Written answers
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Redundancy Payments
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department in respect of each year from 2002 to 2008 and to date in... - Job Creation
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she was able to generate interest in the US towards job creation here during her recent visit to the US; if... - Departmental Agencies
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she has taken since she received the report of the Committee of Public Accounts on FÁS; and if she... - Job Losses
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 130 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in... - Energy Prices
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action, in view of persistent complaints by businesses over high energy costs and its impact upon jobs,... - Retail Sector
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the decision by a retailer (details supplied) to replace Irish produced products with imported... - Enterprise Stabilisation Fund
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she expects to receive a response from the EU to the Government's proposed €100 million enterprise... - Employment Support Services
Question 71: 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... - Corporate Governance
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recently published Grant Thornton Corporate Governance Review; and if she will make a... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she proposes to take to improve the competitiveness in the manufacturing and service sectors with... - Departmental Agencies
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether there is duplication of policy functions between her Department and its supporting... - Export Credit Insurance
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 1 April 2009, if the review of the export credit insurance market... - County Enterprise Boards
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support the role of county enterprise boards; and if she will make a statement on... - Job Losses
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking, in view of the further increase in the number of people on the live register,... - Retail Sector
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the impact of major retailers operating here who plan to change suppliers could have a... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the economy here is competitive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19945/09] - Labour Inspectorate
Question 80: 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 Expenditure
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the revised Estimate for her Department in respect of 2009. [19826/09] - Innovation Fund Ireland
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date, with respect to the €500 million State backed venture capital fund announced in... - Job Creation
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money she has provided on a county basis over each of the past ten years towards the creation of... - Official Engagements
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on her recent official visit to the United States; the investment or employment commitments... - Community Employment Schemes
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on moving community employment schemes out of the remit of FÁS and into local government; the... - Job Creation
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions she has had with local partnerships, community and Leader groups regarding the development of... - Departmental Programmes
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of steps taken to implement the Government Smart Economy document; the timetable set for each... - EU Directives
Question 88: 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... - Departmental Staff
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies which are expected to arise by the end of 2009 which will remain unfilled as a result... - Food Sector
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will introduce legislative measures, such as fair trade legislation, in order to protect the many... - Job Losses
Question 91: 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... - Foreign Direct Investment
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an assessment has been carried out of the implications for investment here of the proposed changes in US... - Industrial Relations
Question 93: 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... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 94: 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 and to date in... - Job Losses
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action or actions she proposes to take to address the issue of ongoing job losses with particular... - Employment Rights
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the more than 4,600 breaches of employment law reported in the annual review of the National... - Departmental Staff
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons working on temporary contracts and the number of such contracts which are due to expire... - Job Creation
Question 98: 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... - Innovation Fund Ireland
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on her meeting on 7 May 2009 with the EU Commissioner for Competition, Neelie... - Departmental Agencies
Question 101: 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 Losses
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 330 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in... - Employment Support Services
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she proposes to take to ensure that all under 20 year old jobseekers have access to a training... - Retail Sector
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her proposals to reform the Competition Acts to deal with practices which allegedly result in abuses by one... - Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the continuing difficulties being faced by small and medium sized... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has data available to her on the work of the clearing group on blocked credit; and if she will make a... - Retail Sector
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the Forfás report published in December 2008, which found that while retail costs are higher... - Ministerial Responsibilities
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the responsibilities of each Minister of State at her Department, following the recent changes; the powers... - Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on introducing a working capital loan guarantee programme for viable small and medium enterprises... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place for additional retraining courses and programmes for jobseekers; and if she will make a... - Retail Sector
Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the allegations of discriminatory practices being introduced in relation... - EU Directives
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Directives for which her Department has responsibility remaining to be implemented; the... - Official Engagements
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on her recent official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar; the investment or employment...
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