Written answers
Tuesday, 6 December 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Labour Inspectorate
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in regard to his announcement of the recruitment of an additional 11 labour inspectors, the number who have been appointed... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that Ireland's expenditure on research and development, according to the European innovation scoreboard... - Employment Rights
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the recent report of the Pensions Ombudsman, which included particular criticism of employers in the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the 8% cut in budget 2006 for Enterprise Ireland's grants to industry as contained in the 2006 Estimates.... - Proposed Legislation
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he intends to publish and enact the promised new legislative proposals to strengthen the provisions of the Competition... - Jobs for People with Disabilities
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in view of the low rate of acceptance of grants by employers to support the entry of disabled persons into the workplace,... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that facilities available in County Clare for the training of FÁS apprentices... - Departmental Programmes
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding will be provided in 2006 to develop a post-primary programme to complement the discover primary science... - Employment Rights
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to the Government's proposals to provide legal protection on a sectoral basis for... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recently published report from the National Competitiveness Council, Competitiveness Challenge 2005; and if... - Unemployment Levels
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that youth unemployment has been consistently over twice the overall national... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to review the community employment scheme particularly in relation to core services provided to persons with... - Company Closures
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take on the threatened closure of a plant (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a... - Departmental Investigations
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department has taken following reports of mistreatment of periwinkle pickers off the north Dublin coast; and... - Job Creation
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being made by the job employment creation agencies to bring jobs to Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he proposes to take to address the increasingly serious issue of the rapidly rising cost base for both... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2005 with regard to consideration of the discussion document covering the operation of the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the costs incurred by the State, at the latest date for which figures are available, arising from the various inquiries... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the circumstances and terms under which the chief science adviser, Mr. Barry McSweeney recently departed his post; if... - Departmental Appointments
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects to fill the vacancy in the Competition Authority caused by the resignation of a person (details supplied).... - Industrial Development
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will visit County Kerry to meet Tralee Chamber of Commerce and other groups and agencies to discuss the absence of... - Trade Liberalisation
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals to ban energy efficiency, recycling and other eco-labels on the grounds of non-tariff-barriers that... - Employment Rights
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when action will be taken to address the unacceptable situation whereby competition law is being mischievously used by the... - Industrial Development
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department intends taking extra action to improve the industrial and economic climate of the Shannon region following... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to develop the county enterprise board investment programmes in the Border, midlands and western... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employers who have been subjected to inspections by the labour inspectorate in the past 12 months; and the... - Industrial Development
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Tarbert, Ballylongford, Ballybunion part of north Kerry will be designated a special targeted area for investment... - Unemployment Levels
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meetings which have been held by the interdepartmental committee on unemployment in Donegal; and when it is... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the future of city and county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37860/05] - Mergers and Acquisitions
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a submission has been made to the Competition Authority with regard to the proposed purchase of the Meteor mobile phone... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to review the eligibility criteria for funding from county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on... - Equality Issues
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a copy of the report by the ESRI entitled Degrees of Equality: Gender Pay Differentials Among Recent... - Labour Force
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts his Department is making to encourage older persons to re-enter the workforce; the barriers older persons face... - Industrial Disputes
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the actions of Irish Ferries in ignoring the Labour Court recommendations whereby the court rejected claims by... - Environmental Issues
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the resources his Department has in place to ensure that environmental issues affecting business, such as climate change,... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of fatal and serious accidents in the workplace which have been recorded since the enactment of the Safety,... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of persons aged between 50 and 55 employed in community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on... - Work-Life Balance
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of research indicating that job satisfaction has a particular influence on mental... - National Consumer Agency
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2005 with regard to the establishment of the new National Consumer Agency; if the membership of... - Industrial Development
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the fact that IDA factories in County Mayo are being sold off as car showrooms and that west of Ireland... - Mergers and Acquisitions
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the implications for the Irish cable TV and Internet sector on the recent approval by the Competition Authority... - National Consumer Agency
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the new National Consumer Agency, when it is put on a statutory footing should be represented at social... - Employment Rights
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2005 with regard to his consultations regarding the possible establishment of a joint labour... - Grocery Industry
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department's estimate of the savings which will be made on an average family's weekly shopping bill arising from his... - Child Care Sector
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in line with the Government's stated commitment to child care, he will set about a reform of the child care industry... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 126: 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... - Departmental Agencies
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who have resigned as members of the Competition Authority within the past 15 months; the number of... - Regulatory Reform
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether his Department should take a role in a system of regulatory impact assessments of new legislation... - Departmental Agencies
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the Competition Authority is adequately funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/05] - Trade Liberalisation
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position the Government has taken within European Union negotiations in advance of the non-agricultural market access... - Jobs for People with Disabilities
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason so many disabled persons do not take part in ordinary FÁS courses in view of the initial decision to mainline... - EU Funding
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the over-claim of Ireland's European Social Fund; and the person who was responsible for the irregularities... - Proposed Legislation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when legislation will be introduced to regulate management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/05] - Public Holidays
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to create new public holidays or to transfer existing public holidays to new dates; if assurance will be given... - Security Industry
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the use by employers of security companies established to deal with the threats from global terrorism to impose... - EU Regulations
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications for Ireland of the decision of the European Parliament to vote in favour of the latest REACH proposals; and... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made to date in 2005 on the proposal to explore the potential for green consumerism as was... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had correspondence with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government or local authorities with... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has data indicating the extent to which radon is present in workplaces here; if an investigation has taken... - Departmental Programmes
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the transfer of duties from his Department to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; and if he will make... - Financial Regulation
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the audit level for small businesses should be raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Proposed Legislation
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation which his Department intends to bring forward in the next 12 months to improve workers rights. [37911/05] - Departmental Organisation
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals that his Department should be split into two separate Departments, namely, a Department of labour... - Labour Force
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of non-national workers required in 2006 to ensure all job vacancies are filled; and if he will make a statement...
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