Fine Gael Deputy for Galway West, Sean Kyne has expressed his support to the Restaurant Association’s campaign for the retention of the Government’s 9% VAT rate for businesses operating in the tourism sector, including restaurants. Deputy Kyne expressed his support at the Oireachtas Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Committee which met on Tuesday and heard from… Continue Reading
225 college places are being made available at NUI Galway and GMIT as part of the new round of Springboard for 2013. The places are available free of charge for people in receipt of job-seekers payments and are designed to help job-seekers to gain a qualification in a new career area. The selected courses are… Continue Reading
Sean Kyne TD: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the House to discuss it. The Minister was in Galway a number of weeks ago for a very informative meeting on the jobs action plan. The businesses and entrepreneurs… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he plans to take in 2013 to deliver a National Step Change Initiative for Irish manufacturing with particular reference to assisting in the growth or establishment of indigenous sub-supply companies in sectors such as the medical devices industry. – Seán Kyne. R E P… Continue Reading
EA Jobs announcement demonstrates success of clustering plan and inter-agency co-operation Today’s (Tuesday’s) announcement of 300 new jobs at the year-old Electronic Arts gaming facility in Galway demonstrates the success of the cluster-building aspect of the Government’s Action Plan on Jobs. Commenting on the announcement Galway West TD Seán Kyne said: “This hugely welcome jobs… Continue Reading