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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Project Ireland 2040 (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Over the next 20 years advances in digital technologies will transform the enterprise potential across the country, particularly in our smaller towns and rural areas. To maximise those opportunities, co-working spaces (or “eHubs”), are envisaged under Project Ireland 2040 as part of an ongoing suite of measures to encourage greater levels of collaboration between entrepreneurs...

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

Heather Humphreys: This Government is fully committed to the creation of high-quality and sustainable employment across Ireland, including in County Louth. There are now 3,903 people employed in IDA client companies in Louth with 139 net new jobs added in 2018. The new National Development Plan recognises the importance of Dundalk and Drogheda as key centres in the context of the Dublin-Belfast economic...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. Due to insufficient details supplied by the Deputy in relation to the company concerned, I am not in a position to provide the information sought. However, I can advise the Deputy that the registration of proposed company names is determined by the Companies Registration Office pursuant to the provisions of Sections 26 and 30 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Data (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Patents Office is the national intellectual property office, under the auspices of my Department, that is responsible for the administration of intellectual property (IP) rights in Ireland. Its statutory functions are concerned with the granting of patents, the registration of trademarks and designs and the administration and maintenance of these IP rights. There is no registration...

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

Heather Humphreys: Dering the period of the 32nd Dáil, my Department did not send any pieces of legislation, including heads of bills, to EU institutions before their publication.

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

Heather Humphreys: Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys, transposed into Irish law by S.I. No. 14 of 2011, places the onus on economic operators – manufacturers, distributors, importers – to ensure that only safe toys are placed on the market. If economic operators become aware that products on the market present a potential...

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 General Employment Permit for the person concerned was received on 12th December 2018. It is currently taking 6 weeks to process applications for trusted partners and 15 weeks for standard applications. My Department is taking a number of steps to improve these processing times. Ireland operates a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: 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. I am pleased to say that significant progress is being made with 58% of all IDA-supported employment now outside of Dublin. This represents the highest number of people employed by IDA clients outside of the capital in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland (EI) supports companies in urban and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. In 2018 EI client companies reported strong employment performance with 215,207 people employed in companies supported by the agency and 18,846 new jobs created. The number of jobs supported by EI and the payments given to EI...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: 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. I am pleased to say that significant progress is being made with 58% of all IDA employment now outside of Dublin. This represents the highest number of people employed by IDA clients outside of Dublin in the history of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The productive investments undertaken by my Department to support Irish based enterprise and innovation development are done primarily through the form of grant offerings to agency client companies and to higher education institutions. The Department is not directly involved in large-scale State infrastructural projects. Therefore no staff of the Department are involved in procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. My Department is committed to supporting enterprise development throughout the country. Enterprise Ireland (EI), has approved funding to enable community groups throughout the country to develop the entrepreneurial talent in their area and support innovative business ideas to create jobs. In 2016 Enterprise Ireland awarded €3...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As is well-documented, IDA Ireland is helping ensure, through its Regional Property Programme, that property solutions are in place for overseas companies considering investing or expanding in regional areas. As part of Budget 2019, I allocated an additional €10m for the next phase of the IDA Regional Property Programme. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that programme includes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland has a total of five buildings in County Galway. Three of these premises are occupied and two of them are being actively marketed to clients through its network of offices in Ireland and overseas. The IDA does not own any buildings in Roscommon but operates a Business and Technology Park there with available land that is being actively marketed to existing and prospective clients....

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to bring the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 before the House today. The Bill has passed all stages in Dáil Éireann and obtained cross-party support. The purpose of this Bill is to update and modernise Irish law relating to hallmarking. Hallmarking describes the administrative and legal system for ensuring that articles of precious metals conform to legal standards...

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Senators for their support. They have all acknowledged that the Assay Office does wonderful work in Dublin Castle. I visited the office, as did Deputy Quinlivan. What they do there is amazing and if colleagues get an opportunity, it is worth a visit. It is full of history going back to the 1600s. It is a great experience. I compliment them on and thank them for the great...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second and Subsequent Stages (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am very pleased to bring this short technical Bill before the Seanad today. The purpose of the Bill is to complete a series of amendments to current legislation that enable simplified procedures for all companies meeting their annual filing obligations.Companies can have a maximum of nine months after the financial year end to prepare an annual return and the associated financial...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second and Subsequent Stages (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Senators for their support.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 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 in the coming weeks. Brexit is one of my top priorities and was central to my decision-making on the allocation of the additional...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I accept the figures that were announced by the Department of Finance, which relate to a no-deal Brexit. They show that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, our economy would grow but at a slower rate. The Department of Finance forecasts GDP growth of 2.7% in 2019, which is down from the budget 2019 estimate of 4.2%, while in 2020 growth is predicted to be under 1%, which is down from the...