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Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Yes.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: There is no legislation promised. This is a reorganisation——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: ——of the management lines within the HSE. It is an internal issue that was——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The legislation will be made available in July.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We hoped to have the charities Bill in the House but unfortunately, due to time restraints, we have not been in a position to introduce it. As the Deputy knows full well, if he wants a photograph of me I will send one over to him.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: As has been indicated every week in this House, it will be July before the legislation is available.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: That legislation will be available next year.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: We do not have a date for that Bill.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I cannot indicate on what date that legislation will be available to the House.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The Wage Subsidy Scheme is operated by FÁS on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Scheme is available to all employers (except public service employers and/or any employers or schemes where wages are funded by FÁS) in the State who provide a minimum of 21 hours of employment per week to disabled workers. The objective of the scheme is to increase the number...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS as an agency of my Department operates two employment schemes namely Community Employment (CE) and Job Initiative (JI). Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a fixed term basis. The programme helps...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: FÁS provides an integrated support service for anyone made redundant. This involves information sessions, skills analysis, training/retraining courses and job placement. Specifically, FÁS is implementing a range of short and medium term actions for those affected by the increase in unemployment and the construction slowdown such as: putting in place training to upskill construction workers...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The information the Deputy requested is contained in the following table: Dept/Agency Location Target as per Government Decision Decentralised % of original target Assigned not moved Opted to stay in Dublin Enterprise, Trade & Employment Carlow A minimum of 250 101 40.4% 49 n/a National Consumer Agency Cork 80 0 0 5 0 NSAI Arklow 123 0 0% 10 113 FÁS Birr, Co Offaly 400 23 5.75% 61 316...

Written Answers — Efficiency Reviews: Efficiency Reviews (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In his Budget speech on 5 December 2007, the Minister for Finance announced that the Government had agreed to an Efficiency Review of administrative spending across the public service, with a view to reducing the cost of existing levels of service for 2009. It was further announced that proposals submitted by Departments would be reviewed within the Department of Finance, who would report to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that within my Department thirty-three staff have received or are receiving support to participate in post graduate educational programmes in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive. This number includes Higher Diploma, Masters and Doctorate Programmes.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: State support for enterprise and job creation is channelled through the industrial development agencies. While I may give general policy directives to the agencies, I am precluded under the Acts from giving directives regarding individual undertakings, or from giving preference to one area over others. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (2 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: Period 2000 to 2004 shows the notifications of proposed redundancies received on a county basis for those years. Notification of proposed redundancies are for the county as a whole, as it is not possible to provide figures for part of a county. Period 2005 to end of May 2008 shows the actual number of redundancies received on a county basis for those years. Actual numbers of redundancies are...

Written Answers — Compliance Costs: Compliance Costs (1 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the administrative costs on business associated with complying with regulatory requirements. In March 2008, the Government decided to reduce the administrative burden of domestic regulation on business by 25% by 2012. Administrative burdens include the cost of e.g. form filling, returns, applications, retaining records etc as required on foot of...

Written Answers — Ethics in Public Office Act: Ethics in Public Office Act (1 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342 to 350, inclusive, together. The meetings referred to by the Deputy, were attended by my predecessor as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr. Michael Martin TD. In relation to the meeting with Minister Rachid of Egypt, that meeting took place on 6th November 2007, not 6th January 2007, as stated by the Deputy. It is customary at meetings with...

Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (1 Jul 2008)

Mary Coughlan: In respect of the Value for Money Reviews for the 2006-2008, three such reviews were conducted and details of each of these are set out below. Arrangements for the next round of reviews, which may cover the period 2009-2011, are being considered by the Value for Money and Policy Review Central Steering Committee. 1. Expenditure Review of the FÁS Competency Development Programme The...