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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Appointments (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508 to 510, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the bodies, boards and committees under the remit of my Department is presented in tabular form. Board /Committee Board Members Anniversary Date of Board Statutory Provisions Fees Current Vacancies ( Please specify Chair or Ordinary Member) Anticipated vacancies up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland approved a Training Grant for the company in question on 8th July 2009. To date that Agency has paid a total grant amount of €99,548 to the company. This payment was paid on the 20th December 2011. The IDA also approved a Research Development & Innovation Grant in January 2012, but none of this grant has been paid. There are no outstanding liabilities to the IDA....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Product Labelling (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: There is no legal requirement in Ireland for producers of non-food items (i.e. clothing, etc.) to show the country of origin on the label. However, should the producer put the country of origin on the label, the Consumer Protection Act 2007 requires it to be factual. The labelling requirements in regard to food products is a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The competence for the EU's common commercial policy lies with the European Union. Under Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Commission conducts the negotiations on behalf of the EU. The Association Agreement between the EU and Central America was signed in 2012, and the trade part of the Agreement, with Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama entered into...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Section 18 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 contains a protection for employees who are employed on zero hour contracts. The zero hour protection applies to all employees whose contract operates to require them to be available whether they work on a casual basis or not. This feature of the legislation covers situations where, for example, an employee is sent home if things...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: An application in respect of the person in question was refused on 23rd July 2013 on the grounds that it appeared that no Labour Market Needs Test had been carried out. A review of this decision was sought in accordance with Section 13 the Employment Permits Act, 2006 but this was not received within the required timeframe and was thus a late appeal. However I understand that a new work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Correspondence (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: This pharmaceutical company has been established in Co Kildare for over 20 years and is a centre of excellence for the supply of established products as well as a manufacturer for new and innovative therapies. The facility currently supplies finished product to more than 100 markets around the world. The global pharmaceutical industry is experiencing a number of challenges due to patent...

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

Richard Bruton: The 2013 Forfás annual employment survey, which involves a survey of all employment in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies, will be conducted in October with its findings published by year end. While this survey will provide data on employment created in a range of sectors classified by internationally agreed NACE codes, the digital gaming sector will be included...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: I understand that this Question refers to building and infrastructural projects in the locations mentioned. While my Department, through Enterprise Ireland, provides capital funding to higher education institutes in Co. Cork, which goes partly towards the provision of suitable buildings, none of these projects are located in Kinsale, Bandon or Clonakilty.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Growth (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland (EI) has, in the last three years, significantly increased the number of staff focussed on Latin America. The team now consists of two staff in Sao Paulo and three staff based in Dublin. In addition, EI has added 20 Pathfinders in the priority market of Brazil and throughout Latin Market, including a presence on the ground in Mexico. These are market experts in vertical...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Innovation Vouchers Initiative (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Innovation Voucher initiative was developed in 2007 to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (i.e. higher education institutes, public research bodies) and small businesses. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 are available to assist a company or companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider. To date in 2013 a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: In May 2013, the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the framework for Registered Employment Agreements as provided for in the 1946 Industrial Relations Act. This is clearly an important issue for many employers and their employees, particularly in relation to rates of pay and tendering for contracts. Having considered the legal advice from the Attorney General on the implications...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Details of the number of IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors on a county basis from January 2012 to the end of August 2013 are set out in the tabular statement. These site visits were from new companies visiting the locations for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies. In 2012, IDA Ireland secured a total of 145 investments which resulted in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The filling of vacancies in bodies within my Department's remit is primarily an operational matter for the organisations themselves. The sanction to fill these vacancies typically specifies a requirement to advertise through the Public Appointments Service (PAS). My Department is committed to implementing the highest standards in all recruitment processes in which it is involved and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The table lists the fees for the Chairperson and Members, for each Board under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy should note that in some cases members may have opted to waive their fees, some members will be subject to the ‘one person one salary’ principle and others are Department nominees at official level who are not entitled to fees and vacancies will exist on various...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Property (19 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department that owns property in Co. Kildare. The management of IDA Ireland’s Industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agency, as part of the statutory responsibility assigned to it by the Oireachtas, and it is not a matter in which the Minister of the day has any involvement. I have been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (24 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Health and Safety Authority, an agency under the aegis of my Department, is the national statutory body with responsibility for enforcing occupational safety and health law, including the investigation of serious workplace accidents and fatalities. On Sunday the 8th September last, the Authority was advised of a workplace accident at the Corrib gas pipeline work site in Aughoose, Co....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Offices (24 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The opening of the Enterprise Ireland offices in Austin, Texas and Istanbul, Turkey forms part of the Action Plan for Jobs and its central strategy of building a powerful engine of Irish exporting businesses. An executive has been appointed to the office in Austin, Texas and the office will commence operations in October 2013. A search has commenced for suitable office space in Istanbul...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (24 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 295 together. An Award of €50,000 was made in the above case by the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the complainants favour against the latter company. On the 17 January 2012 a request to have the award enforced by me as Minister was forwarded to the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) for enforcement. This request was accompanied by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (24 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: As I have previously outlined to this House Professor Mark Ferguson was appointed Director General of Science Foundation Ireland in January 2012. Professor Ferguson has an extensive track record over the past three decades in both the academic and commercial spheres. Upon joining SFI, Professor Ferguson, as required of all employees, signed the Code of Business Conduct for Employees which...