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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I acknowledge that difficulties have been experienced by some successful claimants before the various employment rights adjudication bodies in enforcing awards made by those bodies. There are no statistics available by which I can gauge the level of unimplemented determinations of employment rights bodies. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation currently has discretion to pursue...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: North South economic co-operation is and will remain a priority for myself and the Government. To this effect, there is ongoing dialogue between relevant Ministers, North and South, in all areas to promote economic development in the border region. From my own perspective, I attend meetings in the trade and business development sectoral format of the North South Ministerial Council which are...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Cross-Border Economic Renewal Report is a very comprehensive report published by the Centre for Cross Border Studies. The report represents a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of factors that could be pursued in relation to cross border regeneration. It provides a good historical background and a strategic framework within which a competitive future for the border region of the...

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

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland actively works with viable companies to help them to both sustain and create jobs. A total of more than 162,000 people (full and part-time) directly rely on Enterprise Ireland client companies for their employment. It is important to note that Enterprise Ireland created 9,038 jobs in 2011 in what was a challenging economic environment, both here and in our overseas...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Redundancies: Banking Sector Redundancies (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: It is an inevitable, but unfortunate, consequence that as a result of the reorganisation of the banking sector, redundancies will arise in that sector. Essentially, our banks need to adjust their operations downwards in order to service the present real economy. The Deputy will be aware that my colleague, the Minister for Finance, has primary responsibility for the banking sector and has...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am committed to delivering a world-class workplace relations service. I am determined that the new structures and systems that are designed and implemented will be ones that we and future generations can be proud of. The reform I am proposing will bring about major improvements while incorporating the best practice elements of existing dispute resolution bodies. My aim is to provide a...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government's Action Plan for Jobs outlines a number of actions to ensure that Ireland can reap substantial benefits in terms of jobs and growth from the global expansion of cloud computing. It recognises the opportunity for Ireland to promote the growth of cloud computing by supporting the emergence of start-up companies providing technology solutions and services in cloud computing and...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: A range of initiatives have been put in place over the last thirty years to enhance Ireland's competitive strengths in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). These include competitive tax offerings, a commitment to increase levels of R&D activity, investment in higher education to produce a suitably skilled workforce and the provision of high quality, tailored property solutions for...

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 and lost in Enterprise Development agency-supported companies in 2011 are...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: In 2010, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (and IMPACT acting on behalf of their airline pilot members in Ryanair) submitted a complaint to the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organisation that Ireland was not in conformity with the provisions of ILO Convention No. 98 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 The complaint involved...

Written Answers — Foreign Direct Investment: Foreign Direct Investment (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Grant limits are applied under the Regional Guidelines 2007 to 2013. The Regional Aid Guidelines govern the areas in which Member States may grant regional aid, more commonly known as investment aid. Investment aid is intended to promote the economic development of certain disadvantaged areas within the European Union in order to redress regional disparities. The current Regional Aid Map...

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

Richard Bruton: The South East Action Plan contains specific actions to address the unemployment problems affecting the South East region. Following the launch of the Plan on 2 December 2011, I have been kept informed on the progress made by the stakeholders and the state enterprise development agencies on the implementation of the plan in the region. I had met with representatives of all the enterprise...

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

Richard Bruton: Work on the Department's new website (www.enterprise.gov.ie) and a new associated content management system (CMS) is still under way so the final cost of development work is yet to be determined. The new website will, over time, replace the existing Departmental website which has remained substantially unchanged for over ten years. Design and development work is being carried out by pTools...

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

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are clients of the industrial development agencies. Information is collected annually and aggregated at county level. The survey shows that in the 5 year period 2007 to 2011, there were a total of 45,512 jobs created in IDA supported companies. Figures for 2012 will not be available until the end of the...

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government has an ambition to make Ireland the best small country in the world in which to do business by 2016. To achieve this objective, we must improve our international competitiveness and the competitiveness of companies based here. The Action Plan for Jobs, which was launched on 13th February, aims to transform the operating environment for business in order to improve...

Written Answers — Market Access: Market Access (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy, the Government's Trade Strategy and Action Plan for the integrated promotion of overseas trade, tourism and investment, seeks to build on our strengths in existing markets and also to develop exports in emerging economies. This strategy has set a number of ambitious targets and its overall objective is to marshal and coordinate the resources of the...

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 on an annualised basis. The figures in respect of jobs created in Enterprise Development agency-supported companies and those in companies...

Estimates for Public Services 2012 (12 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €32,082,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2012, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office, for certain...

Unemployment Levels (12 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Deasy for raising this issue and I understand his concern. The figures show the south east with the highest rate of unemployment in the country at 19.7%. That was a feature even in the good times. It was an area with high unemployment even while there was strong performance in the rest of the country. Unemployment blackspots, which disappeared in many parts of the country,...

Unemployment Levels (12 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: I acknowledge Deputy Deasy's point that the agencies have increased their activity in the region and I note his acknowledgement of the sectoral opportunities for development such as in the life sciences. I will pursue his query as to the reason for the lack of quarterly meetings by the forum. My impression is that there is quite an amount of bottom-up commitment in the region. I will raise...