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Written Answers — Research and Development Funding: Research and Development Funding (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The amount invested by the Government in R&D activities is calculated by the Forfás Science Budget survey which uses agreed OECD guidelines and methodologies. The relevant international indicator for comparative purposes is the GBOARD metric (Government Budget Outlays or Appropriations for R&D). The latest data available, as provided in the table, shows that GBOARD in Ireland rose from...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Competency Development Programme is the key FÁS programme for upskilling those in employment. It aims to encourage employees to increase their competency levels and promote an ethos of lifelong learning in the workplace. Programmes supported under CDP are intended to provide participants with portable and transferable skills. Priority is given to programmes aimed at the upskilling of...

Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Ireland's Green Card Scheme, operated under the Employment Permits Act 2006, is the principal way in which employers can source employees from outside the EEA to meet shortages in a range of highly skilled occupational categories in the Information and Communications Technology, Health Care, Construction, Engineering, Financial Services and Research sectors. My Department has issued a total...

Written Answers — Innovation Voucher Initiative: Innovation Voucher Initiative (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Innovation Vouchers are now available to small businesses in every sector subject to the condition that the applicant is a registered company. The Innovation Voucher Initiative was introduced in April 2007. In the 2007 pilot phase of the initiative 428 companies received vouchers with a total grant allocation of €2.14 million. In the first half of 2008 a further 188 vouchers were awarded...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including those with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The eligibility criteria and participation limits for CE are set by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The number of persons on the live register in Dublin Mid-West has increased by over 26% in the last twelve months compared to an increase of 31% in the State overall. The Live Register is not a measure of unemployment as it includes part-time, seasonal and casual workers who might be signing on from time to time. Employment/unemployment is measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Payment and repayment of grants are day-to-day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies and I do not have any role in these matters. However, I understand from Enterprise Ireland that the company in question has not returned any grant aid to the agency. I am aware that this matter has been complicated by a fire at the Glanbia Fresh Pork plant in Edenderry in 2007 and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Payment and repayment of grants are day-to-day operational matters for the Industrial Development agencies. While I do not have any role in the day-to-day operations of the agencies, I understand from Enterprise Ireland that in this particular case the company received approximately €370,000 in grant aid over the past ten years. As I pointed out in my reply of 13 February, 2008, there is no...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The training bonus was introduced as a special initiative to introduce an additional allowance for the following categories of people who were on, or commenced, a FÁS training course on or after 19 April 1999: Persons in receipt of Jobseeker Benefit or Jobseeker Allowance for 12 months or more or Persons who progress to FÁS training having completed a minimum of 12 months on a Community...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I have arranged for officials in the Employment Permits Section to send out the information requested to the above named.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The number of civil servants currently working in my Department is 1131 which equates to 1059.42 full time equivalents. Each staff member of my Department is provided with office space and/or a workstation and there are no members of staff remaining away from work as a result of having no office space or workstation.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: 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. Figures for 2008 will not be available until early 2009. The survey shows that in 2007 the total number of new jobs created in IDA Ireland supported companies was 9,216 while the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy was provided by my predecessor at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, T. D., by letter dated 30 November 2007, a copy of which is set out as follows. November 2007 Mr. Damien English TD Dáil Éireann Dublin 2. Re: PQ Nos 26594/07 and 26559/07 Dear Damien, In relation to above PQs which were for written answer on...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows: State Agency Total ,000 € Health and Safety Authority 24.440 Science Foundation of Ireland 11.330 FÁS 152.254 Enterprise Ireland 110.829 IDA Ireland 45.230 Forfás 37.835 Shannon Development 19.840* Competition Authority 6.776 Labour Relations Commission 6.600 National Standards Authority of Ireland 22.783* Personal Injury...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There are no staff in my Department working for the national minimum wage.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that a work permit has now issued in this case.

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The allocation of individual budgets to the thirty-five County and City Enterprise Boards is carried out by the CEB Central Coordination Unit (CCU) which has been set up within Enterprise Ireland to carry out a number of functions in respect of the CEBs which had been previously undertaken by my Department. Such functions include the allocation of budgets to individual CEBs for the year and...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information sought by the Deputy. However, due to the large amount of work involved it will not be possible to supply the material within the timescale requested. A full response will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy would just love that.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: That legislation is out for public consultation.