Written answers

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

 
  • Copyright Legislation Review
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects to receive the final recommendations of the Copyright Review Committee; the timeframe in terms of new legislation being...
  • Job Creation Issues
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that he is taking to create jobs and stem on-going emigration. [41598/12]
  • Youth Unemployment Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his proposals for dealing with youth unemployment; and if he will explain the rate of progress that has been made to date. [41290/12]
  • Workplace Relations Services Provision
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding his proposals to overhaul the five employment rights bodies; the date on which he intends to complete this project;...
  • Employment Support Services
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to tackle the rise in underemployment as reported in the latest house quarterly survey. [41595/12]
  • Small and Medium Enterprises Closures
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprises that have closed since January 2011; and the programmes in place to support struggling small to medium...
  • Advisory Group on Small Business Recommendations
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of recommendations of the Advisory Group for Small Business that have been implemented by him. [41618/12]
  • Retail Sector
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he has taken to help the retail industry here; if he will consider the establishment of a separate unit in his Department to...
  • Skills Shortages
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions he has had with industry or their representatives in relation to skills shortages here; the reason, in view of our...
  • Credit Availability
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he last met with the major banks to promote credit to the small and medium enterprise sector. [41612/12]
  • Job Protection
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date on protecting employment of staff working on the UK loan book at bank of America, Carrick on Shannon, County...
  • Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the first loans will be made available from the Micro Enterprise Fund. [41604/12]
  • Cross-Border Co-operation
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the level of cooperation between him and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment in the north of Ireland. [41603/12]
  • Research Funding
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland performed so poorly in securing funding for science research projects from the European Research Council which recently...
  • Wage-setting Mechanisms
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has carried out research into the effect of the dissolution of the Sunday premium on the working poor. [41594/12]
  • Export Statistics
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the increase in the number of people employed in exporting companies; and his plans to increase the number of existing...
  • Commercial Rates Impact
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an assessment of the impact of current levels of commercial rates on job creation and sustainability. [41607/12]
  • Enterprise Support Services Provision
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • EU Funding
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if County Kerry's status for grant aid will be more favourable in view of the lack of foreign direct investment in the county; if he will...
  • Economic Competitiveness
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has analysed the cost structure of Irish business and developed methods of reducing the cost base to allow businesses create jobs....
  • Job Initiatives
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the way in which the proposed industry-led clustering proposals will address or exasperate existing regional employment...
  • Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the credit guarantee scheme will be operational. [41614/12]
  • Trade Mission Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of trade missions he plans to attend in 2013. [41619/12]
  • Unemployment Levels
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the fall in labour force by 95,000 in the age group 20-34 over the past two years. [41597/12]
  • Job Creation Issues
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by sector and salary scale in each of the past four years to date; the number of jobs lost by sector and salary...
  • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for targeted action to relieve pressure on small and medium sized businesses in the domestic economy in view of the fact that the...
  • Joint Labour Committees Agreements
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the Joint Labour Committee legislation is now in place, when the process of re establishing the JLCs will...
  • Labour Market Issues
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he intends to take to tackle the increasing casualisation of the labour market. [41596/12]
  • Job Initiatives
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in implementing the Forfás jobs plan for the South East. [41615/12]
  • Employment Rights Issues
    To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure the rights of workers regardless of migration status. [41616/12]

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