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Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: Statutory redundancy has been paid to the workers in the factory named by the Deputy. Ex gratia payments are a matter of negotiation between the company concerned and the workers, represented in this case by SIPTU. The Labour Court operates as an industrial relations tribunal, hearing both sides in a trade dispute. It then issues recommendations setting out its opinion on the dispute and...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The furniture industry both in Navan and the country as a whole continues to face increased costs of production as well as competition from low cost economies. For some time now, the industry has been outsourcing part of its production in order to reduce costs and maintain competitiveness and this has had an adverse effect on employment. Enterprise Ireland continues to assist the furniture...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The most recent data available is from the 2002 Census of Population. Based on an analysis of 15% of the addresses of place of work taken from that Census, the CSO estimates that approximately 55% of the County Meath labour force worked in the County. The percentage of those at work at that time was 93.4%. Job creation is dependent on a number of factors including the economic and labour...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The data in the latest Quarterly National Household Survey is published by the Central Statistics Office on a regional rather than a county basis and they show that the numbers in employment have increased in the Southern and Eastern region from 1,264,000 to 1,501,000 in the period 2000 to 2006. The table below gives the number of job gains and job losses in Enterprise Agency Assisted Firms...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Name of Body Statutory process for appointing Chair Statutory process for appointing the Members Legislative origin Irish National Accreditation Board Section 10 of the Industrial Development Act 1993 gives Forfás the authority to establish committees, including the Irish National Accreditation Board, and appoint...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: My Department or bodies in my Department have not directly leased any properties. All properties leased for my Department and for bodies in my Department have been leased by the Office of Public Works which negotiates all the terms and conditions associated with these leases.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (30 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits section of my Department has informed me that this application was refused on the basis that the position that the employer seeks to fill could be filled from within the wider EU. The employer was notified of this decision in writing and of their right of appeal. To-date no such appeal has been received in the Work Permit section.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (29 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: One of the key objectives of the enterprise development agencies is to encourage more balanced regional development and this is being pursued within the framework of the National Spatial Strategy. Some types of FDI project have a very strong preference for locating in a major urban centre, with its concentration of labour, services, transport links, and infrastructure. The lack of large...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department informs me that they have no record of a work permit application in this case.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (29 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department informs me that this application was refused on the basis that the above named individual entered the State to pursue a course of studies and is therefore not entitled to enter full time employment. Having heard an appeal in this case the original decision was up held. However, it should be noted that students attending recognized programmes of study...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The detailed information being requested is a day-to-day operational matter for Mayo County Enterprise Board. While my Department would, as part of an overall financial monitoring exercise in relation to all 35 County Enterprise Boards, request information on a regular basis in relation to spending patterns and projected grant drawdowns the level of detail being requested, in this instance,...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: Mayo County Enterprise Board (CEB) was established nationally in October 1993. The function of the CEB is to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The role of the CEB is to deliver a series of support Programmes to underpin this function. Project promoters within any County may seek assistance from...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Work Permits Section of my Department has indicated that the fee for a work permit is a processing fee and in normal circumstances would not be refundable. However in circumstances such as that referred to by the Deputy a refund would be made on request from the applicant.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The details of Enterprise Ireland's office leasing arrangements is an operational matter for Enterprise Ireland (EI), and not one in which I have a function. However, I understand from Enterprise Ireland, that its lease on Merrion Hall will expire on October 31st 2008. It is estimated that all Enterprise Ireland staff will have ceased occupation of these premises in early 2008. The staff...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am confident that the State Development agencies, in partnership with other key players, including the group in question, will strengthen their marketing and promotion efforts in the region and will continue to secure additional employment for the area particularly in view of the recent job losses in the local chicken processing and poultry growing industry. As regards the assets of the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Nov 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 — Enterprise Supports: Enterprise Supports (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: My Department does not provide either direct funding or direct business advice to potential business start-ups nor does it have any role in the evaluation of business proposals. Support and assistance for small businesses in Ireland, both financial and non-financial, is delivered by a number of State bodies. These State bodies are the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs), Enterprise...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. Since 1 January 2005 there have been 12 site visits to Carlow, seven in 2005 and five in 2006 to date. There were no site visits to County Wicklow in 2005 and 2006. Ultimately it is the investor who decides where to locate, including where to visit as a potential location. What they are indicating to IDA is that they are seeking an urban...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (28 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The attached tabular statement sets out the numbers of job gains and job losses in respect of full-time employment in companies assisted by the enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland and IDA) in Counties Wicklow and Carlow for the years 2001 to 2005. It is important to remember that job creation and job losses are a feature of economic development in all countries as various...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2006)

Micheál Martin: The issue of site visits is a matter for the relevant industrial development agencies, and not one in which I am directly involved. Itineraries for site visits generally relate to mobile investments, normally from overseas. Enterprise Ireland's portfolio of indigenous client companies is, of its nature, not very mobile, therefore the number of site visits arranged by the agency only relates...