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Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (3 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance his understanding of the additional resources for jobs creation arising from recent EU meetings of Ministers. [33871/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (3 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline proposals for increasing job creation arising from the EU Council Ministers [33872/12]

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The private sector.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a sham.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not what is happening.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: There are 40 people on trolleys in Drogheda and that is not a crossroads.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: They get a trolley.

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The stimulus budget the Government spoke about a number of months ago amounted to approximately €2.5 billion. If one considers the cut in capital expenditure in the budget last year, which will obviously continue for the next number of years, the balance is that the Government stimulus adds €800,000 over six years. The idea of a stimulus is to impact the State with such a large...

Other Questions: Industrial Development (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: When we have this debate Government Ministers, unfortunately, tend to identify some successful things that have happened in particular areas. Undoubtedly some successful things are happening but, on balance, the Government is failing disastrously. Areas such as Offaly, Wexford, Carlow, Laois, Longford, Roscommon, Cavan, Westmeath and Monaghan have experienced the highest increases in...

Other Questions: Industrial Development (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The IDA is failing our heartlands with regard to job creation. Those areas that gave the most votes to Fine Gael in the last election are receiving the least number of IDA visits.

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Long-term unemployment is at a critical level. Since the Government has taken office, we have moved from 50% of those who are unemployed being long-term unemployed to 60%. The activities the Government has been involved in have had a negative effect. Long-term youth unemployment in Ireland is at the highest level in Europe. The Government is tinkering around the edges. This Government...

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Numbers (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The youth unemployment figures are unbelievable. A total of 5 million young people are unemployed in Europe currently while, in this State, 30% of young people are unemployed with 50% long-term unemployed. The Minister mentioned the preparatory action. The Commission has allocated €4 million for this, which equates to 80 cent per unemployed youth in the State. That is laughable if...

Other Questions: Youth Unemployment Numbers (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Perhaps he should address this one first.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister of State mentioned a number of bureaucratic changes but the fact is that with the interaction of businesses at the coal face, and where it counts, the exporters' association has indicated that chief executive officers have not been replaced in county enterprise boards and there is considerable inertia in the system. Companies and small businesses are paying for this. Currently,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is coming from the enterprise boards.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not the view of the county enterprise boards.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline when the new local enterprise offices will be established and operational. [41825/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Enterprise Offices (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The beginning of the jobs plan states that governments do not create jobs. That is certainly true of this Government. The majority of the State's employment is found in small to medium-sized enterprises, SMEs. Some 2,200 new businesses open every month. However, 1,400 businesses also close every month. Whenever we discuss this issue with the Government, it tells us that steps forward are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes, but it was money that went into the Irish State.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Yesterday, Spicers Bakery in Navan closed its doors. It has been in operation since 1834 and survived the Famine, the Black and Tans war, two world wars and every recession in between. It has not survived the policy of this Government. A total of 70 jobs in the bakery have been lost over the past two years. It seems that in respect of this entire sector, Spicers Bakery is symbolic of...