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Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The budget for FÁS is agreed on the basis of detailed discussions between FÁS, my Department and the Department of Finance in the context of the annual Estimates process. My Department has allocated a total of €985.175 million to FÁS in the 2006 Estimate. This is an increase of approximately 8% on the amount spent by FÁS in 2005. This budget is allocated by FÁS to the specific approved...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, including Waterford, for new or expansion FDI investments and jobs is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency. While I may give general policy directives to the Agency, I am precluded under the Acts from giving...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: In so far as the question relates to company law inquiries, I would refer the Deputy to the tables below which set out summary details of all company law investigations, for which my Department has had responsibility, since 1997. Sixteen investigations into company law matters were initiated by my predecessor in the period since 1997. In three cases, the High Court appointed, on an...

Joint Policing Committees. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am deputising for the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who, as Deputies will be aware, is engaged in important work elsewhere. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and assure him the Tánaiste and I share his interest in joint policing committees. The genesis of the committees is the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the most significant legislation affecting the...

Joint Policing Committees. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: Following the review, the guidelines will be amended as necessary and new guidelines issued for a full rollout of the committees.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: Enterprise Ireland is the agency involved and my Department does not get involved in the day-to-day administration of grants or the return thereof. This is fundamentally a matter for the agency. The House has delegated this authority to it and the other industrial development agencies. We cannot delegate authority to the agencies while at the same time running their day-to-day operations....

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy has the wrong take on this. We should never get to the stage of saying we are giving money to one side to the detriment of another. Grant money is not allocated on that basis. Enterprise Ireland or any agency would wisely work with all of the food companies in Ireland to add as much value as possible, within the jurisdiction. It will continually encourage companies to do added...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: ——-a transfer of one to the other. It should not have to mean that. I am not at liberty to discuss ongoing fluid discussions that are under way between a number of interested parties as regards the Roosky site.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: That is all I can say at this stage. We are very well aware of the need. All Members of the House, particularly Deputies in the constituency such as Deputy Finneran and Deputy Naughten, have raised this issue on an ongoing basis and are very keen to see development here. The fundamental point, however, is that whereas I am accountable for Enterprise Ireland, a global sum is allocated to...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. IDA Ireland has statutory responsibility for marketing Ireland, including individual areas and towns such as north Mayo and Ballina, for overseas investment. Enterprise Ireland has responsibility for the promotion of indigenous industry, while county enterprise boards concentrate on the...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I will give the Deputy answers.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: In 2002, there were 1,976 people on the live register in Ballina. In August 2006, there were 1,448 on the register. In other words, 528 more people were unemployed in Ballina in 2002 than there are today. I respectfully suggest that calling towns like Ballina unemployment blackspots does nothing to enhance the attractiveness of the town for inward investment. It does not create the right...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am not so sure that the activities the Deputy has been engaged in sends out a wonderful signal to external investors who wish to invest in Mayo. Far from trying to arrive at a reasonable solution, the quality of the engagement by the Deputy and others on this issue actually sends out a negative signal in terms of trying to attract investment. We should always endeavour to exploit natural...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity Deputy Cowley has taken to clarify the change of direction he has clearly articulated regarding the Corrib gas field. That is most welcome.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I did not think the picketing of Deputy Kenny's constituency office suggested a positive outlook. The IDA will continue to market Ballina. There are other options if a particular site is not available. There are many examples of foreign direct investments locating either in private sector developments or in greenfield sites.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The manufacturing sector — both indigenous and foreign-owned — has been a key component of the economy over the past two decades and it will continue to be a significant contributor to exports, employment and economic growth in the future. Home based enterprises play a significant part in the sector, and the Government is encouraging the development of that element of the economy....

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy referred to haemorrhaging jobs. We created 88,000 jobs last year. We are on course to do something similar this year.

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt the Deputy. I have already pointed out that we did a useful exercise this year when I commissioned Forfás to do an analysis of employment patterns and trends in both manufacturing and traded services in the past five to six years. The result of that analysis was that approximately 150,000 jobs were created in high-end manufacturing and approximately 440 in services. I...

Industrial Development. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: On indigenous manufacturing, 87% of manufacturing units in Ireland are Irish-owned. Approximately 60% of those employ fewer than 20 people. The indigenous sector would be characterised by a large number of smaller firms. Those enterprises employ approximately 113,000 people, which is a significant number in indigenous manufacturing. We are keen to support that, as is Enterprise Ireland...

Employment Rights. (11 Oct 2006)

Micheál Martin: The labour inspectorate undertook an investigation of allegations made in this House on 8 February 2005 regarding compliance by Gama Construction Ireland Limited with certain employment rights provisions. A report on the investigation was prepared and circulated to relevant parties, including Gama Construction Ireland Limited. The outcome of an interlocutory hearing on a judicial review...

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