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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are no incentives for a company to locate in Dublin. The incentives apply when companies locate outside Dublin. I wish to have a strong city but I also wish to have strong regions because both are necessary. It should not be a case of Dublin against the rest of the country. I am from rural Ireland too and we want jobs in the regions. That is certainly a priority for me. However,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland employ 5,921 people in Tipperary, and 136 new jobs were created in Tipperary in 2018. The local enterprise office also had a very good year with 160 new jobs created in Tipperary in 2018. As I said, I recently launched the regional enterprise plan at Lisheen Mine. I was pleased to allocate funding of over €4.6 million to the Irish Bioeconomy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this question. In April 2018, I asked all of the regional action plan for jobs implementation committees to start a process to refresh and refocus all regional plans to ensure their relevance and impact out to 2020 in order that they continue to deliver jobs across the country in every region and can be robust to address the challenges we face, including...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I acknowledge that the Deputy was at the launch of the north-east regional enterprise plan in Cootehill. I take his point about the regions. I want to encourage collaboration between the regions and the IDA, which as the Deputy will be aware, operates on a national basis. I accept that we need to address the issue of people from the north east having to travel to Dublin for jobs. That is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Yes, I will do that. The site to which the Deputy refers is in the mid-east plans, which I also launched. In places such as Naas, the creation of co-working spaces is being considered in order that people can work, for example, a couple of days from home and a couple of days in Dublin. This is the sort of action that we want to facilitate, as can be seen in the future jobs initiative. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister, regional development is one of my top priorities. I am focused on sustaining existing employment in the regions while also working to grow significantly both job creation and investment in every county in the country. The recent annual results of the IDA have shown that we are making significant progress in increasing jobs supported by foreign direct investment, FDI, in the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I know about the IDA park in Mullingar and I agree that it is a fine site. I assure the Deputy that the IDA will continue to market all of its sites to potential investors. On regional investment and growth, I launched the regional enterprise plan for the midlands in Mountmellick on 6 February, which will build on the recent strong performance of job creation in the region. At the end...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I acknowledge that the Deputy works hard to attract and promote investment in his county and region. It is important that we put forward the positives and tell the good story. Success brings success and we want to see more investment in the regions, which is a top priority for me. I do not want it to be a case of regions versus Dublin or Dublin versus the rest of the country because that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that the ESRI and Department of Finance are completing a more comprehensive assessment of the impact of Brexit on Ireland and these results are expected to be published later in March. I suspect that the jobs figure to which the Deputy refers is based on preliminary analysis undertaken by the ESRI and the Department of Finance which takes account of recently published UK impact...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: 12 o’clock Numerous reports have been compiled, but we have been acting on the information contained in the Copenhagen report which was compiled last year. The Deputy is right when he refers to exposed sectors that are vulnerable to Brexit. We have raised this issue with the Commissioner. We are working with businesses to overcome the difficulties of this possible shock. When...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We cannot hear the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Project Ireland 2040 Funding (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department launched the €500 million Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund in June 2018. Information on the Fund and how to apply was provided by my Department with the support of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland. Expressions of Interest were sought for funding commencing in 2019. In December 2018, I was delighted to announce the 27 projects that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Policy (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Regional development remains an absolute priority of the Government and my Department. I am focused on both supporting and sustaining existing employment levels in regional Ireland while also working to create new economic opportunities and jobs in every county of Ireland. My Department and its agencies are working to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Since the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) there has been an increase of 266,900 people in employment across the State since Q1 2015 to Q4 2018, with 166,400 people in the regions outside of Co. Dublin entering employment in that period. The recently published Q4 2018 CSO Labour Force Survey employment figures are overall very positive. Figures show that employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: A document entitled “A French-German manifesto for a European industrial policy fit for the 21st century” was launched in Berlin on 19 February 2019 by the Ministers of the Economy of both France and Germany which includes their proposals for reforms of EU competition law. The document has not, as yet, been officially communicated to me, or to my officials by our French or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Expenditure (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit represents a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, which cannot be underestimated. That’s why my Department 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 opportunities. This has informed the range of advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 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 and Public Expenditure and Reform. In relation to State Aid, my Department and its agencies have been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Policy (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are spread as evenly as possible across the country. I am firmly focused on delivering on the Programme for a Partnership Government target, to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, with 135,000 of these jobs to be located outside of Dublin. Co. Wexford forms part of the South-East...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: This Government has a clear focus on regional jobs and investment and the LEOs play a crucial role in this effort. Funding through my Department enables the LEOs to respond with impressive jobs growth and initiatives to stimulate new ideas and new ventures locally. In 2018 clients supported through the LEOs increased employment by 8,007 gross new jobs which resulted in 3,656 nets jobs being...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister, regional development is one of my absolute priorities. I am focused both on sustaining existing employment in the regions whilst also working to significantly grow both job creation and investment in every county of the country. The recent annual results of the IDA have shown that we are making significant progress in increasing foreign direct investment supported jobs in...