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Job Creation (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister of State should guess.

Proposed Legislation (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The court case in question took place more than a year ago, since which we have been in something of a vacuum. There are thousands of jobs at stake, including 1,600 in Xtra-vision alone, not to mention all the other jobs in related areas. Moreover, looking to the future, it is the centrepiece of the Government's economic policy to create jobs in the digital games area and so on. It is ten...

Proposed Legislation (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I understand the Minister of State has had a meeting with the organisation representing ISPs. Is he prepared to meet representatives of the Irish Recorded Music Association, IRMA?

Employment Levels (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in the economy at the end of quarter four in 2010; the number employed at the end of quarter one in 2011; the number employed at the end of quarter two 2011; the estimated number of persons that have emigrated in each of these quarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28951/11]

Employment Levels (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: It would appear from the figures given by the Minister, in which he takes a great deal of satisfaction, that fewer people are in employment now than when the Government introduced its jobs initiative. When the initiative was introduced the rate of unemployment stood at 14.2% while now it stands at 14.4%. What percentage of those on the live register have been unemployed for more than a year?...

Employment Levels (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Will the Minister make an educated guess as to the figures?

Employment Levels (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Will the Minister accept his jobs initiative has failed? In net terms, no new jobs have been created while the unemployment rate has gone up. Will the Minister agree it is not too far off the mark to say one in two on the live register has been unemployed for more than 12 months? Am I far off the mark saying youth unemployment now stands at over 30%? Will the Minister agree every...

Employment Levels (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: They are not jobs, however.

Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce the home to export programme, local trade and investment teams to develop better trading relationships with emerging economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28952/11]

Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am very interested in what is happening in Enterprise Ireland. The reason I raised the question is that the programme for Government contains a number of specific commitments to improve our export performance with particular reference to the BRIC countries, such as the establishment of an export trade council, a home to export programme, a...

Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister of State for acknowledging the success we enjoyed as a country during the administration of the previous much maligned Government with regard to building up trade with the BRIC countries. The latest figures available to me for July - the Minister of State may have more recent figures - show exports were worth just over €7 billion which is a decrease of 10% compared with...

Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: There was a dramatic drop in July.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: When will the legislation for a temporary credit guarantee scheme be introduced?

Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: It is urgent yet the Government has already had eight months to deal with the issue and still has done nothing.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: There is no noise in Mullingar Barracks now.

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: A nice one.

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: What a pay cut.

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (11 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the most recent Exchequer figures; the expectation that GDP will grow by 1.8% next year; the impact it will have on the projected public expenditure budget adjustment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 78: To ask the Taoiseach the details of any organisation under his Department which has informed him of staffing difficulties which may impinge upon its ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds; and his views regarding same. [28377/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 79: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the organisations under his Department for which an employment control framework has been agreed; the current numbers they have in place; if they have been waiting more than one month to receive sanction to proceed to fill or retain any positions in spite of such positions falling below the agreed ECF ceiling. [28393/11]