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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland's performance in 2018 resulted in the sixth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 229,057. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment-driven employment gains and there are now over 132,000 people employed across 681 firms in IDA client companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 507 and 520 together. IDA Ireland is authorised by my Department to provide a range of financial supports to companies in the form of employment, capital, research and development, environmental and training grants. These grants remain an important means of encouraging firms to invest in Ireland, particularly in regional locations. I am informed by the IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The content of IDA Ireland's website is an operational matter for the Agency. However, the IDA has confirmed that the “Invest in" initiative will be reviewed as part of their communications plan which will be implemented when the Agency publishes their new five-year strategy in 2020. This Government is fully committed to the creation of high-quality and sustainable employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland's performance in 2018 resulted in the sixth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 229,057 with 14,040 net new jobs added. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment (FDI) employment gains and there are now over 132,000 people employed in 681 IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. The Employment Permits section in my Department has experienced a large increase in demand for employment permits throughout 2018 due to our continued economic success, growing labour market and reduced labour surplus, which has in turn contributed to increased processing times for applications. In 2018, 16,768 employment permit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland has introduced a number of Brexit specific programmes to help Irish companies remain resilient in the face of uncertainty. One of these measures is an online “Brexit SME Scorecard” to help all Irish businesses self-assess their exposure to Brexit. As of 7 January 2019, 3,712 Brexit Scorecards have been completed. The Scorecard generates a report on weak...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit presents the most significant economic challenge of the past 50 years, and it is important that we prepare for any long-term structural and disruptive change that may emerge. Being prepared is crucial to ensure resilience to emerging challenges. In 2018, EI approved funding of €74m for 535 of its most Brexit-exposed clients with exports to the UK of greater than 20%, or an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: A key strategy for Irish companies to withstand current global economic challenges is to diversify their export footprint. Enterprise Ireland (EI) launched the Market Discovery Fund in January 2018 with the aim of encouraging companies to expand into new markets by helping with the costs of researching viable and sustainable market entry strategies. Since then, 208 Market Discovery Grants...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be impacted by Brexit 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies and bodies are providing a range of supports to help companies to prepare for Brexit. The “Start to Plan” voucher scheme is offered by InterTradeIreland (ITI) as part of its Brexit Advisory Service. ITI works with SMEs on an all-Ireland basis and is particularly well-placed, given its remit to develop cross-border trade, to help SMEs prepare...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 to 519, inclusive, together. On an annual basis Enterprise Ireland (EI) works with approximately 5,000 manufacturing and internationally traded services companies through the agency’s network of 10 offices in Ireland and 33 international offices. In 2018, EI client companies reported strong employment performance with 215,207 people employed and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are working to provide extensive supports, schemes and advice to ensure that businesses are prepared for Brexit. These measures aim to assist businesses in identifying key risk areas and the practical preparatory actions to be taken over the coming weeks. I made Brexit one of my top priorities in the allocations of funding for 2019 in my Department and I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I want to assure the Deputy that small firms are at the heart of my Department’s business supports and strategies. I am acutely aware of the importance of SMEs to the Irish economy. The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) Business in Ireland 2016 report states that in Ireland, SMEs accounted for 99.8% or nearly 250,000 active...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Programme for Government Initiatives (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s goal is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020, including 135,000 outside of Dublin, and to attract back at least 70,000 emigrants. The whole of Government effort to deliver on these objectives is supported by the annual Action Plan for Jobs, and from 2019, its successor, the Future Jobs programme. The CSO estimates that between April 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland client companies create highly skilled, well-paid and sustainable jobs. The cost of those jobs to the State is calculated by taking into account IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland expenditure to all firms in the period of calculation. Only jobs created during and sustained to the end of each seven-year period are credited in the calculations. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland supports companies in regional and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. Enterprise Ireland provide a range of financial and non-financial supports for homegrown business start-ups to scale and succeed in international markets, these supports are tailored to a company’s stage of growth and level of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland is authorised by my Department to provide a range of financial supports in the form of employment, capital, research and development, environmental and training grants. These grants are an important means of encouraging companies to invest in Ireland, particularly in regional locations. In all instances where financial assistance is approved by IDA Ireland for a client...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: InterTradeIreland (ITI) offers a range of trade and innovation initiatives which assist SMEs to explore cross-border markets, develop new products and services and to become investor ready. It does not, however, provide grant assistance to firms in the way that the State's principal enterprise agencies do with their clients. ITI did not, therefore, initiate any proceedings against companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Communications (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Customers who wish to complain about the quality of customer service provided by my Department can submit a complaint under the Department’s complaint procedures. These procedures, along with the Department’s customer charter and customer action plan, were updated recently in accordance with the customer service actions outlined for implementation in “Our Public Service...

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."