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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 to 249, inclusive, together. A total of €858.5 million gross has been provided for use by my Department next year as per the 2017 Expenditure Report which was published on 11 October 2016. This compares to a provision of €800.47 million in the 2016 Revised Estimates Volume. The 2017 Expenditure Report sets out the Capital expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I am continuing to focus on developments in the fallout from Brexit and am deeply engaged with Enterprise Ireland (EI) and IDA Ireland regarding the impacts being felt by client companies. I have ongoing communication with these Agencies through my chairing of the High level Group of Senior Managers which includes the CEOs of the Agencies. In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Examinership Arrangements (16 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I understand that the company concerned is currently in examinership. A petition was presented to the High Court earlier this month and an Interim Examiner was appointed. The aim of the examinership is to protect as many jobs as possible. However, given the sensitive nature of situations such as this, discussions are conducted on a strictly confidential basis. The company concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998, with five cycles of expenditure to date. The PRTLI supports the provision of top-class research infrastructure (buildings, laboratories and cutting edge equipment) as well as human capital development, through Structured PhD/Emergent Technology programmes across Ireland’s Higher Education Institutes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Disability Support Services (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the First-Stop-Shopfront line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the micro-enterprise sector. They pull together Government Departments and Agencies to support anyone with a good business idea and to strengthen the enterprise sector in the local area. The LEOs can support anyone considering entrepreneurship as a career...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Staff (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The staff of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) have not yet received disability awareness training since their inception in 2014. However, as part of the LEO Customer Service Charter, I have asked Enterprise Ireland to liaise with the Local Authorities (as the LEOs are now units within the Local Authorities) and the National Disability Authority in order to determine the needs for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 and 276 together. My Department’s mission is to encourage the creation of high quality and sustainable full employment by championing enterprise across government, supporting a competitive enterprise base, and promoting fair and competitive markets. My Department does not have a direct role in the formulation of policy on the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland continues to bring Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park to the attention of companies that are interested in situating themselves in the area. The Park is already home to a number of the Agency’s clients – including Forest Labs and Amazon – but there are a number of vacant industrial units there which could be suitable for investors.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Agrifood Sector (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I do not intend to introduce an Employment Subsidy Scheme for the mushroom sector at this time, in the context of economic difficulties arising from the UK vote to leave the EU, and the resultant currency fluctuations. I am aware that a similar Scheme was introduced here in 2009, during the most difficult period of the world economic downturn, to assist Irish companies in overcoming those...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In recent years, Enterprise Ireland has implemented an ambitious reform agenda to ensure more effective delivery of services to Enterprise Ireland clients. As part of the organisation’s resource plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a Voluntary Leaving Programme in November 2014, which closed in January 2015. Fifty-one staff availed of the Voluntary Leaving Programme in 2015 and 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that in limited cases for a particular transitional period, US Accounting Standards may be used by certain companies. This is conditional on compliance with Irish company law and is subject to the company meeting a number of qualifying criteria. This transitional arrangement was first introduced in 2009 in the Companies (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There is no denying that American investment is very important to Ireland’s economic well-being. The US is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) here, accounting for over 70% of the country’s FDI.Approximately 680 US corporations employ 135,000 people directly in a broad range of sectors such as information technology, biopharma, medical technology and financial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Strategies (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As a small open economy, Ireland has in the past, and will continue to operate in an environment of continuous and fast-paced change globally. In today’s interconnected world, Ireland’s enterprise policies aim to build resilience into our economy – by strengthening the capabilities of our enterprises, diversifying export markets and source markets for investment and by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 together. On 30 October 2016, EU leaders and the Canadian Prime Minister met in Brussels for the 16th EU-Canada summit and signed the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. CETA is a comprehensive and progressive trade agreement between the EU and Canada. It removes over 99% of tariffs that currently hinder trade between the EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (17 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise Ireland is the only Semi State Company under the aegis of my Department to pay a pension top up to it CEO during the period in question. Frank Ryan former CEO of Enterprise Ireland was awarded 3.824 added years to his pension in accordance with the terms of the 1998 Severance and Early Retirement Scheme to CEO’s of State Sponsored Bodies. Details of the additional amounts...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (22 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 552 and 556 together. I am aware of the concerns being expressed that the benefits of recent movements in exchange rates between the Euro and Sterling are not being passed on to consumers. This issue has been receiving public comments in the last few weeks. Yesterday I raised the matter at the Retail Consultation Forum to express the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998, with five cycles of expenditure to date. The PRTLI supports the provision of top-class research infrastructure (buildings, laboratories and cutting edge equipment) as well as human capital development, through Structured PhD/Emergent Technology programmes across Ireland’s Higher Education Institutes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (22 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland has not, to date, expressed concerns to me on this particular subject. I am confident that Canadian and American companies will continue to be attracted to invest in Ireland, including after the full implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. That is because both Canadian and US companies will continue, in the years ahead, to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Within the remit of my Department, the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. In the first instance, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant state supports available through agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: No applications for injury warrants have been received or refused within my Department under the Superannuation Acts since 1995.