Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Proposed Legislation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to publish corporate manslaughter legislation in view of the high level of workplace deaths here and the fact... - Pricing Regulations
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent price war on alcohol over recent months; if there was consideration given to excluding alcohol... - Intellectual Property Rights
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on software patents; the position the Government took on the proposed Computer Implemented Inventions... - Export Levels
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to ensure that exports here will increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2577/07] - Enterprise Policy
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the changes to enterprise policy he will undertake in order for Ireland to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol... - Job Losses
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies in 2006; if he has specific plans to address this problem during the first half of 2007; and if... - Departmental Schemes
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on ICTU's comments on the BES schemes; if his Department has had contact from the Commission regarding same; if... - Departmental Agencies
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on the performance of Enterprise Ireland in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/07] - Employment Rights
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken by his Department to encourage workers to join trade unions. [2617/07] - EU Directives
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation to date of the Posted Workers Directive, 96/71/EC; the number of complaints made... - Work Permits
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to Romanian and Bulgarian citizens to date in 2007; if his Department has noted any... - Industrial Relations
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of registered employment agreements currently in place; the industries and regions to which these apply; if he... - Pricing Regulations
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date on the public consultation on the EU price display regulations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Arms Industry
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on recent media reports (details supplied) estimating the value of the Irish arms industry at €1 billion. [2615/07] - Company Law Enforcement
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of investigations by the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and any other... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors employed by the labour inspectorate of his Department; the number of labour inspectors... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received from the Health and Safety Authority a proposed update to the 2002 Code of Practice on Workplace... - Intellectual Property Rights
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action, as a member of the WTO, he is taking in order to protect developing countries from large pharmaceutical... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the results of the study commissioned by his Department from the ESRI into workplace bullying; the main... - Corporate Enforcement
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 15 November 2006, if a decision has been reached in relation to the request... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the high level manufacturing group promised in Towards 2016 has been established; the membership of the group; if each... - Skills Requirements
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will address the need to up skill the Irish labour force in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the business of the last meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on... - Live Register
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the latest Central Statistics Office data which shows that Tralee had higher live... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his expectations for the manufacturing sector in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2606/07] - Job Losses
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies for each year from 2002 to date in 2007; the breakdown of these numbers by sector; and if he... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the decentralisation programme for his Department; the number of staff who have actually... - National Training Fund
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money being allocated from the National Training Fund in 2007 in order to train the present workforce here;... - STI Strategy
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made in the implementation of the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation; and if he will make a... - Skills Requirements
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce paid learning leave to enable workers to up skill. [2611/07] - Job Losses
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the corrective action he proposes to take to stem the flow of the relocation of jobs from Ireland to more competitive... - Arms Brokering
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Ireland does not fulfil its obligations under the EU Common Position on Arms Brokering; when Ireland will be... - Immigrant Support Services
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to help improve the English language skills of immigrants here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Residency Permits
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the conditions for a migrant worker applying for family reunification are not contained in the... - Skills Requirements
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the NCB Purchasing Managers Index for November 2006 which shows that growth in the manufacturing industry... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date of the decentralisation of the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Consumer Policy
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of his Department's consumer policy section for 2006; the number of staff employed in this... - Freedom of Information
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to his Department and each of its agencies of complying with their responsibilities under the Freedom of... - Skills Requirements
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient numbers in the workforce to meet the needs of the manufacturing... - Job Creation
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether Ireland can claim to be a competitive country; if recent job loss announcements will become a common... - Economic Growth
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress his Department has made in implementing the Lisbon Agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Work Permits
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the Employment Permits Act 2006 has the effect of preventing people from changing employers or... - Trade Missions
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent trade mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Competition Law
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Competition Authority in 2006; the number of mergers that, due to their nature, were... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected cost of outfitting the new Enterprise Ireland facility in Eastpoint in order to make it fit for purpose; the... - Work Permits
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the fast track working visa work authorisation programme's work in 2006; the number of visas or work... - Departmental Properties
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the new 25 year Enterprise Ireland lease on two buildings in Dublin is in line with the Government's... - Industrial Relations
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the ongoing dispute between Greencore and its former employees who are still to receive their... - Redundancy Entitlements
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to ensure that workers who find themselves cast aside by their employer after years and in some cases a... - Enterprise Strategy Group
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of the recommendations from the Enterprise Strategy Group implemented; the number outstanding; the further... - Manufacturing Sector
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the significant drop in industrial production during Autumn 2006, in particular in relation to the three... - Enterprise Development
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland will take part in the European Investment Fund's JEREMIE programme for micro to medium enterprises; if so, when... - Employment Rights
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made in the establishment of the Office of the Director of Employment Rights Compliance; and if he will make a... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money allocated to community employment schemes; the number of people involved; and if he will make a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date of the decentralisation of FÁS to Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/07] - Departmental Appointments
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new Chief Science Adviser to the Government will take up their post; if this is a full or part-time position; the... - Workplace Inspections
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections made by labour inspectors in 2006; the number of these that resulted in a charge, fine or further... - Employment Rights
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read the report into work practices (details supplied); his views on same; if his Department has reason for... - Auditors' Liability Regimes
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference given to the Company Law Review Group for their investigation into the report from the EU Commission... - Grocery Industry
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has monitored the impact of prices since the removal of the Groceries Order in March 2006; and if he will... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation to date of the recommendations in the strategic review Ahead of the Curve in... - Redundancy Claims
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancy claims submitted using the online redundancy claims system on his Department's website for each... - Consumer Protection
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the new Consumer Protection Bill to be published; when the new National Consumer Agency will be on a... - Health and Safety Authority
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new chief executive officer for the Health and Safety Authority has been appointed; when the transition will take... - Work Permits
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new work permits issued to non-EEA nationals; the areas or skills they have; the number who would qualify for... - Employment Rights
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the additional five rights commissioners agreed in Towards 2016 have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on...
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