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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Data (17 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: This PQ contains 4 parts as follows: 1.Funding allocated to the EGFSN from 2010 to 2017;2. 2.Current and capital funding allocated for 2018; 3.Annual costs incurred from 2010 to 2017 (allocations part already covered by part 1); 4.The number of civil servants (part & full-time) attached to the Group and their costs; 1.Budget Allocations 2010- €604,000; 2011-...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (17 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. In November 2017, the then Tánaiste met with Commissioner Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition who has responsibility for EU State aid policy to discuss, amongst other things, the impact of Brexit on Irish businesses. An outcome from this meeting was the establishment of a Technical Working Group comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (17 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is very much aware of the potential impact of these sanctions and the situation, in particular, faced by Aughinish Alumina. My Department, together with the IDA and the Departments of Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade, continue to keep the situation under careful review. I have spoken directly with the CEO of Aughinish, as has the Taoiseach and Tánaiste, and we...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (17 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Further to my reply last month, 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 under my remit have the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Planning Issues (17 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 to 158, inclusive, together. I very much regret that Apple will not be proceeding with its plans to construct a data centre in Athenry, especially as the project would have been a source of significant investment and job creation for Galway and the West of Ireland. As with all of its clients, the IDA works with Apple to support job creation and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Motor Insurance Costs (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) was established in January 2017 by the then Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, with former President of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns appointed as chair. Since its establishment, the Personal Injuries Commission has been actively engaged in delivering in accordance with the terms of reference of its work. A considerable amount...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Hospitality Skills Oversight Group (HSOG) was set up on foot of a recommendation contained in the report on the Future Skills Needs of the Hospitality Industry, which was published in November 2015 by the national Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGSFN), to which my Department provides the Secretariat. The Group provides a forum for practical action and collaboration to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The total expenditure in Subhead Ad3 of the Department's Vote, Learning and Development and Incidental Expenses, amounted to €1.05 million in 2017. Learning and Development related expenditure last year amounted to €399k and covered: - The provision of over 230 training courses attended by 1,280 staff. - Attendance at various seminars and conferences. - Payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: A breakdown of the travel and subsistence incurred by my Department, for the year ending 31 December 2017, is detailed for the Deputy in the following table. This is the total for my Department and its Offices only and does not include the Agencies of the Department. Travel and Subsistence Expenses Home Travel €527,886.83 Home Subsistence €297,841.11 EU Travel...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department spent €1,133,297 on external consultancy, value for money and policy reviews in 2017. My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: On 27 June 2017, the Government gave approval to the drafting of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill along the lines of the General Scheme. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the existing legislation to strengthen PIAB in terms of operational issues to ensure greater compliance with the PIAB process and encourage more claims to be settled through the PIAB model. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Motor Insurance Costs (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is an independent statutory agency and I, as Minister, am not permitted in my executive function to interfere in any way with the day to day operations and functions of PIAB. Section 54 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 sets out the principal functions of the Board. Section 54(1)(b) states: ‘to prepare and publish a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is an independent statutory agency and I, as Minister, am not permitted in my executive function to interfere in any way with the day to day operations and functions of PIAB. Section 54 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 sets out the principal functions of the Board. Section 54(1)(b) states: ‘to prepare and publish a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Motor Insurance Regulation (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has lead responsibility for implementation of three recommendations from the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report on the Cost of Motor Insurancethat was published in January 2017. Work is progressing well on these recommendations, which include the establishment of the Personal Injuries Commission, and certain amendments to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. Within the remit of my Department, the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Enterprise Ireland (EI) are the providers of management training supports to SMEs. The leadership and management development programmes delivered by EI are a critical support for the scaling agenda and improving business performance. Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be Brexit impacted and meet the scheme criteria. The scheme features a two-stage application process.  First, businesses must apply to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to confirm their eligibility for the scheme. This initial application...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. Following receipt of correspondence relating to this matter, it is currently under consideration by officials in my Department

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: An account of the investigative failures identified by Judge Aylmer is currently being finalised.  The purpose of publishing this account is to understand the factors that led to such mistakes being made and to take appropriate steps to address these shortcomings. On 9 March, Judge Aylmer granted approval to publish some of the transcripts of the trial, limited to the rulings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (22 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Funding from my Department for Local Enterprise Development is allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) through the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland. There are 3 LEO offices in County Cork; Cork City, Cork North/West and Cork South. Funding is allocated among the LEOs to support clients through the provision of grants (Measure 1) and soft supports (Measure 2), such as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (23 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: On 3 January 2018, Enterprise Ireland announced its 2017 end year results. The 2017 performance was strong, reporting the highest employment in the history of the agency, the highest net job creation in the history of the agency and the lowest number of job losses since 1998.  In 2017, Enterprise Ireland supported client companies employed 209,338 people. 19,332 new jobs were created by...