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Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Registered Employment Agreements
Dara Calleary
1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on registered employment agreements; his plans for legislation following the ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24550/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Tax Reliefs Application
Peadar Tóibín
2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the presentations that he has received calling for special provision to be made for senior executives in multinational companies; and if he will outline the business case developed by him to promote such special provisions. [24510/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Job Creation
Seamus Healy
3. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits his Department and the employment agencies have arranged to a vacant plant (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the possibilities of finding an industry for the plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24519/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Job Initiatives
Dara Calleary
4. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether a target of 20,000 additional manufacturing jobs can be achieved by 2016; the measures necessary to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24405/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Youth Unemployment Measures
Peadar Tóibín
5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the steps taken to create employment for young people; the impact of these initiatives in terms of employment outcomes; and his views on whether emigration is a life style choice. [24511/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Cross-Border Co-operation
Seán Crowe
6. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to jointly market produce and products on an all-Ireland basis. [24456/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Credit Availability
Billy Kelleher
7. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the operation of the credit supply clearing group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24432/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Employment Rights
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will reply to two direct representations (details supplied), representing four former employees of Connolly Shoes in Dún Laoghaire, who are now in their fourth year of a dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24468/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation
Thomas P. Broughan
9. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the level of take-up of the credit guarantee scheme since its establishment; the way the scheme is actively being promoted by his Department to prospective applicants; and the targets he has set for overall take-up of the scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24339/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Proposed Legislation
Clare Daly
10. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to bring legislation before Dáil Éireann regarding the abolition of the Employment Appeals Tribunal; the extent of the proposed reforms; and when he expects same to be implemented. [24136/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Foreign Direct Investment
John McGuinness
11. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has indicated to the Department of Finance his views that income tax rates are a significant influence on multinationals in deciding whether to locate here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Job Creation
Denis Naughten
12. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps which are being taken to support job creation in the Athlone area following the announcement of significant job losses by Alkermes Ltd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24299/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Pharmaceutical Sector
Niall Collins
13. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the impact of patent expiration on employment in the pharmaceutical sector; the way the industry can be supported to maintain employment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24424/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Cross-Border Co-operation
Seán Crowe
14. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will identify additional measures that would promote all-Ireland trade and marketing of Irish produce and products. [24457/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
International Workplace Safety Standards
Brendan Smith
15. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts regarding the safety standards upheld in production facilities operated by companies exporting to the EU, in view of the Dhaka factory disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
oral
Cross-Border Co-operation
Michael Colreavy
16. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to reduce the costs to business associated with Border and all-Ireland trade. [24458/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Foreign Direct Investment
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
17. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the profit-to-employee ratio for multinational corporations here and across the EU. [24454/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Industrial Development
Joe McHugh
18. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will give an update on his Department's engagements with the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland in respect of economic development of the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Local Enterprise Offices Establishment
Pádraig MacLochlainn
19. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the timetable for establishment of the LEOs; and the way he intends to ensure equality of service and outcomes across all areas. [24446/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
written
Job Initiatives
Jonathan O'Brien
20. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to create employment to encourage the return of recent emigrants; and the number of jobs created under such schemes. [24466/13]