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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (21 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I understand that the dispute in question relates to issues over shift patterns and terms, job rotations and appointments, and has already led to four one-day stoppages at the plant concerned. I also understand that after intervention by the Workplace Relations Commission the dispute has been referred to the Labour Court for hearing, and both parties have agreed to attend. I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The current phase of the European Structural and Investment Funds covers the period 2014-2020. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) forms one component of the wider European Structural and Investment (ESI) Fund. Within Ireland the Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform has overall responsibility for EU Cohesion Policy and primary responsibility for the ERDF. Two agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Improved industrial relations are a key factor in enterprise development and greater expertise and professionalism in the industrial relations arena contributes to more efficient use of the State’s industrial relations and dispute resolution machinery. Ultimately, this contributes to industrial peace. The support provided by the Department to meet costs incurred by the ICTU in the...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland has a long history of trade unionism and the legislative framework supporting the operation of the trade union movement in the State has evolved over several decades in response to social and economic factors. Let me state from the outset that it is vital that trade unions are able to represent and take action in support of the interests of their members and that the laws of the...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have not.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (22 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop front line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the small & micro-enterprise sector. The LEOs are the first port of call for anyone who wishes to start or expand a business, in terms of advice, training, sign posting to other support providers and, in certain circumstances, grant support. The LEOs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (22 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Staffing numbers and remuneration in the offices of Government Ministers and Ministers of State are managed in line with Instructions issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. There are two Ministers of State with responsibilities assigned in my Department. My colleague, Minister of State John Halligan, T.D, has had sanction to appoint a Special Adviser....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The file retrieval cost for my Department and its offices is provided in the following table.  In respect of the Department, the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), the figures provided are for retrieval only.  However, the figures in respect of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) include both retrieval and storage...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland spent $197 (PPP adjusted) per person in 2015 on R&D compared with $246 (PPP) per person in EU 28 countries and $276 (PPP) per person for total OECD countries.  Ireland's per capita Government allocations to R&D equate to approximately 80% of those of other EU28 countries and 71% of OECD countries. The Government's budget for research and development increased by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified type, class or group of workers – in effect a framework to replace the former sectorial Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was found to be unconstitutional in 2013 in McGowan -...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In order to address the complex array of issues facing the State in monitoring compliance with employment legislation in the fishing industry, in 2015 the Government established a Task Force on allegations regarding treatment of workers on Irish fishing trawlers, which was chaired by my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Arising out of the conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Records indicate that in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 the cost to my Department of data and or electronic file storage on cloud or third party file servers was €3,911.40, €5,467.35 and €6,443.97 respectively.  Most of the data held by my Department is currently stored on equipment owned and controlled by my Department.  Data is stored on external...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department publishes all regulatory impact assessments for legislative proposals.  These can be accessed on my Department’s website addressdjei.ieunder Legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Eurostat’s most recent published figures for monthly national minimum wages show that Ireland has the second highest national minimum wage of any country in the EU at €1,563 per month, behind only Luxembourg whose minimum wage is €1,999 per month. In some Countries the basic national minimum wage is not fixed at a monthly rate but at an hourly or weekly rate and Eurostat...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Funding (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (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 (HEIs).It is intended to facilitate Ireland’s HEIs to produce world...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) has been in operation since 2012, and as at 17 February 2017, 423 loans to the value of €68,036,144 have been sanctioned by participating lenders under the scheme.  The CGS was operated on behalf of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation by Capita Asset Services until 14 October 2016 and since then the Strategic Banking Corporation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Board of Microfinance Ireland (MFI) provides me with Quarterly Reports of progress, and these are published on the websites of both MFI and my Department. The county spread of approvals is contained in each Quarterly Report provided by Microfinance Ireland to my Department. In relation to the drawdown figures requested by the Deputy, I have attached the requested figures as at 31st...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) has been in operation since 2012, and as at 17 February 2017, 423 loans to the value of €68,036,144 have been sanctioned by participating lenders under the scheme.  The CGS was operated on behalf of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation by Capita Asset Services until 14 October 2016 and since then the Strategic Banking Corporation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are no officers on paid suspension pending investigation in my Department and the Offices under its aegis. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of staff on paid suspension pending an investigation, and I will arrange for a response to be provided as soon as possible.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this Private Member's Bill which seeks to amend the Competition Act 2002 to provide that section 4 of that Act shall not apply to collective bargaining and agreements in respect of certain categories of self-employed workers. The motivation behind the Bill is clear in that it aims to protect certain categories of vulnerable workers and to ensure that...