Written answers
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will divert resources from FÁS to increase the number of training places and PLC courses provided in... - Departmental Agencies
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the concerns expressed by the Dáil Committee of Public Accounts in relation to FÁS; and if she... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to increase the number of community employment schemes to help reduce unemployment; and if... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to the answer given to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 39 and 40 of 29 January 2009, the precise reasons... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way she will address the lack of competitiveness in the economy; when she became aware of this issue; and... - Departmental Agencies
Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied that a person (details supplied) has returned to work at FÁS; if representations were... - Retail Sector
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the National Consumer Agency price survey which showed a 50% differential in retail prices... - Departmental Agencies
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the purpose and costs associated with establishing a statutory board for the National Employment Rights... - Company Closures
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contacts she has had with persons seeking to purchase a company (details supplied) with a view to keeping... - Work Permits
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on reducing the number of work permits and work visas issued by her Department in view of the... - Research Funding
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of research and development supports for indigenous enterprise that went to small and medium... - Consumer Protection
Question 66: 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... - Industrial Development
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support small business in view of the credit crunch; and if she will make a... - Export Credit Insurance
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals under development in her Department to establish a State-backed export credit insurance scheme;... - Departmental Agencies
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the future of FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7194/09] - EU Directives
Question 71: 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... - Business Regulation
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the requests for additional support that her Department has received from the Office of the Director of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way, in respect of the announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to achieve the general... - Copyright Law
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her position in relation to the Terms of Protection for Performers on a Sound Recording which has been brought... - Employment Rights
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate in 2008; the way this compares with... - Job Losses
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she has taken or proposes to take to reverse the ongoing trend of job losses in the manufacturing... - Departmental Programmes
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of a social economy or job initiative schemes to help deal with the unemployment... - Departmental Agencies
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to receive the report commissioned from the Comptroller and Auditor General into the... - Job Creation
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average cost of each job created by Enterprise Ireland, the Industrial Development Authority and the... - Industrial Development
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if she will... - Job Losses
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to her discussions with the EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs regarding... - Departmental Agencies
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the salaries of the members of the board of directors of Enterprise Ireland; and if measures are being taken... - Consumer Protection
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that she is taking to implement the commitment in the programme for Government that steps would be... - Job Losses
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to warnings from the Construction Industry Federation that some 55,000... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to review the operation of the community employment scheme; the number of people currently employed... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and workplace deaths recorded in each year from 2002 to 2008; her proposals... - Ministerial Staff
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed, in respect of her constituency office and her private office and those of each... - Industrial Development
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has had contacts with the new administration in the United States in view of reports that proposed tax... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding to county enterprise boards will be reviewed in the next 12 months; and if the criteria under which... - Business Regulation
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to evidence of a new feature entering business life here, namely, new debt... - National Minimum Wage
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the suggestion (details supplied) that the national minimum wage should be lowered; if she has... - Job Losses
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contacts she has with the industrial development agencies with a view to securing alternative employment... - Employment Rights
Question 100: 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... - Grocery Industry
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a report from the Competition Authority following the Department's request to the... - Job Losses
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has met with the employment task force for Limerick since its establishment or if she has received... - Employment Rights
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors currently employed by the National Employment Rights Authority; the number of... - Departmental Agencies
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the report of the Committee of Public Accounts on FÁS. [7272/09] - Departmental Staff
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed in the enterprise development unit of her Department; the number who work with... - Redundancy Payments
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money paid out in statutory redundancy payments in respect of each year from 2002 to 2008; the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way, in respect of the announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to effect the 8% reduction in... - EU Directives
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives, for which her Department has responsibility, that remain to be implemented; the... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of apprentices in FÁS related schemes who were made redundant in each of the years 2006, 2007 and... - Departmental Reports
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will implement the recommendations contained in the report of the advisory group on media mergers...
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