Written answers
Thursday, 13 May 2004
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Job Creation
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to remove outstanding obstacles to the provision of investment for the creation of much... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the number of projects for the community employment programme will be reduced in 2004; if the policy to... - Professional Services
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her Department's views on the percentage fee structure charged by many professions; if her Department intends... - Departmental Investigations
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the belief of a person (details supplied) that an alleged fraud perpetrated by an NGO on her... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employees in FÁS classified as grade seven or above in respect of December 1997 and December... - Carbon Tax
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis her Department has undertaken on the possible implications for industry here of the introduction... - Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with regard to the operation of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; the number of staff... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with regard to her consultation with the social partners on proposals to increase penalties for... - European Council Meetings
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the persons who attended the recent informal meeting of the EU Council of Competition Ministers in Dromoland... - Job Protection
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the paper prepared by her Department in April 2004 and presented to EU Industry... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if FÁS continues to host courses offering introduction to computers; the number of persons in the scheme; the... - National Minimum Wage
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to review the level of the national minimum wage; her views on the call from IBEC that... - Work Permits
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has plans to undertake a review of the work permit scheme for immigrant workers; and if she... - Job Losses
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has been formally notified by a company (details supplied) of its intention to make more than... - Employment Rights
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has satisfied herself that there are a sufficient number of inspectors to carry an adequate level of... - Sunday Trading
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the call from the trade union MANDATE for action to outlaw trading by major... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with regard to the various reviews or studies of community employment commissioned or undertaken... - European Council Meetings
Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the recent talks she had with the US trade representative, Mr Bob Zoellick; if common agreement... - National Competitiveness Council
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by the monitoring process established to consider and track progress in implementing the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department has carried out a risk assessment of the decentralisation plans announced on budget day, in... - Migrant Workers
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the State's failure to ratify the UN convention on the rights of migrant workers and their... - Consumer Affairs
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date on the consumer strategy group; the number of times it has met; the matters it has... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans she has to review the eligibility criteria for funding from county enterprise boards; and if she will... - Consumer Affairs
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of her Department in overseeing the work of the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs. [13908/04] - Company Investigations
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the latest information available to her regarding when the report of the High Court inspectors into the affairs... - Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in the establishment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, particularly in view... - Public Holidays
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public holidays enjoyed by workers here and the way in which this compares with the EU average;... - Research Funding
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she intends to take to ensure that Ireland increases its expenditure on research and development... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proportion of non-apprentice employees who are in FÁS training centres; the proportion of these who are... - Job Protection
Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she intends to take to counter the growing trend of jobs being transferred to lower cost countries;... - Trade Union Recognition
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the fact that trade union recognition is a fundamental right of all workers which must be... - Industrial Development
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has identified the issues contributing to price hikes and lack of competitiveness in the economy; her... - Grocery Industry
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she intends to publish the results of her review of the 1987 groceries order which forbids below cost... - Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta
Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, following the liquidation of Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta, all creditors have been paid; and if she will... - Asylum Applications
Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is her intention to enter into discussions with her colleagues at the Department of Justice, Equality and... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide additional funding to efficient county enterprise boards; and if she will make a statement... - Trade Union Recognition
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all meetings she has had in the past five years in which the issue of trade union recognition... - Unemployment Levels
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the national anti-poverty strategy commitment to eliminate long-term... - Organisation of Working Time Act
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has satisfied herself with the level of implementation of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; and... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the instigation of increased mainstreaming of community employment schemes providing services for... - EU Presidency
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide the minutes of the recent Agenda 133 committee meeting in Dublin Castle. [13903/04] - Services Sector
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she intends to take in regard to her comments at the recent conference in Dublin Castle, Promoting... - Older Workers
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the NESF report, Labour Market Issues for Older... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the recent study carried out by the Health and Safety Authority suggesting... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any survey that has been undertaken to establish the number of persons employed in her... - Work Permits
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new rules announced by her on 18 February 2004 in regard to the new arrangements for spouses of... - EU Directives
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which her Department has responsibility which have yet to be implemented; the... - Work Permits
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she will take to address the plight of migrant workers who find that they are illegal through no... - Social Economy Programme
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress of the social economy programme; the number of persons in the programme for the years 2000 to 2004... - Insurance Industry
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of her action plan for the insurance industry; and... - Consumer Strategy Group
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of the recently established consumer strategy group; when it is expected that it will publish a final... - Job Creation
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs announced during 2003 from new investments or expansion of IDA backed plants; the... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the maximum distance and time span for a replacement vessel to be available if a company (details supplied)... - Unemployment Levels
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will give an update on strategies to deal with the high unemployment rate of between 12%-14% in some... - Ansbacher Report
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of recommendations of the Ansbacher report of 2002 which have been implemented; and if she will make... - Job Losses
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department during 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and to date in 2004; the... - Work Permits
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the promised legislation to put the employment permit regime on a comprehensive and sound statutory... - Job Losses
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the background to proposed redundancies in a company (details supplied); if... - Price Increases
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which she or her Department has examined instances in which the consumers or customers are... - Insurance Industry
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date in her efforts to reduce public liability insurance costs; and if she will make a... - Work Permits
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which the budget for 2004 is adequate to meet commitments entered into by FÁS and any likely new... - Commission on the Newspaper Industry
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to review the report of the commission on the newspaper industry; and if she will make a...
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