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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I understand from the Central Statistics Office that they do not have the data in question. I should also point out that the Enterprise Development agencies, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards, under the remit of my Department, support only a proportion of the start-ups that might be established in any County and they do not support all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Staff (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The authorisation of overseas travel for staff of the IDA is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. IDA Ireland is a marketing organisation, whose mandate is to attract foreign direct investment to Ireland. The very nature of its business requires marketing executives to undertake travel overseas. IDA Ireland operates a robust travel policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: All travel undertaken by Enterprise Ireland staff is necessary to facilitate Enterprise Ireland delivering on its mandate to support and develop indigenous industry. If the objective of the travel can be achieved in an appropriate way through other means Enterprise Ireland staff do not travel. Overseas travel is undertaken for many reasons including, to support due diligence in evaluating...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government currently recognises the impact that community groups can have as drivers of economic and enterprise activity. The model followed to date has involved the provision of Community Enterprise Centre space and the associated recruitment of centre managers through formal programmes administered by Enterprise Ireland. In May, I met with members of the West Cork Jobs Initiative, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Levels (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Enterprise Development Agencies have been to the fore in delivering on the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Jobs. This year’s Action Plan for Jobs 2013 will build on the success of the 2012 Action Plan. It includes 333 actions for delivery across all Government Departments and 46 Agencies or Offices. The Plan contains a range of policy actions to assist the development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department currently has the following non-commercial State sponsored bodies supporting us in our work: - non-commercial State sponsored bodies 1. Enterprise Ireland (EI) 2. IDA Ireland 3. Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) 4. Shannon Development 5. County and City Enterprise Boards (35) 6. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) 7. Forfás 8. National Consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The information is provided in the tables. January - July 2013 Name of Company/Payee Cost (€) Date of Commission Date of Completion Janet Hughes 17,835 January 2013 April 2013 RSM McClure Watters 37,634 February 2013 September 2013 January – December 2012 Name of Company/Payee Cost (€) Date of Commission Date of Completion Achilles Procurement Services Ltd...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the period 2009 to date in 2013 there have been 7 IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Kildare. Details of the number of site visits in each of those years are set out in the attached tabular statement. Site visits are tracked on a county basis only. Consequent upon these visits, some further due diligence is on-going by some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the Agency entered into a 35 year lease commencing in 1983 on 6 units in Newbridge, Co Kildare. One unit is currently occupied and the other five are available for marketing. The annual cost of security and electricity equates to approximately €12,000 per annum. I understand that Unit 6 is currently occupied by Industrial Control &...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: This matter is being considered and will ultimately be decided upon in a whole-of-Government context taking account of the full range of public policy considerations that arise. These considerations are likely to include health and other societal aspects, legal issues and economic impacts, including trading implications and public healthcare costs. In this regard the Minister for Health, Dr...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Fuel Sales (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Measuring equipment used for trade, including Liquid Fuel Dispensers for petrol and diesel, is subject to control by the NSAI Legal Metrology Service in accordance with the Metrology Acts 1980 to 1998. The regime of control includes approval of new designs of measuring equipment, verification of instruments upon installation and following repair or recalibration, and inspection over the life...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: There have been no retired civil or public servants retained by my Department since January 2013, on either a short term contract or on a consultancy basis, where normal abatement rules do not apply.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The measures applying for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement to my Department and agencies under the aegis of my Department, are set out under Appendix 4, Collective Agreement for Civil Service and non-commercial State sponsored bodies of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016. As stated by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the Haddington Road Agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The 2012 Action Plan for Jobs contained a commitment to publish and implement a new plan for the development of the Green Economy. The Government's Policy Statement on Growth and Employment in the Green Economy, Delivering Our Green Potential, was published in November 2012. The Statement sets out the enterprise opportunities in each sub-sector of the Green Economy, the actions the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Enterprise Development Agencies, under my Department, are to the fore in delivering on the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 and continue to ensure that businesses can maximise their contribution to economic recovery and employment growth. The Plan contains a range of policy actions to assist the development of indigenous enterprise. In terms of job creation in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The term next generation technologies does not have any widely accepted meaning, and may refer to any number of technological developments. My Department monitors new developments in a wide range of information and communication technologies, including cloud, mobile, social, geospatial and data analytics, and its ICT strategy is informed by these developments. Where my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Primary responsibility for making progress on the Digital Agenda under Ireland’s EU Presidency and beyond is a matter for my colleague Minister Pat Rabbitte, T.D. Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. In relation to elements of the digital single market, the following files were progressed during my chairmanship of the Competitiveness Council. On the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I regard the brokering of the agreement with the European Parliament on the Accounting Directive as one of the more significant achievements of the Irish Presidency. The new Accounting Directive introduces a simplified set of accounting rules and will reduce the administrative burden on SMEs, both in the long term and in the medium term. The Directive reduces the requirements imposed on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Commissions State Aid Modernisation process is that State Aid policy should help both the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy for growth as well as budget consolidation, by a more efficient use of taxpayers’ money and to encourage Member States to spend State Aid on public policies that can boost growth and create jobs. It also aims to ensure that State aid control...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The notable achievements during the Irish EU Presidency on advancing trade with our partners in Asia include the formal launch of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement with Japan, and agreement on a negotiating mandate and the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement with Thailand. The Presidency also started Council consideration of the...