Results 41-60 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: There can be very few people who are unaware of the difficult circumstances facing the Irish economy. This Government has had the unenviable task over the past weeks of taking some very hard decisions and making some very stark choices. We have remained resolute to our task and it has taken both courage and conviction to devise the package of reforms that has been presented in yesterday's...
- Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: It has been allocated funding of â¬170 million. We are leaders in the world and we have moved from a position ten years ago where we were way down-----
- Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: This employment figure will grow when new industrial partners become involved in the CSET and SRC programmes on the back of further SFI investment. SFI funding provision will increase Ireland's global reputation as a location for excellent scientific research and as a source of human and knowledge capital in order that business creating next-generation products, services and related...
- Financial Resolution No. 11: General (Resumed) (8 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: In 2008, IDA Ireland provided funding for 56 internationally mobile research-related investment projects and in 2009 it will continue to support a similar number of R&D projects. The Government's commitment to investment in science, technology and innovation has never been more relevant than it is today. While the current economic crisis is creating real challenges for businesses, continued...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (7 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Table 1 sets out the percentage of GDP spent on Research and Development for each year from 2000-2008. However, it should be noted that, in Ireland's case, it is regarded that the level of R&D performed as a percentage of GNP is a more relevant measurement as these figures exclude the profit repatriations from multinationals. Table 1 also outlines the level of R&D as a percentage of GNP. It...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (7 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: As outlined in the Government's "Building Ireland's Smart Economy â A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal" Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is playing a central role in Ireland's sustainable economic renewal. SFI has a number of programmes, which are specifically designed to promote strong industry/academic collaborations. The awards and 2008 funding provision for the most...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Is that Labour Party policy?
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The Government's Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation 2006-2013 set out ambitious targets to bring about transformational change in business attitudes to Research and Development and creating an innovation culture in our indigenous industry. Funding from my Department's Vote is channelled through Enterprise Ireland and Industrial Development Authority initiatives to focus on...
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: The significant increase in the number of redundancy payment claims lodged with the redundancy payments section of my Department in the latter part of 2008 and to date in 2009 is unprecedented and is giving rise to delays in the processing of redundancy payments for individuals and companies within a reasonable timeframe. The scale of the challenge is evident from the statistics which...
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: I thank the Deputy for acknowledging that we have reassigned nine people. Between today and tomorrow, another six people will be reassigned to deal with the matter. We are very conscious of the fact that the redundancy payments should be met on time.
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Some of the staff are currently occupied by answering the telephone from people made redundant with understandable queries. I beg the indulgence of the House to say that if people have a query, they should telephone 1890 80 80 90 to get a generic reply.
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: If they require a specific reply there is an e-mail address which will provide an immediate response and which I can pass on to the Deputy afterwards.
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: I can inform the Deputy that has been agreed with the Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners.
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: I thank the Deputy for the suggestion. We are getting the extra staff and we are very conscious of the fact that the payments should be processed as quickly as possible.
- Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Not on this side of the House.
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (24 Mar 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Issues relating to the school curriculum and to higher education are policy matters for my colleague the Minister for Education and Science, who is responding separately on these points. I consider it vitally important that our education system provides the skills required by our enterprise sector. The 2008 Forfas national skills bulletin pointed out that current shortages of high level IT...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Mar 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Young innovators and in particular the successful exhibitors in the Young Scientist Exhibition have many options open to them in terms of further education, careers in science or in enterprise. One of the first challenges must be to maintain the interest of such talented young persons in science, technology or engineering. The Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) Programme, which is...
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Will the Deputy look at what we are doing?
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: Recapitalisation has not occurred yet.
- Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)
Jimmy Devins: It was not.