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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: There were eight agencies/authorities established by my Department between 1997 and January 2011, as detailed in the following table. You may wish to note in this regard that it is the Oireachtas that establishes Agencies and authorities and not the Department. The number of staff serving in the Department and its Offices, which comprise of the Office of the Director of Corporate...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: In the time available since this Question was tabled my Department has not been able to collect the extensive volume of information requested by the Deputy. Once the available information is collated I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The salary of individual employees in the Agencies under the remit of my Department is a day-to-day administrative matter for which I have no function. However, I am referring the specific question to each of the Agencies under my remit with a request to respond to you directly.

Job Losses (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue and I understand their sense of the huge blow this is for Waterford, in particular for the workers concerned. I was first informed of this decision on Wednesday, the day it was to be announced. I was dismayed, as was the IDA, at the way this was handled. In discussions with the CEO, local management and the representatives of head office in...

Job Losses (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I acknowledge the support of Cabinet colleagues. The Minister for Social Protection responded immediately and staff from the Department have been in Talk Talk during the week and, indeed, were there last week. The Minister for Education and Skills also responded immediately and the support of FÁS for the workers is in place. In addition, the Minister for Education and Skills indicated...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The role of my Department is to drive Ireland's competitiveness and productivity by creating the conditions where enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish and quality employment opportunities are grown and maintained. Funding is provided to a number of State Agencies under its aegis including that of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs), through whom assistance is...

Written Answers — Employment Permits: Employment Permits (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The issue of any employment permit is predicated on a job offer from a prospective Irish employer who has made every effort to recruit an Irish or EEA national for the post. Applications, which can be submitted by either the prospective employee or employer, are considered under the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006. Further information, guidelines on the different employment permit...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 to 260, inclusive, together. While certain specific Trade Promotion functions have been transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, my Department, in addition to retaining lead responsibility for Trade Policy, also has responsibility for the compilation and editing of Trade Statistics. Details of Ireland's trade (both Merchandise and...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The European Progress Microfinance Facility is a European Investment Fund (EIF) initiative to support entrepreneurship and employment through microfinance activities. The EIF does not provide direct financing to micro-entrepreneurs, micro-businesses or individuals. Financing is made available through intermediaries participating in the Facility. Eligible intermediaries are any public and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 270 together. My Department operates a taxi account through National Radio Cabs whereby staff use taxis on account as necessary for business purposes. The taxi costs for staff and for non-staff members for the past four years are set out in the following table. Year Staff costs Non-staff members Total 2008 €63,873 €122 €63,995 2009 €19,211...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The management of IDA's property portfolio including the development of Business & Technology Parks is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I am informed by IDA that, in 2008, it acquired approximately 11 hectares of industrial zoned land on the Sligo Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo for the development of a Business & Technology Park. Perimeter...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The company in question went into examinership in November 2008 and into liquidation a few weeks later in December 2008. Following receipt of a letter from the liquidators of the company in question, stating that no funds were available, Enterprise Ireland issued a claim to the guarantor of the grants and equity. The agency continued to pursue the recovery of funds due from the guarantor...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The recent announcement by Vodafone Ireland to offshore 139 jobs from its Irish call centres is part of a review of the company's European operations, which will also impact on its operations in other EU Member States. Vodafone state that in the current market environment cost efficiencies are a prerequisite so as to ensure their continued ability to compete in the Irish market where they...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together. I have examined the proposal in question, which envisages the placement of 200,000 unemployed people back in the workforce while retaining their unemployment payments and receiving a fixed salary of €270 per week from their employer. The question of workers retaining unemployment payments is a matter for the Minister for Social...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: The role of Government is to create the conditions where enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can flourish and quality employment opportunities can be grown and maintained. Two Industrial Development agencies under the aegis of my Department, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, together with the Kerry County Enterprise Board (CEB) support enterprise development in Co. Kerry. IDA...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits (Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits). All applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. It is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only in respect of: · highly skilled, highly paid...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I interpret the Deputy's question as relating to credit cards held by my Department where any costs incurred on the cards are paid directly by the Department. My Department does not operate credit cards of this nature. However, my Department recognises that certain staff may incur substantial up-front costs in the course of their official business. In this context, my Department can...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 to 274, inclusive, together. The tables outline the number of persons employed in each of the private offices and the constituency offices of Ministers and Ministers of State at my Department for 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011. This includes the number of persons currently employed in my private and constituency office and also includes all special...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: While Article 40 of the Irish Constitution guarantees the right of citizens to form associations and unions, it has been established in a number of legal cases that the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of association does not guarantee workers the right to have their union recognised for the purpose of collective bargaining. No differentiation is made in this regard between workers...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: Total IT expenditure in my Department and its Statutory Offices in 2010 was €6,334,328 and the budget for this expenditure for 2011 is €6,450,921. The amounts include purchase of IT hardware, software and services but do not include cost of telecommunication services. All IT purchasing within my Department and in all Offices and Agencies under my remit is subject to general public...