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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Neither I myself or any of my officials, have held any meetings with this company since 2011. IDA Ireland did engage with a linked company on several occasions in 2011. Negotiations with potential clients in relation to grant-in-aid are a day to day operational matter for the Agency and I have no function in the matter. For reasons of client confidentiality and commercial sensitivity, IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s Jobs Initiative of May 2011 was aimed at restoring confidence in the economy, providing opportunities for re-skilling those who had lost their jobs, and assisting people in getting back to work. Key measures in the Jobs Initiative included a reduction in the lower rate of VAT on certain goods and services from 13.5% to 9%, targeted Capital spending on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Appointments (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below in tabular format. In making appointments I have had regard to the skills, expertise and experience of individuals. The contract of Special Advisers and a statement of qualifications relevant to the duties of Special Advisers are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas upon appointment. Post Qualifications Salary Ciaran Conlon...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Private companies in receivership continue to be subject to the requirements of the Companies Acts 1963-2012 including the obligation to file annual returns within the timeframes outlined in those Acts.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 395 together. As the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies and business names, the Companies Registration Office (CRO) organises the data that it receives by company name and registered number and makes this information searchable and accessible to the public on its website via either the company name or company...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 to 399, inclusive, together. The role of the solvency unit in the Companies Registration Office (CRO) is to ensure that the data filed in the CRO on receiverships is registered in accordance with the Companies Acts 1963-2012. The Companies Acts 1963-2012 set out the powers and duties of receivers. Sections 319 and 321 of the Companies Act 1963 provide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Seed Capital Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The new Seed and Venture Capital Scheme 2013-2018 was committed to in Budget 2013 for investment in high potential start-up and scaling companies. I announced the launch of the new Scheme and a first open and competitive call for expressions of interest from Venture Capital Funds on 31 May 2013. This was a key 2013 Action Plan for Jobs target for Q2 2013 and included a comprehensive set of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Development (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department developed proposals for the Microenterprise Loan Fund, in close consultation with relevant stakeholders, (including the Department of Finance, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the European Investment Bank, and practitioners already in the area of Microfinancing), on foot of a clear commitment in the Programme for Government. As the relevant expertise, both...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Development (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Social Finance Foundation (SFF) is a not-for-profit company (limited by guarantee and having no share capital) that acts as a wholesale supplier of funding for social finance which was launched in 2007 by the last Government. Social finance is about the availability of loan finance at affordable interest rates primarily to community-based projects. These projects, which generate a social...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation I have responsibility for workplace health and safety legislation. The implementation and enforcement of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005), has been delegated to the Health and Safety Authority, an agency under the aegis of my Department. Under this legislation the definition of a place of work includes any, or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a permit issued in respect of the person named on 29th October 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Anyone interested in starting or expanding their business should, in the first instance, contact their local County and City Enterprise Board (CEB). The CEBs support the indigenous micro-enterprise sector in the start-up and expansion phases and stimulate enterprise potential at local level. They are the first port of call in terms of advice, direction, training and, in certain...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The political agreement reached on the key elements of a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada was announced on 18 October 2013 by EU Commission President Barroso and Canadian Prime Minister Harper. There will now be further technical discussions based on this political agreement, which are necessary to finalise the legal text of the agreement. As...

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

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the data on site visits by potential investors is tracked on a county by county basis. Balbriggan is part of county Dublin and, in the period from January 2012 to date, there have been a total of 372 site visits by potential investors to the Dublin area – City and County.As Ireland competes for high quality investments, the concept of scale is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Regional Aid Guidelines enable the State’s industrial development agencies to pay grants, at enhanced rates, to businesses in order to support new investment and new employment in productive projects in Ireland's most disadvantaged regions. This helps the convergence of these regions with the more advantaged regions of the Union. All such grants come from the exchequer, i.e. there...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: As published in the 2014 Expenditure Report on 15th October 2013 the table below details the 2013 and 2014 Net Exchequer funding applicable to my Department. - Total Capital* Current Estimate 2013 €760.589m €451.50m €309.089m Estimate 2014 €732.074m €440.50m €291.574m Difference - €28.50m (-3.7%) -€ 11.00m -€ 17.515m ...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (6 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. I absolutely agree that at this point our sympathy is clearly with the workers who have received this very unwelcome announcement. I understand 80 people were advised on 1 November that they would lose their jobs at the company by 31 January 2014. As Deputies have acknowledged, the company is retaining 70 jobs. This is a rationalisation plan,...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (6 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am conscious that a tender is out and that it will have to be conducted in a way that is fair to everyone who submits a tender. I recognise that this is a very innovative company which has developed software packages that allow the management of a process in a way that was not possible heretofore. Clearly, I will seek to learn from what has happened here, see what lessons can be drawn...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gníomhaireachtaí Forbartha Fiontar (6 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Cuimsítear na hAchtanna Caidrimh Thionscail 1946 go 2012 agus cion suntasach de chorpas na reachtaíochta um chearta fostaíochta go príomha sa dlí fostaíochta a thagann faoi mo shainchúram. Ní dhéantar foráil ann i leith coinníollacha maidir le deontais Stáit a íoc. Is é is cuspóir le dlí fostaíochta an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commercial Rates Impact (7 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The levying and collection of commercial rates is a reserved function of the Local Authorities which come under the policy remit of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D. The Annual Rate of Valuation (ARV) is decided by the elected members of each Local Authority in their annual budget. This Government is committed to making Irish business...