Results 49,561-49,580 of 51,089 for speaker:Micheál Martin

Written Answers — Irish Fertilizer Industries: Irish Fertilizer Industries (25 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Following the decision by the board of IFI to put the company into liquidation, ICI and the State, the shareholders in IFI, while there was no legal obligation to do so, established a special fund with almost €24.5 million to provide ex gratia severance payments to the former employees of IFI. Payments from the fund were made in accordance with the basis for distribution determined by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is estimated that €41,694.00 has been spent by my Department in bringing into effect the provisions of the Official Languages Act, 2003.

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (25 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: According to figures provided by the Central Statistics Office from the 1995 labour force survey and the most recent quarterly national household survey, unemployment in the Border region has dropped from 17,800 in 1995, to 10,300 in the second quarter of 2005. Over the same period, the unemployment rate for persons in the Border region has dropped from 11.4% to 4.9%. While the quarterly...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (20 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is a matter for the liquidator of IFI to realise the assets of the company, including its properties in Arklow, and to apply the funds raised in the settlement of the debts owed by the company. In this regard, I understand that a contract has been signed for the sale of the company's main production site in Arklow and that it is hoped to close the sale in the near future. While the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. My Department has no record of entering into any contracts with Accenture during the period in question. The Department has identified the following payments to a company named Gartner Group UK Ltd: in 1997, a payment of £10,579.63 for IT work; in 1998, a payment of £889.96 in respect of research software; in 1999, a payment of £121.00...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department has informed me that a work permit issued to the above named individual on 16 October 2003 and was valid until 15 October 2004. There is no record of any further work permit applications having been received in this case.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 224, inclusive, together. A breakdown of employment figures by area in the Dublin region is not available. The tables attached give an outline of employment gains and losses in client companies of the enterprise development agencies by sector in Dublin for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. Figures for 2005 will not be available until early 2006. Overall...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Nationals from outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in the category referred to by the Deputy, may be permitted to work in Ireland provided the employee is granted a work permit.

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the quarterly national household survey results. It is important sometimes to reflect on our achievements and to pause for a moment to understand what is happening in our economy. The figures published by the Central Statistics Office last month tell a compelling story of transformation. I pose an important question to the House. What does an...

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The figures from the latest quarterly national household survey are marked proof of the effectiveness of Government policies in the areas of employment and the labour market. Our recent economic success has been remarkable. The so-called "jobless growth" of the early 1990s has long since been replaced by consistent employment creation. Employment increased by 93,000 in the 12 months to August...

Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Those are the recommendations in the report.

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: Sinn Féin would have a different form of regulation.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: It is too early to say.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: We lost out on a few all-Ireland tickets because of it.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The dioxin levels have decreased by 20%.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: They have decreased by 20% in Cork Harbour.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy should get perspective.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: No. The Deputy cannot distort the EPA figures.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Deputy did not even vote for sewage treatment.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 493, 494 and 504 to 511, inclusive, together. The filling of the post in question was undertaken as part of a package of measures in the area of science co-ordination and oversight. In June 2004 the Government approved the putting in place of a Cabinet Sub-committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, STI, an interdepartmental committee for STI and the...