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Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the work he has done with the Executive in Northern Ireland to share enterprise development resources including international offices between the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and InvestNI. [21034/12]

Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The issue of competition for investment and jobs is nonsense. That this island would have a plethora of enterprise organisations such as Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest NI does not make sense. We also have the Northern Ireland Bureau and embassies across the planet, all of which are duplicating work. While there has been some improvements in this area, we have not achieved...

Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is 20 years old.

Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Government's only objective was to set about creating a health service, which was efficient and ensured good services for the people of Ireland, would it slap a border in the middle of it? Would it create two Departments and two Administrations and duplicate the process? If the Government's only objective is to develop enterprise again, would the Government slap a border in the...

Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: They are things for which Sinn Féin worked. What has this Government done?

Manufacturing Sector (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has focused on particular sectors, as is proper, but, as has been said, there is a pressing need to focus on manufacturing because of its benefits. Approximately 2.5 jobs come with every manufacturing job and 0.7 jobs with every service job. The Minister referred to competitiveness being regained by the State vis-À-vis other states. Deputy Wallace claimed the State is very...

Job Creation (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the problems is the timescales. In March 2011, the European progress microfinance facility became available. Since then, at least 2,000 companies have become insolvent, never mind the number of sole traders. Yet, we still do not have a start date for this programme. There is also the issue of accountability. The Taoiseach himself said he would hold Ministers to account yet we have...

Job Creation (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That was a previous programme.

Upward-only Rent Reviews (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the steps he has taken to end the application of upward only rent clauses by State economic development bodies such as the Industrial Development Agency. [21033/12]

Upward-only Rent Reviews (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government made a strong pledge in its programme for Government and even on Grafton Street that it would get rid of upward-only rents. The State spends €53 million on upward-only rent contracts. The State would save at least €8 million if it got rid of upward-only rents. The retail sector has fallen off a cliff and 50,000 people have lost their jobs in that sector in the past four...

Upward-only Rent Reviews (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand that companies which are tenants of the agencies have had rent increases. I know of a business in Killybegs which has gone to the wall because of upward-only rents paid to a Government agency. Will the Minister guarantee that the agencies for which he is directly responsible and also all Government agencies with upward-only rent contracts with tenants will reduce rents to the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: There are net job losses.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: By ripping money out of it.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Recession is causing all this.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a turn-around.

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for extensions to the periods of notice required to be given in collective redundancies, to provide a time limit within which applications for redress for employees must be heard, to confer certain rights on employees where employers fail to pay debts due, to provide a time limit within which applications for redress...

Protection of Employees (Amendment) Bill 2012: First Stage (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government should take responsibility for its actions.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Austerity.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Show us the money.