Written answers
Thursday, 23 March 2006
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Job Losses
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to provide alternative employment for workers at a company (details supplied) in County Cork... - National Reform Programme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has taken to ensure the inclusion of the Oireachtas and Irish society generally in broader consultation on... - Employment Rights
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out an assessment to determine the optimum number of labour inspectors which are necessary to... - Proposed Legislation
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to urgently introduce legislation to provide for the creation of a new offence of corporate... - Job Losses
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is evidence to suggest that job losses are being under-reported in those businesses in receipt of... - EU Directives
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the European Commission's group of national experts, involving officials from his Department, on... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employees and their trade unions were consulted in the formulation by the Health and Safety Authority of guidelines for... - Job Losses
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he or his Department have investigated the cause or causes of job losses that have resulted in most cases... - Statutory Audits
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the call by the Institute of Chartered Accountants for the audit exemption threshold to be increased; and if he... - Employment Rights
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to ensure that the official net payment documented by employers corresponds to the actual payment... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to lower costs for businesses, which include insurance costs that are 20% higher than those in the UK;... - Trade Union Recognition
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the decision of the Competition Authority to interpret the Competition Act 2002 as prohibiting self-employed... - National Reform Programme
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to address the European Commission's assessment that relatively little attention is paid to the... - Industrial Relations
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the participation and remit of Government representatives of the EU Group of European... - Employment Rights
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the serious concern expressed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions regarding recent data... - Skill Shortages
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is poor co-ordination between the Department of Education and Science and his Department on the... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read the CEO Pulse 2006 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/06] - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received new draft regulations from the Health and Safety Authority to provide for improved safety conditions in... - Employment Rights
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to consideration of the discussion document covering the operation of the labour... - Job Creation
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions or contacts he has had with the job creation agencies with a view to seeking new industries for Mallow,... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish the expert report on workplace bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11353/06] - EU Directives
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in respect of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility, the number remaining to be implemented; the... - Employment Rights
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, under the provisions of section 24 of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the Labour Court will investigate the employment... - Consumer Affairs
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the Consumer Strategy Group; and if he will make... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make a statement to Dáil Éireann on the findings of the NESC report entitled Creating a More Inclusive Labour... - Employment Rights
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections which were carried out by the labour inspectorate in 2005 in respect of compliance by employers... - Skill Shortages
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department can play in improving management skills here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11340/06] - Intellectual Property Rights
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations his Department has made under trade related aspects of intellectual property rights to improve access to... - Research Funding
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the barriers to the commercialisation of research and development which exist; the steps he plans to take to remove same; and... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in appointing a new chief science adviser to the Government; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 49: 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; the projected date for... - National Minimum Wage
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employers who pay their employees less than the national minimum wage on the basis that a monetary allowance is... - Sports Sponsorship
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the practice of some sports organisations, including the Irish national soccer team,... - Company Closures
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to establish a task force to provide support services to workers that have been made redundant in view of the... - Migrant Workers
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workers from accession states likely to arrive here in the next five years; the policy response of his... - Accidents in the Workplace
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of deaths and injuries arising from workplace accidents generally and specifically in regard to the construction... - Employment Rights
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the investigation by the labour inspectorate into allegations of very serious irregularities in... - Departmental Agencies
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the way FÁS spends its budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11342/06] - Job Losses
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken arising from the announcement by NEC, Ballivor, County Meath, that it is to cease operations with the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 60: 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... - Employment Rights
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to research prepared for the ATGWU, based on the Watson Wyatt labour cost survey, which shows... - Wage Levels
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make a statement on the findings of the NESC report, Creating a More Inclusive Labour Market, that the richest 20%... - European Social Charter
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Ireland has not fulfilled its reporting obligations under the European Social Charter since 2004, as charged in... - EU Directives
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the draft services directive approved by the European Parliament on 16 February 2006; if the draft directive... - Employment Rights
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in his consultations regarding the possible establishment of a joint labour committee to protect... - Departmental Investigations
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the direction issued to an authorised officer to cease their inquiries into three companies being carried... - Telecommunications Services
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to improve information infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11347/06] - Departmental Agencies
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the remit of FÁS should be changed to reflect changed economic circumstances; and if he will make a... - Employment Rights
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the investigation being carried out by his Department into reports highlighted in the media of the... - Migrant Workers
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the discrepancy between Central Statistics Office projections of 20,000 immigrants per annum and estimates by... - Proposed Legislation
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on introducing legislation to give trade unions the power to appoint representatives to boards of directors of... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of Ireland as a knowledge economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/06] - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had communication with the Department of Finance regarding the upward revision in line with European standards of... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 76: 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...
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