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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I am committed to ensuring that the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, and the Local Enterprise Offices will continue to work with enterprise in County Louth and County Meath to support investment and enterprise development through the provision of appropriate funding. The amount of funding paid by Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Authority Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department received no applications from Meath County Council and one application for funding from Louth County Council in the period in question.  As requested, details are provided below: Year Project Value of funding provided 2018 Louth Libraries Science Week Library Programme €8,000

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Data on IDA Ireland site visits is collated on a county-by-county basis only. Information on site visits to particular locations and towns is therefore unavailable. The table below outlines the number of site visits by IDA client companies to County Westmeath from 2011 to Q1 2018: County 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Q1 2018 Westmeath 15 7 9 12 28 36 42 3 More broadly, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The breakdown of numbers employed sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Total Number Employed in Companies Supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta by Year by County. Total includes permanent full-time, part-time, temporary and other contract types.  Source: Annual Employment Survey 2017 County 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The A Programme for a Partnership Government set a target of 200,000 new jobs to be created by 2020, with 135,000 of these outside of Dublin. Enterprise 2025 Renewed, launched on 9th March 2018, sets out a revised target to have at least 2.3 million people in employment by 2020.  The objective is to ensure that, through effective policies, we realise employment growth that is sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) 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 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 within one percentage point of the national average. The role of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The following sets out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 – 2017 and to date in 2018. Year Inspections and Investigations Year Inspections and Investigations 2011 15,340 2012 13,835 2013 12,244 2014 10,719 2015 10,880 2016 10,460 2017 8,876 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Offices promote awareness of the challenges of Brexit, and encourage businesses to consider its implications, through local events (including jointly with other entities), through their local websites (where clients can complete the Brexit Scorecard) and through Social Media. For example, the LEOs have collaborated with Enterprise Ireland, InterTrade Ireland and other...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland supports the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, working in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets. Enterprise Ireland is committed to helping companies expand their reach and internationalise. Enterprise Ireland has an established process for working with companies as they...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Offices (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland has twenty-one international offices located across the Americas, Asia and Europe.The Agency does not provide the specific cost breakdown of individual offices as these details are sensitive in the context of international competition for foreign direct investment. The tables below, however, sets out the total numbers of IDA employees in each overseas location and the total...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department seconds a number of staff to represent Ireland, and to promote national trade, enterprise, research and employment policy objectives, in Brussels, Geneva and London. The number of staff and location of each Embassy/Mission is set out in the table below.  It should also be noted by the Deputy that the enterprise agencies (Enterprise Ireland and IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties of Ireland to its client base. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as at least 70% of all...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland’s performance in 2017 resulted in the third consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. Total employment in IDA client companies now stands at over 210,000. There are over 122,000 people employed across 649 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin, with 45% of all new foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs created...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The number of full time and part staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; and the exchequer funding allocated to the CCPC in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018 is contained in the link below.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Year No. of Staff Full Time Part Time No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms Percentage of total staff 2018 94 94 0 29 30.85% 2017 89 89 0 27 30.34% 2016 89 89 0 23 25.84% 2015 89 89 0 17 19.01% 2014 86 86 0 21 24.42% *Note that a number of these people also work on car crime and pyramid...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below: this refers to the investigations undertaken by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in the period from 31 October 2014 to 10 July 2018. Number of investigative cases commenced:  Ten investigations launched; a total of 129 files screened* The number of inspections carried out: Five The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below: this refers to the investigations undertaken by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in the period from 31 October 2014 to 10 July 2018. Number of investigative cases commenced (cartel) Three investigations launched: a total of 48 files screened* The number of searches carried out Twenty-five...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of competition and consumer law in the State. Section 9(5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions, including carrying out investigations of suspected breaches of competition law. As investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (12 Jul 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The proposed directive cited in the Deputy’s question has yet to be formally agreed and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This is expected to happen later this year and, based on the latest text of the proposal, Member States will have two years from the date of entry into force of the Directive (which is twenty days after the date of publication) in which to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (12 Jul 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 €23 million exchequer funding (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to €300...