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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Details of grant-aid or other payments 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Chambers Ireland Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil IBEC Nil Nil Nil Nil €329,298 from the Workplace Innovation Fund. The Workplace Innovation Fund consisted of three Strands. Strand 2 provided ‘Support for Capacity Building among Social Partners’ and was intended to support a range of social partner practices...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (27 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 its day to day operations. It is long established practice that Ministers do not get involved with its adjudication function. However, I understand that the Tribunal received a claim from this claimant on 12th March 2012, under the Unfair Dismissals Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together. The following table identifies the number of persons employed in my Department and its offices, broken down by annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 as requested by the Deputy. There are no staff with remuneration of more than €200,000. Annual remuneration including salary, pension and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Ireland is recognised internationally as an excellent ICT business location. There are almost 97,000 people employed in ICT firms in Ireland. Of these, almost 74,000 are employed in ICT companies that are clients of Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and Údarás na Gaeltachta. These client companies exported goods and services to the value of almost €50...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides a legislative basis for a number of different corporate entities, including companies, industrial and provident societies and trade unions. There is no legislative obligation on representative federations or associations to register, although many do so to avail of the various protections and privileges offered by the corporate form. The Trade Union Acts, in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rights Commissioner Service (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the matter to which your constituent refers relates to a claim before the Rights Commissioner Service under the Unfair Dismissals Acts. The Rights Commissioner Service which is operated by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) 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. Where...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Sewage Treatment Systems (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The company in question manufacture a whole range of treatment plants. The National Standards Authority of Ireland certified one of the range, namely "Biofilter Package sewage treatment system". It was certified until March 2009, when it was withdrawn at the manufacturer’s request. The Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government use NSAI Agrément as a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the period 1st January 2011 to 31st October 2012 there were two IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Kerry. Through its network of overseas offices IDA Ireland markets the linked hub locations of Killarney in South Kerry and Tralee in North Kerry for new foreign direct...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The following table sets out details of the new State Agencies, Forums and Task Forces that I have established in 2012 and the associated number of new employees in each case. Name of New State Agency / Forum / Task Force No. of New Employees Implementation Working Group on Restructuring of the County and City Enterprise Boards 0 Shannon Airport Development  Change Management...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: As I have circulated a script, I will not go through it religiously. I welcome the report of the committee, and its publication is very timely and apt. The ICT sector is a source of significant competitive advantage and one of continuing opportunity for Ireland. We have focused on that, especially in our Action Plan for Jobs 2012, sections of which are devoted specifically to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Skills: Discussion with Ministers (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: With regard to Deputy Calleary's question on visas, we will be looking at the number of rules that are involved and the time durations of labour market needs tests. We have simplified procedures and should be able to reduce significantly the time and complexity involved in granting visas. We have legislation coming through in this regard. We will use the Presidency to highlight the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Chairman and select committee for giving me the opportunity to present this Supplementary Estimate. I am seeking members' approval to make provision for additional capital funding for the following: €10 million for the Industrial Development Agency, IDA, under subhead 5A; €3 million for the INTERREG enterprise development programme under subhead A10; €738,000...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy caught us on the page reference.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Vote 32.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: As I indicated, the underspend was across a number of headings. One such heading was the innovation funds, which have been slower to be drawn down. Some of this arose from the delay after they were put out to tender, as some participants were slower to close off their funds. It is a process in which they must raise matching funds. Enterprise Ireland creates a draw-down profile on the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: It is €18.7 million.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland makes a projection of what will be the level of activity in this year. It is a combination of the approvals it made in 2012 with those made historically. Consequently, it is not all about making approvals, as it built into that figure a certain number of approvals made in 2012 that will mature in 2012 but much of the budget pertains to the previous years. Consequently,...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: If the Deputy cares to submit the details of the company concerned, I certainly will look into that. The other question was on property costs involved. Essentially, the IDA is the property manager for all the enterprise agencies and there are contractual obligations. Obviously, it manages property and at times, albeit much less frequently, acquires property. It is obliged to honour some...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I will get the committee an account.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (27 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Some of them would come down at rent reviews but obviously they are in the same position. The IDA is in the same bind when it comes to upward-only rent reviews. It is caught with the rents it has so whether or not it has vacant property, which inevitably occurs, it is stuck with rents until the review date. Many of them are upward-only rent reviews. It is in the same category. I do not...