Written answers
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Consumer Protection
Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a request for a meeting from the Construction Industry Federation regarding the... - Prompt Payment System
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to promote a culture of paying bills quicker in the small and medium enterprise sector, if she will... - EU Funding
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department collects, collates and analyses statistics on redundancies and job losses in such a way that... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the appointments she has made to boards, agencies or other bodies operating under the aegis of her Department... - Grocery Industry
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which grocery prices have fallen since she came into office; if she is satisfied with the... - Ministerial Staff
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number, in respect of her and of her Ministers of State, the constituency office and the private office,... - Labour Inspectorate
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors employed by the National Employment Rights Authority; the number of labour... - Foreign Direct Investment
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to make contact with the incoming administration in the United States in view of reports that... - Export Levels
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being undertaken by her Department to increase the number of exports made by Irish owned companies.... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to improve competitiveness in the manufacturing and service sectors here; and if she will make a... - Fuel Prices
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to receive the National Consumer Agency's report on petrol and diesel prices; the action she... - Redundancy Levels
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department during 2007; the number notified to date in 2008; the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will conclude her review of the Competition Act 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Prompt Payments System
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has met with representatives of Irish small and medium enterprises to discuss the issue of the length... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the revised arrangements for decentralisation of those bodies for which her Department has responsibility,... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional FÁS training places are to be made available in the wake of her decision to cut jobseekers... - Employment Rights
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to the implementation of the temporary agency workers directive, agreed at the... - Regulatory Reform
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to alleviate some of the red tape and form filling related to the small business... - Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average industrial wage earned by a male worker and female worker respectively; the average male earnings... - Job Creation
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans for job creation in Limerick in view of the announcement of the loss of 700 jobs at a plant (details... - Departmental Agencies
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals for rationalisation of State agencies for which her Department has responsibility, arising from... - Consumer Protection
Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and 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... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on her Department's Estimate for 2009; and the main areas where savings will be... - National Employment Rights Authority
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the National Employment Rights Authority will be established on a statutory basis; and if she will make a... - Grocery Industry
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a report from the Competition Authority following its request to the Authority to monitor... - Workplace Accidents
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and of workplace fatalities recorded to date in 2008; the way this compares... - Job Creation
Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions that are taking place between Enterprise Ireland or the Industrial Development Authority and... - Proposed Legislation
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative measures she plans to introduce arising from the new social partnership agreement; the... - Tax Code
Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the 0.5% increase in VAT will affect consumer spending in any way in the next 12 months.... - Consumer Protection
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government that steps would be taken... - EU Directives
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number, in respect of EU directives for which her Department has responsibility, remaining to be... - Job Protection
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority has made contact with representatives of a company (details supplied);... - Job Creation
Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts she has made to encourage hi-tech industry or otherwise into the Border areas particularly County... - Work Permits
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she intends to retain the requirement for nationals from Bulgaria and Romania to have work permits in order... - Industrial Relations
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative or other measures she will take to uphold the right to collective bargaining and in particular... - Small Business Sector
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made at EU Council level towards fast-tracking the approval of the European Small... - Departmental Agencies
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she has taken to address financial misspending concerns in FÁS; and if she will make a statement... - Credit Availability
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she has taken to address concerns of small and medium sized enterprises that they cannot access the... - Job Protection
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority has contacted representatives of a company (details supplied); and if... - Trade Statistics
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a breakdown of the number and names of Irish businesses carrying on business with any... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people who were employed on a community employment scheme in each of the past three years; the... - Work Permits
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a work permit will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 which was submitted to her office... - Consumer Protection
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or her Department have investigated the situation whereby it appears that recent currency fluctuations... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken or will take to reduce manufacturing costs here with particular reference to ensuring... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if adequate funding has been or will be made available to FÁS to facilitate the provision of adequate... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which research has been undertaken to ascertain the most likely reason for foreign inward... - Industrial Development
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in relation to a factory (details supplied) in County Roscommon; if these premises should be... - Job Creation
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created and the number of jobs lost in County Waterford and Waterford City in each of the...
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