Written answers
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Employment Rights
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that there are sufficient deterrents in place for breach of employment laws beyond payment of arrears; if... - EU Treaty
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the potential negative effects the Lisbon Treaty, if passed, could have on Irish workers. [4078/08] - Trade Missions
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent trade mission to South Africa. [4054/08] - Job Losses
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that were taken to avoid the recently announced job losses (details supplied); and the steps being taken to... - Price Inflation
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of recent substantial increases in prices of a range of food prices and forecasts that food prices will... - Job Losses
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he or his Department have examined or focused on the cause or causes of job losses throughout the... - Redundancy Figures
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to his Department during 2007; the way this compares with the same period in each year... - Industrial Development
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement... - EU Funding
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has ever made an application to the European Commission for the draw down of support from the European... - Research Funding
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to further attract senior researchers here to meet targets in the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation;... - FETAC Awards
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he or his Department has had discussions with the Department of Education and Science to ensure that there are sufficient... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectors during 2006 and 2007 to ensure that young workers... - Proposed Legislation
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to update the partnership law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/07] - Consumer Protection
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the implications for industry, in regard to competitiveness and employment... - Employment Rights
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that workers on a €50 million ferry due to begin sailings between Ireland and... - Product Labelling
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors currently employed by the Labour Inspectorate of his Department; the number of labour... - Industrial Development
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the €4 million in grants paid by the Industrial Development Authority to a company (details supplied) has been repaid... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when, in view of the recently published Central Bank financial stability report 2007 highlighting Ireland's deterioration in... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to ensure that sufficient funding will be set aside in the 2008 services to business budget of FÁS to provide for... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date with regard to the implementation of the programme of decentralisation in respect of his Department and... - Job Creation
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had recent meetings in relation to bringing new sources of employment to County Donegal; his plan to provide... - Consumer Protection
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals for a consultation process regarding the prohibition of credit card and other relevant methods of payment... - Departmental Bodies
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date in regard to the work of the National Employment Rights Authority; when the authority will be placed on... - Work Permits
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons granted green cards under the scheme for recruiting highly skilled workers from outside the EU; the... - Departmental Bodies
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to an overlap in services provided in relation to training from organisations such... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will extend wage subsidies, back to work allowances and supported employment schemes to assist people with... - Employment Agency Regulation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Employment Agency Regulation Bill, which had been on the list of legislation due to be published prior to 30... - Cross-Border Projects
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken by his Department and statutory agencies such as FÁS and Enterprise Ireland in 2007, to promote north-south... - Workplace Accidents
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the 34% increase in the number of deaths recorded in workplace accidents during 2007; his proposals to ensure a... - Employment Appeals Tribunal
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to his reply to Question Parliamentary No. 110 of 8 November 2007, the procedure that will be put in place to ensure... - Work Permits
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the number of proceedings commenced and convictions obtained for the years 2003 to 30 October 2007, for... - Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Question 51: 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... - Employment Rights
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a number of major hotels with the redundancy of a significant number of... - Industrial Development
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grants, aids or other financial assistance provided by the Exchequer to a company (details supplied) to... - Employment Rights
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Labour Inspectorate during 2006 and 2007 to ensure that the minimum wage was... - Job Losses
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the announcement by a company (details supplied) of the loss of 220 jobs at its Tallaght,... - EU Directives
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility, remaining to be implemented; the directives that... - Consumer Protection
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of on the spot fines for breaches of consumer law imposed to date under the terms of the Consumer Protection... - Price Inflation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the recent Eurostat report, Consumers in Europe, which found that Ireland... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Children regarding the new Office for Disability... - Employment Rights
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent findings of the Laval case; and if he will make a statement on the impact the findings may have on... - Employment Appeals Tribunal
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the average waiting time of up to 11 months to have cases heard by the Employment Appeals... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Labour Inspectorate during 2007; the way this compares with those in 2006; the...
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