Results 16,281-16,300 of 16,346 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Business Regulation (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Will the Minister of State consider introducing a sanction or some incentive to ensure bills are paid within 15 days?

County Enterprise Boards (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I noted with some amusement the contribution made by Deputy O'Dea and his cautioning of the Minister with regard to the reduction of the amounts going to the county enterprise boards, while under the Fianna Fáil led Government, the funding for county enterprise boards was reduced by approximately 30%. That is ironic.

County Enterprise Boards (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The county enterprise boards are at the coal face of small enterprise development throughout the State. They have a great knowledge of entrepreneurs living in their area and are extremely successful. Their focus, ethos and accessibility would be reduced if they were amalgamated with the local authorities and I would urge the Minister not to become involved in that. Instead, I urge him to...

County Enterprise Boards (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: What is the Minister of State's view on rolling out a State-wide export programme for businesses?

Grocery Industry (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Will there be a mechanism that will allow some of the stakeholders in these areas to help drive the direction of these policies? I am not simply referring to the grocery sector but to the entire business sector. We need these people with experience to have an opportunity to give the Minister the benefit of their experience.

Job Losses (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Obviously the redundancy figures are shocking. Each of these lost jobs costs the State at least €20,000. It is very important that the State stands in solidarity with those individuals under threat and also the businesses which for business reasons feel forced to let those individuals go. These are often very highly skilled individuals with great experience and knowledge who could act as...

Job Creation (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the number of jobs the jobs initiative will create; the time span for the creation of these jobs; the person who will oversee and monitor the effectiveness of the jobs initiative from the perspective of enterprise, jobs and innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/11]

Job Creation (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a major difference between the perspectives of each side of the floor. The Government is locked into a deflationary policy that prevents major job-creation initiatives from being undertaken. In the Nyberg report, we read about the herd mentality. There is often a homogenous way of thinking when trying to solve these problems. I urge the Government to break out of its current view...

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance or the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government on the issue of commercial rates; if he has carried out an assessment of the way flat commercial rates are affecting businesses; if he will conduct a review of commercial rates and their impact on...

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: It is important to remind ourselves that main street Ireland is closing down. There has been a shocking trend in recent years of businesses being unable to function. The Small Firms Association reckons that 62,000 businesses are in danger of closure and that 200,000 jobs are in danger of loss. There is an urgency in those numbers that no one can ignore. The major reasons for those...

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I have a question. Also, there is a movement throughout the State to introduce some level of fairness into the rates system. While local authorities develop the rates, the rates system under which they work is decided by the policy of the Minister's Government. Sinn Féin is a promoter of progressive taxes no matter where they happen. In other words, the more one earns the more one pays....

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: -----that are hardly able to survive are being forced to pay the same rates as businesses that are very profitable. I ask the Government to meet the urgency of this case. Will the Minister develop a rates base that purely takes into consideration the profitability of the business concerned and the value of that business to society, be it an exporting business, a business with substitute...

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Given the urgency of the matter will the Government give strong consideration to the need for these types of progressive rates?

Commercial Rates (5 May 2011)

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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to prioritise school building projects; the number of school building projects that will be started during each of the next five years; and the locations of same. [9847/11]

Written Answers — National Literacy Strategy: National Literacy Strategy (4 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he will publish a national literacy strategy for children and young persons. [9846/11]

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (4 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: First, we are nine weeks in the new Dáil and it is important that the Government does not defend itself continually by contrasting itself with Fianna Fáil. The people of Ireland will not judge the Fine Gael Party-Labour Party Government on how it contrasts with Fianna Fáil. They will judge it on the basis of jobs and the ability of the State to function. North Korea would contrast...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (4 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The previous Government will be remembered for bankrupting the State and burdening the population with debt to the tune of €80,000 per household. As a result, Fianna Fáil should remain politically toxic for a generation. Each of the Labour Party and Fine Gael Party's Deputies should now consider their legacy to the State. The Government is sleepwalking the State into default. The...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (4 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The National Pensions Reserve Fund has a total of €14 billion, which the Government will pay on an annual basis to Anglo Irish Bank. The Government has the choice of putting that money into a dead bank or putting the Irish taxpayers' money into creating jobs. Its deflationary policy, which it has taken up from Fianna Fáil, has on every single occasion reduced all economic indicators...

Written Answers — Oireachtas Members' Remuneration: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (3 May 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of payments to former TDs and Ministers excluding pension costs; if he will provide this data in tabular form in terms of cost per month and per person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9653/11]