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An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (18 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Chuir mé ceist mar gheall ar an bplean forfhedhimithe atá ag an ionad stráitéise. Cathain a mbeidh sé foilsithe?

An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (18 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá súil agam nach bhfuil ola an mheánoíche ró-dhaor ag an mbomaite. Ar aon nós, níl aon pháirt lárnach ag na grúpaí pobail sa straitéis 20 bliain. An mbeidh seans ag na heagraíochtaí pobail a bheith páirteach sna coistí atá bunaithe ag an Rialtas?

An tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe (18 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 43: To ask the an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén dearcadh atá aige ar an tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe don todhchaí agus d'eagrais dheonacha na Gaeilge. [30173/11]

An tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe (18 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Le linn na seachtaine, d'fhreastal mé féin, an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh agus Teachtaí Dála ó Sinn Féin ar chruinniú leis na heagraíochtaí atá ag obair ar son na Gaeilge trasna na tíre. Tá siad go léir i gcoinne an tsamhail nua mhaoinithe. Dar leo, déanfadh sé an-damáiste don infreastruchtúr atá ann. Ceapann siad go ndéanfadh sé neamhaird den taithí, eolas agus...

An tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe (18 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Iarraim ar an Aire Stáit stop a chur leis an chóras seo. Scriosfaidh an tsamhail nua mhaoinithe an eolas agus an taithí atá ag na heagraíochtaí seo. De réir an chonradh nua, ní bheidh ach trí bliana ann le haghaidh gach eagraíocht nua. Ba chóir go mbeadh leanúnachas ann. Tá an tréimhse trí bliana sa chonradh nua i bhfad ró-ghairid. An ndéanfaidh an Aire Stáit athrú ar...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will revise and publish the guidelines governing the decision making of community welfare officers when it comes to discretionary payments. [29057/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the rules of the back to education allowance scheme to allow persons to undertake a course at a qualification level below one already held when the qualification they hold is in a field with no jobs and within which jobs are not likely to emerge in any significant numbers in the foreseeable future. [29056/11]

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important motion. At a time of Government-sponsored economic austerity the community and voluntary sector is the last line of defence for many communities. In many cases it provides the glue that keeps families, communities and society together, often providing the services which the State and private sector cannot or will not provide....

Written Answers — Public Contracts: Public Contracts (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the nationality of the firms which were successful in applying for public contracts in the years 2009 and 2010; and if he will break these down in order of value of public contract and size of firm. [28930/11]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is seeking any changes to the PRSI system in order to provide a social welfare safety net underneath self-employed persons. [28889/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the safeguards in place to guarantee that employees participating on the national internship programme are not exploited and achieve their objectives. [28891/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the JobBridge programme needs to be re-evaluated to reflect the growing unemployment here. [28878/11]

Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: It is often stated the Government does not create jobs. However, it does, and €16 billion worth of public contracts in the previous year created tens of thousands of jobs in the market. This had a multiplier effect of approximately one to three. Some 25% of State contracts are awarded to small and medium enterprises whereas the European average is 38%. With all due respects to the...

Public Procurement (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The EU has stated that 25% of public procurement contracts should be awarded to small Irish business with 38% being the EU average. In the North of Ireland, Conor Murphy, MLA, stipulated that a certain number of local apprentices should be employed on such contracts and in Scotland it is stipulated that a certain amount of the contract must be sub-contracted to social enterprise. It is in...

Business Supports (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: On a weekly basis, small businesses are going out of business and the jobs lost weekly are almost equivalent to the number of jobs lost in TalkTalk. This is a silent annihilation of businesses and the jobs involved. Each time a business closes and a person goes on to the live register, it costs the State €20,000. If we remove a person from the live register, there is a saving of...

Business Supports (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has told the banks to deleverage €70 billion and it has told them to give €6 billion to small businesses. The two objectives are mutually exclusive and cannot be achieved at the same time. With regard to the national internship programme and unemployment, we have almost 500,000 people on social welfare, but only 5,000 positions are being provided on the national...

Business Supports (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The credit review office has only dealt with 30 cases this year.

Job Protection (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand the importance of the IDA engaging with the businesses themselves. If it was not, we would be here holding the Government to account. However, speaking to unions and workers' representatives, I have heard that many of them feel very much left in the dark in this whole process. They consider it strange that they were not told about the issues that would affect them, while the...

Job Protection (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: If the situation at Aviva goes wrong, it will mean job losses not only in Dublin but also in Cork and Galway. When one takes into account workers' families, thousands of individuals will be directly affected by these job losses. In effect, some €38 million will be taken out of the economy and the Government will have to spend an additional €20 million on social welfare supports. It is...

Job Protection (12 Oct 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the contact he has had with the management and staff of Aviva Ireland; if it is his priority to retain these jobs in the economy here. [28928/11]