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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (17 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The increase in the live register figures in the year to March 2008 in County Waterford is consistent with the level of increase in the live register in the South-East region as a whole. The Department of Social and Family Affairs maintains the Live Register. The total number of people recorded on the live register for March, 2008 is 197,992. The Live Register is not designed to measure...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (17 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings, or from giving preference to one area over others. The recent job losses in Longford are regretted. However, some level of job losses is...

Written Answers — Science and Technology Groups: Science and Technology Groups (17 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Science Foundation Ireland/DELL Scholarship — Young Women in Engineering aims to attract and encourage more high-achieving young women into third-level education in engineering disciplines. The Scholarship is supported by DELL which supplies all the scholars with laptop computers. The scheme was introduced in academic year 2006 / 2007 so to date awards were made in 2006 / 2007 and 2007...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 110 together. The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me they have requested some additional information from the employer in relation to this case. On receipt of that information a decision will be made on this application.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: 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, Enterprise Ireland and FÁS, through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses. The 35 County and City Enterprise Boards provide a source of support to small businesses with 10 employees or fewer. Subject to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: Employment data in respect of companies supported by the Enterprise Agencies is collated by Forfás on a county-wide basis. The following table outlines the full-time jobs created in enterprise agency supported firms (Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland) in County Dublin in the years 2000 to 2007 inclusive. Full time permanent employment in enterprise agency supported firms in Co. Dublin...

Written Answers — Small Business Forum: Small Business Forum (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The measures outlined in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 26 September 2007 clearly ensure that there continues to be a supportive environment for small business in Ireland and show the Government's commitment to the small business sector. A copy of the Third Progress Report on the Implementation of the Recommendations is available on my Department's website (www.entemp.ie)...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The target of 25% is intended to be achieved by 2012, consistent with the approach being adopted by the European Union in its burden reduction programme. All Government Departments have been instructed to initially list the information obligations arising out of laws and regulations which impose an administrative burden on the business sector and put in place the necessary personnel and...

Written Answers — Science and Technology Groups: Science and Technology Groups (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The overall investment in the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2006-2013 is predicated on the basis of equal access to opportunities arising for careers in Research and Development. There are complex historical, cultural and social factors militating against proportionate take up by women of science-based careers. For example, re-establishing oneself following a period of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the last valid permit in respect of the above named expired on the 11/2/2008 and there is no record of any new application concerning this individual.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that an Appeal has been lodged in this case. A decision on this Appeal will be made in the near future.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (9 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: I was very disappointed at the announcement by Allergan to close its Arklow operations. On 19th March I visited Arklow and met with Allergan worker representatives, Arklow Town Council and Arklow Chamber of Commerce. The State development agencies under the auspices of my Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Wicklow County Enterprise Board (CEB) and Fás also attended these...

Written Answers — National Biodiversity Plan: National Biodiversity Plan (9 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The National Biodiversity Plan indicates that Biodiversity Action Plans are to be drawn up by each relevant Department. My Department is not a relevant Department for this purpose and accordingly it was not necessary to draw up an action plan.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: Ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a dhéanamh arís le Nóirín agus clann MacGearailt ar bhás Gene Fitzgerald. Gan amhras, pholaiteoir den chéad scoth a bhí ann. Gaeilgeoir den chéad scoth ab ea é agus bhí sé cóngarach i gcónaí don ghnáth duine. Níl aon amhras orm ach go raibh dea-thionchar aige ar mhuintir Chorcaí agus ar mhuintir na tíre, ní amháin sa Dáil ach mar Aire agus, go...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that they have contacted the applicant in relation to her application and it is likely that a Work Permit will be issued in the near future.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: In the five-year period 2003 to 2007 a total of 53,976 new jobs were created in IDA supported companies. The following tabular statement shows the annual breakdown of that figure on a county basis. The level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ireland relative to the size of the economy is one of the highest in the world. Today, in Ireland, there are over 1,000 IDA supported companies...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Department's policy is to reduce the level of printed correspondence, communications, reports and other documents issued by the Department and to make such documentation available in electronic format for the convenience of the Department's stakeholders and staff while at the same time having a reduced level of printed material available for customers of the Department who are not...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (8 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Glasnevin site is owned by Enterprise Ireland (EI) and has been occupied by three Agencies — EI, NSAI (including the NML) and SEI. NSAI have recently relocated to alternative premises in Santry (with the exception of the NML laboratory) and EI will be relocating to new offices later in the year. Thereafter the disposal of the site will be a matter for EI, in close consultation with the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 Apr 2008)

Micheál Martin: Since the beginning of 2008 there have been five announcements relating to new multinational, greenfield start-ups with a potential to create 595 new jobs with IDA support. The names of these companies, together with the location and estimated job numbers, are set out in the following tabular statement. It is important to point out that there is always a timelag, often stretching over some...