Results 46,101-46,120 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that it has no record of a current application in relation to the above case.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Issues: Health and Safety Issues (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: I have not had any consultations regarding the design, production and marketing policies surrounding products that impact on healthy eating and active living, particularly in relation to children. I would advise the Deputy that general policy responsibility for healthy eating and active living, including in relation to children, lies with my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Industrial Development Acts from giving...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: FÁS is currently involved in the funding and provision of energy related programmes to meet demand in this area. At present the Services to Business Central Environmental Training Unit is currently developing a training programme in Energy Efficiency and alternative energy options in respect of industrial and commercial applications. The programme is being developed in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information sought by the Deputy. However, due to the large amount of detail involved it will not be possible to supply the material within the timescale requested. Nonetheless, my Officials are well advanced in bringing the data together and a final response will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Science and Technology Groups: Science and Technology Groups (5 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (2006-2013) recognises the importance for Ireland in building its international collaborative networks in science and highlights the importance of making investments in a way that produces the greatest benefit to Ireland. Ireland is currently involved in various international programmes and initiatives including the European Seventh...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Mar 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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: My Department has not received correspondence from any multinational company in relation to this Directive.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: Over the period 2005-2007 a total of 273 apprentices attended Phase 4 and Phase 6 of the Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Programme in the Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street. Of these 81 were from the Munster area. Dublin Institute of Technology Bolton Street is the only provider in the State of the Phase 4 and Phase 6 programmes in Sheet Metal and has been so for many years. The Dublin...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: The training of apprentices for the off-the-job training elements of the FÁS Apprenticeship Programme for Phase 4 and Phase 6 is provided by the Department of Education and Science through the Institutes of Technology and Colleges of Further Education. In 2007, the Department of Education and Science provided to FÁS 11,133 places nationally for Phase 4 and Phase 6 in the Institutes of...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (4 Mar 2008)

Micheál Martin: To reduce energy consumption in my Department and in its Offices and to ensure maximum energy efficiency and the minimum carbon footprint in their daily operations, the Department through its Green Team, which was established some years ago and on which representatives of the Department's Offices also serve, has over the past few years initiated the following actions: Ensured that all...

Written Answers — Skills Shortages: Skills Shortages (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: I am not aware of any analysis being conducted on the skill levels of emigrants be they Irish or other nationalities. According to recent information contained in the Population and Migration Estimates of the Central Statistics Office, published in December last, an estimated 42,200 people emigrated from the State in the twelve months to April 2007. The Department of Justice, Equality and...

Written Answers — National Skills Strategy: National Skills Strategy (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Government is fully committed to developing and training the national workforce. We will invest €7.7 billion in that endeavour over the lifetime of the National Development Plan to the year 2013. The National Skills Strategy details a broad vision of what our skills profile should be by 2020. It maps necessary upskilling of those in jobs to underpin a knowledge-based economy. It...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Climate and Energy proposals published by the Commission on 23rd January are a complex package which raise economic and social issues for Ireland and thus require careful consideration on an all-Government basis. The Commission package includes the following elements: The separation of the EU Emissions Trading Sector (ETS) from the rest of the economy through the creation of a single...

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The number of trade missions undertaken in the past five years is listed below. Enterprise Ireland surveys participating companies within a few weeks of each Trade Mission to evaluate the effectiveness of the event and to gather comments and suggestions from their clients. This information is then used to improve and modify future events. Ministerial-led Trade Missions are an integral part...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Minister for European Affairs, Mr. Dick Roche T.D., is spearheading a comprehensive national information and publicity campaign on the various facets of the Lisbon Treaty. All Ministers will be working at every opportunity over the coming weeks and months to explain the Treaty to all sections of society. My contribution to this debate will include a particular focus on the business...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Government is fully committed towards strengthening the competitiveness and productive capacity of the economy. Within the shared economic principles of T2016, Government has shaped its strategic policy, as set out in the Programme for Government and more recently in the December Budget statement, towards securing those objectives. The National Competitiveness Council's Annual...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The Forfás report on its "Review of the European Single Market", which was undertaken at the request of my Department and which was published earlier this month, found that although Irish consumers were enjoying real benefits from the single market in terms of the range of available goods and services, the price of some goods and services were higher in Ireland than in many other member...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Feb 2008)

Micheál Martin: The County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were set up in 1993 to provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. A fundamental review of the role of the CEBs in the development of the micro-enterprise sector in Ireland was...