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Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In its 2007 Report, the Company Law Review Group recommended that the ban on auditor incorporation should be lifted and that a statutory cap on their liability should be introduced. The lifting of the ban on auditor incorporation must be addressed as part of the implementation of the Statutory Audits Directive and I expect to sign into law the relevant Regulations in the next few weeks. As...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The following is the information requested by the Deputy, insofar as it is currently available: (1) Tánaiste and Minister in the Department at the time (Mary Coughlan T.D.) – Representing Ireland at events in Munich, Berlin and Marberg, Germany: · Travel costs of €669 (Minister, Private Secretary and 1 Official). This represents the cost of internal flights in Germany. The Government...

Written Answers — Expo 2010: Expo 2010 (20 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. The Department of An Taoiseach is responsible for coordinating the arrangements in relation to all aspects of our participation in Shanghai. The overall theme of this Expo is 'Better City- Better Life', and therefore is likely to appeal to a more general audience. However, my Department and the development agencies have engaged with the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Regulations to bring the Services Directive [Directive 2006/123/EC] into law under the European Communities Acts are well advanced. My Department is working with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel with a view to completing the legislation as soon as possible. The regulation of casual trading by local authorities under the Casual Trading Act, 1995 is an "authorisation scheme" under the...

Written Answers — International Exhibitions: International Exhibitions (1 Apr 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department of An Taoiseach is responsible for coordinating the arrangements in relation to all aspects of our participation in Shanghai. My Department and the development agencies have engaged with the Department of An Taoiseach to ensure that any opportunities for any potential trade or investment benefits for Ireland, which could flow from our involvement in the Expo, will, of course,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department is not in a position at this juncture to provide an estimate on the costs which will be associated with changing the name of my Department from Enterprise Trade and Employment to Enterprise Trade and Innovation. Costs, which are expected to be minimal, will be met from within my Department's existing resources.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: When Enterprise Ireland was established in 1998 it became a strategic objective to bring all Dublin based staff together in one location. This was achieved with the move to East Point Business Park in September 2008. Until this time, Enterprise Ireland occupied four office locations in Dublin, primarily as a result of the amalgamation of various state agencies into a single organisation over...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Any changes to the qualification criteria in respect of prospective tenderers in relation to the Government E tenders website would be a matter for the Minister for Finance.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am not in a position to supply the requested information in the time available. However, the information is currently being compiled and I will reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In the time available it is not possible to provide the information requested.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In general, redundancy is payable in instances where the job as opposed to the person is made redundant. In relation to the issue of eligibility for redundancy payments, I should point out that redundancy is a matter of fact that occurs after the event of termination of employment. Qualification for an entitlement to the payment of statutory redundancy under the Redundancy Acts cannot be...

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. Following last week's announcement in the Dáil by the Taoiseach of Ministerial changes and changes to certain Departmental functions, the exact details of the transfer of resources from my Department that will be necessary to fully effect these changes, including the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), have still to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Secretary General of my Department is and will be the Accounting Officer for purposes of reporting to the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller and Auditor General on the activities of my department. The standard responsibilities of the Accounting Officer role will continue to apply.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes included recommendations for the rationalisation of some services provided by my Department's agencies, and for reductions in certain programme and staffing costs. A number of these recommendations have been accepted in whole or in part and the projected financial savings were incorporated into the Revised...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information sought by the Deputy requires a report to be generated by personnel engaged in industrial action. The information will be provided as soon as possible after the cessation of this action.

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Government's actions today are the culmination of painstaking analysis and detailed consideration of the measures necessary to restore our banks to fit-for-purpose institutions that can support economic development and the growth of enterprise. Our actions today are necessary for the longer term economic stability of our nation which has been recklessly undermined by irresponsible...

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I was supposed to have ten minutes in my slot.

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Work is ongoing on a targeted loan guarantee scheme and we have secured a commitment by central government to pay its debts to businesses in 15 rather than 30 days.

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: We have secured the introduction of a pay-related social insurance exemption for employers creating new jobs this year. Fine Gael wants a national recovery bank which would have no way of generating funds because the good loans it is supposed to buy from the banks are already being used as collateral for funding from the European Central Bank and international markets.

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: No country in the world has established a bank such as that proposed by Fine Gael because it would be folly, even for Deputy Enda Kenny, to set up a bank that cannot fund itself.