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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I did not give the answer the Deputy wanted but I gave an answer.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I answered the questions.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I did not say what Deputy Brady wanted to hear.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Sorry.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. We are both from Border constituencies and are conscious of the impact that Brexit will have on our respective regions. I have the findings of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, report on SMEs and it has further informed us that we need to reach out to SMEs that do not currently engage with LEOs, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently has one staff member employed through an Employment Agency (Legal Researcher in the WRC). With regard to the Agencies under my Department’s remit, The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has one Clerical Officer on a 4-week assignment from an agency.  Enterprise Ireland currently has 13 temporary agency staff, 11 of whom work full-time hours and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: During the course of the year my Ministerial colleagues, Ministers of State Pat Breen and John Halligan, and I have continued to work closely with a range of EU partners. The EU agenda has always been important for Ireland and continues to be a priority. The following tables list the EU counterparts with whom we have engaged during 2019 on various issues including current EU files at the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On the 12th July 2019, I announced the LEO Productivity Challenge Fund through the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Network to support our smallest businesses across the country. The Productivity Challenge is a national programme promoted under your Local Enterprise Office “Making it Happen” campaign which supports Ireland’s small businesses and enterprises, by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The proposal for a Directive to amend Directive 2013/34/EU (the Accounting Directive) as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (country by country reporting) was made by the European Commission in April 2016. The proposal was on the Competitiveness Council Agenda on 28 November 2019 for general approach. In the absence of sufficient support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There were no costs incurred by my Department in relation to this article.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: If the labour force participation rate returned to 67.4% we would have 317,900 additional people in the labour force (though not necessarily in employment) as of Q3 2019 (Source: CSO, Labour Force Survey).

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Since becoming Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have made jobs and enterprise in the regions my top priority. I want to have a situation where all regions are enabled to realise their potential as contributors to economic recovery and growth. Since Q1 2015, when the Regional Action Plans for Jobs (RAPJ) commenced there has been an increase of 312,500 people in...

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Before I start, it would be useful to set the scene by explaining the rationale behind the OECD review and the Government's focus on improving SME productivity in our whole-of-government plan, Future Jobs Ireland. As we know, the financial crisis tested our people and businesses, sometimes to the limit of their endurance. However, our country has made great strides since the dark days of...

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I did not say that. The Deputy was not listening.

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank all the Deputies who spoke, particularly those who had very constructive contributions. To respond to Deputy Brendan Smith, I fully understand, as he does, the difficulties Border businesses face in the context of Brexit. We have been working very hard in the Border region to provide all the supports and information we can. We have had a number of meetings in the Border counties...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (10 Dec 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: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Possessing strong management skills, and putting them into practice, is key to the success of any firm. Management skills have been linked to improving productivity, firm growth and firm survival. A recent OECD report identifies management skills as one of the key ways to improve SME productivity in Ireland. Data from the World Management Survey – based on a study conducted in 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The “Measures to Enhance Ireland’s Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework”, was published in November 2017. It laid out a comprehensive set of actions to ensure that the legal and regulatory environment in Ireland in the area of corporate, economic and regulatory crime is subject to regular scrutiny and review so that it is strengthened appropriately to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Commission (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The establishment of the Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) under the remit of my Department was a recommendation from the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance approved by Government and published in January 2017. The first Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) Report was published in December 2017 and contained four recommendations, that report sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Details of advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by my Department for the first six months of 2020 are set out in the attached table. It is not possible at this stage to estimate the costs for certain campaigns as they are in the early stages of planning. In line with this Government’s ongoing outreach programme of engagement with stakeholders on contingency...