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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government has already taken a number of important initiatives, including in bolstering the capacity of our enterprise agencies to maximise job creation opportunities inside and outside the EU. The recently published Action Plan for Jobs 2017 builds on this with specific measures to: - support enterprises, particularly those most dependent on UK markets - identify and target new markets...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On 29 March 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May formally notified the European Council of the UK's intention to leave the EU in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It is hard to predict at this stage the full impact of Brexit. Much will depend on the nature of the future trade deal that will be negotiated between the EU and the UK. These negotiations are likely to be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Regional Action Plan initiative is working to address regional and rural job creation by bringing different stakeholders in each of the 8 regions together to identify innovative and practical actions, to be taken across a range of Departments and agencies, with clear timelines for delivery over the period 2015 - 2017.   The plans are currently being monitored and driven in each...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Critically, in 90 per cent of cases, the decision of the Adjudication Officer was accepted by the parties and was not appealed. With regard to the statistics on appeals published in the WRC’s 2016 Annual Report, and given the time period involved following the establishment of the WRC, the overall numbers of appeals to the Court are low. As outlined in the WRC Annual Report,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The hiring of private investigation firms by agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have asked the agencies to provide details of any such contracts and I will forward these to the Deputy once received.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The work of very many Business Units is impacted by Brexit and the Department as a whole has prioritised the Brexit challenges in its work plans for 2017 across all its Divisions. A dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs, Trade Policy and Safety and Chemicals Policy Division, to coordinate and represent the Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Staffing levels of my Department reflect the requirement to manage the pay bill and staff numbers in accordance with Government pay policy with staff resources deployed in the most effective and efficient manner as appropriate to business needs and key priorities at any given time. An additional €3 million was secured in respect of Pay in Budget 2017 and is being targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Arising from its obligations under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, the company in question wrote to me as Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation on 7th February last to give notice of proposed collective redundancies and the opening of the consultation process required under that Act. I am informed that approximately 65 compulsory redundancies are proposed to be made from May to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (6 Apr 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 our 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 Agency made good progress...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The total budget allocation for IDA Ireland for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, as set out in the Revised Estimates Volume, is detailed below. It should be noted that in December 2015 IDA Ireland was also provided with a supplementary estimate of €21 million. These additional resources were allocated to both support the rollout of the Agency's Regional Property Programme and to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise Ireland receives funding from 2 separate subheads under my Department’s Vote. EI receives funding in respect of its enterprise programmes under Subhead A.7. Subhead B4 of my department’s Vote which funds DJEI’s Science and Technology Development Programme also provides funding to EI. The budget allocations under each of these subheads for the years in question...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As InterTrade Ireland is based in Newry, its working currency is sterling. Exchange rate fluctuations between the euro and sterling can therefore impact on the level of the Department's financial contributions to the Body. The total amount of annual funding provided by my Department to InterTrade Ireland from 2014-2016 was as follows:- Year Amount 2014 €7.762m 2015 €7.840m...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On the 15th February 2017, the European Parliament voted in favour of the provisional application of EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Provisional application is a standard part of trade agreements and allows those parts of the agreement for which the EU has competence to come into force. The provisions relating to investment protection and investment dispute...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) includes significant liberalisation of agri-food trade which will benefit Irish agriculture. The total value of meat and dairy exports from Ireland to Canada is €5.1m and €11.8m respectively and there is a real prospect of growing business in these areas with Canada. Over the years, Ireland has developed an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Registration (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies Registration Office (CRO) fees are made up of a number of elements which include filing fees, late filing fees, search fees and fees for the sale of bulk data etc. The fees received by the CRO for each of the last 5 years were as follows: Year Amount 2016 €20,067,554 2015 €17,767,553 2014 €18,597,773 2013 €19,394.049 2012 €19,901,110...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has commissioned research to provide a deeper understanding of the implications of the UK decision to exit the EU on Irish SMEs. Working together with stakeholder groups, the Department of Finance and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, this involved a structured engagement with a diverse range of companies across all sectors and regions including a survey of over 1000...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (6 Apr 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. IDA Ireland’s strategy for 2015-2019 includes a commitment to increase FDI in every region outside Dublin by 30%-40%. The Agency made good progress towards achieving this goal in 2016, with 52% of all jobs created by IDA Ireland's clients last year based outside of Dublin. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Further to my answer to the questions you put down for answer on March 30th, Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 and were reformed by the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2012. A JLC is comprised of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in a sector. JLCs meet regularly, under an independent Chairperson to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, the costs, the date or expected date of publication and the name of the external consultants are set out in the file attached for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and to 31st March 2017. In some cases, the costs of the reports were shared with other bodies and these are noted. The data in...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy McDonald is holding everyone up. She is wasting time.