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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Authority Funding (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with section 41 subsection (6) of the Competition Act 2002, I will arrange for a copy of the Competition Authority's annual accounts, along with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on those accounts, to be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas when both are finalised and available to me.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Government decision of November 2012, Shannon Development is being merged with Shannon Airport to form a new entity with a commercial mandate in public ownership. Kerry Technology Park, Tralee, Co Kerry is currently owned and managed by Shannon Development, in collaboration with Tralee Institute of Technology. The Young Entrepreneur Programme (YEP), which is provided...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government attaches great importance to developing our trade and bilateral links with China. Ireland’s exports to China have expanded very significantly in recent years to the extent that Ireland now has a healthy trade surplus of over €1.7 billion with China, a dramatic turnaround from the position in 2007 when we had a trade deficit of over €2 billion with that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: In the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I will forward this information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The number of awards made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) that have been referred to the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) for enforcement since 2010 is outlined in the table below. The number of cases closed for each year represents the total number of those where resolution/payment has been secured and those where it was not. The success rate by NERA in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The 2013 Action Plan published by the Government in February, sets out a series of measures to support job creation and retention during 2013. The enterprise development agencies under the aegis of my Department are at the forefront of implementing the Action Plan for Jobs across all our regions, including the Longford/Westmeath area. Against this policy background, and as previously...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: I refer further to the reply that I gave to the Deputy in February of this year, at which time I indicated that it was anticipated that the Report of the Review Committee would be completed by the end of March 2013. At this time the Committee has evaluated the in excess of 180 submissions received and work on completing the Report is at an advanced stage. I now understand that the most...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following table identifies the persons in whole-time equivalent terms employed in my Department broken down by the salary bands supplied. The numbers include departmental staff in the following Offices of the Department: the Companies Registration Office; the Registry of Friendly Societies; the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the Labour Court; the Labour Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following tables set out the overtime claimed and paid to persons appointed by each Minister and Minister of State by this Department from 1 January 2007 to date. It should be noted that overtime is not payable in respect of the posts of advisors or civilian drivers. Overtime is not payable to Secretaries General. Appointees of Ministers 2007 to date in Overtime posts: Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: A full progress report on the operation of the scheme from 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013 can be found on my Department's website () and the Microfinance Ireland (MFI) website (). This report indicates that as at 31 March 2013 there were, 149 applications in total, of which 44 loans were approved with 116 jobs supported. 58 loans were declined, 2 were in appeal, 13 were withdrawn and 32...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (14 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: Delivering a National Step Change Initiative for the Manufacturing sector is a key recommendation in the Government's new Manufacturing Strategy, developed by Forfás, and which I helped to launch recently. The proposed National Step Change Initiative is intended to position Ireland's Manufacturing Sector for growth and will involve actions at both the level of the firm and also in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (15 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: As trade negotiations are a matter of EU competence, Ireland's involvement in trade negotiations is as an active contributor to overall EU policy. The overarching theme of the Irish Presidency is the contribution of trade to growth, jobs and economic recovery; consequently I attach great importance to promoting the EU's external trade agenda. Increasing trade is one of the few ways to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: On foot of the job losses announced by the Talk Talk company in Waterford in September 2011, I asked the agencies and stakeholders in the South East region with coming up with a set of actions to address the long-standing unemployment problem in Waterford and the region generally. The specific recommendations contained in the South East Employment Action Plan, produced by Forfas, are being...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (15 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department through Enterprise Ireland has, in the past, approved funding towards Community Enterprise Centres in Dublin, including centres at Ballymun, Coolock and Darndale. I am informed by Enterprise Ireland that based on the most recent information that the agency has on occupancy rates that Darndale is at full occupancy, while Coolock and Ballymun are at 75% occupancy. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (15 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are currently compiling the information sought by the Deputy. However, in the time available since this Question was tabled, my Department has not been able to collect the information requested by the Deputy. Once the available information is collated, I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Relations (16 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The overarching theme of the Irish Presidency is the contribution of trade to growth, jobs and economic recovery; consequently I attach great importance to promoting the EU’s external trade agenda for the benefit of Irish exporters. Trade policy is an essential component of the EU’s growth compact. Expanding trade is also essential to job creation: About 30 million jobs in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (16 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: Procurement issues are a day-to-day matter for the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI). However, I have been advised by the NSAI that its procurement policy complies with competitive tendering requirements, as outlined in the Public Procurement Guidelines Competitive Process (2004), State Bodies Guidelines and EU Regulations. NSAI use sub-contractors on a limited basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (16 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: In the judgement delivered on 9 May last in McGowan and others v The Labour Court, Ireland and the Attorney General, the Supreme Court held that Part III of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 was invalid having regard to Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution. That Article provides, in effect, that the exclusive power to make laws is vested in the Oireachtas. The Supreme Court took the view that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (21 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The existing employment rights adjudication bodies within the State (namely the Labour Court, the Employment Appeals Tribunal, the Equality Tribunal and the Rights Commissioner Service) are independent in the exercise of their quasi-judicial functions and I have no direct involvement in their day to day operations. I am informed that the average waiting times for a hearing at the State's...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

Richard Bruton: The latest annual report for the Labour Relations Commission, namely that for 2011, was laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 19th October 2012. The audited accounts were subsequently laid on 19th December 2012. In accordance with Section 31(2) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990, I will arrange for a copy of the 2012 Labour Relation Commission's annual report, along with the...