Written answers

Thursday, 11 November 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Departmental Expenditure

6:00 pm

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the amount of money owed to private firms by his Department. [42268/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not maintain a creditors ledger and therefore is not in a position to supply figures for the amount of money owed to private firms.

I would point out however, that under the recent return made by my Department in relation to the 2009 Government Decision on prompt payment that 88% in number and 97% in value of all payments were made within 15 days of receipt in the Department. These figures are 97.4% in number and 99.3% in value for all payments made within 30 days of receipt in my Department.

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 301: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of external reports and reviews commissioned by his Department in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; if he will name each report and review; if he will outline the spending on external reports and reviews in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42283/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is compiling the information requested by the Deputy and I will communicate further with her once that exercise has been completed.

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 302: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the total capital spending allocated to his Department in 2010; the total allocated moneys spent; the allocated capital spending within his Department in 2010 for each project in tabular form; the amount allocated to each project; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Capital funding allocated to my Department's Vote is expended through various agencies under the remit of my Department, including IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland, FAS, Shannon Development, InterTrade Ireland, the National Standards Authority of Ireland and the 35 City and County Enterprise Boards.

The Capital Allocation for 2010 for these agencies is set out in the Table overleaf and I anticipate that these allocations will be spent in full.

The funding is used by the agencies to operate programmes that provide a range of grants, supports and financial facilities to clients. Capital funding also covers the maintenance and development of the agencies' buildings and upgrading of equipment.

The operation of programmes funded through capital expenditure in my Department's Vote is a day-to-day matter for the agencies concerned. Details of the programmes and projects, which involve many hundreds of clients, are available in the agencies' Annual Reports and on their websites.

Capital Allocation 2010

Agency2010 Capital Allocation €000
IntertradeIreland5,811
IDA - Grant to Industry85,000
IDA - Building Operations1,000
EI - Grant to Industry76,000
EI - Capital1,500
SFADCo3,600
S & T Programmes274,393
Building Grants and Capital Costs for Universities etc.13,700
County Enterprise Development14,994
INTERREG Enterprise Development2,152
NSAI - Capital500
FAS Capital2,029
Total480,679

Photo of Lucinda CreightonLucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the amount spent by his Department on public relations and advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/10]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The amount spent by my Department on public relations and advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 is as follows:

YearPR and Advertising Costs
2008â'¬283,665
2009â'¬148,936
2010 (to 30 September)â'¬70,835

In the time available, it has not been possible to include details in relation to the 8 Offices associated with my Department (Patents Office; Companies Registration Office; Registry of Friendly Societies; Labour Relations Commission; Labour Court; Employment Appeals Tribunal, Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the National Employment Rights Authority).

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