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Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Industrial Development
Pádraig MacLochlainn
57. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the reduction in the labour force in the border region by more than 4,000 since taking office. [41600/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Youth Unemployment Data
Clare Daly
58. Deputy Clare Daly asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Workplace Relations Services Provision
Billy Kelleher
59. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked 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; the proposals he has in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41663/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Employment Support Services
Gerry Adams
60. Deputy Gerry Adams asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Small and Medium Enterprises Closures
Martin Ferris
61. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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 enterprises [41617/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Unemployment Levels
Mary Lou McDonald
62. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the increase in long term unemployment since taking office. [41602/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Advisory Group on Small Business Recommendations
Martin Ferris
63. Deputy Martin Ferris asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Retail Sector Issues
Éamon Ó Cuív
64. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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 deal with and coordinate the challenges facing the retail sector; if he will consider introducing a new strategy for supporting existing and new jobs in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Skills Shortages
Barry Cowen
65. Deputy Barry Cowen asked 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 unemployment situation, that some employers cannot fill vacancies; if he has consulted with the Department of Education and Science in relation to the shortage of necessary graduates to fill vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41651/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Credit Availability
Seán Crowe
66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Job Protection
Denis Naughten
67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked 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 Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41257/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications
Sandra McLellan
68. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation when the first loans will be made available from the Micro Enterprise Fund. [41604/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Sandra McLellan
69. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Research Funding
Seán Fleming
70. Deputy Sean Fleming asked 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 awarded €800 million to 503 applicants of which only four were Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41658/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Wage-setting Mechanisms
Peadar Tóibín
71. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Exports Data
Jonathan O'Brien
72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked 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 business that have an export potential. [41620/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Commercial Rates Impact
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
73. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked 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]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Enterprise Support Services Provision
Denis Naughten
74. Deputy Denis Naughten asked 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. [41256/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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EU Funding
Brendan Griffin
75. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked 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 acknowledge that County Kerry is a very poor neighbour to the bordering counties of Cork and Limerick in the context of foreign direct investment; if any follow ups have been made by the Industrial Development Agency to companies that have relocated from County Kerry to the far east such as those (details supplied) to ascertain if there is any possibility of a return to County Kerry due to unforeseen difficulties at the new locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41253/12]
Tue, 2 Oct 2012
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Economic Competitiveness
Peadar Tóibín
76. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked 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. [41593/12]