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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Customer Charters (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Customers who wish to complain about the quality of customer service provided by my Department can submit a complaint under the Department’s complaint procedures. These procedures, along with the Department’s Customer Charter and Customer Action Plan, were updated recently in accordance with the customer service actions outlined for implementation in “Our Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of staff assigned to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) on the 02 September 2019 was 37 staff in total (34.4 full time equivalent). The breakdown by grade is set out in the following table. Title Director Enforcement Portfolio Manager Digital Forensic Specialist Enforcement Lawyer Solicitor Forensic Accountant Principal Officer Assistant ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that this application for a General Employment Permit was reached for processing on 21/08/2019 and that the employment permit issued on 22/08/2019.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Internships (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has welcomed one unpaid Intern, for a period of six weeks, in each of the years 2014 to 2019. The Intern has come from Fordham University, USA,  to gain experience and contribute to the work of the Intellectual Property Unit. This arrangement has been beneficial to both organisations. My Department will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Operations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a dedicated, professionally trained staff member with responsibility for information and cyber security.  This role is supplemented by other staff members who have also had professional training in this area.  While staff members do not hold current certifications, their role is supplemented by fully certified external contractors specialising in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Operations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a business continuity plan which identifies actions to be taken to mitigate the loss of significant resources such as buildings or systems.  My Department also maintains disaster recovery procedures and protocols for computer systems to mitigate the loss of significant systems.  There are two separate data centres for Departmental systems, located in separate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The firm in question announced its intention to establish a European headquarters, manufacturing and operations centre in Newcastle West in 2016. The company – a biomaterial and polymer technology firm which serves the life sciences industry – has indicated that this project will create up to 110 skilled engineering and science jobs in the region over the next several...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister, my objective is to create the best possible environment for enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation and investment. Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and encouraging further investment from multinational companies is a major priority of mine.  There are now over 229,000 people employed in IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The right to cancel certain specified online, other distance and off-premises contracts within a fourteen-day period afforded by Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Rights does not apply to contracts for air and other passenger transport services. This right did not apply similarly to passenger transport contracts under Directive 97/7/EC on distance contracts which first gave consumers a right...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Regional development remains a key priority of mine as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Together with my Department and its enterprise Agencies, I am committed to strengthening investment and job creation all over the country. That collective focus on regional development is producing results. In 2018, for example, 56% of all net new jobs created by IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As part of the whole of Government response to Brexit, I and my Department officials are working to support the grocery retail and distribution sector in its efforts to prepare for Brexit. Indeed, my Department has had ongoing engagement with the retail sector in relation to Brexit since 2016, principally through the Retail Consultation Forum (RCF) which I chair. Membership of the RCF...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Conventions (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Convention 129 on Labour Inspection in Agriculture was not ratified at the time of its adoption by the ILO International Labour Conference in 1969 as the view was taken that it would require the establishment of a single labour inspectorate for agriculture to include Occupational Safety and Health.  This would have required significant changes to the existing administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On 28 June, the EU concluded negotiations for an Association Agreement with the Mercosur countries after nearly 20 years and 40 rounds of talks. This marks the EU’s largest trade deal to date and is four times the size of the trade agreement with Japan. Irish exporters have been subject to trade tariffs, barriers and restrictions when exporting to Mercosur. This Agreement will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Startup Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has been continually supporting and encouraging start-up enterprises and entrepreneurs nationally through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Enterprise Ireland (EI) with both agencies contributing to the economic success of the country. They are central to the continued growth of small and medium business and the success of future...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Government Budget Allocations for R&D (GBARD) was €739.3m in 2017. It is estimated to have been €751.7m in 2018. These figures are compiled based on the R&D Budget survey undertaken each year of 30 Government Departments and agencies that spend money on R&D.  2017 is the most recently available data from the R&D budget. More...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Registration (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Companies Registration Office (CRO), which is independent in the exercise of its statutory functions,  is the central repository of public statutory company law related information on Irish companies.  Its main functions are the provision of information to the public, the incorporation of companies and the registration of company post-incorporation documentation. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 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 (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of the grocery goods regulations. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its statutory functions. As investigation and enforcement matters are part of the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The nature of the UK's departure from the EU still remains to be determined, which means Brexit continues to represent a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, one which cannot be underestimated. That is why my Department and its agencies have put in place extensive supports, schemes and advisory resources to ensure that to ensure that businesses around the country are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: With regard to my own Department, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 11 July 2019, there have been no additional staff appointed to Brexit-related positions since July 2019. The total number of staff in my Department is currently 926. I have set out in the table below the number of additional staff appointed to Brexit-related positions in my Department and in the...

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