Results 48,941-48,960 of 51,063 for speaker:Micheál Martin
- Employment Legislation. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: We have passed the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, the Redundancy Payments Act, the Protection of Employment Act, the Unfair Dismissals Act, the Payment of Wages Act etc.
- Employment Legislation. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: I do too.
- Industrial Development. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: 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. Provisional figures indicate that in 2005 the number of jobs gained in Enterprise Ireland companies amounted to 12,212. That was offset by job losses of 12,430, giving a net decline of 218. I emphasise that those 2005 figures are...
- Industrial Development. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: They come with a warning.
- Industrial Development. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: They were created towards the end of the year. Despite the pressures experienced in some sectors, total unemployment in Ireland remains relatively low, at 4.3%, and economic growth is estimated at 4.8% for 2005. With more than 2 million people in work, Ireland enjoys one of the lowest unemployment-to-employment ratios in the EU 15. In recent years, Irish manufacturing firms, particularly in...
- Industrial Development. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: I am an expert on recounts.
- Industrial Development. (7 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: Enterprise Ireland and I have the substantive commitment to research and development. I am working with it to enhance and grow the number of companies engaged in meaningful research and development. Part of Enterprise Ireland's new strategic vision involves a defined objective in terms of the number of companies. In essence, it wants to double to more than 1,000 the number involved in...
- Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (2 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: I am informed by FÃS that it has no plans to change the status of Obair offices in County Mayo.
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (2 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: In general, an application for the renewal of a work permit is granted provided that the conditions of employment specified in the permit have been adhered to by the employer. I envisage that the new economic migration arrangements, which I announced on 12 October 2005, will be implemented after the legislation has been passed through the Oireachtas.
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: Since my appointment as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment I have not sought advice from public relations consultancy firms or individuals. I have appointed Ms Caitriona Meehan as a press adviser on a full-time basis at an annual salary equivalent to the third point of the principal officer scale. Ms Meehan has experience with Departments and subsidiary bodies. The Ministers of...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputies for raising these matters. As they noted, SRAM Corporation announced to its staff that it would cease operations in Carrick-on-Suir with the loss of 53 permanent and temporary jobs. Some 11 permanent staff will be retained in distribution support activities and finance. This is devastating news for the workers in question and their families and our thoughts are with them....
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: The present IDA Ireland strategy for south Tipperary is to concentrate future economic development in Clonmel by developing the town as a first-class location for overseas investment. This strategy has been agreed with the South Tipperary County Development Board. At a meeting of Carrick-on-Suir Town Council last year the agency's plans for south Tipperary and Waterford city were outlined to...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: I want to stress however, that Carrick-on-Suir is not being neglected. I met a delegation from the town council last year and then met with FÃS. The town council specifically brought the FÃS service to my attention and asked us to expand and improve it. Following a meeting with the council the agency agreed to increase its level of engagement with the long-term unemployed in the town. This...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: The company will seek to recruit approximately 200 staff per year, both graduates and non-graduates, for the next five years. The development of community based enterprise centres is a crucial part of the drive to create new regional enterprise. Enterprise Ireland provided support of â¬54,852 in 1998 for the setting up of the enterprise centre in Carrick-on-Suir. This centre has been sold to...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: Would the Deputy please listen? That was a fall from 3,411 in December 2004.
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: The focus of my Department and its agencies is firmly concentrated on managing this transition of our economy through the use of the best possible blend of policies to strengthen both national and firm-level competitiveness. An integral element of the Government's policies is to encourage enterprises to undertake increased levels of investment and research, to use more technology in product...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: ââthat the State development agencies, under the auspices of my Department, will continue to work closely together and with the County Development Board, as well as participating in the special working groups set up in October 2004 by the county manager of Tipperary south to deal with job creation issues in the towns of Carrick-on-Suir and Tipperary. The working group is already...
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: ââthat the County Development Board and the special working groups on which the State agencies are represented, would be the appropriate fora to fulfil this function. There is no point in setting up a similar forum again with the same people.
- Job Creation. (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: We will work to see what we can do for the workers concerned. They are our immediate priority and we will see what we can do.
- Written Answers — Stem Cell Research: Stem Cell Research (1 Feb 2006)
Micheál Martin: Stem cell research is an area which holds considerable promise in the treatment of various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury. Research is under way in Ireland on therapies using stem cells derived from adult tissues. As regards ethical issues pertaining to stem cells derived from embryonic sources, the current...