Results 1,521-1,540 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Industrial Development (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: This is not an Adjournment debate.
- Industrial Development (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: We are in injury time. The Acting Chairman should allow Deputy Fleming to speak.
- Industrial Development (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: I will engage with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA and they will support the Deputy in every way possible.
- Industrial Development (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: The Deputy can rest assured that they will.
- Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: The development of a world-class all-island economy is of strategic importance and strongly complements our mission to accelerate the development of world-class Irish companies. There is a long history of co-operative action between North-South enterprise agencies to achieve mutual benefits. Close co-operation has been established between Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland. Since 2006...
- Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: The collaboration has been successful. I will give one or two examples. InterTradeIreland is one of the six North-South implementation bodies-----
- Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: It is 14 years old. Key InterTradeIreland initiatives include the Acumen programme which stimulates cross-Border trade by assisting individual SMEs, as does the Fusion programme. Some 19,000 SMEs have benefited from cross-Border information and 2,400 have taken part in all-island programmes. Some â¬600 million worth of trade and business development has been generated and 1,300 new jobs...
- Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: I am not expressing platitudes. There is a huge level of co-operation, including by the IDA and Invest Northern Ireland. I attended an event in the Border counties yesterday held by the Border County Regional Authority. There is a huge level of action on the part of the enterprise boards in the North. Much has happened in the past 14 years in terms of co-operation. There is a huge level...
- Cross-Border Projects (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: We are proactively supporting Invest Northern Ireland and are doing much work through the ministerial council. I have no doubt how best we can further enhance that co-operation to grow business will be raised at the council. I have no doubt that there will be further improvements in the future. To date, there has been notable successes. Everyone involved must be complimented on the number...
- Enterprise Support Services (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: Mentoring has traditionally formed part of the suite of supports offered by Enterprise Ireland to its client companies. The existing mentor network, which is refreshed regularly, was established to help companies identify and overcome obstacles to growth, provide guidance and support and build management capability. Mentors are senior executives, drawn from the private sector, with a proven...
- Enterprise Support Services (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: Currently, there are 291 mentors in the domestic economy.
- Enterprise Support Services (26 Apr 2012)
John Perry: There is a scoping exercise going on with collaboration between Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland on identifying the capabilities of the 100 companies that applied for the programme. I believe it is a unique opportunity. The second part of the Deputy's question concerned small companies mentoring with larger multinationals for business development. We are confident that many of the Irish...
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: The Government is opposing the Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012 sponsored by Deputy Dooley to provide for quarterly reviews of excise duty and the immediate reduction of 4 cent in excise duties on petrol and auto-diesel. In the context of our current budgetary situation, there is no scope to reduce the levels of excise duties at this time without providing for alternative revenue raising...
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: I debated his point without referring to the fact. I merely made a comment and wanted to correct the record.
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: That is correct.
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: During a Topical Issue debate in the Chamber last week, Deputy Naughten stated the figure of â¬64 million and I addressed him in that context without the facts. Last year saw a return to aggregate tax revenue growth for the first time since 2007. Exchequer data for the first three months of this year show a solid start to the year, with strong year-on-year growth in taxes. Taxes were also...
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: You are good at it yourself.
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: You supported Fianna Fáil long enough.
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: I cannot remember making that statement.
- Private Members' Business. Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2012)
John Perry: The Deputy could be misquoting me.