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Order of Business (24 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: That is a disgraceful comment.

Health Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The administration of the GMS scheme and the other primary care schemes is a matter for the Health Service Executive but I will answer Deputy Feighan with as much detail as possible. The HSE has embarked on a major programme to transform health service delivery. In the...

Schools Building Projects (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, sends his apologies. He was anxious to take this matter but unfortunately, he was called away. I would look forward to Sporting Fingal travelling to Turner's Cross if it managed to get into the premier league, although it is a tough place to be. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline...

Schools Building Projects (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Commission on School Accommodation completed a public consultation process on foot of this draft plan and its final report was published in September 2007 in regard to north Dublin. The recommendations in the report, together with the information obtained from the GIS analysis will be used to inform capital investment decisions in the Lusk area for the foreseeable future. The Commission...

Higher Education Grants (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister sends his apologies for his absence. As a practising politician, I understand the seriousness of the situation and I assure the Deputy that I will not give him any spin or PR in my reply, just the facts of the situation we are trying to address. I thank the Deputy for giving me this opportunity to outline the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding...

Higher Education Grants (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: ——within the resources available. We are very conscious of the pressures on students. The efforts of the VECs and local authorities have to be acknowledged in these challenging circumstances. Apart from the pressures associated with the volume of applications, a significant number of outstanding grant applications have not been processed in full because they are incomplete. I remind...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The Company Law Review Group (CLRG) was asked, as part of its Work Programme for 2007, to examine the issue of 'Limited Liability Partnerships' (LLPs). This follows from concerns, particularly of the legal and auditing professions, about the consequences of unlimited liability on partners in a firm. The Report of the CLRG on its 2007 Work Programme has been presented to me and laid before...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 47 together. In supporting small and medium enterprises, Government focus has been on actions to sustain a positive business environment, including the proper functioning of the banking system, allied with specific targeted supports for SMEs through the enterprise development agencies. Developments in the financial sector and wider economy during the...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The role of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is to provide support for the micro-enterprise sector in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate entrepreneurship at local level. The overall priority for Capital expenditure by the Boards is on the development of sustainable growth-orientated micro-enterprises,...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: State funding for indigenous enterprise support is primarily channelled through the relevant State Agencies. The thirty-five County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were established by the Government to develop indigenous enterprise potential and stimulate economic activity at a local level, primarily through the provision of financial and technical support for the development of small and...

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Our industrial policy is based on maintaining a positive business environment allied with specific targeted supports for enterprises through the enterprise development agencies. The positive business environment benefits all enterprises including all small and medium-sized enterprises referred to by the Deputy. The supports through the enterprise development agencies are targeted at...

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I do not believe the Deputy can pick out the county and city enterprise boards as the only solution to address the issues in the current economic climate. We have many other proposals that have been highlighted in the previous replies to other Deputies' questions. We have the employment subsidy scheme which is being expanded and will, I am sure, show a marked improvement in the uptake. The...

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: For example, they provide considerably more mentoring and advice to start-up companies. They are engaging with a broader group of people than heretofore. The purpose of the county and city enterprise boards is to assist in start-ups to the stage of viability and after that they expand and can come under the scope of Enterprise Ireland if they exceed ten employees. In general the county and...

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: We have introduced changes to the employment subsidy scheme in terms of eligibility criteria, and we have moved from a focus on manufacturing to a broader remit across industry.

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I am trying to be as helpful as possible in giving information to the Deputy. If he wanted that specific information, he should have put down a question to that effect. I am attempting to answer as broadly as I can. Regarding the county enterprise boards, it is important to recognise that their focus is to assist start-ups——

County and City Enterprise Boards. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: ——and their focus is export-orientated. There is little point in us offering grant aid to a company which would have got off the ground in any case or which would displace an existing company. As I said, start-ups are the remit of the county and city enterprise boards. There are other agencies dealing with the issues raised by the Deputy and, in particular, the employment subsidy...

Smart Economy. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: It is factual.

Hospital Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I would be amazed if anyone could fool Deputy Penrose. I do not believe that could happen.

Hospital Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar provides an extensive range of quality driven acute services to the population of Dublin and the Midlands and in particular to people in the Longford-Westmeath area. The hospital has been recognised as being one of the most...

Hospital Services. (12 Nov 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The reduction of 34 in-patient beds is balanced by a significant increase of 13 extra day beds. The measures referred to have been taken in the interest of moving patients from the four old nightingale wards in the 1930s building to the recently completed strategy for the control of antimicrobial resistance in Ireland, SARI, compliant wards. These wards are a major improvement in terms of...