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Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The enterprise support agencies, such as Enterprise Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards, provide assistance and support for new and emerging businesses which are developing new, innovative product and services ideas. Such assistance would include advice on the promotion and development of the business, including web-based promotion and trading. In promoting Ireland's...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Having examined an appeal, the Appeals Officer overturned the original decision in this case and a Work Permit has issued on the 15 June 2009.

Unemployment Levels: Motion. (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "commends the Government for its management of the economy and the public finances by implementing policies which will lay the foundation for a return to prosperity and which are aimed at stabilising and revitalising the banking system, restoring sustainability to the public finances, underpinning...

Unemployment Levels: Motion. (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I apologise that I may disappoint Deputy Morgan in not adhering to his final request.

Unemployment Levels: Motion. (16 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The global economy is facing a sustained and unprecedented economic challenge. Every economy in the developed world is struggling to cope with the global economic storm, exacerbated by credit constraints and prolonged by a decline in consumer and investor confidence. Ireland is not immune to those challenges, which are impacting negatively on growth and employment. Domestically, as the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS Job Clubs were introduced in 1999 to assist people who were actively seeking employment by providing support for the job search process and an environment in which it could be carried out. Independent Sponsor Groups are contracted by FÁS on a year to year basis to run the programme. Job Clubs are seen as an important resource and intervention for those who have recently completed...

Written Answers — Environmental Levies: Environmental Levies (11 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The question appears to relate to the Aggregates Levy which is in operation in the United Kingdom. I understand that the levy was introduced for environmental purposes and is applicable to the extraction of virgin aggregate in the United Kingdom and to imported virgin aggregate on its first use or sale in the United Kingdom. I understand further that in 2004 the European Commission decided...

Written Answers — Vetting of Personnel: Vetting of Personnel (11 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Recruitment for all Community Employment posts that allow applicants substantive unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults requires Garda vetting. Fully completed and documented Garda vetting application forms are sent by FÁS to the Garda Central Vetting Unit within 10 working days. Delays may occur in cases where the vetting application forms are not correctly completed or...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS offers a wide range of training courses and delivery methods to suit individual client needs in the development of their skill-sets. In 2009 I have almost doubled the number of activation training and work experience places through FÁS to 128,000. This is a substantial increase on the 66,000 places, which were available at the end of last year. Of these 92,000 training places on...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Under the Redundancy Payments Scheme, all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy payment on being made redundant. Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. If, however an employer is unable to pay the statutory redundancy entitlement to the employee, my Department will, upon submission by the employer of satisfactory documentary...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 65 together. My Department intends to have a review of the appropriate appointment and structure of the board of FÁS completed before the end of the term in office of the current board which is the end of 2010.

Written Answers — Export Credit Insurance: Export Credit Insurance (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Following the recent receipt from Forfas and my officials of their further analysis into the possible provision of a State supported Export Credit Insurance Scheme and discussions with my Government colleagues, I have instructed my Department to initiate an accelerated tendering process for the purposes of carrying out forensic due diligence on the credit insurance market in Ireland. This due...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The economic downturn has seen a huge acceleration in the number of companies forced to take measures to cut staff costs including that of making staff redundant. The unprecedented level of redundancies is placing huge demands on the Redundancy Payments Section of the Department in that, in the first five months of 2009 alone, the claims received represent also 88% of the total amount lodged...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The payment of grants to individual skillnets is an operational matter for Skillnets Limited and one in which my Department has no function.

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Eurostat publishes six monthly reports on electricity and gas prices across the EU. The methodology applied to reporting on prices by Member States is set out under the EU Gas and Electricity Price Transparency Directive. Eurostat data for the period January - June 2008 has been published on the Eurostat website. The title and reference number of this Eurostat publication is "Data in focus:...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: A total of 60 apprentices have been made redundant by the company in question. This breaks down as follows: – 28 Phase 3 Aircraft Mechanics – 26 Phase 4 Aircraft Mechanics – 6 Phase 3 Mechanical Automation & Maintenance Fitters. FÁS met with all the apprentices prior to their redundancy to advise them of the services that they could provide. As a consequence a number of measures to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Information Age Park Ennis is a strategic investment by Shannon Development in enterprise support infrastructure that will position Ennis and Clare generally to win new technology and knowledge economy investment projects. Statistics in response to the question are in the attached tables. Shannon Development acts in a landlord capacity in the Information Age Park, Ennis (IAPE) with a view...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I refer to the answer to Question Numbers 148 and 149 of 6 May 2009. The application under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in preparation in relation to the redundancies at the Dell plant in Raheen, Co. Limerick and related enterprises is close to finalization. Officials from the European Commission will visit Dublin later this week to discuss technical issues with officials from...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS Training Services has a Building Energy Rating (BER) programme which leads to a FETAC certificate and which can be run for suitable unemployed people. The course can be run from any of FÁS' Training Centres through either Night Training or through Contracted Training, subject to demand. If the Deputy has a particular group in mind, FÁS can engage with them to discuss their training...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (9 Jun 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department is in receipt of an application for statutory redundancy payment from the individual concerned. The claim in question is currently being processed and, subject to meeting the required criteria, payment of the claim is expected to issue shortly.