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

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not have any contracts with the company in question

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

Heather Humphreys: The UK’s decision to leave the EU will have a profound effect on Ireland – their stated intention to leave the Single Market and the Customs Union undoubtedly poses a range of challenges for all firms, both those that are internationally trading, and those focused on the domestic market. The challenges will impact upon firms across a range of time horizons – from the...

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

Heather Humphreys: Driving more job creation at a regional level by supporting the indigenous sector is a key focus of mine and I am working closely with the Local Enterprise Offices and with Enterprise Ireland to achieve this. The first year of the Enterprise Ireland (EI)  2017-2020 Strategy was a very strong year for job creation among EI clients with over 19,300 new jobs created in 2017, resulting in a...

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

Heather Humphreys: My view is that competitiveness continues to be an important issue for business in Ireland, just as it is for all firms operating in a global marketplace.  Improving competitiveness is a multi-faceted process that involves efforts from both the private and public sector.  Firms must ensure that they are operating in the most efficient manner possible, adopting the newest approaches...

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

Heather Humphreys: Competitiveness is key to success in international markets, jobs growth and as a means of achieving sustainable improvements in living standards. Improving competitiveness performance is a core focus of the work of the Government, and as part of this work my Department, its agencies and the National Competitiveness Council are continually engaged with relevant stakeholders on the particular...

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

Heather Humphreys: The companies that will be affected by Brexit are economy wide, all sizes of business and across all sectors and regions. Traditional sectors with low margins, which provide large scale employment throughout the regions, are particularly vulnerable. To mitigate these vulnerabilities, the Enterprise Ireland strategy 2017-20 “Build Scale-Expand Reach”looks to increase the reach...

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

Heather Humphreys: Competitiveness is key to success in international markets, jobs growth and as a means of achieving sustainable improvements in living standards. Improving competitiveness performance is a core focus of the work of the Government, and as part of this work my Department, its agencies and the National Competitiveness Council are continually engaged with relevant stakeholders on the particular...

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

Heather Humphreys: Competition for foreign direct investment (FDI) remains intense. Nevertheless, multinational companies continue to invest and re-invest here with leading global firms from many sectors - including life sciences, ICT, engineering and digital media - all based in Ireland. The contribution that these investments make to our wider economy remains highly significant. Ireland...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Regional Action Plans for Jobs is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create an additional 200,000 jobs, of which 135,000 are outside the Dublin region, by 2020. A key objective of each of the plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per cent at work in each region by 2020, with the unemployment rate of each region not more than one percentage point greater than the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (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, involving public and private stakeholders collectively driving a range of innovative and practical actions to support enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards Data (7 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that in 2014 the Government agreed new arrangements for appointments to State Boards (Government Decision S180/20/10/1617). The Government Decision requires that all appointments (with some limited exceptions) are to be advertised through the State Boards portal, stateboards.ie. The process of advertising and selection of suitable potential candidates for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Communications Unit (8 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My predecessor in this Department met with the head of the strategic communications unit in September 2017. Since then officials from my Department have had, and will continue to have, ongoing contact with the unit in the development and delivery of major cross government communications campaigns.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (8 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Extensive work has been ongoing in my Department to prepare for all Brexit eventualities. This includes both research and the development of specific supports. Officials of my Department have had discussions with senior officials from DG Competition on the potential and the real difficulties encountered by Irish businesses as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (8 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: An application for a General Employment Permit for the person concerned was received on 26 November 2017. A decision was made to refuse the granting of the application on 23 January 2018, and the applicant has been notified of this decision in writing and of their right to request a review of this decision in line with the provisions of the Employment Permits Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The quality of our economic and social infrastructure is undeniably important when it comes to foreign direct investment (FDI). That is because businesses need to know that a jurisdiction has the necessary transport networks, connectivity, telecommunications systems, affordable childcare provision, schools, universities and housing stock to sustain investment and the jobs that go with it....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (8 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of FOI requests received by my Department and its Offices in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and the average time taken to complete these requests are set out in the table. I can confirm that all of the FOI requests received were decided upon within the prescribed timeframes prescribed in the Freedom of Information Acts 1997, 2003 and 2014. Year Total Number of FOI...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (13 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Given the operational nature of the information requested, I have asked IDA Ireland to provide the information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Properties (13 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The lease on Carrisbrook House was assigned to IDA Ireland in September 2013, prior to the dissolution of Forfás. Previous to this, the lease had passed through number of State agencies since a 65-year lease was first taken out by An Chomhairle Oiliúna in 1969. Carrisbrook House was 85% vacant for a number of years, despite having been actively marketed by Forfás and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department uses external service providers having regard to its business needs for such services.  In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum. The hiring of external service providers by the agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards Data (13 Feb 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following statistical table. In relation to the information set out in the table, please note that a candidate has been selected for the position of Chairperson of the Board of the National Standards Authority of Ireland but has not yet been appointed. The vacancies on the Boards of IDA and Science Foundation Ireland...