Written answers

Wednesday, 21 June 2006

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

 
  • Grant Payments
    Question 45: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made on the provision of knowledge acquisitions grants and innovation vouchers to small and...
  • Health and Safety Regulations
    Question 46: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Health and Safety Authority made just 40 prosecutions in 2005 despite the fact that of the 6000 construction...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 47: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has agreed a work programme with the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority; the number of staff for which...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which Ireland can do more to encourage entrepreneurism amongst young people; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the recent agreements in relation to the proposed decentralisation of FÁS to Birr, he will introduce similar...
  • Consumer Confidence
    Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the concerns of small business owners following the significant drop in consumer...
  • Employment Rights
    Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government plans to ratify the 1990 UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their...
  • Regulatory Impact Assessments
    Question 52: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of regulatory impact assessments carried out by his Department since the publication of the White Paper on Better...
  • Research Funding
    Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's strategic implementation plan for investment in scientific research; the budget and the distribution of this...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 54: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the resources allocated to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement are sufficient; and if he...
  • Equal Opportunities Employment
    Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the labour force initiatives he intends to lead in order to bring more people with disabilities into employment; and if he...
  • Bullying in the Workplace
    Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason it is necessary to wait for the results of the follow-up survey on workplace bullying before implementing the...
  • Work Permits
    Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take in advance of the Employment Permits Bill 2005 to make the work permits scheme more transparent...
  • Regional Development
    Question 59: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures which have been taken within the framework of the National Development Plan for locating an increased proportion...
  • Business Regulation
    Question 60: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his priorities regarding the reduction of red tape for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23898/06]
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to bring forward legislative proposals in view of the fact that under current legislation, employers convicted...
  • Job Creation
    Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to create new jobs specifically targeted at reducing the number of persons in long-term...
  • Grocery Industry
    Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he has monitored food prices since the abolition of the minimum prices order; if the trend is as...
  • Departmental Briefings
    Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of briefings given in each of the years 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 by officials in his Department to Members...
  • Business Regulation
    Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that will become exempted under the proposed plan to increase the audit exemption threshold to...
  • Employment Rights
    Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action which can be taken to improve pay rates for women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23891/06]
  • Departmental Agencies
    Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of offices and agencies operating within his Department; the functions with which they are charged; and the...
  • Research Funding
    Question 68: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline and content of the Government's proposed research and innovation strategy and the material contribution it will...
  • Regulatory Authorities
    Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is merit in the suggestion to merge all sectoral regulators into one single regulatory authority;...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to introduce amendments to corporate law requiring employee representation on company boards of directors, as...
  • Work Permits
    Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued by his Department in each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the distribution of these permits...
  • Health and Safety Regulations
    Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking in view of the fact that there is a disproportionately high level of fatal injuries in the workplace...
  • Redundancy Payments
    Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been reached on the application by Irish Ferries for a redundancy rebate to fund the voluntary severance...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 17 May 2006, the broader issues other than safety, health and welfare at work...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to enable the Labour Inspectorate to meet the needs of a changing workforce and the specific difficulties faced...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of his meeting with his Northern counterpart, Economy Minister, Ms Maria Eagle MP regarding North-South economic...
  • Small Business Sector
    Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recommendations of the Small Business Forum's recent report which will be implemented in 2006; and if he will make a...
  • Business Regulation
    Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the level of fines for failure to properly display prices are adequate; and if he will make a statement...
  • Industrial Development
    Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the proposal to build a €400 million liquified natural gas storage terminal in North Kerry; and if he will...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the consequences on businesses here of the increase in inflation to 3.9 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name, purpose and numbers employed in each of the regulatory bodies under the auspices of his Department; and if he will...
  • Employment Vacancies
    Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports from the ESRI and FÁS that employment vacancies are down from 22 to 16 per cent,...
  • Industrial Disputes
    Question 87: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to ensure that workers at a recently closed factory (details supplied) in County Cork are paid the...
  • Health and Safety Regulations
    Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent Health and Safety Authority report, which revealed that one-quarter of local authorities were in...
  • Employment Rights
    Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on progress made in May and June 2006 in relation to the repayment by a company (details supplied) of...
  • Skill Shortages
    Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the findings of the expert group on future skills which claims that the existing infrastructure for management...
  • Competition Authority
    Question 94: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Competition Authority in the first five months of 2006; the priorities of the...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the decentralisation of FÁS to Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23902/06]
  • Job Protection
    Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he intends to take to stem the outward flow of manufacturing jobs from this country; if he has discussed this...
  • World Trade Negotiations
    Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the proposals from the European Union to use a so-called simple Swiss formula for the negotiations at...
  • Enterprise Strategy Group
    Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Enterprise Strategy Group; and if he will make a...
  • County Enterprise Boards
    Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide additional funding to efficient county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Fair Trade Products
    Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made in relation to introducing Fair Trade products to his Department's offices and to setting a...
  • Employment Rights
    Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of languages employee rights information is available in; the obligations of employers to provide this...
  • World Trade Negotiations
    Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Commissioner Mandelson's concerns in regard to intellectual property issues in trade with China; the action he...
  • EU Directives
    Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of all outstanding EU directives due to be transposed in whole or in part by his Department; if he will list...
  • Job Creation
    Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to improve the economic development of the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Job Losses
    Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the number of redundancies for the first four months of 2006 was 7,723, a 12 per cent jump on the...
  • Decentralisation Programme
    Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of plans for decentralisation of units, sections or agencies in his Department; the duties of FÁS which are to...
  • Industrial Development
    Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he intends to take to boost manufacturing production which showed a 5.3 per cent drop for the period from...
  • Business Regulation
    Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the response rate to the recent call by the Business Regulation Forum for submissions; the purpose of this consultation...
  • Skill Shortages
    Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports from the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland that a skills shortage is...
  • Job Losses
    Question 116: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has taken to monitor and respond to the reasons for job losses in view of the 12 per cent increase in...
  • Departmental Bodies
    Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for FÁS for 2006 and for the years 1997 to 2005 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23895/06]

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