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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (12 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies continue to work towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country. Significant progress is being made, with 58% of all IDA-supported employment now outside of Dublin. 2018 also saw more IDA jobs added in the regions than at any time over the past 17 years. When it comes to foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Freedom of Information Disclosure Log was last updated and published via this Department’s website on the 25th of October 2019 in accordance with Section 8 of the FOI Act 2014 excluding FOI requests that relate to requests for personal information. My Department has prepared its FOI Publication Scheme in accordance with the model publication scheme and guidelines made by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has a supporting role in the Be Winter Ready campaign. Officials from my Department attend the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning and relevant sub-groups. In support of the campaign, my Department has published severe weather advice for business on its website. It is also promoting the campaign, from its website and on Twitter. In severe weather events, other...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (12 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), located in the Local Authorities nationwide are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone intending to start or grow a business. The LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State supports available through agencies such as Revenue, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (13 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: While the UK is and will remain a major market for Irish companies, expanding the Irish export footprint in markets beyond the UK is a key priority. In that context, Enterprise Ireland’s strategy is to support Irish exporters to be more innovative, competitive and market diversified. The Irish exporting landscape is strong and companies in Ireland are succeeding in winning...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am not aware of an application for funding from this body to my Department or its Agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Initiative (13 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Some two hundred attendees from enterprises, representative bodies, academia, public sector and civil society attended the national Future Jobs Ireland Summit on 7th November in Tangent, TCD’s Ideas Workspace. The Taoiseach addressed the Summit which also featured a key note address by Ms Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the Centre for the New Economy and Society of the World...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (13 Nov 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 focused on strengthening investment and job creation all over the country. In 2018, 56% of all net new jobs created by IDA Ireland were in locations outside Dublin. Similarly, every region in Ireland, including the South-East...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Halo Business Angels Network, operated by InterTradeIreland (ITI), helps companies raise new equity capital in the early stages of their development. It also represents an alternative source of investment to venture capital funding. The term “Business Angels” refers to high net worth individuals who invest on their own, or as part of a syndicate, in high growth businesses....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to supporting enterprise development throughout the country. Enterprise Ireland (EI), has approved funding to enable community groups throughout the country to develop the entrepreneurial talent in their area and support innovative business ideas to create jobs. In the period 2016 and to date in 2019, Enterprise Ireland has supported community enterprise centres...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. The network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), located in the Local Authorities nationwide is the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone intending to start or grow a business. The Mentor Programme is designed to match up the knowledge, skills, insights and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: LEO Mentoring is recorded as Assignments and Visits. An assignment is the overall mentoring project undertaken by the client with each assignment consisting of one or more visits. The number of mentoring visits as part of an assignment is a matter for each LEO to decide in consultation with the mentor. The following tables detail the number of assignments and visits per LEO in the years 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I regularly engage with small business owners and listen to their experiences of working within today’s enterprise community. My Department provides, principally through our Agencies, a range of tailored supports for enterprises of all types and sizes in Ireland. Supports available included access to finance, management...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on 1 August 2019, the named employer applied for a Contract for Services Employment Permit in respect of the non-EEA national (details supplied). On 23 October 2019, this application was refused as it did not meet the qualification criteria for a Contract for Services Employment Permit. My officials inform me that it would...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (14 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The amounts allocated to the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation by the European Commission under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2007 to 2013, 2014 to 2020 and in the proposed 2021 to 2027 programme, are set out in the table: Programme Total Budget Framework Programme 7 (2007–2013) €50.521 billion ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that an application for a General Employment Permit for the person concerned was received on 15th August 2019. On 5 November 2019, this application was refused as the position on offer, a Metal Working Machine Operative, is on the List of Ineligible Categories of Employment for Employment Permits, In addition:- - the employer failed...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table in the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (19 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigation matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (19 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day...