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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Agency Year Resignation Cost Termination of Contract Cost Early Retirements Cost to Department Enterprise, Trade & Employment 2006 17 0 0 0 6 €369,215.39 2007 13 0 4 * 0 5 €551,090.21 2008 15 0 9 * €84,864.92 ** 6 €450,639.38 2009 2 0 12 * €83,057.99...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is day-to-day operational matters for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and not a matter in which I have a function. I understand from IDA that the Agency's building portfolio currently consists of 139 units, of which 65 are owned by IDA and 74 are leased from private landlords...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My Department availed of the Department of Finance Framework Agreement in respect of the provision of mobile phone services. Vodafone was awarded the contract after a competitive tendering process which evaluated tenders on a range of criteria including best value for money and which took into account the Department's mobile phone usage pattern. The current contract was awarded in August...

Written Answers — Importation Policy: Importation Policy (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The basis for assessing whether import duties apply, and the extent to which they might be applicable to imports, is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: In one case an application was made in 2007 for the payment of a severance gratuity in respect of a CEO whose contract was not being renewed. The proposed gratuity was not sanctioned by the Department of Finance and therefore was not paid. In 2008 the Department of Finance sanctioned the following severance terms to the former Director General of FÁS under and in accordance with Section...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Three Civil Servants were dismissed from my Department in the last five years for misconduct, poor performance or failure to fulfil the terms of their contract. All three were dismissed during 2009.

Written Answers — Industrial Properties: Industrial Properties (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the development of business parks, is day-to-day operational matters for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and not matters in which I have a function. I understand from IDA that, although the Agency has received planning permission for an advanced technology unit on the...

Written Answers — Industrial Properties: Industrial Properties (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. I am informed by IDA Ireland that this site is not in their ownership.

Written Answers — Work Placement Programme: Work Placement Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The aim of the Work Placement Programme is to provide valuable work experience for 6 months to 2,000 unemployed individuals. Participants on the programme will retain their existing social welfare entitlements for the duration of their placement. It was agreed that the target cohort of this programme would be those who have been unemployed for a period of 6 months and in receipt of job...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. The severance arrangements granted to the former Director General of FÁS was granted under and in accordance with Section 6(3) of the Labour Services Act 1987. The Labour Services Act provides that terms and conditions, including those in relation to remuneration and superannuation, of the office of the Director General, may be...

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It is not appropriate to say that if we do not have the facts. That is not factually correct. Deputy McCormack is a member of the Committee of Public Accounts and he would be aware of the facts.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: It was nothing to do with the Taoiseach.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: That is not true.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Des Geraghty may have something to say about the Deputy's views on the board.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: A parliamentary party meeting is taking place, as are discussions on a programme for Government.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "recognises: --- the critical role of FÁS, as the State's employment and training agency, in assisting the Government meet the current training, upskilling and employment needs of the workforce; --- the difficulties that the current economic situation poses for the unemployed and their families;...

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: No, it was not.

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My intention in requesting the review was to ensure that appropriate public procurement procedures exist to prevent or detect irregularities or wrongdoing and to examine and report on the activities of the FÁS corporate affairs area since 2000. This was in order to achieve reasonable assurance on whether there were any occasions of potential fraud or irregularity in that area other than...

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: This is the first of two reports into FÁS, the second of which is currently being drafted by the Comptroller and Auditor General. In November 2008, after initial intense negotiations on the terms of his departure, the then director general tendered his resignation following reports of excessive travel expenditure in the organisation. In the interest of allowing FÁS to focus on its core...

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Mary Coughlan: In December 2008, the chairman of FÁS confirmed in writing that FÁS was fully compliant with Department of Finance regulations in regard to foreign travel. As the foreign travel issue centred around the science challenge programme, in December 2008 I commissioned an internal review into the science challenge initiative. The review focused on whether the initiative as it then operated...