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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the two year period from the beginning of 2011 to the end of 2012, the Agency sponsored a total of 37 site visits by potential investors to Waterford city and county. There were 26 such visits during 2012 and 11 during 2011. This compares with a total of 19 visits in the previous two year period (11 in 2010 and 8 in 2009). These site visits were from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Under legislation the management of IDA’s property function is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I am informed by IDA that at present the Agency has seven leased properties in Co Waterford, all of which are located in the Johnstown Industrial Estate. Of these seven properties only one is occupied. Of the remaining six unoccupied...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions Participation (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I and my Department are currently planning Trade and Investment missions for India for later this year with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. The Trade Mission is aimed at opening doors for Enterprise Ireland client companies, particularly in the software services sector in the Indian market. The Trade Mission will facilitate meetings with Indian decision makers and will include networking...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office I have made 64 appointments to the State Boards under my aegis. It should be noted that of these, only 21 of these were new appointments made at my discretion. 7 were reappointments, and the remaining 36 were allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of prescribed bodies and appointments on an Ex...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that it sponsored 18 site visits by potential investors to Galway city and county during 2012. These site visits were from new companies visiting the location for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies. For reasons of client confidentiality and commercial sensitivity IDA does not comment on site visits by individual companies or on site...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National (unless exempted) must, under the terms of the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006, hold a valid employment permit. It is an offence under the above mentioned legislation for both an employer and an employee to be party to the employment of a non-EEA national without a valid employment permit. Either the employer or employee may apply for an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retirement Age (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: There is no statutory compulsory retirement age for employees in Ireland. A contract of employment may stipulate a compulsory retirement age and this is generally a matter of contract law between the relevant parties. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has made rulings in a series of age-discrimination cases concerning Directive 2000/78/EC, which prohibit work-related...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The combined wholesale and retail sector in Ireland employs 273,000 people. The sector also supports employment in other related services, such as transport and logistics. The retail sector has a diverse profile, encompassing large international players, some large indigenous companies and a sizeable number of small businesses and franchises, often family owned and owner-managed. It is an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The latest Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) issued by the Central Statistics Office covers the Fourth Quarter of 2012 and was published on 27 February 2013. The QNHS shows that there was an overall increase in employment year-on-year across the economy of 1,200 people. While this is a modest increase in overall terms, it is the first annual increase in employment recorded since...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Seed Capital Scheme Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s intention for a new Seed and Venture Capital Scheme was announced as part of Budget 2013. In line with the commitment in Action 71 of the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 the first call for expressions of interest under the proposed Scheme will be publicly issued before the end of Q2. This expression of interest process will be targeted at venture capital fund managers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Expenditure (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland approved a total of 768 Innovation Vouchers in 2012. A breakdown of vouchers approved by county is provided overleaf. The total amount of funding approved in 2012 was €3,840,000. It is not possible to supply details of non-successful voucher applications by location, as only those applications that pass basic eligibility criteria are uploaded onto Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás report on "The Review and Audit of Licences" recommended the introduction of an integrated licensing system. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Jobs considered an action plan for the introduction of such a system at meetings in December 2012 and January 2013 and agreed that an integrated licensing system for the retail sector be delivered by the end of this year....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (7 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Certified Public Accountants Ireland Entrepreneurship Report for 2012 was launched by the Taoiseach on 11 December 2012 and officials in my Department are currently examining the report in light of ongoing work on this issue at Department and EU level. The Deputy will be aware that my Department recently launched the Action Plan for Jobs 2013, which is a key element in rebuilding the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Imports Statistics (7 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Below is a table showing the value and categories of goods imported from China (including Hong Kong and Macao) in 2012. Country- specific services import figures for 2012 will not be available until Q3 2013. In 2011, the last year for which full year figures are available, the total value of imports of goods and services from China (including Hong Kong and Macao) was €3,039 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (7 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Under the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006, non-EEA nationals are prohibited from employment within the State unless they have been granted an Employment Permit from my Department or are exempt from obtaining an employment permit on some other basis under the Act such as being permitted to work as part of their immigration status as determined by the Department of Justice and Equality....

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I wish to share time with Deputies Perry and Lyons.

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“acknowledges the Government's recent achievements in:— renegotiating the EU/IMF bailout to cut interest payments and free up investments for stimulus; — reducing Ireland's borrowing needs by €20 billion over the coming decade by securing a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (12 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: I have consulted the Health & Safety Authority on the technical issues raised by Deputy Fleming and am advised that the widespread use of slatted sheds for cattle housing makes slurry handling a major issue on Irish farms. In this regard, I am informed that during slurry handling, the vast majority of deaths and injury are, in fact, associated with the use of tractors and machinery....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: Records in my Department confirm that no computer hardware or software has been provided to my home or to the homes of the Junior Ministers in my Department, and therefore no costs arise for such provision.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)

Richard Bruton: The costs paid by my Department for my home telephone and those of the Ministers of State in my Department are set out in the following tabular statement: Period Total costs Minister Richard Bruton March 2011 to date € 720.63 Minister John Perry March 2011 to date €3,187.52 Minister Seán Sherlock March 2011 to date € 0