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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: This falls under the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. We have met the Department and, basically, regardless of what it is called, we want to achieve a support system that allows workers to do short-time work. There will be a payment. It is called the short-time work support scheme so they will be able to get support. They will get the majority of the wages that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have met the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Her Department and my Department are working together. We have agreed in principle what we want to achieve and we will announce the details soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We are examining how we can support workers. We are conscious that there are many supports in place for business but what about workers who find themselves in a position that they had not planned for? We are looking at putting a package in place that will support such workers. The Minister and I have met and reached an agreement in principle, which we will announce in the coming weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I expect there will be a greater demand for supports in the Border counties. If the axe falls hardest on the Border region, companies in the area, such as food companies, manufacturers and companies engaged in internationally traded services, will receive most support. All of the schemes are demand led. I know from my experience, as does Deputy Munster, that the Border region will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I expect the largest number of requests to come from Border counties. They will certainly get my support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No, the supports we have are available across the board. Anybody can apply for them. It depends on how they are impacted by Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Of course they will feel the impact. We are asking them to prepare for the challenges posed by Brexit. I have held a number of meetings along the Border. I visited all the Border counties where we had specific Brexit information meetings, in conjunction with the accountancy bodies because businesses often turn to accountants. Last year, I provided additional funding to InterTradeIreland,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I will have to read the submissions because I have no idea what is in them. I am committed to going through them line by line and responding to them. I find it amazing that these bodies have not said a word to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We said that. We understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Chairman stated that somebody had said loans were not an appropriate support but there is a range of other supports in place as well. We cannot give state aid to some companies and not to others. We must adhere to state aid rules. I will go through all the submissions and see what issues are raised. We will make contact with the organisations in question. We can get generic comments...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State and other EEA states.  Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and EEA, the employment permits system offers a conduit into the Irish labour market for non-EEA nationals with in-demand skills and is operated as a vacancy led system.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equine Industry (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Across Government, we are providing a wide range of firm-level supports to ensure our businesses can start, grow and scale in Ireland. The Local Enterprise Offices are the first-stop-shop for all businesses in every county, and will be able to help guide entrepreneurs and business owners on the most appropriate supports for their circumstances. Alternatively, the full range of supports...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State and other EEA states. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and EEA, the employment permits system offers a conduit into the Irish labour market for non-EEA nationals with in-demand skills and is operated as a vacancy led system. The system...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As I have indicated previously, the IDA met with the new owners of the Liffey Business Campus last December. The Agency has been provided with marketing information for the site and it continues to actively market the campus to potential investors looking to locate or expand in County Kildare. More broadly, the Agency's efforts to attract more investment to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: A pilot project was established in 2012, based in University College Cork, as a precursor to the establishment of a National Health Innovation Hub in order to test the Hub model. An independent evaluation of the pilot was carried out in Q2 2014 and concluded that the Health Innovation Hub has the potential to be a vital component of national innovation infrastructure and its value has been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland is responsible for the overall administration of the Local Enterprise Offices in partnership with my Department and the Local Authorities.  This is a partnership which is working extremely well.  The LEOs working locally on the ground are at the coalface of business supports for micro businesses in all their variations throughout Ireland and understand the needs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: FUSION is InterTradeIreland’s flagship technology transfer programme. It provides companies, which require assistance related to new products or process development, access to a three-way partnership that includes a third-level research institution with specialist expertise and a high-calibre science or technology graduate. Over 80% of FUSION graduates are offered jobs by their host...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, through Enterprise Ireland (EI), is committed to supporting female entrepreneurs to achieve their potential in global markets. Its main vehicle for encouraging female-led export businesses is its Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs. The aim of this fund is to accelerate the growth of female founded start-up companies that have the potential to employ more than ten...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Legal Cases Data (24 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In the time available it has not been possible to provide the requested information. I have asked the state agencies under the remit of my Department to provide the details requested and I will respond in full to the Deputy as soon as the information is collated.