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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In my Department, there are a number of staff assigned to work as Labour Inspectors, within the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Labour Inspectors deliver an enforcement, and information service in relation to employer obligations and employee rights/entitlements/protections. In this regard, details of the estimated full year cost of recruiting an additional 12 Labour...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Since meeting with representatives of the site's new owners last September the IDA has been provided with new marketing information for the Liffey Business Campus. The Agency's staff also met with the new owners in December. Additional marketing material is currently being prepared and the IDA are continuing to actively market the site to both...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that it has no record of any application for an Employment Permit in respect of the named individual.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In July 2018, and again in September 2018, a number of decisions were made at Cabinet relating to Brexit preparedness and contingency planning, including the phased recruitment of staff, as required. The Government has already sanctioned €4m for the commencement of a phased process for the recruitment of additional staff to carry out the greatly increased volumes of import controls...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to bring the Consumer Protection (Gift Voucher) Bill 2018 to the House. The Bill proposes to amend the Consumer Protection Act 2007 to provide additional protections for consumers who receive gift vouchers. There are few people either inside or outside the House who have not given or received a gift voucher at some time. Industry estimates suggest that the annual value of gift...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank all Senators who spoke on the Bill for their constructive and helpful contributions to the debate. I also welcome the Senators' expression of support for the contents of the Bill. As I mentioned earlier, the Bill deals with an issue of considerable importance for consumer welfare and businesses that provide goods or services to consumers. It is clear that consumers deserve greater...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: They can buy them. They are supposed to ensure the money is spent in a given town. Many are for one year only. The business model is based on the voucher expiring after one year. I will revisit it. It is very useful that the Senator raised the issue. I will follow up on it. I cannot give an answer. They are very successful for towns so we have to find a way to make sure it works well...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its offices and agencies continue to work intensively on a cross-government basis to help prepare businesses for all Brexit scenarios, including a No Deal Brexit. Along with my Ministerial colleagues, Pat Breen and John Halligan, I am actively involved in the contingency work on Brexit preparedness that has been ongoing since the UK decision to leave the EU in 2016. Work on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (24 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 to facilitate the practical actions to be taken in response to the UK's exit from the EU. The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protected Disclosures (24 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department did receive complaints from an individual who made a protected disclosure in 2015 concerning NERA. The individual complained to my Department about the outcome reached by an external professional investigator, commissioned by my Department to investigate the substance of the individual’s disclosure and report back to the Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Relations (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland is a small open, export driven economy and as such Free Trade and Free Trade Agreements are vitally important to our ability to develop and prosper. We can see from both our membership of the EU and successful economic strategy, that Ireland has benefitted hugely from an open and fair, trading environment. Free trade has increased our collective prosperity, facilitated job creation...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 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. Additional resources have also been distributed across Science Foundation Ireland and the Health and Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 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 to facilitate the practical actions to be taken in response to the UK's exit from the EU. The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are providing 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. The Future Growth Loan Scheme was announced in Budget 2019. The scheme will provide a longer-term facility, 8 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On 25 July 2018, President Juncker and President Trump met in Washington to launch a new phase in the relationship between the US and the EU. They agreed to: - work together toward zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers, and zero subsidies (on non-auto industrial goods) and to work to reduce barriers and increase trade in services, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical products, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (29 Jan 2019)

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 its day to day operational work regarding complaints made to it and I, as Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (29 Jan 2019)

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. The CCPC provides information to consumers on personal finance and consumer rights issues as part of its consumer protection and financial information functions. This information is provided to empower consumers to make more informed...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits section of my Department inform me that an application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit for the person concerned was received on 6th December 2018. My officials inform me that on 21 January 2019, this application was refused as the remuneration on offer was below the minimum annual remuneration of €60,000 per annum for a Critical Skills Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 281 together. Since the June 2016 decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, my Department and its agencies have worked to put a wide range of Brexit supports in place for businesses. The package of Brexit supports encompasses finance, advisory and awareness. My Department's focus is on helping firms to improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 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. In addition to the direct supports outlined in the following table, my Department and I have been very...