireland is working hard. It is talking to companies but it is difficult to get a buyer for an old facility as it would cost a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy Martin Kenny should be proud of the companies in County Leitrim. We want to do more and will do more with the agencies to ensure that Leitrim's job numbers grows.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Can I say one word on this before I finish?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Between 2013 and 2017, the level of jobs-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: -----has increased by 46% in County Leitrim. That, in itself, is a sign of success.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Deputy Martin Kenny talked about the co-operative movement. The Deputy needs to focus on the local enterprise offices, LEOs, which play an important role throughout the country in assisting companies to start up and entrepreneurs. In County Leitrim last year, they created 39 new jobs. I visited the LEO office in Carrick-on-Shannon at Leitrim County Council and I have seen for myself at...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: There are 571 clients availing of LEO training. There is much progress being made in the economic opportunities in Leitrim. The Government is determined to do a lot more here and the focus will continue on regional development to explore how we can create new job opportunities-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: -----for the people of Leitrim and the wider area, which must also be taken into account.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The House got good answers.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I will try to stick to the time. Access to a high quality, innovative and adaptable talent pool is critical for the sustainable growth of the Irish economy and keeping Ireland competitive. For this reason, equipping the workforce with the skills required for the jobs of today and for those of tomorrow is a strategic priority for the Government. While skills policy is primarily a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Skills Shortages (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I will deal with the competition in the next round of the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: We all share the concerns about what will happen on 29 March 2019. That is why we put many incentives in place to ensure that we will be as Brexit ready as possible. The uncertainty obviously causes many problems for companies, particularly those exporting to the UK. The importance of local enterprise offices, LEOs, must be highlighted. We have resourced agencies and given them extra...