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Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (20 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not true. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation said on Committee Stage that a charge of 0.8% was necessary to ensure it was within the bounds of State funding. There is no legal imperative on the Government to impose a charge of 2%. State aid schemes administered by county enterprise boards and other bodies carry a charge of less than 1%. The figure of 2% has been...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (20 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The amendment mirrors one I tabled on Committee Stage and I agree with it wholeheartedly. Given the speed at which things are happening within the economy and given the major needs that are becoming apparent on a monthly basis it is important and logical that a scheme is reviewed properly to ensure it can deal with the issues that arise. There is no logical reason not to accept such an...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health the reason that up to the start of June 2012 none of the promised 414 appointments to mental health positions had been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (19 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health if he is carrying out an assessment of the impact of cuts to the 2012 health budget on patient care in advance of Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/12]

Written Answers — Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (19 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 409: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn sé gur chóir go mbeadh na heagraíochtaí pobail Gaeilge páirteach sa struchtúr do chur i bhfeidhm na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge ionas nach gcaillfidh an pobal seilbh ar an Straitéis, mar atá ag tarlú i láthair na huaire; an aontaíonn sé gur fearr go mbeadh na húdaráis agus an pobal - trí...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (19 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 410: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén staid ag a bhfuil na haighneachtaí maidir leis an athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003; an bhfuil saineolaí neamhspleách faighte le tuarascáil a chur le chéile maidir leis na haighneachtaí úd go fóill; cathain a bheidh scéal á scaipeadh ar an bpobal maidir leis na haighneachtaí agus leis an...

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department's policy review of the domiciliary care allowance to conclude; the person who is heading up this work; the process including the nature of consultation that has and will be undertaken. [28033/12]

Written Answers — Carer's Allowance: Carer's Allowance (12 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the half-rate carer's allowance; and the changes that she is considering. [28034/12]

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 324: To ask the Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí cad iad na bearta a rinneadh maidir leis an sárú atá déanta ar scéim teanga na Roinne; agus cad atá i gceist aici a dhéanamh ina leith. [27967/12]

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Is rud iontach tabhachtach í infheistíocht ó thar lear agus braitheann an tír seo uirthi. I mo thuairim, braitheann an geilleagar an iomarca ar infheistíocht ó thar lear. Foreign direct investment is extremely important to this State and brings massive positive benefits in regard to jobs, output, GDP and taxation and also in respect of...

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We spend a lot of time in this House discussing issues like the ESM and the debt where the Government acts like a passive bystander and refuses to do any work but when we come to an issue like county enterprise boards, there is an opportunity for the Government to get stuck in. This whole area has been in flux since Batt O'Keeffe was Minister and suggested the reform. The sword of Damocles...

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I have spoken to county enterprise boards up and down the State and they have no idea what is happening. There have been no operational changes and there is no understanding of the plan of action and how it will be implemented. Will there be a centralised structure for the administration of grants? Will it reduce regional flexibility, which is very important? The Minister of State...

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Will bidding make a change in the level of funding received by certain county enterprise boards?

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Yesterday, as the Minister said, 177 jobs were lost at Pfizer in Cork. This is a significant blow to the employees and also to the Cork area and should act as a wake up call to the Government regarding the patents cliff, on the edge of which we are perched. A large proportion of the State's GDP comprises products that are coming off patent and this will threaten jobs, growth and our GDP and...

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: The chemical-medical sector is pivotal for the State but there is an overdependence on it. A total of 60% of our exports emanate from this sector. Putting all our eggs in one basket, as happened previously in the construction sector, is dangerous and could be catastrophic. I asked previously at joint committee meetings what targets the Government has for the creation of patents and the...

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We are in terms of exports but not jobs.

Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I agree with the Minister of State that it is impossible to reverse the jobs crisis overnight. However, the reality is that some 450 nights have passed since this Government took office. Every time I ask the Minister and his colleagues questions about the action plan for jobs, their answers are phrased largely in the future tense.

Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We are told that various matters are being reviewed. Is it not the case, including in the matter of procurement, that what is needed, instead of round-table discussions, analyses, meetings and the provision of some training, is action? The Go-2-Tender programme has been in place for some years now, yet we remain seven times out of kilter with the European average on public tendering. Does...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of small and medium enterprises that he hopes to target with the recently released guidelines on cloud computing, entitled, SWiFT 10: Adopting the Cloud – decision support for Cloud computing. [27307/12]

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (7 Jun 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to ensure that small and medium enterprises across rural Ireland can benefit from cloud computing. [27308/12]