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

Richard Bruton: The total spend of my Department and the Offices of my Department on public advertisements in national and local media for each year since 2006 is as follows:- Year Advertising Costs 2006 €723,192 2007 €760,895 2008 €457,926 2009 €255,446 2010 €113,035 YTD 2011 €131,610 These figures include the cost of all public advertisements undertaken in print media, broadcast media...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Justice and Equality determines the immigration status of persons within the State and whether they can remain in the State. A student on an Immigration Stamp 2, issued by the Department of Justice and Equality, is permitted to remain in Ireland to pursue a course of studies and is permitted to engage in casual employment which is defined as not more than 20 hours per week...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: In October 2011, Aviva announced that it had undertaken a review of its Irish operations. Reasons cited for this review, according to the company, included the significant reduction in demand for insurance and pension products in the Irish market. Industry figures indicate that the market for General Insurance i.e. motor, household insurance, in Ireland had contracted by over 20% in the last...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: The net Exchequer provision for my Department for 2011, which is published in the Revised Estimates, is €844.840 million. This sum comprises €336.9 million in Current expenditure and €507.9 million in Capital expenditure and takes into account a targeted saving of €14.6 million on Programme Payroll and non-pay administrative savings for 2011 agreed in the context of the development of...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2012 contains details of the overall funding available to my Department which is not broken down on an individual County and City Enterprise Board (CEB) basis. There has been no change to this figure since the Budget. My Department, like all others, will find savings across its current expenditure, including in administration and pay budgets. However, capital spending on job-creating...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: The objective of the Job Expansion Fund is to assist Enterprise Ireland client companies with significant growth potential achieve increased employment. A company can obtain grant support up to a maximum of €150,000 towards the recruitment of new employees. Under the Fund, commitments of €4.6m have been made for 2011. The Job Expansion Fund will continue along similar lines in 2012. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: An amount of €514 million has been allocated to my Department in respect of capital grants for 2012. This amount compares with an allocation of €508 million for 2011 and represents an increase of €6 million year on year, which is in line with the Government's commitment to provide €1 billion in capital supports for enterprise over the next two years. The increased capital budget will,...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: Ireland's 12.5% corporation tax trading rate forms the cornerstone of our attractive international tax offering and has become an international brand name. Any change to the 12.5% rate would damage this brand name by indicating a lack of long-term commitment to certainty, a very important criterion for companies considering an investment in Ireland. In his recent Budget speech the Minister...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland now has in place a website service for sourcing queries from international buyers or procurement managers, who are looking to source world-class products, services and technologies from Irish-based companies. That Agency also has experienced advisers in place both in Ireland and in overseas locations, who work directly with Irish companies.

Written Answers — Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to "support the development of an International Content Services Centre to make Ireland a world leader in managing intellectual property." There is a caveat to this commitment in that this proposal is subject to cost benefit analysis. In order to deliver on this commitment my Department issued a Request for Tenders for a Feasibility Study to...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the external public relations and consultant persons and organisations used by my Department is set out in the following tables: 2010 Name of Company/Payee Purpose Cost (€) Mr. John Travers Facilitation of Code of Practice for Grocery Goods Undertakings €24,805 SIRA Consulting BV Provision of training in the Standard Cost Model to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: Since assuming office on 9 March 2011 I have established four new Committees / Groups, as set out in the following table. Name of Committee / Advisory Group / New Position Purpose Date Established Copyright Review Committee To review the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 in the context of its operation in the digital environment. May 2011 Advisory Group on Small Business To facilitate...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: European Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work was adopted in 2008 with a transposition date of 5 December 2011. A central aim of the Directive is to ensure protection of temporary agency workers by applying the principle of equal treatment in their basic working and employment conditions. Earlier this week, Government approved the publication of a Bill entitled Protection of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Dec 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits and all applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that, following completion of the appeals process, a Work Permit has now issued in this case.

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011 for the consideration of the House. The Bill marks an important milestone as it represents the last piece of the three part matrix of employment rights protection geared towards workers engaged in atypical work patterns. It has been preceded by the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy's correspondent made allegations against Enterprise Ireland and its predecessor organisations (Forbairt / Industrial Development Authority). The matter was considered by Enterprise Ireland in the past and the Agency was satisfied that there was no impropriety. Nonetheless, in light of the continuing concerns expressed by the Deputy's correspondent, my Department asked Enterprise...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: Trade data for the full year 2011 is not yet available from the Central Statistics Office. For the calendar year 2010, Ireland's total exports (Merchandise and Services) totalled €163.03bn and total imports totalled €126.70bn, giving an overall surplus of €36.33bn, the highest annual figure on record. The requested data in respect of 2010 is set out in the table below, with the top...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Regional Aid Guidelines govern the areas in which the enterprise and industrial development agencies in Member States may grant regional aid, more commonly known as investment aid. Under Ireland's current Regional Aid Map, regions covering 50% of the population are entitled to grant Regional Aid. The details of the support in terms of aid intensity for each county are available on my...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (11 Jan 2012)

Richard Bruton: This is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies and enterprise boards concerned and one in which I have no role or function. I have asked the relevant agencies and enterprise boards to respond directly to the Deputy.