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Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (20 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the fact that she is tasked with protecting the most vulnerable in society, she has satisfied herself that the there are adequate measures in place to protect the vulnerable workers affected by the recent High Court ruling in relation to joint labour committees. [21430/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee (20 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Order 82A (3)(a) and 6(a) of the orders of reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he plans to introduce to protect vulnerable workers following the recent High Court ruling on joint labour committees. [21066/11]

Written Answers — Information Technology Sector: Information Technology Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he proposes to take to enable Ireland to realise the full economic benefits of cloud computing in view of his recent statements about its potential. [21067/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason traders and businesses who do not employ at least one person are excluded from the JobBridge scheme. [20987/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share my time with Deputies Browne and Dooley. I would prefer not to have to introduce this Bill. I have plenty of other things to be doing rather than sitting down preparing legislation, but the Minister, Deputy Bruton, gave a solemn commitment, on the morning of the High Court decision on 7 July last, to senior representatives...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Government could push ahead with it now.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Hurry back.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the sale of Superquinn to the Musgrave retail group, the competition issues that may arise from this agreement, the potential impact on the grocery sector across the country, the potential impact on the 2,800 workers employed by Superquinn and the need for the Minister for Jobs,...

Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he has satisfied himself that the measures in place to counter unemployment and immigration are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/11]

Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he accept that many of the 20,900 activation places he mentioned were in the pipeline and had been budgeted for by the previous Government? When will the new national employment and entitlement service, which seems to be a central piece of the Government's employment policy, be available? On numerous occasions I have asked the Minister for Social...

Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: No additional funding has been provided for the enterprise agencies. The Minister will realise that their record in net job creation in recent years has been pretty poor. There has been no appreciable improvement in the economies of the countries from which we attract much of our foreign directive investment, FDI, in particular the United States. Given the Government's projections of what...

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied that the arrangements in place to provide credit to businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises, are adequate; and, if not, the measures he proposes to take. [21222/11]

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Did I understand the Minister of State to say that as a result of restructuring, the banks are now providing credit to businesses, particularly small businesses? The Minister of State must realise that there is a credit famine out there. The banks are not lending to businesses, particularly small businesses. The Credit Review Office is effectively a toothless tiger; it is just as good as...

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I did, actually.

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: That is true.

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister of State suggests that I should read the reports. I have read them in some detail. I would like to know if the Minister of State agrees with my conclusion from having read the reports, which is that there seems to be something of a balance-sheet paradox. The actual lending to SMEs has dropped quite considerably because much of the money being loaned out, as per the balance...

SME Sector (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Has the Government factored in an annual figure for how much this will cost the State?

Job Creation (19 Jul 2011)

Willie O'Dea: As the Minister rightly says, Ireland has been very successful in this area and there is great potential in it. Does the Minister agree that the development of this important sector is hampered somewhat by the fact that there are different Government agencies and Departments dealing with different segments of the market? Does he also agree that what is key to growing the sector is a highly...