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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department has informed me that the following are the figures for work permits issued to chefs in the past five years to date. Year New Permits Renewals Issued 2006 719 1,997 2,716 2005 822 2,370 3,192 2004 667 2,357 3,024 2003 1,684 2,004 3,688 2002 1,596 1,390 2,986

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (7 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: From the information supplied by the Deputy it appears that the above individual entered the State to pursue a course of studies and is therefore not entitled to enter full time employment. However, it should be noted that students attending recognised programmes of study are entitled to work twenty hours per week during term time and forty hours per week during holidays without, at present,...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am delighted to be in the House for the Second Reading of the Bill. In accordance with the recommendations of the Enterprise Strategy Group and the new mandate for Shannon Development, the indigenous industry support functions carried out by Shannon Development, under delegated authority from Enterprise Ireland, will revert to Enterprise Ireland on 1 January 2007. The reversion of these...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. I appreciate very much the very positive support the Bill has received in the Seanad. We consulted widely across the area. Trade unions representing workers were anxious to discuss matters with us. We facilitated such discussion and it is good to see we have achieved a significant degree of consensus on the way forward in terms of the...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Senator Daly touched on a very important point in terms of the new mandate I have given Shannon Development, and not just in the context of this Bill. Certainty and opportunity have been achieved for the workers. A national organisation for workers who may be interested in new opportunities is on offer. There is far more opportunity in the immediate future in the context of the Enterprise...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: I have asked Shannon Development to look at other areas within its region. Parts of Clare, perhaps, that might not have developed as well as the Shannon area might be focused on, as well as north Tipperary, parts of Offaly and west Limerick. These are important areas that need particular attention because in some of them, traditional indigenous manufacturing has declined. In that regard we...

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: I again thank Senators Coghlan and Leyden and other Members for their co-operation and facilitation of the speedy passage of this Bill. While it is technical in nature, it is an important Bill and I appreciate their co-operation and assistance at this time of year. I also thank my staff for the work they have put into this issue for some time.

Seanad: Industrial Development Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: I suspect they are particularly happy with the degree of facilitation shown in the House this evening.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Wait, Bernard.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The most recent Quarterly National Household Survey published by the Central Statistic's Office on 30 November, 2006, shows that for the third quarter of 2006, there were 533,500 people in employment in the Border, Midland and Western region. The corresponding figures in 2004 and 2005 were 489,800 and 512,700 respectively. This substantial growth in employment over that last two years is...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Community Employment (CE) 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. CE helps unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to a work routine and to...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Following the decision by the Board of IFI to put the company into liquidation, ICI and the State, the shareholders in IFI, while there was no legal obligation to do so, established a special fund with almost €24.5 million to provide ex-gratia severance payments to the former employees of IFI. Payments from the fund were made were in accordance with the basis for distribution determined by...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Under the Government's decentralisation programme, FÁS is due to transfer its head office including some 383 posts to Birr, County Offaly. There is no sub-category for specialist posts. To date, a total of 102 FÁS staff have expressed an interest in relocating to Birr, broken down as follows: 26 FÁS staff have volunteered to move (outside of CAF) 6 FÁS staff have signed up through the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department has indicated to me that, given the particular circumstances in this case, they are prepared to look favourably on this application and an officer of the work permits section will be in touch with the employer shortly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department has informed me that the work permit has issued recently in this case.

Written Answers — Charitable Organisations: Charitable Organisations (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: Many charitable and voluntary organisations find the company code structure a suitable means in which to organise their activities. The favoured type of company structure formed is usually guarantee companies without a share capital and with limited liability. In return for the privilege provided by society in allowing such companies to organise themselves with limited liability, company...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: The table supplies the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount of expenditure by my Department on consultancy in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the number of consultants engaged by the Department in those years. My Department operates to detailed guidelines when commissioning outside expertise from our consultancy or research budgets. In that regard, my Department interprets...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Dec 2006)

Micheál Martin: There is no upper age limit applied to membership of State Boards under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: Enterprise Ireland currently employs a total of 921 staff. The 666 Dublin based staff are currently located in four separate offices; 402 in Glasnevin, 158 in Strand Road, Sandymount, 52 in Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge and 54 in Wilton Place, Dublin. A further 125 staff members are located in Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices, and 130 are located in Irish regional offices. The Board of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The reversion of responsibility for indigenous enterprise from Shannon Development to Enterprise Ireland will involve the transfer of some 40 staff to Enterprise Ireland. The decentralisation of Enterprise Ireland's Headquarters to Shannon as part of the Government's decentralisation programme will not be affected by the transfer of functions from Shannon Development to Enterprise Ireland....