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Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I am not in a position to indicate a date, as yet.

Written Answers — Local Employment Service: Local Employment Service (11 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Details of the catchment area assigned to each of the Local Employment Services is set out in the following table: Catchment Area Ballyfermot LES Ballyfermot Canals LES Kilmainham Islandbridge Drimnagh Inchicore Bluebell Dublin Inner City Partnership (DICP) St Andrews Resource Centre deals with Inner South East Dublin South West Inner City deals with Inner South West Dublin ...

Written Answers — Qualifications Recognition: Qualifications Recognition (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) has responsibility for developing and maintaining the National Framework of Qualifications. It is governed by the Qualifications (Education & Training) Act 1999, which stipulates that the NQAI will "promote recognition outside the State of awards made by bodies in the State and recognition in the State of awards made by bodies outside...

Written Answers — Product Safety: Product Safety (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, transposed into Irish law by S.I. No. 199 of 2004, places the onus on all operators, manufacturers, distributors, importers etc. to ensure that only safe products are placed on the market. If operators become aware that products on the market present a potential hazard they must take appropriate measures up to and including recall of the...

Written Answers — Media Mergers: Media Mergers (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Report of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers was published on 2nd January 2009. The Group was established in 2008 to review the current legislative framework regarding the public interest aspects of media mergers. The Report and the eleven recommendations contained therein are being considered in the context of the ongoing wider review of the operation and implementation of the...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The arrangement and authorisation of foreign travel arrangements for Board members of FÁS is a day to day matter for the agency. My understanding is that the travel arrangements referred to by the Deputy were arranged and authorised at an official level in FÁS. At my request, my Department has now received assurances from the Chairman of the Board of FÁS that the organisation is now...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I understand from FÁS that the individual concerned has returned to work. The management of human resource issues is a day-to-day matter for FÁS.

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: There are a number of existing schemes, funded by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, which provide a subsidy to a person's wage. These include employment supports available to persons in receipt of welfare payments that are designed to assist and facilitate people on social welfare payments to return to the active labour force. Included in these measures is the Back to Work...

Written Answers — Price Controls: Price Controls (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The Consumer Protection Act 2007 permits the Government, where they are of the opinion that abnormal circumstances exist in relation to the supply of a product, to make an order declaring that a state of emergency exists affecting the supply of that product and to fix, by way of a further order, the maximum price at which the product may be supplied to consumers. Competition and consumer...

Written Answers — Retail Sector Development: Retail Sector Development (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 164 together. The issue of north south price differentials has been a matter of concern for some time. As Minister with responsibilities in the areas of employment, trade and consumer protection, I am conscious that these price differentials are impacting on household budgets, businesses and indeed jobs. I am aware of the concerns expressed by some...

Written Answers — Personal Injuries Tribunal: Personal Injuries Tribunal (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), which now trades as InjuriesBoard.ie. The Board was established in April 2004, under the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003, as part of the Government's insurance reform programme, with the aim of allowing certain classes of personal injury claim, where liability was uncontested, to be settled...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 159, inclusive, together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualised basis and is aggregated at county level. It is therefore not possible to provide information for individual locations throughout the country. The...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 to 162, inclusive, together. Shannon Development took 11 overseas itineraries in 2006, 14 in 2007 and 12 in 2008. There were 576 jobs created in new and existing Shannon Development sponsored companies during 2008, and 468 jobs were lost in Shannon Development sponsored companies during 2008. For reasons of client confidentiality it is not possible at this...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: My first concern is for the workers who have lost their jobs and in that regard the role of FÁS, the State training agency, is particularly important in assisting those who are being made redundant. FÁS will provide advice and training opportunities for those losing their jobs. The local FÁS Employment Services Manager has been in contact with executives in CIGNA in this regard. IDA...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: Between 1998 and 2008, a total of 6,317 jobs were created by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland assisted companies in County Meath. There were 5,225 manufacturing jobs. International Services and Financial Services accounted for 847 and the remaining 245 were in various other areas. In the same period, a total of 6,468 were lost. Employment data in respect of companies supported by these...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The following is the information requested by the Deputy insofar as Consultants retained by my Department in 2008 and during the month of January 2009 is concerned. The figures quoted refer to payments made to the Consultants concerned in 2008 and / or January 2009. 2008 Name of Consultants Purpose Cost € DHR Communications Dissemination of information on the ESF co-funded "EQUAL"...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The scheme of performance-related awards in the civil service applies to Deputy and Assistant Secretaries and equivalent grades. No awards have been made to officers of my Department under the scheme in respect of 2008. The pool for performance awards is 10% of the pay bill for the group concerned. The Deputy will be aware that my colleague the Minister for Finance recently announced the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (10 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS through its Employment Services Offices in Newbridge and Maynooth, and its satellite Employment Services clinic in Athy, provides a comprehensive range of labour market services and information for all jobseekers and employers within Kildare. The Kildare Local Employment Services Network (LESN) supports FÁS in the delivery of its services in Co. Kildare through its five regional public...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (5 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: The number of people in employment is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey or QNHS and published by the Central Statistics Office. Statistics are available on a quarterly basis only. The most recent data on employment levels in each of the past five years (on a year on year quarterly basis) are set out in the following table: Numbers in Employment 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Feb 2009)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 to 64, inclusive, together. State development agencies supporting enterprise development in County Donegal and which operate under my aegis are IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Donegal County Enterprise Board. The training agency FÁS is also under my aegis and plays a major role in the training and upskilling of workers in enterprises. Údarás na...