Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Labour Inspectorate
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent call from the chief executive of the chambers of commerce for the introduction... - Trade Figures
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the ratio of exports from here by foreign companies to exports from here by indigenous companies in millions of euro; if that... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Health and Safety Authority that some small enterprises were... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 44: 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... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he will progress the work of the expert group on bullying; his views on whether employers and unions claims... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on community employment places at 1 January 2003, 1 January 2004, 1 January 2005 and the anticipated... - Proposed Legislation
Question 47: 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... - Ticket Sales
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received any report from the Competition Authority on the level of competition for the sale of tickets for concerts... - EU Directives
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will confirm that the Government has now missed the required legislation to give effect to EU Directive 2002/14/EC... - Consumer Strategy Group
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he agrees with the consumer strategy group's recommendation to abolish the limit on the number of pub licences awarded;... - Work Permits
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to date under the new arrangements to give access to employment to the spouses of non-EEA... - Employment Support Services
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department's plans to provide assistance to migrant workers from the accession states and other countries seeking gainful... - Job Losses
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department intends to take to assist the 240 workers who are to be made redundant at a company (details... - Science Education
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation will produce an annual report on the state of science education... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the labour inspectorate investigation into the alleged mistreatment of Gama workers; and if he will make a... - Interdepartmental Committees
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the implementation framework as agreed at the inaugural meeting of the high level implementation group on the... - Employment Rights
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the employment rights group, announced on 24 May 2005 will be established; when it is due to report; and if he will make... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 60: 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... - Flexible Work Practices
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will incentivise employers to give persons the option to continue in employment past the age of 65 as a means to... - Proposed Legislation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to legislate for the regulation of apartment complex management companies; and if he will make a statement on... - Landlord and Tenant Legislation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware if other State agencies face a similar predicament to that of IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and... - Proposed Legislation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a request from the Director of Consumer Affairs to amend legislation to provide for the more effective... - National Minimum Wage
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to discussions between the labour inspectorate and a company (details supplied) regarding the... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the growing lack of competitiveness in manufacturing industry with resultant relocation to... - Departmental Inquiries
Question 68: 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... - Staffing Levels
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 20 April 2005, if he will review the policy; and if he will make a statement on... - Flexible Work Practices
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce the right to flexible working for parents of young children, in view of the priority afforded to... - Foreign Direct Investment
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures IDA Ireland has taken to attract industry to Listowel and Tralee, County Kerry, respectively, that is foreign... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to his announcement of the recruitment of an additional 11 labour inspectors, the number that have been... - Departmental Funding
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he interprets the consumer strategy group's recommendation to continue support for the Consumers Association of Ireland as... - Immigration Policy
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the recent document, Managing the Immigration and Employment of non-EU nationals in Ireland, produced by the... - Trade Mission
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the results of his recent trade mission to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18033/05] - Company Closures
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the liquidation process for a company (details supplied); if he has satisfied himself that all... - Industrial Development
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make a statement on the recently published Strategic Plan for Irish Industry published by Enterprise Ireland.... - National Consumer Agency
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new national consumer agency recommended in the report of the consumer strategy group will be established; the way... - Work Permits
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to non-national workers in 2005; the way in which this compares with previous years; the... - EU Directives
Question 80: 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... - Public Transport
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will incentivise the use of bus and rail by his Department for official business in order that bus and rail use might... - Price Display Orders
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason his Department decided against imposing price display orders on doctors and dentists; and if he will make a... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the European Commission's quarterly report on the euro area which shows Irish exporters are less competitive... - Job Losses
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the serious implications for the Waterford area in general and for Dungarvan of the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the direction issued to an authorised officer to cease his inquiries into three companies being carried out... - Proposed Legislation
Question 89: 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... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assess the impact that a consistently weak dollar has had on Irish businesses; if he has made representations to... - Migrant Workers
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out an assessment of the extent of abuse of migrant and other workers in the hotel and catering... - Strategy Group Report
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to his consideration of the report of the enterprise strategy group; if the Government has decided not... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the status of the World Trade Organisation negotiations on the liberalisation of world trade; and if he... - Legislative Review
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to review of the Employment Agency Act 1971 as agreed under the Sustaining Progress... - Economic Partnership Agreements
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the Article 133 Committee meeting of the 6 May 2005 in respect of economic partnership agreements, EPAs; the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be any provision for the entry of non-highly skilled migrant workers in view of the forthcoming Employment... - Job Losses
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision of the long established Bray based company (details supplied) to... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will carry out an assessment of the relevance of training courses provided by FÁS in meeting the needs of... - Industrial Relations
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent call from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for an overhaul of the industrial... - Pay Issues
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts his Department is making to address the factors underlying the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement... - Industrial Accidents
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of deaths and injuries reported arising from industrial accidents in each year from 2000 to 2004 and to date; the... - Work Permits
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will carry out an assessment of the impact of work permits legislation on the treatment of migrant workers. [18098/05] - Consumer Strategy Group
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department intends to meet the consumer strategy group's recommendation to apply a consistent approach... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 116: 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...
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