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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (23 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not provide grants to individuals in this context. However, FÁS contracts training providers to deliver certain courses to unemployed people. I understand that persons interested in applying to be a contracted trainer to FÁS can register their interest on the website or can contact their local FÁS office.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (23 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: Details of the number of site visits by potential investors to locations in Ireland on a county by county basis, for each of the years 2003 to 2012 inclusive, are set out in the attached tabular statement. I am informed by IDA Ireland that information for 2002 is not available. IDA Sponsored Visits to Sites by Potential Investors 2003 to 2012 County 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Investments (23 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: Listings of Enterprise Ireland payments by county from 2002 to 2011 are available in printed format from Enterprise Ireland. The listing for 2012 will be available on publication of the Enterprise Ireland 2012 Annual Report in mid-year 2013. As agreed with Deputy Mac Lochlainn, I have arranged that Enterprise Ireland will forward these listings to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Agencies (23 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that no quasi-governmental organisations or State bodies have been set up by my Department since 9 March 2011. However, I would draw the Deputy’s attention to the fact that, following enactment of the Micro Enterprise Loan Fund Act 2012, Micro Finance Ireland was established as a private limited company in August 2012, as a subsidiary of the Social Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (24 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has jurisdiction under 18 separate pieces of legislation, some of which are lodged as direct claims to the Tribunal and others which come to the Tribunal by way of appeal or implementation of a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation/decision. Currently, if an employee or employer wishes to appeal a decision from the EAT the relevant court of appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Financial Services Regulation (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: There is a significant body of legislation in place governing the activities of the accounting and auditing profession, arising both from national legislation in this area and through the implementation in Ireland of EU measures. The Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 established the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA), one of whose key functions is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the period March 2011 and in 2012 to date is presented in the following tables. 1 January – 22 October 2012 Name of Company/Payee Cost (€) Date of commission Date or expected date of completion Fitzpatrick Associates €48,647 4 September 2012 Mid November 2012 Version 1 €29,520 January 2012 Oct 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government established the Microfinance Loan Fund on 27 September 2012 to improve access to credit for entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises and to facilitate the growth and expansion of viable businesses from all industry sectors which have been refused access to credit by banks. The Fund has a significant entrepreneurship focus and is open to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. I announced last April that the contract for the practical oversight, management and operation of the Credit Guarantee Scheme was awarded to Maynooth-based company Capita Asset Services following a competitive tendering process. The annual cost under the contract will be €199,000. With regard to the interest rate, this will be a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The full cost to the Exchequer of staff of my Department attending conferences in the period from 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012 was €14,954.05.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Promotions (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I understand the Deputy has clarified that the question relates to promotions and acting up/temporary allowances at Assistant Principal grade and above. Information relating to my Department for the period since 29 March 2009, is set out in the following tabular format, together with the relevant salary scales: Number of promotions Grade from and to Salary from and to 4 Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Redeployment (25 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together. The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (the Croke Park Agreement) provides for agreed redeployment arrangements to apply in the Civil Service and in other parts of the public service. Under the Croke Park Agreement, redeployment generally takes precedence over all other methods of filling a vacancy and supersedes any existing agreements on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law Revision (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The onus in company law is for the Directors of companies to prepare the accounts of companies on an annual basis. There is a requirement for these accounts to give a “true and fair view” of the financial position and performance of the company. Accounting rules such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adopted by the EU are required to be used in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412, 419 and 420 together. Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within the workforce of the European Economic Area (EEA). Current Government policy is to issue employment permits for the employment of non-EEA nationals for specific vacancies and in response to employer demand for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 to 415, inclusive, together. The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. The number of new jobs created in IDA client companies in each of the years 2002 to 2011 is set out in the tabular statement. Figures for 2012 will not be available until the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: During the period, at the request of the Chairman of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, my Department re-engaged, on a part-time basis, one Principal Officer who retired in February 2012 and who had represented the Department on the Committee prior to his retirement. An all-inclusive fee of €1,500 was sanctioned by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that, in the period from the beginning of 2011 to date, there have been 2 site visits by potential investors to South Tipperary, one in 2011 and one in 2012. One of the main challenges that IDA Ireland encounters in encouraging investment into locations outside of large urban centres is the desire of investors to locate in areas with large population bases,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: A Green Card permit application was received in this instance on 27th August 2012. This application was refused on 21st September 2012. New employment permit applications are currently only considered for highly skilled, highly paid positions or for positions where there is an officially recognised scarcity of supply in relation to a particular qualification or occupation type. New and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in the day to day exercise of its functions. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for me to comment upon the circumstances of any individual decision of the EAT in my role as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The facts leading to the hearing of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Regulation (6 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: As part of the Action Plan for Jobs, I requested Forfás to conduct an audit and review of the multiplicity of licences required by businesses to assess the potential for discontinuing some licences and for amalgamating licences with a view to reducing the cost burden of regulations. I have recently received the Forfás report which I am currently reviewing. The issuing of...