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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (21 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As it stands, the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union as of 11pm on Friday, 29 March 2019. While many Irish businesses already have plans in place to mitigate the impacts of Brexit, I am conscious that a proportion of businesses have delayed their Brexit planning due to the degree of uncertainty in the UK surrounding the Brexit negotiations and the withdrawal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (21 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) is an independent body tasked with advising the Government on the current and future skills needs of the Irish economy, as well as any other issues that impact on the national potential for enterprise and employment growth. In June of last year the Group published its report “Addressing the Skills Needs Arising from the Potential Trade...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Biofuel Availability (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: International Trade Policy is a competence of the European Commission under the EU Treaties and defined as the Common Commercial Policy. Under this architecture the Commission makes legislative proposals concerning trade defence and engages with Member States through various Committees, including the Trade Defence Instruments Committee where Member States vote to support or oppose the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that a significant passage of time has elapsed since the benefits of the individual concerned accrued. In that regard, it will be necessary to conduct a full trawl of the Department’s archives to search for any related files on this matter. In that regard and to assist in tracking these records, it would be of benefit if the Deputy could pass on any...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (26 Feb 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 table, my Department and I have been very active in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The table sets out the number of conferences staff in my Department have attended in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, the number of staff who attended each conference; and the cost of same in each year. Year Conferences Staff attended Cost 2017 38 59 €21,996 2018 37 103 €26,949 To date in 2019 4 6 €1,800

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There was no expenditure incurred by my Department and its Offices on advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences external and internal during 2017. Details of expenditure for 2018 is set out in the table. To date in 2019 no amount has been spent in this regard; advertising and-or sponsorship opportunities will be considered on a case by case basis. Year Dept/Office...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Data (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No staff from my Department attended the summit (details supplied) in 2017. In 2018, three staff attended the summit, at a cost of €1,700 in total. My Department did not undertake advertising or sponsorship in respect of the summit. Advertising and sponsorship of events is a day to day operational matter for the agencies and not one in which I have a function.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and wider EEA, an employment permit may be sought by an employer to hire a non-EEA national subject to the Employment Permits Acts and Regulations. The employment permits system is managed in part through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Food Waste (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have no policy responsibility for the measures to be taken to prevent food waste by supermarkets. This is a matter for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Meat Processing Plants (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Policy matters relating to the agriculture sector (including sector specific legislation) are a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Competition Acts 2002 to 2014 constitute a horizontal piece of competition law which refer to all sectors. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The main purpose of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 was to establish the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). That Act was repealed and replaced by the Companies Act 2014, which came into operation on 1 June 2015. In October 2017, the Government decided to establish the ODCE as an agency, rather than an Office of the Department, with a commission type structure....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In addition to grants from my Department's Vote, the Patents Office and the following bodies under the aegis of my Department received EU aid directly in 2017 as shown: Subhead B.3 Patents Office €154,678 Subhead B.4 Science Foundation Ireland €763,506 Subhead B.4 Enterprise Ireland €824,849 TOTAL: €1,743,033

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. As somebody who has lived all my life in a Border county, I am acutely aware of the challenges that Brexit presents to this country. I know the very real fear in communities all across the Border region about what the final Brexit outcome will look like and the impact it will have on their lives, businesses, farms and families. We...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Relations (27 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship and enjoy the most integrated economic relationship in the world.  The EU and the US economies together account for about half the entire world GDP and for nearly a third of world trade flows.  The relationship has proved indispensable for the prosperity of both sides of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (27 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Across Government Departments significant work is ongoing to ensure all necessary supports will be available to enterprise regarding a wide variety of Brexit implications. Provision in the revised estimates for financial support is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance. In relation to state aid, my Department and its agencies have been working closely with the EU Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (28 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on General Product Safety, transposed into Irish law by S.I. No. 199 of 2004, places the onus on all economic operators – manufacturers, distributors, importers – to ensure that only safe products are placed on the market. If economic operators become aware that products on the market present...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with 229,057 people now employed in IDA Ireland client companies here. FDI flows into the country have been particularly significant in recent years with pronounced growth in total job numbers and investment projects. I am pleased...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Funding (28 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA provided employment grants to National Pen in the years 2015-2018, the value of which is set out in the table below. In order to draw down an employment grant, an IDA client company - such as National Pen - must meet performance targets that are set out in a contract between the firm and the Agency. Such contracts also provide that jobs supported by a grant must remain in place for five...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection (28 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has no role in the monitoring and enforcement of data protection legislation. The Minister for Justice and Equality has informed me that responsibility for these functions lies with the Data Protection Commission, which is independent in the performance of its functions.