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- Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (18 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Employment and Human Resources Operation Programme was the second largest of the national Operational Programmes under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006. Nationally overall expenditure under the Employment and Human Resources Development Operational Programme 2000-2006, to the end of 2006, was over â¬14.9 billion or 105% of forecast, with the ESF element presently standing at...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (18 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that no application has been received for this person.
- Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: Following a review of the poverty proofing process, the Office for Social Inclusion produced a revised set of guidelines for what is now termed Poverty Impact Assessment. The Office of Social Inclusion presented the new guidelines to officials of my Department and my Department and its agencies, including FÃS in particular, is following the guidelines in relation to the evaluation of the...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: Under the Government's decentralisation programme the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is due to relocate to Arklow, Co. Wicklow. The current NSAI implementation plan anticipates a target date of April 2009 as the completion date for its decentralisation programme; however, this is highly dependent on the resolution of matters at central level concerning the transfer of staff...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matters for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I have been informed by IDA that the Agency does not own any lands in Edermine, Enniscorthy but it does own approximately 2.4 hectares in Moine Upper, Enniscorthy, of which 1.9231 hectares are marketable for industrial purposes.
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The primary agencies under the remit of my Department with responsibility for supports and initiatives for small and medium enterprises in Donegal are Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Donegal County Enterprise Board (CEB). Enterprise Ireland provides funding and expertise to companies with ten or more employees in the indigenous manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors who...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency and not a matter in which I have a function. I have been informed by IDA that there are 28 IDA owned buildings vacant at present. In addition, the Agency leases units from private investors and I understand that 35 of those units are also vacant. Details of the locations of these...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions. Shannon Development's remit includes the provision of property solutions to accommodate the FDI sector in the Mid West region. IDA Ireland works closely with Shannon Development in the promotion and marketing of these tailored property solutions,...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: My Department is required to relocate 250 posts to Carlow under the Government's Decentralisation Programme and this is planned to occur by the end of 2009. In order to accommodate staff who wished to move earlier than the projected building completion date of late 2009, officials of my Department, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the OPW, as well as decentralising staff...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that a work permit was issued recently in this case.
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The new Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation, which was launched in June 2006, provides the means to achieve convergence, coherence and complementarity in the national innovation system and ensure that maximum economic and social benefits are derived from the Government's commitment of â¬8.2 billion to the area under the National Development Plan. The Strategy envisages changes...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: Under the Industrial Development Acts, IDA Ireland is independent of the Minister of the day in the exercise of its functions relating to the purchase, disposal or leasing of property. However, ministerial consent for the disposal or granting of a lease is required in certain circumstances. In the case of the company mentioned by the Deputy, ministerial consent under section 3(4) of the...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: I will outline details of the mileage expenses paid to Ministers of State in my Department in respect of travel within Ireland for each of the past four years and to date in 2007. The former Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, was paid â¬26,872.56 in 2003, â¬15,461.30 in 2004 and â¬12,923.40 in 2005. The Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, was paid â¬20,003.37 in 2003, â¬21,294.71 in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: My Department considers the print media more suitable than the broadcast media for its scheduled advertising. In the case of public awareness campaigns undertaken by my Department, its practice is to use a specialist advertising company chosen by public tender which advises the Department on the most appropriate media to be used, based on the main criteria of value for money and...
- Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The remuneration packages of the CEOs of Agencies reporting to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment are sanctioned by the Department of Finance and are in line with recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector Report â No. 38, 1998. In addition, the CEO of Science Foundation Ireland is paid an allowance in the nature of pay on a personal...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase of land and the creation of business parks, is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency and not a matter in which I have a function. I have been informed by IDA Ireland that it owns a total of 64.3 hectares of land in County Mayo, of which 17.24 hectares are unused and being marketed. The table that...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: The provision of grant assistance for individual companies is a matter for the development agency or body concerned, and not one in which I have a direct function. Enterprise Ireland has primary responsibility for Irish companies in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors, and supports companies employing 10 or more people, and start-up companies which have the...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: Responsibility for development of property solutions for enterprise promotion within County Limerick lies with Shannon Development. Details of the number and location of vacant business parks and industrial sites in County Limerick are as shown in the table. Breakdown of Spaces in County Limerick Location SFADCo. Undeveloped Land SFADCo. Buildings Status Abbeyfeale Enterprise Centre 9.8...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas for new or expansion foreign direct 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...
- Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)
Micheál Martin: Since the adoption of the policy by Government to carry out Regulatory Impact Assessments on 21st June 2005, the following Regulatory Impact Assessments have been undertaken, or are currently underway, within my Department: Regulatory Impact Assessments 1.In the pilot phase of RIA, prior to its roll out across all Departments, a screening RIA was carried out in 2005 on the Control of Exports...