Results 47,381-47,400 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: National Competitiveness Council: 6 Appointments were made to the NCC in the first 6 months of 2002. The Competition Authority: 1 Appointment was made to the Competition Authority on 20th May 2002. Industrial Development Agency Ireland: 2 Appointments were made to the Board of IDA Ireland in January 2002. Enterprise Ireland: 1 Appointment was made to the Board of Enterprise Ireland on 8 May...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Science Foundation Ireland: 1 Appointment made to the Board of Science Foundation Ireland in the last 2 months. Company Law Review Group: 1 Appointment made to the Board of the CLRG in January 2007. IDA Ireland: 2 Appointments were made to the IDA Ireland Board on 22 January 2007. Crafts Council of Ireland: 1 Appointment was made to Board of the Crafts Council of Ireland on 27 Feb 2007....
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged groups â such as Persons with a Disability, with an opportunity to engage in training and work experience within their communities on a temporary basis. There are approximately 3,000 CE participants inclusive of CE supervisors actively...
- Written Answers — Grocery Industry: Grocery Industry (8 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Competition Authority is the independent statutory body responsible for enforcing competition law in the State. I would urge anyone who is aware of, or who has suspicions regarding anti-competitive practices in the grocery sector, or indeed any other sector, to report all details to the Authority who will investigate the matter. On 20 March 2006 when the Competition (Amendment) Act...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Employment Permits Section of my Department has informed me that two applications were received in the Section on 28th February 2007 and they are being considered, however in regard to the third person, there is no record of a valid work permit application.
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 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, whereas, in 2006, Shannon Development had responsibility for indigenous industry in the Mid-West region and for the attraction of FDI to the Shannon Free Zone. Responsibility for supporting indigenous industry reverted to Enterprise Ireland on 1st of...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: During the course of 2006 Shannon Development organised visits by eleven foreign owned companies that were interested in the Shannon Free Zone as a potential investment location.
- Written Answers — Housing Advice Services: Housing Advice Services (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The issues raised by the Deputy appear to relate to matters of contract law. In this regard the Deputy may wish to advise the first-time buyer concerned to consult his legal advisor to see how the developer can be obliged to perform the terms of the contract.
- Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: I do not have responsibility for this area, however, I understand that the standards for unleaded petrol and diesel are as follows: The European Standard I.S. EN 228 "Automotive fuels â Unleaded petrol â Requirements and test methods" specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol. It is applicable to unleaded petrol for use in petrol engine vehicles...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Every country in Europe has its own system.
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Community Employment is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary basis. Community Employment helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: There is one Civil Servant assigned to the constituency Office of the Minister of State for Trade and Commerce. She is based in Minister's Office, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The officer concerned is a Clerical Officer. The Clerical Officer salary scale ranges from â¬22,766 to â¬36,913 per annum. The total salary cost of the constituency...
- Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The mode of transport which staff of my Department use in travelling to and from work is a matter of choice for each individual. However, my Department generally supports the use of public transport by staff. In this context, it operates a scheme which facilitates staff in obtaining annual bus and rail passes through salary reductions. A particular attraction of the scheme for staff is...
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The CSO release on County Incomes and Regional GDP notes that county estimates should be treated with caution because the underlying data are not always sufficiently robust. Also while the Live Register provides data on a county basis it is not designed to measure unemployment. It includes part-time workers as well as seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseekers Allowance or Benefit. ...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in my ministerial office in the positions referred to by the Deputy are provided in Table 1 below. Details of travel and subsistence expenses incurred for the calendar year 2006 by persons employed in the positions referred to by the Deputy in the offices of the Ministers of State attached to my...
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Mar 2007)
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 under the Industrial Development Acts, I am precluded from giving directives regarding individual undertakings or from giving preference to one area over others. I have been assured by the agencies under the remit of my...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: There are three Civil Servants assigned to my Constituency Office. They are all based in my Office at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. The officers concerned are all Clerical Officers. The Clerical Officer salary scale ranges from â¬22,766 to â¬36,913 per annum. The total salary cost of my constituency office for 2006 was â¬165,180.91. This...
- Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: Nationals of Romania and Bulgaria may only come to Ireland to be employed by an employer if they are the subject of an employment permit application. For the first two months of this year, 11 new employment permits were issued in respect of Romanian nationals, and 2 new employment permits in respect of Bulgarian nationals. I understand that the Department of Social and Family Affairs issued...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Mar 2007)
Micheál Martin: The Competition Authority is the independent statutory agency responsible for the enforcement of competition law in the State. Its mandate and functions are set out in the Competition Act 2002, as amended. The 2002 Act consolidated, reformed and modernised previous legislation relating to competition policy and merger control. In essence the Act: increased the penalties for serious cartel...