Written answers
Wednesday, 17 May 2006
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Official Languages Act
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to his Department of fulfilling its obligations under the Official Languages Act 2003 for each year since its... - Industrial Development
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts made by the IDA to provide employment and attract foreign direct investment into County Kerry in view of the... - Employment Rights
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an assessment will be carried out to determine whether workers are being denied adequate toilet breaks by employers in... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a requirement that bullying as a risk, together with policies and procedures to mitigate that risk, be... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will initiate an investigation into the health and welfare of workers who are compelled to stay on their feet for most... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that manufacturing turnover has increased by less than one per cent from 2000 to 2005; and if he will... - Trade Regulations
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the companies that have been affected by Statutory Instrument 130 of 2006, European... - Employment Rights
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he proposes to take in view of the commitment in the partnership talks to increase the number of labour inspectors... - Grocery Industry
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the profit levels of grocery multiples operating here should be published; and if he will make a... - Employment Rights
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, in view of the growing concerns regarding the employment conditions of workers who are employed in domestic... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the assessment by a person (details supplied) in a report Productivity; Ireland's Economic Imperative that the... - Energy Costs
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the research his Department is undertaking or intends to undertake into the effects rising energy prices will have on job... - Departmental Investigations
Question 84: 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... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of the National Competitiveness Council's various recommendations which have been implemented; and if he will make... - Industrial Development
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small and medium sized enterprises set up here in the past year; the number of such businesses that have closed... - Business Regulation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meetings of the Business Regulation Group which have taken place to date; the action which has been taken... - Export Markets
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if recent trends in exports are a positive indication for the future of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date of the decentralisation plan for his Department and the agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will introduce to increase worker involvement in health and safety risk management in view of the fact that... - Insurance Industry
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason he has failed to provide consumer protection guidelines for income continuance schemes as recommended by the 2003... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional consultancy services that his Department proposes to utilise in 2006; the reason an increase of 66 per cent... - Workplace Fatalities
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recommendations contained in the Law Reform Commission report on corporate manslaughter published in October... - Employment Rights
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the investigation on the disclosure that Polish workers employed by a contractor at the ESB power... - Fairtrade Products
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will confirm that only fair trade tea and coffee are sold in his Department's canteens, restaurants and cafés and... - Adult Literacy
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken, including those in conjunction with the Department of Education and science, to improve the levels of... - Company Mergers
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposed company mergers that his Department is currently aware of under its responsibility for the regulation of... - Insurance Industry
Question 101: 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... - Job Losses
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to bring employment to Newbridge following the announcement of the plan to lay off 250 people at a company... - EU Enlargement
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the derogations contained in Articles 1-6 of Regulation 1612/68 of the Accession Treaty the Government will seek upon the... - Postal Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the decline in absolute costs of the provision in the estimates for postal services and telecommunications in... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the FÁS national supported employment programme has been designed primarily for people with the least severe... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work of the County Enterprise Boards; the number of personnel employed by the board in respect of each board, for each... - Employment Agencies
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce legislation to make it unlawful for an employment agency to operate here without a licence having... - Corporate Enforcement
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of corporate enforcement officers currently employed by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the... - Company Law
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work which has been completed on the reform of the Companies Act 1990; the areas that are being examined; the priorities... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Directive 2003/18/EC amending Council Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from risks related to... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the observation in the Competition Authority's Strategy Statement 2006-2008 that lack of a formal response by... - National Disability Strategy
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the lack of consultation with people with disabilities in the formulation of the sectoral plan of the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 115: 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... - Energy Resources
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent report by Forfás entitled A Baseline Assessment of Ireland's Oil Dependence; the implication for... - Job Losses
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to counteract the dramatic rise in redundancies, now averaging 523 per month; and if he will make a... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department will take in working against so-called ghost communities where there is a paucity of local... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on the decision of the Competition Authority to interpret the Competition Act 2002 as prohibiting self-employed... - Employment Support Services
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views of the assessment by Forfás (details supplied); his plans to improve funding in this area; and if he will make a... - Flexible Work Practices
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Central Statistics Office figures that some 80 per cent of the workforce are being denied flexible work... - Science and Technology
Question 122: 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... - Departmental Staff
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors currently employed by or on behalf of his Department; the number of cases investigated by... - Departmental Programmes
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sums of money that have been deployed within his Department for the employment and human resources development... - EU Directives
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which he has responsibility that remain to be implemented; and if he will make a statement... - Industrial Development
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies who made grant refunds in respect of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland; the reason those refunds... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had discussions with the director general and board of FÁS to ascertain if the proposed decentralisation will be... - Grocery Industry
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has conducted or plans to conduct research into the effects of the abolition of the Groceries Order on... - EU Directives
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department will take in view of the consensus between the European Commission, Council and Parliament on the... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate; the number of prosecutions initiated by the inspectorate... - Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases currently before the Personal Injuries Assessment Board; the number of cases for which rulings have been... - Industrial Relations
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times the Employments Rights Group, announced on 24 May 2005 has met; the discussions which took place; the... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 135: 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... - Company Law
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent liquidation of a construction firm (details supplied) who transferred its... - Unemployment Levels
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to deal with the high level of unemployment in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Agencies
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the activities of the national Consumer Agency; his views on whether this activity constitutes good value for taxpayers'... - Departmental Bodies
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the announcement of the composition of the new Labour Relations Commission was delayed until eight days after the... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on community employment programmes on 1 January 2006 for each county; the number of voluntary or not... - Departmental Investigations
Question 144: 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...
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