Results 221-240 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: In the time allowed, my Department cannot collect the extensive information requested by the Deputy and, accordingly, I will forward the information to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The State Development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and the Roscommon County Enterprise Board are continuing to drive and promote enterprise development, and consequently employment creation, in County Roscommon. Enterprise Ireland is actively focused on the creation of new jobs through supporting entrepreneurs setting up new high potential start-up companies, and the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The State Development agencies, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, and the Leitrim County Enterprise Board are continuing to drive and promote enterprise development, and consequently employment creation, in County Leitrim. Enterprise Ireland is actively focused on the creation of new jobs through supporting entrepreneurs setting up new high potential start-up companies, and the retention...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: This correspondence was received in my Office and a reply will issue to the individual concerned as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has only one small 1.5 cc Renault van which is used for the collection and delivery of documents etc for the Department within Dublin where the Department and its Offices are located in 6 different buildings. The Renault van was purchased new in June 2008 and is not due for replacement for some years. Last year the total cost of diesel fuel for the Renault van was €668.61...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. IDA Ireland is in constant contact with Baxter Pharmaceuticals, one of its key client companies in County Mayo. The Agency works on an ongoing basis with the company, and in particular was closely involved with the company in developing its transformation programme, which was announced 3 years ago. In November 2007, Baxter announced a...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. Due to confidentiality reasons and the potential to identify individual companies, Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) approvals for any county are not broken down into city and county approvals. Under the first call of the Employment Subsidy Scheme, 8 companies in Waterford City and County were approved €2,310,400 towards 254...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (3 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Immediately following the announcement of the impending redundancies in Quinn Insurance, I met with the Court appointed Administrators in the company of officials from Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and FÁS. The Administrators briefed us on the situation within the company. Following the redundancy announcement, I put in place an inter-agency group comprising the relevant state agencies...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table on the basis agreed between the Deputy and an official in my Department. In that regard, subventions to the Agencies of my Department which are detailed in the Voted Expenditure / Appropriation Account for my Department each year are not detailed. In addition, and as agreed with the Deputy, 1997 was used as the base-year as to...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Shannon Development notified my Department of the job losses in Shannon Aerospace on the morning of Wednesday 20th October and, in the case of Elsevier, Shannon Development notified my Department on the morning of Thursday 21st October. Both notifications were made within one hour of receiving notice from the companies in question. Notification in such cases allows the Department to ensure...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department operates an early warning system of firms in difficulty and where jobs are at risk. The system applies to firms that have been assisted by the Industrial Development agencies operating under the aegis of my Department. Notifications of firms in difficulty and where jobs are at risk are received from these agencies as soon as the agencies become aware of the situation. I should...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy's correspondent has made allegations against Enterprise Ireland and its predecessor organisations ( Forbairt / Industrial Development Authority) previously . The matter was considered by Enterprise Ireland in the past and the Agency was satisfied that there was no impropriety. In the light of the Deputy's correspondent continuing concerns, and the most recent correspondence,...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 546 together. My Department and the 8 Offices of my Department currently occupy 11 buildings within the State. A list of the buildings involved is attached as a tabular statement. All of the buildings listed in the tabular statement are occupied by the Department or the Offices of the Department. With the exception of a building in Shannon occupied...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) was introduced to help employees maintain their jobs while at the same time assisting employers in retaining their productive capacity. There have been 2 calls under the Scheme and as a result almost 1,700 enterprises were approved for support with those companies committing to maintaining over 100,000 jobs to end November 2010. There are no plans to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Purchasing decisions on individual software packages are taken on the basis of a wide range of factors including fit with the needs of the Department and its existing systems, availability of adequate support for critical IT systems, fit with my Department's support skills, up front cost, and total cost of ownership taking account of the foregoing factors. Because of the complexity of these...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department and the Offices of my Department rely on the National Procurement Service of the Office of Public Works for the tendering and procurement of printing services. This service is provided principally by means of drawdown contracts, which sets out prices, terms and conditions under which supplies are delivered. My Department and the Offices of my Department obtain their supplies of...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: IDA Ireland entered into a 35 year lease commencing in 1983 on 6 units in Newbridge, Co Kildare. Detail in relation to rents invoiced by the IDA is only available from the year 1999. The total rent invoiced on the 6 units from 1999 to date in 2010 is €436,308.90. Detail in relation to rents paid by IDA Ireland is only available from the year 1998. The total rents paid on the 6 units...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554, 556 and 559 together. International benchmarking statistics reveal that Ireland imposes a relatively low burden of regulation on business. The Forfás Annual Competitiveness Report 2010 states that Ireland's regulatory environment is one of the least restrictive in the OECD in relation to product market regulation, the time taken to comply with tax...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: Details of the thirty specific red tape issues which the High Level Group on Business Regulation has processed, the thirty-eight issues on which it is continuing to drive progress and the eight items that are not being progressed are as follows: High Level Group – Processed Items No. Red Tape Issue 1 CRO/Revenue cooperation to find ways of reducing the duplication of data submission...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 558 together. The work to reduce red tape in Ireland is being progressed on two fronts. The High Level Group on Business Regulation works to fast-track simplifications to specific red tape issues identified by business; and an Inter-Departmental Group of officials from all Departments, having regulation affecting business, coordinates the measurement...