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Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (16 Sep 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Currently, the average time it takes to process new applications for business names is eight weeks. I can assure the Deputy that every effort is being made within the current resource constraints to reduce the current processing time and to ensure that customers of the Companies Registration Office receive the best possible service.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (16 Sep 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) can provide support to new business start-ups and micro-enterprises (i.e. small businesses with ten employees or fewer). Subject to certain eligibility criteria new and developing enterprises may qualify for financial support from the CEBs in the form of Feasibility, Employment and Capital Grants. All of the CEBs operate to the same criteria in...

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: On behalf of the Government, I welcome the opportunity to contribute in the Seanad to the statements on the recent IMF and OECD reports on the economy. Given the prevailing economic environment, the analysis and policy prescriptions set out in these reports have received widespread coverage and were the subject of a Dáil debate last week. This is entirely appropriate as it raises...

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: No.

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (9 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Details of the funding available to each County and City Enterprise Board for the past five years and the allocations made available to the Boards in 2009 are as follows. The CEBs will use their 2009 funding to assist existing micro-enterprises in the survival and growth of their businesses, to assist new start-ups to the greatest extent possible and to continue to focus on the promotion and...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (9 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I am aware of the survey carried out by the county and city enterprise boards (CEBs). The results of individual surveys, from State agencies, the enterprise sector and the banking sector can all be useful in highlighting the generality of the credit supply issue but they must all be examined in the context in which they are carried out and the methodologies applied. The banks'...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: I provided €6.6 million to FÁS in 2009 to provide an additional 400 Community Employment places. This therefore does not affect the number of activation training and work experience places for the unemployed which have been increased by 66,000 to 128,000 in 2009. This includes 92,000 training places delivered by FÁS.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: There is always Doheny and Nesbitts.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: He got in ahead of Deputy Kenny again.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement. Apprentices Certified by year Projection 2009 County 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ARMAGH 7 CARLOW 98 68 94 88 66 39 CAVAN 87 76 65 83 88 48 CLARE 171 120 115 117 144 99 CORK 800 692 583 703 687 382 DONEGAL 104 93 83 104 97 49 DUBLIN 1281 1285 1144 1073 1093 859 FERMANAGH 2 ...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (8 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) provide support for micro-enterprises (ten or less employees) in the start-up and expansion phases, promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role. The costs associated with the operations of the CEBs are incurred...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (8 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) were set up in 1993 to provide support for micro-enterprises (ten or less employees) in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The CEBs deliver a series of Programmes to underpin this role and they can provide both financial and...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: The banks' recapitalisation package was about securing the long-term health of the economy and about enabling our banks to get back to the business of lending to viable projects and about saving jobs. The package includes many supports for SMEs, including: The recapitalised banks have committed to increasing their lending capacity to SMEs by 10% over 2008. This should ensure that sound...

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: We urge all parties involved in the present dispute to use the industrial relations machinery available to them and engage with the Labour Relations Commission because this is having a profound impact on the economy, as well as the immediate issue. The purpose of the Bill is to strengthen the joint labour committees and the employment regulation orders. There was a commitment to streamline...

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: We wish to amalgamate them in order to have fewer of them.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: There are two issues at stake; first and foremost there was a commitment in Towards 2016 that there would be a streamlining of the JLCs. As there are too many of them, we wanted to streamline them in order to have strong representation. There is also the issue of the independence of a chairperson. Since then there have been challenges to the way we make the orders and it is required in the...

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: What issues?

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: We will examine the issue of the independence of the chair but ultimately there is representation from both sides. Very often it is split exactly in half and the independent chair has the casting vote.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: Is the Deputy suggesting that one side should have a majority? That would not work either. It is important to get the balance right.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Jul 2009)

Billy Kelleher: There are difficulties with the current strike and there is an element of that in this issue. We would like to see the JLC system strengthened and broadly representative. The issue of the independent chair can be considered but the two fundamental issues are the legislation to strengthen the JLC system and the streamlining of the JLCs themselves.