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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Extensive work has been ongoing in my Department to prepare for all Brexit eventualities. This includes research and the development of supports to help ensure that businesses are prepared for potential difficulties arising as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Research conducted on behalf of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in October of 2017 by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, through its enterprise agencies, is committed to supporting businesses to grow, innovate and perform strongly in global markets.  I am delighted to say that 2017 was a particularly good year for job numbers and job creation in agency supported companies. In Co. Wexford, 4,670 people were employed in the 122 Enterprise Ireland supported companies, 2,948 people were...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since becoming Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have made jobs and enterprise in the regions my top priority. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin. A key objective of each of the 8 regional plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise 2025 (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As an open economy, our openness to trade and investment has contributed to our success over past decades, and will continue to do so.  However, we face challenges in the form of Brexit, international tax developments, the unrelenting pace of technological advances and changes being introduced under the current US administration all of which have implications for Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since becoming Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have made jobs and enterprise in the regions my top priority. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin. A key objective of each of the 8 regional plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 59 together. My Department is continuing to work hard to help Irish businesses to both withstand the challenges and avail of the opportunities posed by Brexit. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: This Government is fully committed to the creation of high-quality and sustainable employment across Ireland, including in County Louth.  The new National Development Plan recognises the importance of Dundalk and Drogheda as key centres in the context of the Dublin-Belfast economic corridor. Both towns are attractive destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Sale (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In 2016 Ardmore Studios International Limited (ASIL), engaged IBI Corporate Finance to investigate selling the company as a going concern. (ASIL), the majority shareholders in Ardmore Studios Ltd, were seeking to exit, having been running the company for over 30 years.  An extensive process was undertaken by IBI Corporate Finance to find a suitable buyer, with over 100 potential...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since becoming Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have made jobs and enterprise in the regions my top priority. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin. A key objective of each of the 8 regional plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Military Exports (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for controls on the export of military items from Ireland. Under Irish law, military export licences must be sought in respect of the export from Ireland of military goods and technology, and any components thereof, listed in the EU Common Military List.  I publish an annual report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 which includes information on military...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland remains a global leader in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and competes with a range of jurisdictions across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Whilst this competition is increasingly intense, our country has a number of key strengths that continue to make us a highly attractive destination for FDI. These include our highly skilled workers, first-class...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Galway City & County is 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. LEO Galway provides a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant state supports available through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: 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 working vigorously to enable companies to consolidate market share within the UK and also to become more resilient by broadening their sales to other international markets. My...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Funding (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I launched the Second Call of the Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) on Monday the 16th of April.  The first call under the Fund was announced in May 2017, with the results released in December 2017. Twenty-one applicants representing all regions of the country secured a total of up to €30.5m in financial support for a range of enterprise and capability development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: This Government is committed to supporting job creation in the regions. My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country. This includes County Limerick, which is marketed by the IDA as part of the Mid-West region. The employment situation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, through its Enterprise Agencies, is committed to supporting indigenous and FDI businesses to grow, innovate and perform strongly in global markets. I am delighted to say that 2017 was a particularly good year for job creation in Agency supported companies, with Enterprise Ireland client companies creating a total of 1,714 new full time jobs in County Cork, IDA client companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 112 together. The Government is currently working to determine the extent to which the recent sanctions announced by the US Government will impact on companies operating in Ireland. It is very much aware of the risk, in particular, for Aughinish Aluminia. I have already spoken directly with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Internet Safety (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Internet safety and security for children and young adults is one of the most urgent and pressing child protection concerns facing policy makers, parents and guardians, teachers and children themselves. An Open Policy Debate on online safety took place on 8thMarch. It was led by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment with the support of five other Government...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Data Protection Commissioner is responsible for upholding the rights of individuals as set out in the Data Protection Acts. The Commissioner is appointed by Government and is independent in the exercise of her functions. Since mid-2016 my Department has been participating in the Inter-Departmental Committee on Data Issues, led by the Department of the Taoiseach. The implications of,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Media Mergers (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The media merger functions previously held by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation were transferred to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has a statutory role in determining certain mergers and acquisitions. With respect to media...