Results 21-40 of 89 for "ireland is open for business"

Public Accounts Committee: Draft Report on Visit to Vietnam (2 Apr 2015)

Paul Connaughton: ...products. We should ensure we reap the rewards of the product we sell to them. During our visit we met the Vietnamese Minister for planning and investment and Deputy Deasy raised with him that Ireland is open for business and that we would like to do business with them. It was a very worthwhile trip and taxpayers can be reassured that money is spent prudently. The aid programme must be...

Seanad: Geological Survey of Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (2 Dec 2014)

Joe McHugh: ...acknowledge all the people involved in all the companies engaged in lead and zinc extraction. There is momentum in the industry. There are 634 prospecting licences. The message from my Department is there is an enthusiasm in this regard. Ireland is open for business in terms of lead and zinc extraction. The Senator also alluded to the Tellus project and its benefits as well as his...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Travel (11 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...to Ireland. The Taoiseach's visit, which included stops in Philadelphia and Cleveland, was aimed at delivering a message to international business people, investors and the Irish diaspora, that Ireland is open for business. Over the course of the visit, the Taoiseach: - Officially opened the new US headquarters for Enterprise Ireland client, Zenith Technologies, in Philadelphia; -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

...due parliamentary process and scrutiny, it is vital that this Bill be given priority and pass into law in 2014. This is so for all sorts of reasons, first, to give the world a positive signal that Ireland is open for business in this industry. It has been regarded as closed for business because of the lack of enabling legislation and other factors. Various projects are waiting in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions Participation (1 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...stand with Enterprise Ireland clients participating. The objectives of this mission are as follows: To raise Ireland's profile as a trading partner in Africa and to emphasise the message that “Ireland is open for business”; and to increase Irish exports to Southern and Western Africa. Africa is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. Southern Africa and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (25 Jun 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Enda Kenny: ...for good relations from the Northern Ireland Executive. Generally, we have always been involved to some degree or other in North-South developments. This sends a strong message that Northern Ireland is open for business, focusing on the steps needed to improve that position. From that point of view, I continue to work with our colleagues across the water and in the North to further...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: ...involving eight Irish universities and Institutes of Technology. In Pittsburgh I delivered a speech to more than 1,000 guests at the American Ireland Fund dinner alongside Ambassador Dan Rooney, reiterating the message that Ireland is open for business, highlighting key messages on the economy in terms of recovering our financial sovereignty and the strong performance of Ireland in terms...

Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

James Bannon: ...and sell the advantages of this country abroad. I have said in the past we should be tapping into our ambassadors and other personnel working outside Ireland to try to keep at the top of the agenda that Ireland is open for business. This is a ground-breaking Bill and, hopefully, it will meet expectations. As I said, Ireland is the best small country in which to do business and long may...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ..., and Mr Edward Davey, the United Kingdom Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, is a very welcome development and provides the confidence and assurance to those in the wind energy sector that Ireland is open for business and is clearly a destination for investment. The Memorandum of Understanding is an important step in a long process of attracting investment in this sector, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Electricity Generation (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ..., and Mr Edward Davey, the United Kingdom Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, is a very welcome development and provides the confidence and assurance to those in the wind energy sector that Ireland is open for business and is clearly a destination for investment. The Memorandum of Understanding is an important step in a long process of attracting investment in this sector, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...The visit was part of the Government's ongoing efforts to drive economic recovery and employment by delivering the message to international business people and investors, and to the diaspora, that Ireland is open for business. This was my first visit to Philadelphia as Taoiseach and I was delighted to meet Mr. Tom Corbett, Governor of Pennsylvania, on Friday morning. We noted the special...

Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Statements (25 Oct 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...has ensured that all Departments have a job remit and is successfully addressing the roadblocks to job creation. Our overseas trade missions are particularly successful and our message that Ireland is open for business is being well received worldwide. The availability of finance for small business remains a major problem. While some initiatives have been announced by the Minister for...

Programmes for Government (15 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: .... My recent visits to both the United States and China provided an opportunity to promote trade and investment, strengthen existing relationships and build new ones. I conveyed the message that Ireland is open for business and that this is an excellent time to invest in and benefit from Ireland's recovery. The Programme for Government 2011 - 2016 is a five year plan, and there are no...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (24 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: The St Patrick's Day period offers an unparalleled and unique global opportunity to showcase Ireland and to bring the message that Ireland is open for business to all our key global markets and to Ireland's many friends around the world. The importance of Ministerial visits during this period cannot be underestimated in terms of our economic recovery and delivery of foreign direct investment...

Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012) See 2 other results from this debate

Patrick O'Donovan: ...seek to conceal their identity while attacking members of An Garda Síochána. This is an important treaty for the people of Ireland in constituencies around the country in telling the world that Ireland is open for business. We want inward investment and to be at the centre of Europe. We want a stable currency, balanced budgets and our people back to work in an economy built on a...

Seanad: Immigration Services (28 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: ..., the most recent of which is a pilot scheme with the English language sector to relaunch the Chinese market for adults and juniors. These initiatives send certain important messages: first, that Ireland is open for business; second, that we are prepared to think creatively about how to use the immigration system in support of the national economic interest; and, third, that any changes...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: ...begun. Many members of the Cabinet have just returned from representing us at St. Patrick's Day celebrations in various parts of the world. They all brought with them the important message that Ireland is open for business. It is expected that the Central Statistics Office, CSO, figures to be released later this week will show that the economy has returned to full year growth. The...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Feb 2012)

Colm Keaveney: ...to reinforce our position as a place to do business and as one of the leading countries in the world for securing inward investment. This measure and others in the Bill underpin the message that Ireland is open for business. The benefits of such schemes are not just the creation of jobs but the transfer of technical and management ability and the building of informal but crucial personal...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: ...continued commitment to generate high quality jobs in Ireland. Apart from the tangible benefits this brings to the domestic economy, the message that is sent out to the international market is that Ireland is open for business.

Seanad: Overseas Trade: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., publishing and pharmaceutical products. The visit was an opportunity to raise Ireland's profile as a key trading partner and investment destination for South Africa, to emphasise the message that Ireland is open for business and to reinforce Ireland's commitment to working with South Africa at Government and business levels, through the activities of the embassy, and the State agencies....