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Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Leitrim 575 159 11 9 Limerick 131 455 374 789 Longford 141 99 213 180 Louth 39 101 110 228 Mayo 109 145 88 37 Meath 44 49 158 46 Monaghan 10 0 4 30 Offaly 19 71 56 81 Roscommon 35 45 31 10 Sligo 103 213 109 193 Tipperary North 46 52 38 8 Tipperary South 113 94 56 233 Waterford 554 248 351 702 Westmeath 130 151 332 151 Wexford 134 333 71 102 Wicklow 799 212 334 129 Table...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Dec 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...1,839 2,261 2,052 Dublin South County 1,267 1,039 1,031 749 Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown 688 659 583 703 Galway 570 921 558 816 Limerick* 45 60 3 47 Louth 212 519 468 434 Offaly 108 133 165 140 Sligo 160 103 197 145 Waterford 416 336 163 368 Westmeath 224 369 239 305 Source: Forfás Employment Survey 2006. Table showing the number of jobs created in EI supported companies on a...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Nov 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Limerick County 17 21 17 16 71 Longford 37 43 41 24 145 Louth 26 27 23 15 91 Mayo 29 28 29 14 100 Meath 20 15 14 13 62 Monaghan 13 14 14 7 48 Offaly 24 22 21 28 95 Roscommon 17 23 27 12 79 Sligo 34 19 21 29 103 South Dublin 27 14 15 13 69 Tipperary NR 17 22 18 13 70 Tipperary SR 21 18 23 28 90 Waterford City 30 28 23 16 97 Waterford County 20 18 19 18 75 Westmeath 31 26 31 19...

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (21 Nov 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...South Riding 4,577 4,626 Waterford 9,496 9,557 Wexford 5,035 5,026 Border total 26,051 25,960 Cavan 5,183 5,501 Donegal 5,302 4,930 Leitrim 1,033 994 Louth 6,054 6,002 Monaghan 4,480 4,677 Sligo 3,999 3,856 Mid West total 24,291 24,868 Clare 7,009 6,839 Limerick 13,476 14,155 Tipperary North Riding 3,806 3,874 South West total 36,450 35,913 Cork 31,801 31,451 Kerry 4,649...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Nov 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...19 Cork 30 Donegal 57 Dublin 20 Galway 57 Kerry 55 Kildare 51 Kilkenny 60 Laois 52 Leitrim 61 Limerick 69 Longford 30 Louth 45 Mayo 63 Meath 47 Monaghan 39 Offaly 29 Roscommon 55 Sligo 54 Tipperary 54 Waterford 42 Westmeath 58 Wexford 51 Wicklow 63 While the average waiting period varies from county to county, I understand that the Tribunal is making every effort to...

Written Answers — IDA Properties: IDA Properties (8 Nov 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Charlestown 0 0 0 0 1 1 Monaghan Ballybay 0 0 0 1 0 1 Offaly Tullamore 0 0 0 1 0 1 Roscommon Castlerea 0 0 0 1 0 1 Roscommon Monksland Athlone 2 1 3 0 0 0 Roscommon Gallowstown 1 0 1 1 0 1 Sligo Finisklin 0 0 0 1 1 2 Tipperary — 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waterford Johnstown 1 6 7 0 0 0 Waterford Waterford 0 0 0 3 1 4 Westmeath Athlone 2 1 3 0 0 0 Westmeath Mullingar 1 0 1 0 0 0 Wexford...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (31 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ... Waterford 584 514 1,070 2,168 Wexford 511 484 339 1,334 Border Cavan 547 1,021 808 2,376 Donegal 408 705 537 1,650 Leitrim 177 62 70 309 Louth 620 578 662 1,860 Monaghan 348 540 425 1,313 Sligo 316 306 338 960 Mid West Clare 645 706 742 2,093 Limerick 1,025 1,173 1,649 3,847 Tipp NR 236 302 249 787 South West Cork 3,027 2,716 3,588 9,331 Kerry 289 397 304 990 Dublin 9,482...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (31 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...696 -2,724 Wexford -418 -454 -283 -1,155 Border Cavan -160 -357 -99 -616 Donegal -650 -647 -901 -2,198 Leitrim -89 -247 -190 -526 Louth -552 -338 -537 -1,427 Monaghan -572 -274 -266 -1,112 Sligo -305 -221 -290 -816 Mid West Clare -556 -893 -718 -2,167 Limerick -1,102 -777 -891 -2,770 Tipp NR -354 -264 -178 -796 South West Cork -1,720 -2,271 -3,579 -7,570 Kerry -539 -602 -523...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (31 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...demand surveys of employers on its behalf. As part of the LookWest initiative, the Western Development Commission has also established a skills database for the region covering Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, and Clare. I am aware that other county and local authorities are considering the establishment of a skills register for their respective areas. However, I would...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (23 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...South 15 37 Kildare 629 465 Kilkenny 95 15 Laois 12 18 Leitrim 11 9 Limerick 374 789 Longford 213 180 Louth 110 228 Mayo 88 37 Meath 158 46 Monaghan 4 30 Offaly 56 81 Roscommon 31 10 Sligo 109 193 Tipperary North 38 8 Tipperary South 56 233 Waterford 351 702 Westmeath 332 151 Wexford 71 102 Wicklow 334 129

