Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Proposed Legislation
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will bring forward legislation to remove the provisions which disqualify those over the age of 66 from the terms of the... - Enterprise Strategy Group
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding his consideration of the report of the Enterprise Strategy Group; if the Government has specifically... - Employment Rights
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the damage done to efforts to attract migrant workers here by recent revelations of exploitation; and if he... - Job Losses
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to Question No. 301 of 15 February 2005, if he will review the policy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the promised new legislation in regard to export controls for military goods will be introduced; the main features of... - Indigenous Enterprise
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in indigenous enterprises in each of the past five years; the number lost in the same period; and... - Company Closures
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding due to the unsecured creditors of IFI; if the secured creditors have been paid; if so, the amount... - Trade Exports
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of exports to Hong Kong; the outcome of recent meetings with the Ireland-Hong Kong Business Forum; and if he will... - International Agreements
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland will be part of the EU like-minded group on the basis of the UK position expressing concerns in relation to... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the numbers of deaths and injuries reported arising from industrial accidents in each year from 2000 to 2004; the further... - Company Closures
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with former workers at the Irish Fertilizer subsidiary Richardson's in Belfast who received inferior... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to develop the indigenous manufacturing sector of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Employment Regulation
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the call from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for improved regulation of recruitment... - Enterprise Strategy Group
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Enterprise Strategy Group, Ahead of... - Pharmacy Regulations
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason he decided to refer proposals on the reform of the pharmacy sector to the Competition Authority; and if he will... - Departmental Studies
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has completed its socio-economic strategy for Mitchelstown; if so, the findings of the strategy; the... - Employment Rights
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether his Department should instigate a major inquiry into the working conditions of migrant workers to... - EU Directives
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to ensure that EU Directive 92/100/EEC, relating to the protection of the rights of authors, is... - Energy Costs
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out an analysis of the impact of energy price inflation on businesses in various sectors here;... - Industrial Projects
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has sought clarification from the European Commission regarding State aid for industrial projects following the... - Banking Sector
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has studied the likely effects of the new rules on cross-border banking, which are due to come into effect... - Workplace Inspections
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate and the number of prosecutions initiated by the inspectorate... - National Minimum Wage
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on claims that the increase in the minimum wage will damage competitiveness and increase consumer prices; and if he... - Trade Union Recognition
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that there are sufficient legal safeguards in place to ensure the right of all employees to be represented... - Departmental Inquiries
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to each of the inquiries being carried out by or on behalf of his Department; if he will give a... - Employment Rights
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent case involving a person (details supplied) who had been employed as a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on CE places at 1 January 2003, 1 January 2004, 1 January 2005 and the anticipated numbers at 31... - Insurance Industry
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of the 47 recommendations in the Competition Authority's final report and recommendations in regard to... - Departmental Agencies
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to carry out a review of the performance of all enterprise development agencies in the State; and if he will... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people participating in FÁS training schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12180/05] - Company Closures
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the liquidation process for Irish Fertilizer Industries; if he is satisfied that all possible steps... - Job Creation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the 20% failure rate of start-up companies can be lowered; and if he will make a statement on the... - Labour Force Development
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the response in policy terms of his Department to the increase in female labour force participation; and if he will make a... - Air Services
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent research by the Air Transport Users' Council regarding charges that are added... - Job Creation
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to provide alternative employment for those in the banking sector facing redundancy; and if he... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself that the Health and Safety Authority has sufficient staff and resources to carry out its work... - Employment Rights Bodies
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to publish the report of the review group on the employment rights bodies; the main recommendations in the... - Work Permits
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the promised legislation to put the employment permit regime on a comprehensive and sound statutory footing will be... - Employment Rights Bodies
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals to allow the employment appeals tribunal to be subsumed by the Labour Court; and if he will make a statement... - Skill Shortages
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the areas of the economy which suffer from a skills deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12065/05] - National Minimum Wage
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate of his Department to ensure payment of the national minimum... - Work Permits
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all non-national employees are being treated in accordance with Irish and European labour laws; the procedures he has put... - Regulation System
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there should be a single regulator for all services and utilities; and if he will make a statement on... - Employment Remuneration
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has collated data on pay disparities between men and women in individual sectors; and if he will make a... - Science and Technology Groups
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended that Ireland become a full member of CERN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/05] - Proposed Legislation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress in regard to his consideration of proposals to introduce legislation to provide for a new offence of corporate... - National Minimum Wage
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has taken steps to ensure that seafarers operating from Irish ports are paid the minimum wage and enjoy the benefits... - Grocery Industry
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on each of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business in its report on... - National Minimum Wage
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how the level of the recent increase in minimum wage was calculated and agreed upon; the nature of the meetings he had with... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made in enabling persons with disabilities to enter the workforce; if his Department has implemented... - Consumer Rights
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposal for a consumer rights enforcer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/05] - EU Directives
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility which have yet to be implemented; the number in... - Trade Missions
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent trade mission to China; if he will estimate the degree of economic activity between Ireland and... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether his Department has a role in taking action to address gender gaps in participation in certain... - Employment Rights
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he has taken or plans to take arising from allegations of very serious irregularities in regard to the treatment... - Job Losses
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to provide alternative employment in County Limerick following the recent closure of companies... - EU Directives
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will confirm that the Government has now missed the required legislative implementation date to give effect to EU... - Mobile Telephony
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that young children are being enticed into signing up for contracts for mobile... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a debate will be held in Dáil Éireann before the Hong Kong meeting of the WTO, as was held before Cancun; and if he... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the numbers of deaths and injuries reported arising from accidents in the construction sector in each year from 2000 to... - Indigenous Enterprise
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether adequate opportunities are available for indigenous companies to expand; and if he will make a... - Industrial Relations
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many times he has met with management at a company (details supplied); the workers who have allegedly been underpaid by... - Consumer Strategy Group
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to publish the report of the Consumer Strategy Group; if the report has been considered by Government; the... - Events Ticket Sales
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the report from the Competition Authority on the level of competition for the sale of tickets for... - National Workplace Strategy
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action it is proposed to take within his Department on foot of the Report of the Forum on the Workplace of the Future;... - Employment Rights
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms and conditions in regard to treatment of workers that foreign-based construction companies tendering for public...
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