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Other Questions: Waste Disposal (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. Policy responsibility for the waste sector lies with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. On 4 July 2017, a motion was passed by Dáil Éireann that called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to ask the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, to report on the...

Other Questions: Waste Disposal (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and European Union competition law in the State. Section 9(5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions. As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have no direct function...

Other Questions: Waste Disposal (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I agree with the Deputy that competition is good for business and the consumer. The authority is an independent body under my remit, and I will certainly raise his concerns with it.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has had extensive engagement with businesses to understand what they need to help them adapt to the challenges posed by Brexit, and to provide support for diversification, development and innovation. My Department is putting in place a package of measures that will allow us to respond to the needs of businesses including a Brexit loan scheme to provide affordable financing...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Additional resources have been provided to Enterprise Ireland and ITI to deal with Brexit. There are many supports available, especially through Enterprise Ireland. I encourage companies to engage with Enterprise Ireland and their local enterprise offices. Workshops are taking place across the country and there is a huge awareness campaign on the challenges facing companies due to Brexit....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, principally through Enterprise Ireland and the LEOs, has continued to promote the importance of businesses preparing for Brexit, and has developed a range of supports. Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the primary providers of supports to assist enterprises within the indigenous sector that are facing challenges arising from Brexit. They are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: This Government is strongly committed to regional development and my Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are as evenly distributed as possible across the country. IDA Ireland is focused on achieving the key development goals set out in its current strategy, including increasing investment by 30% to 40%...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Creating more and better jobs in Ireland is a priority for the Government. As the Government works to achieve balanced regional development, the LEO's will play a major role. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I do not accept that Irish business Competitiveness has disimproved. The Country continues to be an attractive location for businesses, as is evident in the IDA and EI job creation performance. Competitiveness is a cross government agenda. It requires a focus on infrastructure, research, technology, innovation, education and skills as well as our fiscal regime.   My...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The North-East/North-West Regional Action Plan for Jobs is a key policy response for supporting employment growth in the Border region, including Co. Louth. The Plan is stimulating job creation across the region, by facilitating collaborative initiatives between the public and private sector, and through the provision of new competitive funds, awarded through Enterprise Ireland to support...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Mid East Action Plan for Jobs is a key policy response for supporting employment growth in the Mid East region, with public and private stakeholders currently engaged in driving the range of innovative and practical actions set out in the Plan.   Progress on implementation of the Regional Action Plans is constantly under review and two Progress Reports on the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise development and job creation in the regions of Ireland is a key policy priority of this Government and my Department has been actively engaged in the regional jobs agenda through the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) initiative for the past two years. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and innovation have the statutory power to seek information from the Director of Corporate Enforcement about the performance of the Director’s functions under section 955(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2014. However, this statutory power does not extend to the publication of such information. The Companies Act 2014 contains strict...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Enterprise Ireland Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF), launched in May 2017, is a €60 million competitive fund aimed at supporting significant regional initiatives that will build on sectoral strengths and improve enterprise capability across the regions. The REDF is intended to support the ambition, goals, and implementation of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs. REDF...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Military Exports (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In 2015, 81 licences with a value of €43m were issued to export goods with a military classification.  In 2016, 128 licences with a value of €63m were issued to export goods with a military classification.  The increase in the value of exports of goods with a military classification between 2015 and 2016 is due mainly to increases in exports to Germany, USA and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Competitiveness is a cross government agenda. It requires a focus on, inter alia, infrastructure, research, technology, innovation, education and skills as well as our fiscal regime.   My Department supports the work of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) in the identification and analysis of key challenges that affect our competitiveness. Recent global...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The establishment of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement as an agency is one of the key actions contained in the Government’s package of measures to tackle “white collar crime”.  This will give the Director greater autonomy and flexibility and ensure that the Agency  is better equipped to investigate increasingly complex breaches of company law....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: It is my intention to publish on my Department's website the six month export licence statistics covering the period July 2017 to December 2017 by the end of February. The six monthly statistics provide summary, interim data on licensing activity and are made available in order to provide the public with a greater level of transparency about exports of controlled goods and services,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The long-term response to Brexit is for companies to become more competitive, more innovative and to diversify their export footprint into more markets. I am confident that the agencies under my Department have the supports to enable companies to consolidate market share within the UK and also to become more resilient by broadening their sales to other international markets. Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My priority as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is to drive the creation of high-quality and sustainable jobs around all the regions and counties of Ireland. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) play a critical role in supporting microenterprises in the start-up and expansion phases in every part of the country. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the...