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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (28 Mar 2007)

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 — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase of land is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency and not a matter in which I have a function. I understand from IDA Ireland that the agency is in discussion with Teagasc regarding the purchase of lands at Mellows College, Athenry, Co Galway. As of yet no contracts have been signed but both parties...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (28 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Some 2 appointments will be made to the Board of Enterprise Ireland before 31 May 2007. Some 2 appointments will be made to the Board of Shannon Development before 31 May 2007. Appointments to the Board are made by myself, with the agreement of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. One appointment will be made to the Board of Forfás arising from the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (27 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Officials in the Employment Permits Section of my Department have recently been in contact with the Employer in this case requesting additional information so that this application can be processed.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: In the period 2002 to 2006 a total of 790 new jobs were created in IDA supported companies in County Sligo. Details of the number of jobs created in each of those years is set out in the following tabular statement. A central goal for IDA Ireland is the achievement of balanced regional development. The Agency's strategy for Sligo has been to promote the County as part of an integrated North...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (27 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the decision of the company in question to defer its proposal for a new facility in Wexford. I have confidence that the company will continue to evaluate its position with a view to a positive conclusion for Wexford. IDA Ireland is the state agency responsible for the attraction and expansion of foreign direct investment in Ireland. The performance of all functions in this...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information sought by the Deputy. However, due to the large amount of work involved it will not be possible to supply the material within the time scale requested. A full response will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The provision of funding is a day-to-day operational matter for the Industrial Development agencies and I do not have any role in this area. However, I am aware that the company in question is a client of IDA Ireland and I know that the agency has regular discussions with management in its client companies to explore new business opportunities, including the availability of financial...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (21 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: I have already received representations from North Tipperary County Council about this company and in reply to those representations I indicated that I would be prepared to meet a deputation on a mutually convenient date. This is still the situation.

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (21 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Job Initiative (JI) was launched back in July 1996 and provides full-time employment for people who are 35 years of age or over, who have been unemployed for 5 years or more and in receipt of social welfare payments over that period. Its main purpose is to assist long-term unemployed people to prepare for work opportunities. This is achieved by providing participants with work experience,...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: Given the broad range of activities involved, my Department is unable to supply the material sought by the Deputy within the timescale requested. Officials in my Department are however, currently compiling the information sought by the Deputy, and I will forward it to him as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Community Employment Projects operated through the Sponsor, County Kildare Centre for the Unemployed Ltd, are located in Leixlip, Athy and Newbridge and are currently funded by FAS. Community Employment Projects are grant-aided under three sections, wages, training and materials. The grant amounts for training materials and administration are fixed, based on participant numbers. The...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: I understand that FAS Training Programmes are open to people who are over 65 years of age. They are not a target priority group but they are eligible to apply and to be considered for participation. In addition, FÁS evening courses are available to people over 65, as are courses provided through FÁS eCollege.

Written Answers — Local Employment Service: Local Employment Service (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Connolly Centre is operated by the Dublin Inner City Partnership (DICP) and the staff are employed by the Partnership. FÁS contracts with the Partnership to deliver a Local Employment Service within the Dublin Inner City area. I am informed by FÁS that the Dublin Inner City Partnership has been in discussions with the Connolly Centre with a view to continuing LES service delivery...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Mar 2007)

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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The facilitation of site visits by Enterprise Ireland is a day-to-day matter for the agency itself, and not one in which I am directly involved. However, I understand that site visits from potential investors normally relate to projects which are mobile and, more often than not, are from overseas. The Enterprise Ireland portfolio of indigenous client companies is, of its nature, not very...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that this application was refused on 14th September 2006 on the basis that the position the employer seeks to fill could be filled from within the EU and that the above named individual was on a study visa and was therefore not entitled to enter full time employment. Having heard an appeal, the original decision was upheld in...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is aggregated at county level. 2006 is the latest year for which such figures are available. The number of jobs created in IDA supported companies in County Wexford in each of the years from 1997 to 2006 is set out in the tables. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: On the basis of provisional outturn figures for 2006, the total amount paid by my Department for car mileage expenses last year was €765,164.88. A total of €101,115.59 was paid in respect of all other modes of transport, including the cost of taxis as well as buses and trains, both in Ireland and abroad. Rail and bus ticket expenses were not identified separately by my Department in 2006.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: It has not been possible, in the time available, to get all of the data requested by the Deputy in respect of this Parliamentary Question. The missing data will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available. Excluding the Offices of my Department which have their own budgets, the data currently available concerning the energy used for running my Department in 2002 and 2006 is...