Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

 
  • Companies Registration Office
    Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the processing times achieved by the Companies Registration Office; and if she will...
  • Banking Sector
    Question 41: 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 companies...
  • Comptroller and Auditor General Report
    Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish the Comptroller and Auditor General report on misappropriation and misuse of public...
  • Job Losses
    Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has caused an estimate to be made of loss of jobs and damage to the economy arising from the activities...
  • EU Directives
    Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the sales law review group on the proposed consumer rights directive; and if she...
  • Job Losses
    Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the mid west task force established following the announcement of major job...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to preparation of the promised legislation to ban cross directorships and to...
  • Codes of Conduct
    Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on proposals for a statutory imposed code of conduct governing the relationship between supermarkets...
  • Bilateral Agreements
    Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconcile references in the 2006 bilateral agreement on an all-island economy (details supplied)...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the mid year statement from the National Competitiveness Council; and if she will make a...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish anti-victimisation legislation, designed to protect those workers who choose to...
  • Export Credit Insurance
    Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has discussions with officials from other Departments with regard to introducing export credit...
  • Job Losses
    Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of job losses over the past six months; the number of replacement jobs created in the same period;...
  • Smart Economy
    Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to appoint an advisory council of business leaders as outlined in the Government's smart economy...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people currently participating on the graduate placement and short term work schemes which were...
  • Labour Inspectorate
    Question 55: 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...
  • Export Credit Insurance
    Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the other options, in addition to a State supported credit insurance scheme, she is considering to support...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the assertion of the Competition Authority that the problem of the Republic of...
  • Enterprise Stabilisation Fund
    Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have applied for funding from the enterprise stabilisation fund; the number of...
  • Job Initiative
    Question 60: 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...
  • Job Creation
    Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference of the high level action group on green enterprise; when she expects to receive this...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to extend the number of places on the pilot short time working training programme; and if she will...
  • EU Directives
    Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which she has responsibility that remain to be implemented; the directives...
  • Banking Sector
    Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she has put in place to increase the credit available to small and medium-sized enterprises; and...
  • FÁS Training Programmes
    Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if training courses for unemployed persons are to be concentrated in economic black spots; if these economic...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on moves to facilitate continuing growth and development of the co-operative sector by...
  • Health and Safety Regulations
    Question 68: 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 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 107 jobs at a company (details supplied) in...
  • Job Creation
    Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to promote, incentivise or generate job creation and retention with particular...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by...
  • Job Creation
    Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employment opportunities will exist after re-training programmes have finished; if these upcoming sectors...
  • County Enterprise Boards
    Question 73: 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 Creation
    Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the proposed job subsidy scheme which is proposed to form part of the national...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies expected to arise by end of 2009 which will remain unfilled as a result of the...
  • Job Losses
    Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 200 jobs at plants in Coolock, Dublin and...
  • Labour Inspectorate
    Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; the current number of labour...
  • Community Employment Schemes
    Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a drug specific community employment have been introduced on foot of the report of the working group on...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts to uphold the rights of certain...
  • Competition Authority Report
    Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the publication of the Competition Authority report on the retail related import and distribution...
  • EU Directives
    Question 82: 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...
  • Job Creation
    Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the economic black spots of unemployment here; if she is working in co-operation with regional groups to...
  • Labour Inspectorate
    Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate to date in 2009; the way this...
  • Job Losses
    Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to stem the number of job losses in view of the further increase in the number of...
  • Social Inclusion
    Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment rate of people with disabilities; the progress being made in meeting the goal nine target of...
  • FÁS Training Programmes
    Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training programmes she is introducing to upskill persons left unemployed; the number of places there will...
  • Departmental Payments
    Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensue compliance by Departments with the new arrangements announced on 20 May 2009 to...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the work placement programme and the pilot short time working training programme are...
  • Job Creation
    Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she will introduce to create employment at this time; her plans in this regard; and if she will...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the scheme to retrain workers in certain employment sectors; the person who will administer the...
  • Redundancy Payments
    Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her in respect of each year from 2002 to 2008 and to date in 2009; the...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 95: 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 that are due to expire...
  • Job Losses
    Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 177 jobs at a company (details supplied) in...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the Employment Agency Regulation Bill which was promised under the review of...
  • Retail Sector
    Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the evidence of the removal of some Irish products and the downgrading of other Irish products...

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