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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The provision of grant assistance for individual companies is a matter for the development agency or body concerned, and not one in which I have a direct function. Enterprise Ireland has primary responsibility for Irish companies in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors, and supports companies employing ten or more people, and start-up companies which have the...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I understand that the job losses at the company in question are owing to the seasonal nature of the business. All the employees are temporary staff, and employment at the company reduces at this time of the year. While 75 temporary jobs have been lost, a similar number is usually recruited later in the year for the peak season. The company has confirmed that it is engaging in a study to...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 to 432, inclusive, and 443 to 446, inclusive, together. IDA Ireland has statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to the mid-west region, except for the Shannon Free Zone, which falls within the remit of Shannon Development. Shannon Development is also responsible for supporting indigenous enterprises in the mid-west region,...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The BASIS project was established in the year 2000 as part of the Government's action plan for the development of the information society in Ireland. BASIS stands for business access to state information and services. The BASIS project was concerned with encouraging and facilitating the on-line provision of public services, in particular to the business community. The primary initiative...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department has informed me that an application for a work permit in respect of the above individual was refused on 12 January 2006. The employer was notified of this decision in writing and of the right of appeal. To date no such appeal has been received by the work permit section.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (21 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: Applications from employers for work permits should be submitted along with the appropriate documentation and work permit fee. It is also necessary for the employer to register the vacancy with FÁS, in the first instance. Full details for making work permit applications, including copies of application forms, are available on the Departments web site at www.entemp.ie or from the work permit...

Written Answers — Consumer Information: Consumer Information (9 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: Under consumer legislation the application of a description to a product as to its place of manufacture, production, processing, etc., is called a trade description under section 2 (1)(b) of the Consumer Information Act 1978. It is an offence to apply a false trade description to a product. However, there is no compulsion on suppliers to provide information on the origin of their products....

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (9 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I have no plans to travel abroad for the St. Patrick's Day festivities.

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (8 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: My Department and the development agencies under its remit, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and the city and county enterprise boards, are committed to the economic and industrial development of Clare, including Ennis, in line with national enterprise policy goals, and the achievement of balanced regional development, within the framework of the national spatial strategy....

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (8 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The company in question has announced that a further rationalisation of its operation in Ballina has been sought by its parent company and this will lead to a reduction in the number of staff over the next two months. This reduction will, in effect, end all manufacturing activities at the plant and the remaining staff will be engaged mainly in customer support and marketing activities. FÁS...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase of land and the creation of business parks are day-to-day operational matters for the agency and not matters in which I have a function. I have been informed by IDA Ireland that it has been in discussions with Mayo County Council regarding the purchase of a site of circa 27 acres owned by the local authority...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. The marketing of individual areas, including Ballina, 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 directives...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: Currently, 44 people are employed in my Department who are recorded as having a disability, representing 4.5% of the total staff number. My Department therefore exceeds the 3% target for the employment of people with disabilities required of all Departments. The Public Appointments Service, following approval from the Department of Finance, undertakes the recruitment of staff to all...

Written Answers — Hazardous Substances: Hazardous Substances (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: The principal legislative provisions covering warning labels on dangerous substance products are contained in the European Communities (Classification, Packaging, Labelling and Notification of Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2003 and the use of products by the European Communities (Dangerous Substances and Preparations) (Marketing and Use) Regulations 2003. These regulations are enforced by...

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

Micheál Martin: It is Government policy that employers should be able to source their workforce needs from within the European Economic Area, except in cases where high levels of skills and qualifications are required for the job and such skills are not available within this area. Work permit applications in respect of forestry workers would be refused on the grounds that they are not highly skilled and...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 343 together. Job creation and retention are matters for the development agencies concerned and not ones in which I have a direct function. I am informed that data on job gains and losses are compiled from the annual employment survey carried out by Forfás. The following figures indicate the number of jobs lost by the client companies of Enterprise...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I understand that Enterprise Ireland met the company concerned to review its business plan to establish a manufacturing facility in County Donegal. Enterprise Ireland considered that the business plan required further development before it could consider investing in the business but confirmed that it would work with the company to develop its business proposition and the relevant application...

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion. (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I may be sharing time with Deputy O'Connor if he arrives.

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion. (7 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: —notes this reaffirmation of the Government's commitment to the protection of whistleblowers; being persons who legitimately bring to the attention of the appropriate authority, sensitive information gained in the course of their employment and notes that Government has already demonstrated...

Written Answers — Retail Pricing. : Retail Pricing. (2 Mar 2006)

Micheál Martin: There is an obligation to display the selling price of a product under regulation 4 of Statutory Instrument No. 639 of 2002 [European Communities (Requirements to Indicate Product Prices) Regulations, 2002]. The regulations stipulate that the indication of the selling price be "unambiguous, easily identifiable as referring to that product, clearly visible and legible to prospective customers...