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Controlled Product Exports (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Each licence is different. Some specify the end user where there is a high level of concern. Some licences are more global, and the country rather than the specific end user is specified. We go into that level of detail to assure ourselves that a dual use product will not go to a country where there is high risk to an end user or if we have questions about the process. There is a level of...

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 41 together. The latest available data from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, indicates that exports of medical and pharmaceutical products to the United States in the first quarter of this year decreased by €1.1 billion and that total exports of these products decreased by €772 million when compared to the corresponding period in 2011. A...

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The IDA has recognised and anticipated this for many years. Part of the response was to shift into biopharmaceuticals, which is a growth area. There are horizon and sunset products in this sector and the trick for the IDA is to make sure we are at the horizon side. For example, Eli Lilly announced an investment of €330 million in a new facility at Kinsale, County Cork, creating 200 jobs....

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am confident, although I acknowledge this has not been an easy year by any means. However, the evidence is that despite our difficulties, this sector, which employs 25,000 people, increased employment by 1,400 last year. We are, therefore, beating the trend about which the Deputy is worried. A total of 1,200 new job approvals have been announced so far this year. It is not true that we...

Job Losses (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I agree with the Deputy that more patents need to be generated. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, and I have gone through the research prioritisation exercise and tomorrow he will launch the IP protocol to make it easier for small companies to access higher education research in order that it can be rolled out into commercial products. Enterprise Ireland backs technology clusters that...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 19 together. As the House is aware, the Government has imposed SME lending targets on the two domestic pillar banks for the three calendar years, 2011 to 2013. Both banks were required to sanction lending, including lending for working capital purposes, of at least €3 billion in 2011, €3.5 billion this year and €4 billion in 2013 for new or...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 24 together. On 8 May last, the Government approved a number of amendments to the Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011. It should be remembered that the main purpose of the Bill is to implement reform proposals in line with the commitment in the Government's Programme for National Recovery to reform the JLC system to make them more...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: An annual Exchequer allocation is provided under the Estimates process for the CEBs. The 2012 allocation is €26.4m of which €15m is for the provision of direct grant aid and the provision of training, mentoring and advisory services to micro-enterprises. Individual CEB allocations are determined by the CEB Central Coordination Unit within Enterprise Ireland (CCU). In determining these...

Written Answers — Workplace Safety: Workplace Safety (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Health and Safety Authority – an Agency of my Department - is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and associated statutory provisions. To date this year, 17 workplace deaths have been reported to the Authority. 54 workplace fatalities were reported for the whole of 2011. Every workplace fatality is a tragedy. In that...

Written Answers — Job Statistics: Job Statistics (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The total number of jobs created in IDA Ireland client companies over the period 2008 to 2011 is 34,579. Over the same period 44,650 jobs were lost in the agency's client companies. At the end of 2011 there were 145,878 people employed in 1,004 IDA client companies. I attach a tabular statement showing the yearly movements. 2011 saw a strong performance in the level of FDI won by Ireland....

Written Answers — Exports of Controlled Products: Exports of Controlled Products (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Summary information in respect of Dual Use and Military export licenses issued by my Department for 2011 is available on my Department's website at the following address : www.djei.ie/trade/export/Export_Licences_2011.pdf This information shows the number and value of licences issued by my Department. In the interests of improving transparency on the issue of export licences, similar...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The figures in respect of jobs in Enterprise Development agency-supported companies and those supported by the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) are compiled in the Forfás Annual Employment Survey and the CEB Annual Employment Survey respectively on an annualised basis. The figures in respect of jobs created in 2011 are set out in Table 1 accompanying this reply. In 2011, IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Forfás has responsibility for the pension costs of retired staff of Forfás, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and certain other former agencies under the Industrial Development Acts 1993 to 2003. The 2012 Revised Estimates for Public Services makes provision for an allocation of €47.349 million to Forfás this year for Pay and Pensions under Subhead A3 of my...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Details of IDA Ireland's job and investment announcements are available on the Agency's website and show that, in 2010 and 2011 combined, there were 157 such announcements, with the potential to create almost 13,000 jobs. It is important to point out that there is always a time lag, in the region of 3 to 5 years, between the announcement of jobs and their creation. That time is required for...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The proposed Europe-China Trade Hub was not discussed during my meetings with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during his visit to Ireland earlier this year. This initiative is entirely a private sector venture with no official Chinese Government involvement. Therefore all aspects of its development are a matter for the promoters i.e. the Chinese/Irish consortium. Although not qualifying...

Written Answers — Action Plan for Jobs: Action Plan for Jobs (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 77 together. The Action Plan for Jobs contains over 270 actions to be implemented by all 15 Government Departments as well as 36 State agencies, and is intended to improve supports for job-creating businesses and remove barriers to employment-creation across the economy. The Plan aims to deliver on the Taoiseach's commitment to make Ireland the best...

Written Answers — Small and Medium Enterprises: Small and Medium Enterprises (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: My Department and its Agencies continue to focus on reducing administrative burdens on business, with a reduction of 24.8% already having been achieved; this amounts to annual savings for business of over €207 million. Details of all the initiatives making up this total are available on my Department's website. Successful initiatives resulting in significant savings include: § In...

Written Answers — Job Initiatives: Job Initiatives (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The figures in respect of jobs in Enterprise Development agency-supported companies and those supported by the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) are compiled in the Forfás Annual Employment Survey and the CEB Annual Employment Survey respectively. As the information is compiled on an annualised basis, the figures in respect of 2011 as a whole are set out in the table accompanying...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: A study published in October 2011 by Forfás entitled "The Games Sector in Ireland: An Action Plan for Growth" states that employment in the games sector had increased five fold to 2,500 since 2004. The report estimates that employment in the sector could double by the end of 2014 if appropriate action is taken to support the sector in Ireland. The actions that Forfás has set out are...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland receives budgetary funding from the Exchequer reflecting national priorities in the support of indigenous industry and the development of the knowledge economy. Value for Money and generating economic return are key principles in the work of the Agency, necessarily supported by effective targeting and performance monitoring. Enterprise Ireland's performance is assessed at...