To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the role his Department and its constituent organisations are playing in terms of the creation of local economic and community plans with which local authorities have been tasked; and if he will make a statement on the matter – Seán… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the progress of the 2015 Year of Irish Design in terms of the way the initiative interacts and impacts on his Department and its activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter – Seán Kyne. Reply:… Continue Reading
I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It has been coming through the Oireachtas for some time. Obviously the issue of commercial rates is one that is very familiar to anybody who has served on a local authority. As a former member of a local authority for eight years, I found it was… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform , in the context of the State’s improving financial position, if it is an opportune time to review the geographic structure of the civil and public service in consideration of targeted and effective relocation of offices, as such measures would help foster regional economic recovery; and… Continue Reading
I welcome the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 which addresses three specific areas. It permits the Minister for Education and Skills to authorise some educational institutions to describe themselves as universities outside of the State. It amends the Education Act 1998 so the Minister can refuse access to specific information which could be used to… Continue Reading