NEW FINEOS JOBS SHOW STRONG INTERNATIONAL GROWTH IN IRISH TECH INDUSTRY - KENNY
Posted on April 26, 2013 12:09 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Seán Kenny, has said that the new jobs announced by Irish insurance software company, Fineos, show that Irish technology companies are undergoing strong growth in overseas markets, which is also good for the domestic economy. "Fineos, a leading Irish software company which has been supported by Enterprise Ireland, exports almost all of what it produces, is recruiting 40 positions for its Irish operation, which develops its products for export, and there are also 10 jobs available in software development and technical positions in Poland. A key...
AN POST HAS PERFORMED WELL IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES - KENNY
Posted on April 25, 2013 4:21 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD and Member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Seán Kenny, has said that An Post has performed well, despite the on-going difficult economic circumstances. "The An Post Group achieved turnover of €807.3m in 2012, marginally ahead of the previous year's €806.7m. This was due in part to growth in its subsidiary companies' revenue to €111m (€80m in 2011), including One Direct and The Gift Voucher Shop, which are performing well and seeing the benefits of the company's on-going investment and diversification strategy. "Traditional postal mail volumes declined by 5.2 per cent due to a combination...
COMPLIANT TAX PAYERS WILL WELCOME END OF MOTOR TAX EVASION AND EXTRA €55M REVENUE COLLECTED
Posted on April 25, 2013 10:33 AM
The primary purpose of the Bill is to provide for a prospective system of declaring vehicles off the road for motor tax purposes, closing a loophole whereby owners can declare retrospectively that a vehicle has not been in use on the public road, which is unverifiable. This Bill will replace the current system whereby owners declare a vehicle off the road retrospectively when seeking to tax a vehicle where there are arrears of tax outstanding. Where owners tell the motor tax authorities they intend to keep their vehicle off the road for a period, they will not be liable for...
LABOUR TD KENNY SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR 20,000 NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS BY 2016
Posted on April 22, 2013 3:12 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed Government plans for 20,000 additional jobs in the manufacturing sector by 2016. "These plans are strategies that have been prepared as part of the Action Plan for Jobs and have been prepared by Forfás and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, are aimed at delivering on 20,000 jobs in manufacturing by 2016. Key actions are proposed across a range of areas, including; access to new funding, management training and support, costs reduction and technology adoption. There would be a new Start-up Fund run by Enterprise Ireland specifically targeting supports for...
KENNY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING PROVISIONS
Posted on April 18, 2013 4:20 PM
This is an important piece of legislation. I am happy that it is before the House and I am pleased to support it. The original Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act was enacted in July 2010. This Act transposes the EU Third Anti Money Laundering Directive into Irish law, and requires firms and persons subject to its provisions (referred to as designated persons) to apply Customer Due Diligence measures. This is intended to apply to businesses and banks where large transactions occur - the lowered financial limits around private gambling houses are to prevent such places from becoming...
KENNY WELCOMES SMARTER TRAVEL CAMPUS FOR THIRD LEVEL INSTITUTIONS
Posted on April 17, 2013 5:12 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour Party TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport has welcomed the new Smarter Travel Campus programme, which is being offered to third level institutions in Ireland. "The Smarter Travel Campus programme is a free, voluntary package offered to Third Level Institutions engaged in a programme of mobility management. Benefits of engagement include reduced costs associated with parking as well as an enhanced 'green' profile, and more active travel by both students and staff." "Resources available through Smarter Travel Campus include hands-on, site-specific advice from experienced facilitators, information on funding opportunities, student and employee travel...
WE SHOULD REMEMBER THOSE WHO BY LEAVING THEIR POSTS WENT INTO HARM'S WAY AND FOUGHT FASCISM - KENNY
Posted on April 17, 2013 10:46 AM
I welcome the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012. Last June the Minister for Defence apologised to Dáil Éireann on behalf of the Government, for the manner in which those members of the Defence Forces who left to fight on the Allied side during the Second World War were treated after the War by the Irish State. As part of the announcement the government also committed to introducing legislation to grant an amnesty to those who absented themselves from the Defence Forces, without leave or permission, to fight on the Allied side. This Bill will provide...
EPA INSTRUCTION TO DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL TO WITHDRAW DUMPING AT SEA APPLICATION WELCOME
Posted on April 16, 2013 10:44 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour T.D. Seán Kenny, has warmly welcomed the instruction issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) instructing Dublin City Council to withdraw its Dumping At Sea application. "This application by Dublin City Council concerned the dumping of 824,000 tonnes of spoil in Dublin Bay approximately 3 km from the Baily at Howth, under the Dumping at Sea Acts 1996 to 2010. This massive amount of spoil will emanate from the tunnelling at the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment works extension due to commence in 2014." "The EPA has reviewed the application and has deemed that it should be withdrawn...
KENNY CALLS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP TRAIN DIGITALLY EXCLUDED
Posted on April 16, 2013 11:44 AM
Seán Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour T.D. and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, has welcomed the announcement of further grant allocation being made available for digital skills training under the BenefIT scheme. "The BenefIT 4 scheme will support the National Digital Strategy (NDS), which will be published shortly, building on the very positive outcomes of the previous BenefIT schemes. In order to help citizens get the skills they need to avail of internet services, I am today calling for proposals from community organisations to help us deliver a scheme for digital skills training, through the BenefIT 4 scheme."...
KENNY WELCOMES CLASSROOMS FOR SPRINGDALE NATIONAL SCHOOL IN RAHENY
Posted on April 12, 2013 2:59 PM
Dublin Bay North Labour TD Seán Kenny has welcomed the provision of funding for 2 mainstream classrooms, a Special Education Teacher support room and an office at Springdale National School in Raheny. "Springdale National School needs this funding for mainstream classrooms and a support room for special education staff as they continue to provide primary education to our local children, as well as special education to those children who need it." "I warmly welcome the funding. It is vitally important that the country maintains its educational facilities at primary level, in order to accommodate the increasing numbers of pupils over...
EXTRA GRADUATE PERMITS FOR INTERNET INDUSTRY WELCOME - KENNY
Posted on April 10, 2013 1:54 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CREATE JOBS IN WIDER ECONOMY Seán Kenny, the Dublin Bay North Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, has welcomed the announcement that 2,000 additional ICT graduates are to be provided in the coming year as part of Government drive to make Ireland the internet capital of Europe. "A total of 2,000 additional ICT graduates-level professionals will be provided in the coming year through the education system and the employment permits system, as part of a series of reforms aimed at making Ireland the internet capital of Europe. The reforms are being driven in part by...
