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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Documents (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As I advised the House in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 2nd February last, official email business in my role as Minister is conducted via Department and Oireachtas email accounts. On occasion, when outside the office, I make use of a private email account on my mobile phone to forward information of a non-sensitive nature to my private office, generally relating to diary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Bodies Data (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Details of funding allocations to those bodies under the aegis of my Department are available on my Department's website and in the Revised Estimates Volume published by the Department of Public Expenditure.  Aggregate allocations are published in respect of the following four bodies - the National Concert Hall, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Chester Beatty Library and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for the implementation of the Wildlife Acts and the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. This legislative framework provides for the conservation of the populations of a wide range of species. In this regard, various measures are in place to conserve and, where appropriate, restore populations of threatened species. However, the core work of my Department does not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The International Famine Commemoration 2017 took place in Ireland Park, Toronto on Tuesday 24th October last. As I was unable to travel Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan T.D., represented the Government on my behalf. Details of the 2018 International Famine Commemoration are currently being considered and will be announced in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Contracts Data (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that a payment was made for €41,795 to the first company referred to by the Deputy in 2014 to conduct a review of the Aran Islands Air Service. The report in question was published that year.  In 2012, payments of €1,600 were made to the second company referred to by the Deputy.  No payments were made to the third company referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legal Advice (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Advice provided by the Attorney General to me as Minister is subject to legal professional privilege.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 to 304, inclusive, together. Tá curtha in iúl dom go bhfuil 57 duine ag obair i Rannán Gaeltachta na Roinne, inarb í an Ghaeilge an teanga oibre go fóill.  Ó mhí Eanáir na bliana seo, rinneadh deich bpost a líonadh i Rannán na Gaeltachta, agus tá ceann amháin go fóill le...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (28 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My colleague the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has the statutory remit for broadcasting including RTÉ. My Department has no role in relation to RTÉ. 

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (29 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I can advise the Deputy that I intend to write to the leaders of the Democratic Unionist Party, the Ulster Unionist Party and the Alliance Party to invite each of them to nominate a representative to join the All Party Consultation Committee on Commemorations.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (30 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) currently has an approved staff complement of 43. At present, 24 staff are in place, with recruitment of additional staff underway and plans to commence a further recruitment campaign. Through these recruitment campaigns, the Authority is working towards having a full staff complement in situ at the earliest opportunity. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Management (30 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances was adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances, which took place in Beijing from June 20 to 26, 2012.  The objective of the Treaty is to establish rules ensuring the adequate protection and remuneration of actors and allowing their performances...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not provided funding to any of the groups identified by the Deputy.

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287, 291 and 292 together. Yearly job creation by IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices is captured by the Annual Employment Survey (AES) conducted by my Department and published in January each year. The 2016 survey remains the most up to date and accurate source of information on Enterprise Agency job creation until the 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland supports companies in every county of Ireland to start and scale, innovate and remain competitive on international markets. The contribution of Enterprise Ireland client companies to the Irish economy is very important, particularly from a regional and county perspective. The 5,000 manufacturing and internationally traded services companies that Enterprise Ireland works...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and ‘soft’ supports in the form of training and mentoring to anyone wishing to start or grow a business. The LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant state supports available through agencies such as Revenue,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Funding for the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) initiative is just one of the ways in which the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are investing in entrepreneurs around the country. Capital funding for direct financial supports to the micro-enterprise sector (Measure 1 priming, business expansion and feasibility grants) and so-called “soft” supports for LEO clients,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: It is not yet possible to provide the breakdown of 2018 allocations as sought by the Deputy. The 2018 allocations for the Department, its Offices and Agencies will be finalized and published in the 2018 Revised Estimates Volume during December 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gift Vouchers Data (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Gift cards and vouchers are issued by a very large number of businesses in a number of different forms to both consumers and businesses. As there is no requirement on gift card issuers to compile or provide data on the number and value of gift vouchers purchased annually, I am not in a position to supply the data requested by the Deputy on the number and value of gift...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. Details of the total number of FOI requests received by my Department and its Offices to date in 2017, the number of requests partially and fully granted, the number of requests refused, and the number of applications where a four week processing extension were applied  are outlined in the table. Total FOI Requests to date in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (5 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The national response to Storm Ophelia was coordinated by my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy T.D. and the National Emergency Coordination Committee. The primary piece of legislation relating to occupational safety and health is the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Under this legislation employers, including the self-employed, have...