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- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Following a direction from the Department of Finance on 7 May 2009, my Department instructed that the fees payable to the Chairpersons and Board Members of boards and agencies under the aegis of my Department be reduced by 10% with effect from 1 May 2009. The instruction was relevant to the following bodies, all of which have complied with it. Enterprise Ireland IDA Ireland Shannon Free...
- FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Nobody said they were above the law. The Deputy's accusation against me is wrong.
- FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It was not necessary. The Department of Finance signed off on it.
- FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: That is nonsense.
- FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I have never told an untruth in this House, never.
- Written Answers — EU Support Schemes: EU Support Schemes (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The decision of any eligible Irish undertaking, including financial institutions, to make an application under any particular EU scheme would be a commercial matter for the institution involved. Applications are between the undertaking involved and the relevant EU institution providing support. The Irish Authorities would not necessarily be made aware of individual applications made to EU...
- Written Answers — Prompt Payment System: Prompt Payment System (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: As on and from 15 June last all Government Departments are required to pay suppliers and contractors within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice. Responsibility for implementing the terms of the Government Decision rests with each individual Department. Suppliers pursuing payments should contact the relevant Departmental section with which the contract was arranged. The Secretary General of...
- Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Day to day import controls and related verification procedures in respect of imports from illegal Israeli settlements are undertaken by the Customs authorities and my Department is not involved in these procedures.
- Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: As I advised in a previous reply on this matter to the House, insofar as consumer protection considerations are concerned, the Consumer Protection Act 2007 includes specific provisions in relation to the provision of information to consumers in the course of commercial transactions. Specifically the Act provides that the provision of false information in relation to the geographical or...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The information available to me to respond to the Deputy's question is limited by the level at which details are recorded on my Department's financial systems. There have also been changes to my Department's systems over the last ten years which further limits the level of detail available. It is not feasible, therefore, to provide details of the cost of each individual Ministerial overseas...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The National Employment Action Plan Preventive Strategy (NEAP) involves a systematic referral of certain cohorts of registered unemployed persons by the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA) to FÃS for assistance. Department of Social & Family Affairs National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) referrals to FÃS Employment Services, Cork, in the third quarter of 2009 totalled,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency, as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas. The location of the 6 units in the Waterford Industrial Estate on which the Agency has long term lease agreements, and which are currently available for use, is set out in the attached tabular statement....
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 to 197, inclusive, together. As I informed the House in reply to a previous Question on 22 September last (No.32397), I propose to bring the Services Directive, 2006/123/EC, into effect by way of statutory instrument, under the European Communities Act 1972. This is the approach used for the majority of EU Directives and, in this case, will facilitate the...
- Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department is currently preparing an application seeking co-financing support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in relation to workers made redundant at SR Technics. This is being done in consultation with the relevant statutory bodies such as FÃS, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, the Department of Education and Science, the Higher Education Authority and relevant...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207, 221 and 235 together. The Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes Report has no recommendations to alter the eligibility criteria for participating on the mainstream Community Employment (CE) programme nor on the special status drug CE programmes. It does, however, recommend the removal of the dual-entitlement to certain social...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The average salary per grade grouping provided to me by FÃS is set out in the table in respect of the years 1998 to 2008. The figures are not available at individual grade level as it is not possible to extract this retrospectively from the computer payroll system. For the same reason figures in respect of 1997 can not be provided at this stage. For ease of comparison the figures for all...
- Written Answers — Nutraceutical Sector: Nutraceutical Sector (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: There is no universal definition of nutraceuticals as a sector and therefore, it is difficult to define the level of investment in the sector and the percentage of Gross Domestic Product attributed to it. The nutraceuticals market is frequently defined as encompassing functional foods, vitamins, minerals and supplements and it is evident that it can offer lucrative opportunities to the...
- Written Answers — Competition Authority: Competition Authority (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Competition Authority is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of competition law in the State. Section 29 (3) of the Competition Act 2002 provides that the Competition Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. Under section 30 (1)(b) of that Act, the Competition Authority is responsible for investigating any breach of the Act. As investigations and...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: FÃS South West Region provided training to 267 persons employed in the cleaning industry in 2008 at a total cost of â¬195,160 under the Competency Development Programme. This training was provided in three different courses as outlined below: Food Premises Cleaning Certificate Stage 1: 31 people. Cleaning Operatives Proficiency Certificate Stage 1: 213 people. Cleaning Operatives...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department commissioned twenty-one experts' or consultants' reports in 2008. Details in relation to these reports are set out in the following table: Title of Report Commissioned Name of Consultant or Expert Cost 1 Report of an assessment of a named company's restructuring plan. KPMG â¬273,460 2 Report and Recommendations from the Consultation Process with Staff in the Department of...