Results 21-38 of 38 for 5 million speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The goal of this Government is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020 with 135,000 outside Dublin and to achieve sustainable full employment. This is a whole of Government effort and is delivered through our integrated Action Plan for Jobs. The Action Plan for Jobs process aims to strengthen the enterprise base, in particular through supporting entrepreneurship,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...a pay increase for those recruited in these traditional recruitment grades, post 1 January, 2011 is as follows. A pay increase of 2%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €24,531. A pay increase of 4%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €49,061. Finally, a pay increase of 5%, inclusive of employers PRSI is estimated at €61,327. The total pay bill...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In 2015, Enterprise Ireland launched a €5 million competitive fund to support community-driven enterprise development initiatives. I understand from Enterprise Ireland that 118 applications for the Community Enterprise Initiative Competitive Fund were considered. There was strong demand for the funding and the process was highly competitive. Some 32 applications exceeded the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: .... My officials are advised there is no application for grant assistance pending for the Unit in question. IMR receives the core of its funding from Enterprise Ireland (currently in the region of €15 million over 5 years) but, like all Technology Centres, the Centre must also attract a portion of matching funding from industry and also from competitive research funding sources....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (23 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions, including carrying out investigations of alleged anti-competitive practices. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Unemployment Levels (22 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...However, through the focused collaborative approach and a range of reforms delivered in the region in recent years, the unemployment rate has fallen from a peak of 20.1% in 2012 to approximately 12.5% in early 2016. Although it has fallen and is down at 12.6%, I am aware it remains above the national average and the Government must work on that. At present, 204,400 people are at work in...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...gross allocation for the Department is €810,000,047, as per the published 2016 Revised Estimates Volume. This includes funding for the Department, its offices and agencies. It compares to a 2015 Estimate provision of €810.1 million. Therefore, for 2016 it is essentially a no-change scenario in terms of the quantum of the Exchequer funding provision. Nonetheless, there are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553, 554 and 556 together. Official employment figures maintained by the Central Statistics Office show that the border region, including Donegal, has seen an increase in employment of 8,300 from the start of 2011 to end of quarter 1 2016. Donegal has performed strongly as well in terms of IDA Ireland-supported inward investment since 2011. I include a table...

Other Questions: Job Creation Targets (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A Programme for a Partnership Government sets a target of creating an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020, of which 135,000 jobs are to be created outside Dublin. I am convinced that we can achieve these targets. Since 2012, the unemployment rate reduced from 15.1% to 7.8% in May this year. We have 155,000 extra people at work since 2012 and employment is growing in every region. My focus...

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...balance of probability grounds. Thus, proving a case in criminal cases is at a higher level. Very high penalties apply to criminal offences under the Competition Act. There is a fine of up to €5 million or 10% of turnover, whichever is the higher, for an undertaking, or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years for a person. That is the reason for having a high level of proof....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Development Capital Scheme (9 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...x2019;s Action Plan for Jobs process and has the objective of increasing the availability of risk capital and closing the ‘equity gap’ experienced by SMEs seeking risk capital in the region of €2 million to €12 million. Such a measure, in tandem with the many other actions contained in the annual Action Plan for Jobs process, have helped over 125,000 people back...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (31 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grant Payments (31 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...application is sent back and they have to start all over again within three months, getting bank statements and so on. They find that very difficult. It always surprises me to read that 1.729 million people have medical cards and 573,000 have the general medical service, GMS, card. That is 2 million of the 5 million living in Ireland. It is a large number but sometimes when I am...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...readdress the matter. As a politician, I believe that it is right and fair to allow bankrupts to start over after a reasonable time. The timeframe should be adjusted for scale. Someone who is €500,000 in the red should be given preferential treatment over a person who is €5 million in debt. A sliding scale would be more ethical. Our criminal justice system does not treat a drug...