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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The REDF is aimed at accelerating economic recovery by delivering on the potential of local and regional strengths. It is a key action to support the Regional Action Plans for Jobs and the Action Plan for Rural Development. The first call under the Fund was announced in May 2017, with the results released in December 2017. Twenty-one applicants representing all regions of the country secured...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 16, 24 and 36 together. Brexit presents the most significant economic challenge of the past 50 years for businesses in all parts of the country, including Dublin, and my Department and its agencies are working hard to ensure that potentially impacted firms are taking the necessary steps to prepare and mitigate risks and to take advantage of potential...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Creating more jobs in the regions is a priority for both the IDA and my Department. I will certainly be focused on doing everything I can to deliver the fairest possible spread of investment across the country. Total employment by FDI companies in Ireland now stands at a landmark 210,443 people which is an increase of 5.3% from 2016. This figure surpasses the overall five-year target of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: This Government has made jobs and enterprise in the regions a top priority. The Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJs) initiative is a central pillar of the Government’s ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin. A key objective of each of the 8 regional plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per cent at work in each region by 2020, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Sanctions (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Ireland shares the views expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Fredrica Mogherini, to the effect that the EU deeply regrets the announcement by the US that it will withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was signed by the "E3+3" Group with Iran. The EU remains committed to the continued full and effective implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: As Minister of State responsible for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, I hosted a Ministerial meeting of the EU Digital 9+ (D9+) front-runner countries, which is a loose affiliation of like-minded Member States on Digital Single Market issues, on 15 May. The meeting further underscored Ireland’s commitment to the digital agenda and increased the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: Addressing Ireland’s cost competitiveness remains a key economic priority for Government which continues to monitor Ireland's cost competitiveness on a regular basis. The National Competitiveness Council monitors business cost competitiveness annually and its research findings indicate that Ireland’s cost base has improved across a range of metrics over the last five years...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation, including the national minimum wage in all sectors of employment. As the deputy will be aware, WRC inspectors, formerly NERA inspectors, routinely carry out inspections in all employment sectors, including in the social care sector, with a view to checking for and enforcing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation. The Action Plan for Jobs process has worked well to achieve its primary objective. Since the first Plan was launched in early 2012, there are over 345,000 more people at work. The unemployment rate has fallen from a high of 16 per cent to 5.9 per cent in April 2018. A continuing focus of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation generally, including the national minimum wage. Inspectors from the WRC routinely carry out inspections of employer records in all sectors of employment with a view to determining compliance with employment rights legislation. These inspections arise: - In response to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (24 May 2018)

Pat Breen: The EAT is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in its day to day operations. I should point out to that since 1 October 2015, the functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) have been subsumed into the Workplace Relations Commission which now deals with all employment rights claims at first instance, and the Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (29 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23729/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (29 May 2018)

Pat Breen: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23730/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: 723. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: 725. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: 1205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24279/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: 352. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (19 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: 546. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26683/18]

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (19 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: I am delighted to be here in the Seanad as Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, EU digital single market and data protection to discuss the matter of small and medium enterprises, SMEs. In particular, I wish to cover three items of strategic importance to SMEs. First, I will address the strategic SME policy direction. Second, I will discuss...

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (19 Jun 2018)

Pat Breen: Will Fianna Fáil remove the confidence and supply agreement?