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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s work on the implementation of the recommendations of the Sales Law Review Group has focused on the provisions to be included in the modernised and consolidated Consumer Contract Rights Bill recommended by the Group. In addition to updating and unifying rights and remedies for all of the main forms of consumer contract in line with the Review Group’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The National Consumer Agency was allocated an amount of €7.36m for 2013. This included €2.125m in respect of its financial information and education functions which are funded by a levy imposed on regulated financial service providers and reimbursed to the Exchequer when the levy is collected. At the end of December 2013, the Agency had a staff complement of 48.5 whole-time...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The following are the State Bodies/Boards under the remit of my Department. No. State Boards 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have been informed by IDA Ireland that in respect of job announcements, they are tracked on a calendar basis and not by region. In the period from 2008- 2010 there were 176 announcements, while in the period from 2011- 2013 there were 221 announcements, an increase of 25%. IDA Ireland’s announcements in respect of each of the years from 2008 to 2013 are set out in the attached...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides funding to two entities who are registered with charitable status as approved by the Revenue Commissioners. The first such body is the Consumers’ Association of Ireland. Funding is provided to the Association to support suitable projects to enhance its capacity to address the needs of consumers. Funding in the amount of €29,000 was provided to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Language Issues (16 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are no posts within my Department where a competence in Irish is a prerequisite. In order that my Department can respond to communications received in Irish, arrangements are in place whereby three staff who are competent in Irish have volunteered to assist business units in responding to such communications through Irish. In addition, the Department is committed to exploring the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic and Monetary Union (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Commission’s Communication of 2nd October 2013 on “Strengthening the Social Dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union” is part of an ongoing process to improve the EU's economic governance architecture, and was presented in order to feed into discussions on the future of the EMU at the October and December European Council meetings. The Communication put forward...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The information is set out in tabular form as follows: Date of meeting In attendance Purpose of meeting 8/11/2012 Mr. Ciaran Conlon, Special Advisor to Minister Mr. Dermott Jewell, CEO, CAI To tell the CAI of the need for clear performance metrics to accompany any public funding application. 20/12/2012 Minister Richard Bruton Mr. Ciaran Conlon, Special Advisor to the Minister Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since February 2011 sixteen reports have been commissioned by my Department and offices, five of which were standard ICT security audits or reviews. The total cost of the sixteen reports was €442,797. For your information the equivalent figures for the previous three year period in the Department and its offices was 39 reports at a cost to the taxpayer of €1,573,185. While...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Regulations (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 317 together. The draft compromise text on the package of Audit proposals arising from the third informal Trilogue with the European Parliament was agreed by the Committee of Permanent Representatives on 18 December 2013 and will be put to the European Parliament for its approval over the coming time. The Audit proposals, consisting of a draft...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The payment of professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, capital, advertising and accountancy, is a day-to-day matter for the individual Agencies concerned for which I have no direct function. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of any such professional fees between the dates concerned, and I will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Entrepreneurship is an explicit policy priority for Government and a key area of focus. In May 2013 I established an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum to draft appropriate policy conclusions and recommendations aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and business start-ups. Membership of the Entrepreneurship Forum consisted of entrepreneurs and academics with representation also from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County and City Enterprise Boards Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Details of the allocations on pay, non-pay (administration) and capital grants (measures 1 and 2) for each of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are set out in tables 1 to 3. An Exchequer allocation is provided each year under the Estimates process for the funding of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs). The allocation of funding to individual CEBs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have interpreted the Deputy’s question to relate to payments to Oracle and Accenture since I took up office on 9th March 2011. No payments have been made to Accenture since 9th March 2011. The table details payments made to Oracle from 9th March 2011 to 31st December 2013. - 9th March – 31st December 2011 € 2012 € 2013 € Payments to Oracle...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Application Numbers (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is current Government policy to issue new employment permits for highly skilled, highly paid eligible employments and where a minimum starting salary of €30,000 is on offer. A range of categories of employment, such as Meat Deboners, which would fall under the category of “General Operative” are classified as ineligible for new employment permits. The statistics for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County and City Enterprise Boards Grants (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The CEBs provide capital support grants primarily for business start-ups, business expansions and feasibility studies for micro-enterprises in the manufacturing and export sector. Details of the companies funded each year, including the sector and the amount of the grant, are published in the Annual Reports of the CEBs each year. These Reports are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas once...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grant Payments (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Anyone interested in starting their own 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 grant support for anyone who wishes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The position of Chief Executive Officer at Enterprise Ireland was advertised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on its website . The advertisement was also published in the Irish Times on 24 May 2013 and in the Sunday Times on 26 May 2013. Julie Sinnamon was appointed to the position on 29 August 2013 following a competitive selection process undertaken by PAS. The position of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporation Tax Regime (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The policy responsibilities of the Minister for Finance include tax policy. The policy responsibilities of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation include foreign direct investment and jobs. The Tax Strategy Group is the forum through which the impact of tax policy on foreign direct investment and jobs is deliberated on. The Tax Strategy Group is an inter-departmental...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: With the permission of the Vice Chairman, the Minister of State, Deputy Sean Sherlock, might make a brief opening statement on the innovation issue when we come to it. I think it is the second of the programmes. I thank the Vice Chairman and the committee for holding this hearing. Overall our budget for the coming year is €732 million, a reduction of 4% on the 2013 provision. The...