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Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I believe the Deputy would have heard IDA Ireland senior staff there give that commitment and we also spoke about those sites that are on sale and are marketable. As a result of that meeting, there is now a focus to ensure that jobs - and IDA Ireland jobs - are landed in Cavan and Monaghan.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will of course. Absolutely.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 16 together. Enterprise Ireland, the local enterprise offices and IDA Ireland are engaging on an ongoing basis with all client companies regarding the impacts being felt as a result of Brexit. They have clear plans in place to mitigate challenges and maximise opportunities arising from the UK decision. In 2017, I secured additional moneys, both...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy. While he asked me to set up a committee to look at this issue, I can tell him we have a very strong regional action plan for jobs implementation group there. I have met them and they are absolutely working hard to ensure they land jobs in the region and that the jobs that are already there can be sustained. The Deputy made reference to IDA Ireland site visits. Of...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I assure the Deputy that these issues are very high on our agenda. I recently hosted a meeting near the Border at Carrick-on-Shannon at which the matters identified by the Deputy were raised. The meeting was attended by more than 250 small and medium business owners, as well as IDA Ireland organisations and representatives of IBEC and the Small Firms Association. We will be fighting hard...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Regional development is a top priority of mine and I am determined to help drive job creation all over Ireland. Increasing and sustaining foreign direct investment, FDI, outside of the main urban areas represents a vital part of this. IDA Ireland's strategy for 2015-2019 includes a commitment to increase FDI in every region outside Dublin by 30%-40%. The 2016 results show...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy cited figures and I will cite some as well. For example, in 2016, the site visits to County Clare, about which the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Breen will be delighted, numbered 18; while those for counties Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick - the Deputy's native county - Louth, Sligo, Waterford and Westmeath numbered 42, eight, ten, eight, 49, 24, 20, 17 and 36,...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy mentioned advance factories and those at Sligo, Castlebar and Tralee are all under construction. Those in Galway, Limerick and Dundalk, as well as a further one in Galway, will start their design stage in 2017. Those at Athlone, Carlow and Waterford will follow. Returning to my earlier comment, job creation is far more important than any site visit. For example, in 2016, the...

Other Questions: IDA Site Visits (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is a matter of what IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are doing on the ground to create the jobs.

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 17 together. Ardmore Studios is a commercial entity, owned 68.33% by private interests and 31.67% by the State. The State's shareholding is managed by Enterprise Ireland, EI. Enterprise Ireland inherited the stake from NADCORP, the former State investment agency, in 1986. As a passive investor, EI has no enterprise development role in Ardmore or any...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is for sale as a going concern. It is also zoned for film production. The only way that can change is if the councillors in County Wicklow vote for that rezoning to be changed. I held a meeting with the county manager and many of the representatives from Wicklow County Council, as well as with the Wicklow Oireachtas representatives. I also met the workers and I have given them a...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In response to Deputy Niall Collins, while I do not have that information with me, I will be very glad to give it to his new colleague, Deputy Donnelly, in the next few days.

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will give it to Deputy Niall Collins and to Deputy Donnelly. I have met him on two occasions already on the issue of Ardmore Studios. I will send Deputy Niall Collins the information in regard to Troy Studios. In response to Deputy Boyd Barrett, we have a very viable film industry in Wicklow. For example, Irish films have taken an impressive €145 million at the worldwide box...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The workers can.

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Action Plan for Rural Development is part of the wider cross-governmental Action Plan for Jobs process.  The regional Action Plans for Jobs, published by my Department, will feed into the Action Plan for Rural Development. Through these plans, IDA Ireland aims to increase foreign direct investment in each region by 30% to 40%.  In the south-east region, which...

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The numbers on the live register in County Wexford have fallen by over 1,800 during the past year. In County Wexford, the number of jobs created and supported by LEO is 1,167. Enterprise Ireland, that agency which nobody ever seems to ask a question about, has created 4,696 jobs in County Wexford and there are 2,630 IDA supported jobs.

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have an implementation of an action plan. The last time the Deputy raised the question, I invited the Deputy to meet the implementation group. They are very willing to meet. The group includes the chief executive of Wexford County Council, representatives of the IDA and LEO, and business partners. It has helped create jobs across the county. We are focused on the south east. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In June 2016, I announced an initial allocation of €5m in competitive funding for 48 local and regional initiatives. PorterShed in Galway and The Mill in Drogheda benefitted from the funding. Two projects from Donegal also benefitted from the funding in 2016. The Funds were set up to boost job creation by encouraging ‘bottom up’ collaborative projects between private...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am confident that IDA client companies generally offer excellent jobs which have significantly positive impacts on communities across the country. The quality of these roles is partly reflected by remuneration levels. In 2016, the average salary in IDA client positions was €51,237, an increase of over €2,000 per year from 2015. This is significantly above the national...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Military Exports (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU has a range of sanctions in place in respect of countries engaged in conflicts. All licence applications are considered having regard to these measures.  Sanctions can include arms embargoes and various restrictive measures including prohibitions on the provision of targeted goods and services. My Department considers all arms embargos and trade sanctions when considering export...