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Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The number of individual Enterprise Ireland, EI, client companies who received financial support from EI in each of the past five years is as follows. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1,538 1,248 987 1,013 986 In addition to financial support, EI provides a range of non-financial support to its client companies, including market supports, human resource development, technical know how...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: Enterprise Ireland payments in support of client companies for each year over the five-year period 2000-04 are outlined in a table. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 Payments to Client Companies 100,851 91,443 65,549 66,416 67,330 Enterprise Ireland payments to third parties for each...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: Data regarding Enterprise Ireland spending is set out in its financial statements which are appended to its annual reports. Enterprise Ireland spend on remuneration and other pay costs over the five year period 2000-04 is detailed in a table.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement. The Deputy should note that this table records the number of companies paid by each grant type. Some companies are included in more than one grant type. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total number of IDA Ireland companies paid grants in the relevant year 300 257 195 163 140

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland grant payments in support of client companies for each year over the five-year period 2000-2004 are set out in a tabular statement. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 Payments to Client Companies 150,500 109,000 118,500 96,500 66,000

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: Data regarding IDA Ireland spending is set out in its financial statements, which are appended to its annual reports. IDA Ireland's spend on remuneration and other pay costs in the five-year period 2000-04 is detailed in a table. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 â'¬000 Remuneration and Other pay...

Written Answers — Graduate Support Schemes: Graduate Support Schemes (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment, FDI, to Ireland, including its regions and areas. IDA Ireland is committed to regional development as a core part of its strategy and has set itself a high level performance target for the BMW region, including counties Cavan and Monaghan. This commits IDA Ireland to try to achieve a 50%...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The 35 county and city enterprise boards, CEBs, are charged with the development of indigenous domestic enterprises employing up to ten people. Leitrim County Enterprise Board is actively involved in the economic and social development of the county and continues to be proactive in ensuring that available funds are targeted to maximize entrepreneurial development throughout 2005. Data on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (28 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: Charges for services are recorded as appropriations-in-aid in the appropriation account and published each year. A table outlines the amounts received in appropriations-in-aid in pounds and euro in each of the years in question giving the value of the increases as required. 1995 1996 Increase 1997 1998 Increase £ 12,816,064 12,852,514 36,450 14,426,949 16,510,145...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: IDA Ireland is the agency with statutory responsibility for the attraction of foreign direct investment to Ireland and its regions. In the period 2000-04, new jobs — gross gains — in County Kildare in all IDA assisted companies accounted for 5% of total new jobs in the period. In the same period, new greenfield, first-time jobs in County Kildare in IDA assisted companies accounted for 1%...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: I am aware that the company in question is undertaking a major restructuring and upgrading of its plant in Naas, County Kildare. Employment will reduce from 480 to 235 following the restructuring. However, I understand that the company has chosen Ireland as the international manufacturing site for its next generation electronic mirrors and that this will involve substantial new capital...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment incurred no costs in relation to the two Nice treaty referenda.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The current position in relation to the transposition of EU directives for which my Department is responsible indicates a total of 28 directives to be implemented, including eight for which the deadline for implementation, in full or in part, has passed. Details of the directives, including, the number, title and purpose of each directive and the current position in respect of transposition...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase and disposal of property, is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and not a matter in which I, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, have any direct function. I have been informed by IDA that in August 2004, the...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (23 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio, including the purchase and disposal of property, is a day-to-day operational matter for the agency as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas and not a matter in which I, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, have any direct function. Compilation of the material required to answer the...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (22 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The operation of the IDA industrial property portfolio is an operational issue for IDA Ireland and one in which I, as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, have no direct function. I am informed by IDA that it approved the sale of the relevant building to BFN Foods for the sum of €190,460 on 8 April 2002 and the sale was closed on 30 September 2002 with standard leasehold...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (22 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department took a decision to refuse this application on 13 June 2005 in line with Government policy, which is to only consider applications in respect of highly paid and highly skilled positions. The employer was notified of this decision in writing and of their right to appeal. To date no such appeal has been received.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (22 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The work permit section of my Department has informed me that they have no record of a work permit application in this instance. Since the accession of the ten new member states on 1 May 2004 it is Government policy only to consider applications in respect of highly paid and highly skilled positions.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: The information requested by the Deputy cannot be provided within the timescale available. Officials of my Department are currently compiling a list of reports which have been published by my Department since June 1997. As a significant number of reports would have been prepared internally by Department staff, the proportion of staff time which related to the preparation of these reports...

Job Creation. (21 Jun 2005)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of providing replacement jobs in Mitchelstown, County Cork. I have visited Mitchelstown on a number of occasions since I took up office to assist the town and its hinterland in its economic future and in creating new opportunities for its people by providing jobs in a diverse range of sectors. Enterprise Ireland's principal remit is to assist the...