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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am deeply engaged with all my Department’s agencies to ensure sufficient supports are in place to safeguard Irish jobs and exports in response to both the short term and long term impact of Brexit. Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Local Enterprise Offices, InterTrade Ireland and IDA Ireland have clear plans in place to mitigate challenges and maximise opportunities arising. In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Union (Action for Damages for Infringements of Competition Law) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 43 of 2017), which were signed into law on 13 February 2017, gives effect to Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The minimum remuneration thresholds for each employment permit type are laid out in regulations made under the Employment Permits Act 2006, as amended. It is the case that the regulations already provide for a lower salary threshold of €27,000 for General Employment Permits where the application is in respect of a foreign national who has graduated in the last 12 months from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Employment Permits Section informs me that this General Employment Permit application was refused on the 28/03/2017 on the grounds that a significant amount of documentation confirming that the application was in respect of an eligible carer in a private home was not provided.  The applicant did request a review of this decision, however, as this request for review was received...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Arms Trade (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Items which are classified as "military goods" from an export control perspective and which are exported from Ireland involve components rather than military equipment. Military licences issued to date by the Department for the export of arms have been limited to those issued to individuals holding sports firearms. All export licence applications, whether for Dual-Use or Military...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Under its current strategy, IDA Ireland has targeted an increase of 30% to 40% in foreign direct investment (FDI) in every region outside Dublin by 2019. The data available shows that progress is being made towards achieving this goal, with 173 site visits recorded in the first quarter of this year. This is an increase of over 20% on 2016, when 136 visits were recorded for the same period....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 363 of the Companies Act 2014 Act provides that a small company loses its entitlement to the audit exemption if it does not file its annual return on time. Recital 43 of the EU Accounting Directive (Directive 2013/34/EU) does state that the “annual financial statements of small undertakings should not be covered by the audit obligation, as audit can be a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department, through Enterprise Ireland and the 31 Local Enterprise Offices across the country, provides a range of supports to help companies start, grow and export. Results of research carried out in 2014 showed that since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre (CEC) scheme in 1989, €64 million has been approved via Enterprise Ireland for the development of CECs across...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will have a significant impact on our economy and I have tasked my Department with making Brexit our number one priority. Central to this is understanding those impacts - positive and negative - across all policy areas of my Department and at a sectoral level, particularly in terms of the trade impacts. In this context, a range of work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Manufacturing Sector (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The decision by HP Inc to close its facility in Leixlip is regrettable. However, I understand that no redundancies have yet been made and that the company's operations at the site are continuing. IDA Ireland has nevertheless already promoted the site to existing clients and potential investors and will continue to do so in the time ahead. I am hopeful that a new investor will be identified...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Properties (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 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. As a passive investor, EI has no enterprise development role in Ardmore or any involvement in its day-to-day operations. While Enterprise Ireland offers supports to exporting companies involved in film and the creative sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This publication reflects the findings and outcomes of extensive preparatory work and consultations undertaken and demonstrates how these will be brought to bear in Ireland’s approach to the negotiations ahead. Now that the EU’s initial negotiating position is clear, the Government will intensify its focus on the economic implications of Brexit. A review of our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 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 proposals for terms and conditions to apply to specified grades or categories...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My colleague Minister Pat Breen wrote to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in September 2016 to request them to prepare a Code of Practice under Section 42 of the Industrial Relations Act 1990, around the issue of working longer. This Code of Practice will set out the best industrial relations practices in managing the engagement between employers and employees in the run up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland remains a strong and committed member of the EU, and as such I would emphasise that we will continue to retain full access to the Single Market, which is of enormous benefit to Irish businesses and consumers. It should be remembered that this will continue to give Ireland access to a market of 450 million people, even after the UK’s departure. While Government is working...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) has provided funding for top-class research infrastructure and human capital development across Ireland’s Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in key strategic areas including bioscience, medical technologies; energy, social sciences and humanities and ICT to name but a few. Since the PRTLI started in 1998, there have...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In April this year, the company notified me of potential collective redundancies as required under the Protection of Employment Act 1977. I regret any loss of jobs. However, my Department remains focussed on creating the most competitive environment for enterprise to succeed so that we can achieve our goal of sustainable employment for all. Working with our enterprise agencies and with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Regional Action Plan initiative is working to promote 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. Collaboration between the private and the public sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (16 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The State has a long track record – built up over 67 years by the work of IDA Ireland - in winning foreign direct investment (FDI) for the Irish people. Over that period, the world economy has changed shape many times, yet Ireland has remained an attractive destination for FDI. As the global investment climate continues to evolve, we will adapt accordingly - as we have done in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 May 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. This means that the two-year exit process has now commenced. 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...