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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Zero hour contracts are covered by contract law. A zero hour contract must be entered into freely between the employer and the employee – it cannot be forced upon an employee. Zero hour contracts are, normally found in sectors such as retail, healthcare and hospitality. I am very conscious that in certain circumstances, they may be of great benefit to both employers and employees....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes employment permit applications and all employment permits are dependent on a job offer from an employer based in the State. In the particular case mentioned, an application for a Work Permit Employment Permit was received on the 23rd August 2013. The Department was satisfied with the job offer and a permit issued on the 27th September 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions Numbers (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. Enterprise Ireland is the Government agency responsible for the development and internationalisation of Irish enterprises. Enterprise Ireland has 30 offices worldwide to help Irish firms develop overseas markets. Each year, Enterprise Ireland organises a series of targeted international trade missions, market visits, participation in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: To determine if an employee is receiving the correct minimum hourly rate of pay entitlement under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, certain reckonable components may be taken into account to determine an employee’s average hourly rate. In this context, if an employer provides an employee with full board and lodgings, or lodgings only or full board only, a monetary allowance can be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the Office of Director of Consumer Affairs for the years 2003 up to 2007, when it ceased to exist, is set out as follows. ODCA Amounts (€) 2003 416,281.40 2004 152,236.00 2005 300,514.00 2006 115,146.00 2007 39,390.75

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: North-South Implementation Bodies (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 289 together. InterTradeIreland, the North South Implementation Body whose remit is to promote increased cross-border trade and business development, has a wide range of programmes to assist businesses on an all-island basis. The budgets for InterTradeIreland and the other North South Bodies are agreed annually by the Departments of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey is the active time series and is the source for the following data. The sample of companies changes year on year. As companies enter the population or have transferred agency, companies have the opportunity to revisit numbers for the previous year when they are filling out the survey. Appendix 1 and 2 outline jobs created and jobs lost in IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Details of the number of IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors on a county basis for the past five years are set out in the following tabular statement. These site visits were from new companies visiting the locations for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies. Table shows the number of IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors on a county basis...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Investment (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: It has not been possible to provide the requested information in the time available. I will send this information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (19 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Ireland's membership of international research organisations must be predicated on whether the benefit of membership, in terms of support to Irish researchers, companies and jobs, justifies the cost involved. For example, in the case of the European Space Agency, Ireland has chosen to pursue membership because of the major benefits that can accrue to innovative Irish companies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following are the State Bodies/Boards under the aegis of my Department. 1. Enterprise Ireland 2. IDA Ireland 3. Science Foundation Ireland 4. Shannon Development 5. County and City Enterprise Boards (35) 6. National Standards Authority of Ireland 7. Forfás 8. National Consumer Agency 9. The Competition Authority 10. Irish Auditing and Accounting Standards Authority 11....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: 2014 Allocations The Exchequer DJEI capital allocation for 2014 is €442m, which, it is expected, together with both capital carryover and reinvestment of income generated by agencies, will maintain IDA, EI, SFI, ITI and CEB allocations broadly in line with 2013 expenditure. The issue of capital carryover will be decided in the context of the Revised Estimates Volume that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (21 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy might be aware that my Department through Enterprise Ireland has, in the past, approved funding towards Community Enterprise Centres in the Fingal and Dublin City areas, including centres at Swords, Ballymun, Coolock and Darndale, which are in close proximity to Baldoyle. Enterprise Ireland has no current call for Community Enterprise Centres. No further capital funding for a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (21 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office, I have made 74 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. It should be noted that of these, only 25 of these were new appointments within my discretion. Nineteen appointments were reappointments and the remaining 30 were allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The value of services provided by my Department to the public, in respect of which a charge is applied under a merchant agreement relating to the use of debit or credit cards, is as follows: Office of DJEI Value of services provided to the public by DJEI and entities reporting to DJEI, where a payment is accepted by debit or credit cards in 2012 € % of charge applied to transactions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The main sources of direct support through my Department are Enterprise Ireland and the City and County Enterprise Boards (CEBs). Entrepreneurs can access a range of pre-investment supports from Enterprise Ireland which enable them to investigate the viability and potential of a business idea and to help accelerate their business development. These supports are accessible to entrepreneurs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Neither the Companies Bill 2012 nor the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 include provisions on mandatory disclosure of beneficial ownership of Irish companies. There are developments elsewhere on this issue. Firstly, in February 2013, the European Commission adopted a Proposal for a Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Central Statistics Office does not compile statistics on jobs created on a monthly, sectoral or county basis. Appendix 1, accompanying this reply, sets out details of persons over 15 years of age employed in the main economic sectors throughout the country. As regards the Enterprise Development Agencies which operate under the aegis of my Department, I have provided in Appendices 2,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: Tables 1 - 3 below set out the number of jobs created and lost in counties Longford and Westmeath in respect of client companies of: IDA Ireland; Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards (CEB’s) over the past three years,i.e. 2010, 2011 and 2012. IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Longford and Westmeath County Enterprise Boards are all working to promote enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (26 Nov 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together. The Action Plan for Jobs is a whole of Government programme, with individual actions for completion by all Government Departments and 46 State bodies. The aim of the Action Plan is to create a supportive environment for the enterprise sector in order to allow employment to grow across all sectors and for people of all abilities. ...