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Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: Apologies.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: That is correct.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: There is no record of a valid work permit application in this case. Applications which are incomplete or incorrect are returned to the employer for completion. In the aftermath of EU enlargement, it is Government policy that employers should be able to source nearly all of their workforce needs from within the EU. Accordingly, only in cases where exceptional levels of skill and qualifications...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 410 together. In April 2005, the Commission published its proposal for the seventh framework programme, FP7, which will cover the period 2007 to 2013. Consideration of the Commission's proposal, which involves co-decision procedures with the European Parliament, is still under way. In this regard, divergent views exist among member states on the...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: Following a review of the operation of FÁS employment schemes — community employment, job initiative and social economy programmes — a number of changes were announced on 10 November 2004. The views and concerns expressed by key stakeholders, including the social partners, were taken into account in deciding on the new arrangements. The new arrangements are as follows. There are no...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I did not travel abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: Arising from concern that all Turkish workers would have access to the money that had been transferred to their bank accounts in Finansbank in Amsterdam, I and officials of the Department met with senior management from Gama Turkey and Gama Ireland, the legal advisers to Gama Turkey and a human resources consultant, retained by Gama. At that meeting, I was assured by these senior managers,...

Written Answers — Company Ownership: Company Ownership (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am satisfied that the company concerned has had a business relationship with the Gama organisation such that it was controlled by Gama.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together. IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland and its regions. The Forfás annual employment survey records jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the industrial development agencies. Data are compiled on an annualised basis. Individual company data are...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: The core recommendation in the consumer strategy group report, Make Consumers Count, was the establishment of a new national consumer agency, a recommendation which was fully accepted by the Government. The establishment of the new agency will require primary legislation and work on the preparation of that legislation is well under way in my Department. In the interim period until the NCA is...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I am aware of the correspondence to which the Deputy refers and I have written to the correspondent advising her of the current situation.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: New work permits are only being considered for highly skilled, highly paid positions which it is not possible to fill from within the EEA. In ethnic restaurants where there is significant investment, significant employment of EEA nationals and where a business case can be made for highly skilled and qualified non-EEA staff, my Department will consider such applications on a case by case...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: The Industrial Development Authority has been designated an autonomous body under the Industrial Development Acts. One of the functions assigned to the authority in this capacity is to foster the national objective of balanced regional development and this is being pursued within the framework of the national spatial strategy. I understand from IDA Ireland that regional development has been...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: There are 13 county and city enterprise boards, CEBs, operating in the Border, midlands and western region. Under the BMW Regional Operational Programme 2000-2006 these boards are responsible for delivering the micro-enterprise measure throughout the BMW region. The BMW region's Objective One status allows the use of comparatively better rates of incentives to business and assists the region...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: The issues of job creation and retention in Enterprise Ireland supported companies are day-to-day matters for the agency itself and not ones in which I am directly involved. Enterprise Ireland has at its core the objective of supporting and stimulating balanced regional development, in line with the vision set out in the national spatial strategy, and to maximise national resources allocated...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: The work permits section informs me that individuals may transfer from one employer to another within the terms of their original work visa without contacting my Department.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: In 2006, my Department allocated a total of €417.796 million for training and development purposes through a number of its agencies. The allocation for the FÁS training and integration supports programme, which includes training for the employed and unemployed, amounts to €382.796 million. There was also a training element of €11 million included in the allocation for the FÁS...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: No task forces have been set up in recent years arising from job losses in particular areas. The practice of establishing task forces has changed since the establishment of the county development boards. Rather than establishing a further layer by creating task forces, the relevant CDB is now seen as the body that is best placed to oversee any additional response that is required over and...

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 434 and 435 together. Overall responsibility for leading on the implementation of the national spatial strategy, NSS, rests with my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche. In so far as enterprise development is concerned, the designation of Cavan and Monaghan as hub towns should have a positive impact on their...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 Apr 2006)

Micheál Martin: The administration of the community enterprise centre, CEC, scheme is a day-to-day matter for Enterprise Ireland and not one in which I am directly involved. Enterprise Ireland advertised the 2006 CEC scheme in a public call for proposals in the national press on 19 and 20 January 2006. The closing date for receipt of applications is 27 April 2006. As this is a competitive scheme, there is no...