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

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 which meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding announced in the 2018 Budget (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to...

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

Heather Humphreys: Brexit represents a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, which cannot be underestimated. That’s why Government, working with industry bodies and business groups, started developing supports for businesses from the time when Brexit first became a possibility. Government’s priority is to ensure that businesses around the country can manage risks and avail of any...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive, together. It remains my intention to commission an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland (SII) programme. As I have indicated previously, a review would equip us with a thorough understanding of SII's results and its contribution to employment generation in the State. However, there needs to be clarity on the full and final costs...

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

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by IDA Ireland that there are currently no companies in the Agency's client portfolio which were previously a client of Údarás na Gaeltachta.

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

Heather Humphreys: International Trade Policy is a competence of the EU Commission under the EU Treaties and defined as the Common Commercial Policy (CCP). Under this architecture the Commission represents Ireland and other Member States at the WTO taking into account the needs of individual Member States and the collective good of the Union. As such, the EU is leading on all negotiations relating to Brexit. ...

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

Heather Humphreys: The recent EU Commission approval for state aid to Carbery Food Ingredients Ltd. is individual, notifiable aid measure in the form of a direct grant for an investment project covering the processing and marketing of agricultural products (milk). The investment is in line with State Aid rules and meets with the rural development objectives including fostering the competitiveness of...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department has been working closely with the Commission and DG Competition since November 2017 through the Irish/EU Technical Working Group on State Aid. The objective of the Group is to scope and design schemes to support enterprises impacted by Brexit in line with State Aid rules. Much has been achieved by this Working Group. It has examined and explored a range of opportunities...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In addressing the amendments, I commissioned a wide-ranging review of the OECD on SME and entrepreneurship policies in March 2018. Part of this extensive review is examining the provision of supports for indigenous businesses and how they are assisted by Government Departments and agencies to grow. This report will examine the strategic framework and delivery system for SMEs and...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We are doing that.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It is being done.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are many supports available to non-exporting indigenous businesses, some of which I listed. We are looking at providing more supports through the future jobs initiative which I will be launching on Sunday. I have met all of the LEOs and assure the Deputy that they can provide a broad range of supports to non-exporting Irish companies. I have read out the list of supports. It is on...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: To be fair, there is a long list of available supports. A total of 168 Be Prepared grants have been approved, 251 projects have been approved under the Enterprise Ireland market discovery fund, and 43 agile innovation projects have been approved under the aforementioned Enterprise Ireland fund. A total of 13 Brexit advisory clinics have been run with more than 1,000 in attendance and 190...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: -----722 LEO clients have completed a scorecard. The list goes on and on. In fairness, businesses are responding and seeking out these supports. We are here to help them and want to continue to do so. This is emergency legislation before us today but all of these supports have been in place for some time. Since 2016 we have been helping businesses to prepare for Brexit. Admittedly, some...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The supports are there.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The supports are there.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: They are already there.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (5 Mar 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 together with the Department of Agriculture, Food...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (5 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of employment permits issued for chefs in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is set out below. The employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and the Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL). These lists are reviewed twice...