Results 13,301-13,320 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: No board has been established yet.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: What is causing the delay in setting up the board? I ask because the director general was appointed last February and usually a board is appointed quickly on an interim basis on the appointment of a director general.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: Why is an interim board not in place? The legislation can follow.

Employment Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: I know.

Job Creation. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: In the context of the development of Greencore's sites in Mallow, what is the up-to-date situation in Carlow?

Job Creation. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister ought to know a thing or two about Greencore.

Job Creation. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: So am I.

Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: I welcome the Minister's statement on Enterprise Ireland and the strategy for the coming three years that is under discussion. In recent months, the Minister launched a document on upskilling the labour force. A significant reorientation of FÁS is needed. Will the Minister introduce measures this year to demonstrate that the objectives laid out in his future skills strategy programme will...

Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: Arising from the Minister's reply, will he accept that if there is no incentive for employers to carry out a programme of retraining and upskilling in the factory or business, it is unlikely to be successful? What negotiations are under way between employer groups and trade unions to ensure the objectives outlined in the future skills strategy lead to an incentive for employers, which is...

Consumer Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: Does the Minister agree there is a low level of consumer awareness? I accept there is a motivation, through the establishment of the National Consumer Agency, to correct the deficit in information for consumers. For whatever reason, Irish people are not aware of their rights to the same extent as consumers in other jurisdictions. A concerted initial effort is required by the National...

Consumer Rights. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: We cannot wait.

Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: Has the Minister received representations from the Irish Exporters Association regarding its worries about port capacity to deal with the transport of goods onto mainland Europe? We must ensure an appropriate infrastructure is in place to deliver our manufacturing goods to the marketplace.

Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: I asked the Minister whether he is aware of the representations he might have received from the Irish Exporters Association in the context of ensuring we have a port capacity appropriate to transporting our manufactured goods to mainland Europe.

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent Supreme Court decision in a case taken by the Competition Authority against the Irish League of Credit Unions which was lost by the authority; if the authority has made a contingency provision for the costs of the case; the impact that an award of costs against the authority...

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to congratulate you on your appointment. It is my first opportunity to do so. I was familiar with your previous role and I was delighted that we could work together on that occasion, and I look forward to working with you in your new position.

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: The motivation behind the question is to ask the Minister for observations he might have on the Competition Authority taking on a voluntary group like the Irish League of Credit Unions at a time when there are many areas where there are anti-competitive practices and where there is probably a more urgent role to establish precedent in anti-competitive practices. The fact that a voluntary...

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: I would not expect the Minister to say anything other than that I have a negative view of the Competition Authority but that is not the case. I have a positive view of the authority. The Minister stated he does not interfere in the role of the Competition Authority, in other words, he does not give it any leadership, but he also stated he would be happy to make observations about particular...

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: I always did and I do not know where the Minister got the other impression. I am trying to ensure the Minister has sufficient resources given to the Competition Authority to do its job and not to be taking on the little people like the Irish League of Credit Unions — there are plenty of others. Will the Minister be making an observation on the judicious use of Competition Authority...

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister stated he would make observations.

Departmental Agencies. (4 Jul 2007)

Phil Hogan: So there are enough resources.