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...of the number of labour inspectors to 90 by the end of 2007 and for associated legal accounting administrative support staff. The labour inspectors will be based in Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Sligo, as well as the new head office of the authority in Carlow, which opened in July. That was a good example of successful decentralisation.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...to assist in job creation include;— Enterprise Ireland supports the CEIM Enterprise Platform Programme, in partnership with Letterkenny Institute of Technology, the Institutes of Technology in Sligo and Border Action in providing a training programme for entrepreneurs wishing to set up their own businesses. This programme is now going into its fourth year. Enterprise Ireland, in...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (17 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Dublin Airways 7 0 Dublin Poppintree 1 0 Galway Roundstone 0 2 Galway Ballinasloe 1 0 Galway Tuam 3 0 Kerry Killarney 0 1 Kildare Newbridge 5 0 Mayo Charlestown 0 1 Roscommon Castlerea 0 1 Sligo Finisklin 0 1 Waterford Johnstown 6 0 Waterford Waterford 0 1 Westmeath Athlone 1 0 Wexford Enniscorthy 1 0 35 28

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (16 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...world class business and technology parks in Castlebar and Westport, while discussions are ongoing between the Agency and Mayo County Council about the acquisition of industrially zoned land on the Sligo Road in Ballina. IDA is actively marketing Mayo through its network of overseas offices and it is continuing to work with its existing base of overseas companies in County Mayo to...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 Oct 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...Agency regarding specific undertakings or from giving preference to one area of the Country over any other. I understand, however, that progress regarding the acquisition of the 27 acre site on the Sligo Road was delayed due to lengthy legal proceedings over which the Agency had no control. These proceedings are near finalisation and the Agency is in continuing discussion with the Council...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 Sep 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...day-to-day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. IDA Ireland has been in discussions with Mayo County Council regarding the acquisition of a 27 acre site on the Sligo Road in Ballina. These discussions have been protracted. The Agency requires unburdened title to the site before it can begin development work on the land. Progress in this matter was...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (4 Jul 2007)

Micheál Martin: In the period from January, 2006 to the end of May, 2007 there have been a total of 8 IDA sponsored visits by prospective overseas investors to County Sligo, of which 5 were in 2007 and 3 were in 2007. Although site visits are not a normal feature of Enterprise Ireland's promotional activity there were two site visits to County Sligo arranged by E.I. in 2006 and one such visit arranged in...

Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)

Micheál Martin: ...are developing between FÁS and the institutes of technology in terms of skills, a good example of which is the LÍONRA initiative in the north west involving institutes from Letterkenny to Sligo and Galway. The idea is that where there can be complementarity, there should be, and where institutes can provide a certain component of training or programmes, they should do so. FÁS can...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: In the period 2002 to 2006 a total of 790 new jobs were created in IDA supported companies in County Sligo. Details of the number of jobs created in each of those years is set out in the following tabular statement. A central goal for IDA Ireland is the achievement of balanced regional development. The Agency's strategy for Sligo has been to promote the County as part of an integrated North...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Mar 2007)

Micheál Martin: .... With regard to the Ballina site I was pleased to hear recently that significant progress has been made by Mayo County Council in securing unburdened title to this 10.29 hectares site on the Sligo Road. Enterprise Ireland is focused on the creation of new jobs through supporting entrepreneurs setting up new High Potential Start-Up Companies, the retention and creation of new jobs in...