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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

John Perry: I ask that Senator Moran provide the details of the particular case to which she referred and I will forward them to the Minister. I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, who conveys her apologies to Senator Moran for being unable to reply in person to the matter raised. I should say at the outset that the Government acknowledges...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (27 May 2014)

John Perry: Yes, there are exceptions everywhere. Senator Moran has just mentioned an exceptional case and I would be very happy to pass on the details of same to the Minister. The challenge for the Government is to deal with exceptional cases effectively and I am sure the Minister will examine the case referred to. Persons who are in receipt of this allowance also receive the annual respite care grant...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Treatment of Rare Diseases (27 May 2014)

John Perry: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Health who told me personally that he regrets being unable to be here this evening. I thank Senator Crown for raising the issue of vasculitis, in its many forms, and for the opportunity to outline the approach which the Department of Health is taking to address these and rare diseases in general. Vasculitis is a general term...

Other Questions: Regional Aid (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: I did not say that at all.

Other Questions: Regional Aid (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: The Deputy has misread the situation entirely. If he had listened to the reply, he would have heard that the larger cities did not get the aid. For example, a large number of companies have entered Sligo and the Border region. The Deputy can shake his head as much as he likes, but that is a fact. The Government secured a good deal on regional aid. The Government's job is to work with...

Other Questions: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: This Government has the plans. It not only about having plans. The Government will have actions, straight talk and delivery. The previous Administration had many plans but no delivery. We intend to draw down this funding.

Other Questions: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: We have a plan.

Other Questions: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: All the plans must be delivered and tendered for. They are not going to dish out money without a plan. Surely Deputy Calleary does not expect that to happen.

Other Questions: Regional Aid (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: The regional aid guidelines established enable the State's industrial development agencies to pay grants at enhanced rates to businesses to support new investment and employment in productive projects in Ireland's most disadvantaged regions. All such grants come from the Exchequer. The priorities during the regional aid guidelines negotiation process were to maintain population coverage,...

Other Questions: Regional Aid (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Given the presence of local enterprise officers and local county boards, there will be a regional structure. The Minister, Deputy Bruton, is formulating a regional structure. We should remember that aid intensity rates will be maintained at the current levels. It is important to put this on the record. The current regional aid guidelines and the upcoming 2014 outline suggest that aid...

Other Questions: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Horizon 2020, with a budget of just under €80 billion and covering the period 2014 to 2020, is the European Union's largest ever research and innovation programme. It is also the largest such programme worldwide. Horizon 2020 is a core part of the Europe 2020 strategy, the innovation union and the European research area and is responding to the economic crisis in Europe by investing...

Other Questions: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: There is a central office within Enterprise Ireland, which is under the management of Ms Julie Sinnamon, and I have no doubt it will make plans to maximise the amount of funding to be obtained by Ireland. The Deputy must remember that the Government approved a national strategy for participation in Horizon 2020 and set an ambitious target of €1.25 billion in respect of funding to...

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: To clarify, it is not just Government Deputies who are absent from the Chamber. In fact, most of these questions were tabled by Opposition Members. Deputy Tóibín's comment is very unfair. It is quite appalling that people put down questions and do not attend Question Time.

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Most of the questions were tabled by Opposition Deputies who are not in the Chamber.

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Opposition Members are not here to put their questions. Deputy Tóibín is inferring these questions were all tabled by Deputies on this side of the House. That is incorrect.

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Most of the questions are from Opposition Members. That is a fact.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: In response to the Deputy's last question on tourism, the answer is "Yes". Fáilte Ireland is the State agency charged with supporting the tourism sector but having said that, any viable business proposals, including those connected with the tourism sector and which fulfil the normal eligibility criteria for financial aid or soft supports, may have access to LEO funding. The LEO...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Currently the issues of women in business and female entrepreneurship are receiving a lot of attention through the European network office. I have attended several functions on women in business. Women are entitled to get the same support from the local authorities as anybody with a business idea. For the first time ever, we have a seamless approach from Enterprise Ireland, including...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (15 Apr 2014)

John Perry: Today is a milestone as 31 local enterprise offices, LEOs, throughout the country are open for business. The LEOs represent a transformation of the support structure for micro and small enterprises across every county. The new service means that national enterprise policy and local business supports have been brought together to strengthen the local business culture and environment...

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Apr 2014)

John Perry: I would like to thank Deputies for their contributions on the proposed Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014. The Government has listened carefully to what has been said during these debates. It is important, however, that I address some inaccuracies and misconceptions which have been aired during the course of this debate. Deputies Stanley, Ferris and Moynihan have claimed that local...