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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (30 Jan 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland collate job figures on a county and region basis only. Details on employment numbers in individual cities or towns is unfortunately not available.   The following table provides a comprehensive breakdown of employment, in both IDA and EI supported companies, across each county in 2017. 2017 IDA Total Jobs IDA New Jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Retirements (30 Jan 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Within the counties listed, there are no Assistant Principal officers due to retire from my Department, it’s Offices or any of the Agencies under its aegis in the next six months.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its enterprise agencies are focused on assisting companies to prepare for the UK's withdrawal from the EU. This includes initiatives to build awareness of particular and sector-specific challenges that Brexit is likely to pose and helping firms put in place plans to deal with them.   Much of the broader work undertaken so far...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Advisers Data (31 Jan 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have appointed two Special Advisers.  The appointments were made in line with the "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil" that were issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), which permits the appointment of a maximum of two special advisers. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Expenditure (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cavan, located at Cavan Innovation and Technology Centre, Dublin Road, Cavan, is your '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 LEO Cavan is contactable at: 049 437 7200, or localenterprise@cavancoco.ie. In the first...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. As the Deputy will be aware, last year IDA Ireland appointed Jacobs Engineering, supported by AOS Planning, to identify potential strategic land banks in Ireland that would be particularly suitable for the sustainable development of large scale data centre projects. I understand that the national site evaluation process is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Internal Audits (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: An external quality assurance assessment of the internal audit function in this Department was completed on 6 December 2016 in accordance with the requirements of the Institute of Internal Audit standards.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. The North East/North West Regional Action Plan for Jobs is a key Government response for supporting employment growth in the Border region. The Plan is stimulating job creation across the region, including Counties Cavan and Monaghan, by facilitating collaborative initiatives between the public and private sector, and through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: An EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement would be the EU’s largest trade deal to date, four times the size of the trade agreement with Japan.  It aims to eliminate trade tariffs between the EU and the Mercosur region.  Irish exporters are currently subject to trade tariffs, barriers and restrictions, when exporting to Mercosur.  The proposed FTA should make exports from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Statistics in relation to the number of jobs created last year through support provided by the LEOs are currently being compiled as part of the 2017 survey of client companies. In 2016, based on the Annual Employment Survey of LEO clients, total direct employment among the 6,846 LEO client companies stood at 34,634, of which 25,273 were full-time and 9,361 were part-time jobs, an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Tech/Life Ireland is a government funded national initiative to brand Ireland as a top destination to pursue a career in technology.  Launched in June 2016, the initiative is being delivered in partnership with Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the tech industry.  Tech/Life Ireland is a focused international marketing initiative with a dedicated website, , to attract talented and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Costs (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Minister of State for Financial Services and Insurance at the Department of Finance, Mr Michael D’Arcy T.D., published the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report (CIWG) on the Cost of Employer and Public Liability Insurance on the 23rd January 2018 following approval by Government.  Minister D’Arcy chairs the Working Group on the Cost of Insurance and officials from my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation has a number of research projects underway to help build an understanding of the possible implications of Brexit on Ireland for enterprise, consumers, and trading relations.  These studies examine a range of scenarios and will provide an evidence base to inform Ireland’s policy positions as part of the wider negotiation on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the major study examining the Strategic Implications Arising for Ireland from Changing EU-UK Trading Relations will provide an evidence base on key trade and investment questions to inform Ireland’s position as part of the wider negotiation on the UK’s future relationship with the EU. It will also inform domestic policy responses and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The spreadsheet in the link provides the Deputy with the requested breakdown of the number of employment permits issued by my Department by job classification for the years 2014 - 2017. The jobs classifications system used in the spreadsheet is organised using the Standard Occupational Classification system (SOC 2010), a system which classifies workers into occupational categories...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State.  Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions, including carrying out investigations of alleged anti-competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Data (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: There are a range of temporary secondments, internships and graduate development programmes in place across my Department and some of the Agencies under my Department’s remit, however there are no persons currently enrolled in apprenticeships.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (1 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland’s performance in 2017 resulted in the third consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current Strategy. Employment levels in foreign owned companies have now reached 210,443 people, with 33,000 of these employed in financial services. I am pleased that employment in this sector is growing, with 3,400 new jobs created in financial services...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (6 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 295 together. 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. Site visits remain an important tool to help encourage further such FDI and the IDA does its utmost to draw the attention of potential investors to suitable locations outside of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I fully appreciate the importance of ensuring that Irish businesses, including those located in Donegal, are best able to withstand the pressures that Brexit may exert. That is why, for example, additional financial resources have been secured to support the strategic response to Brexit by our enterprise agencies including IDA Ireland. Brexit, or more particularly the response to the...