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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

John Perry: From this Department’s Vote. We expect the grants in 2014 to be €18.5 million. We spent €18.18 million in 2013. It is totally ring-fenced within this budget and the service level agreement. We hope to complement enterprise promotional activities by local government. There are many other schemes that will complement it. We hope that the activation of the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

John Perry: We are very clear on this. The centre of excellence will lead, develop and manage. We know only too well that 98% of the economy is driven by 200,000 small companies. They are the backbone of the economy. While we all welcome foreign direct investment, the enhancement of the support service generates innovative small and micro-enterprises. That is why Enterprise Ireland is very committed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The Cost of Doing Business 2012 report, published by Forfás in April 2013, showed that Irish cost competitiveness had improved markedly in the past few years. Between January 2000 and April 2008, Ireland recorded a 22.5% loss of competitiveness, fuelled by an unsustainable consumption and property boom. Since 2008 it has regained some of the cost competitiveness it had lost. Much of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: Several local authorities have put in place arrangements to allow businesses to pay their rates in two instalments. Rates have not increased in all local authorities, even though their budgets are being agreed. Across the country rates have remained the same. One of the key features of local government reform is that there will be derogations. It will be important for local enterprise...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The rates will not change because the valuation of properties and rates was carried out in 1988. That was when the rates were decided based on the value of properties. The rates will not change but perhaps property valuations may change. However, they will not change dramatically in towns and villages. There may be a different value on property in large urban centres. That is taking...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: Let us consider the country solicitors dealing with businesses at the moment. There are many new legal offices which have opened up and which are competitive. In recent times many start-up solicitor firms have emerged and people have started their own businesses. I spoke to a gentleman during the week in Ballina who has set up a small practice there very effectively. He has been given...

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The report will be launched today. It is a good document which contains inputs, ideas and recommendations which will make a valuable contribution to the development of the Government's national entrepreneurship policy statement which the Minister will shortly bring to the Government for consideration and approval. Many of the forum's recommendations fall within the responsibility of the...

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The Action Plan for Jobs is driven by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Taoiseach, and all of the recommendations are dealt with each year. The new action plan to be announced shortly will incorporate several very effective ideas. As the report of the entrepreneurship forum highlights, the development of entrepreneurs in Ireland is not confined to the State's support system. Many ideas...

Other Questions: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, is taking on board the forum's key recommendations and he will carefully assess the actions required by his Department before he brings them to the Government advisory group on small business. The new Action Plan for Jobs already incorporates some of these recommendations and we are getting there year by year. I thank Sean O'Sullivan for his work on coming up...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: Enterprise Ireland offers a range of financial and non-financial supports to assist companies through all stages of the business development cycle. Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start fund is aimed at accelerating the development of High Potential Start-Up companies (HPSUs) and creating a strong pipeline of HPSUs. Enterprise Ireland piloted the Competitive Start Fund in 2011 which...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: I welcome this opportunity to set out clearly Government policy on the use of Shannon Airport for the legitimate purpose of stopovers by foreign military aircraft. The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. Permission to land at Irish airports,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Shannon Airport Facilities (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The Government is completely opposed to the practice of so-called extraordinary renditions. The Tánaiste has made it very clear that any person with credible information that Irish airports have been used for any alleged unlawful purposes should immediately report his or her concerns to the Garda Síochána which is responsible for investigating such matters. On the basis of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Collection (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: I am taking this Adjournment debate on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, who apologises to the Senator for being unable to take it herself as she is at a committee meeting dealing with the Estimates. The Senator will be aware that the local property tax legislation allows for a person who is liable for the local property tax and who is in receipt of certain social...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Collection (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: She is considering it.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Collection (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: Disallowed. I was referring to 16 other different types of payments.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Collection (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: I may be able to allay some of the Senator's concerns. At present, ten payments are included: the contributory State pension, the non-contributory State pension, the widow's, widower's or serving civil partner's contributory pension, the widow's, widower's or serving civil partner's non-contributory pension, the disability allowance, the carer's allowance, the one-parent family payment, the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Collection (23 Jan 2014)

John Perry: May I suggest the Senator forward the particular case files to the Minister who will arrange to have every case fully investigated? I thank the Senator.

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

John Perry: The Minister, Deputy Reilly, has just left because he has an appointment.

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jan 2014)

John Perry: I will pass the Deputy's remarks on to the Minister.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Reserve (28 Jan 2014)

John Perry: As the Minister for Justice and Equality is unavoidably detained elsewhere, I have been asked by him to respond to this issue. I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. As the Senator will be aware, the Garda Reserve was established to enhance the links between the Garda Síochána and local communities through the deployment of locally recruited volunteers who operate...