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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am interpreting the Deputy’s question as referring to the bodies under the aegis of my Department in relation to which I am responsible for answering Parliamentary Questions. The following are the offices under the aegis of my Department. 1. Companies Registration Office 2. Employment Appeals Tribunal 3. Labour Court 4. Labour Relations Commission 5. National Employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Appointments (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The following are the bodies for which I have authority to appoint board members: Forfás; National Competitiveness Council; National Standards Authority of Ireland; Crafts Council of Ireland; Enterprise Ireland; Tyndall National Institute; Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited; IDA Ireland; Science Foundation Ireland;Trade Mark Agent Board; Patent Agent Board; Labour Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Authority Functions (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: No further specific new powers or functions have been conferred on local authorities by legislation under my Department since June 2009. However the County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill, 2013, currently being debated by the Oireachtas, provides for the dissolution of the County and City Enterprise Boards and the transfer of their existing functions to Enterprise Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Human Rights Issues (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The EU has competence to negotiate Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in consultation with its Member States. Increasing trade and investment is the way forward to create growth and jobs, addressing inequalities, increasing individual opportunities and providing mechanism to tackle abuses of individual rights. Before negotiations on any FTA takes place however, an extensive Impact Assessment is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that the company concerned received a Small Business Grant equivalent to €10,158 in 1979. Enterprise Ireland has interacted with the company on a number of occasions over the years, for example, an Enterprise Ireland Export Awareness event in Dundalk in March 2012, which included a one-to-one meeting with Enterprise Ireland's Regional Director....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (12 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are many complex factors influencing investor location decision-making such as the increasing preference of investors globally for cities of scale with 1 million plus population, significant challenges from lower cost locations in the UK and Eastern Europe and attractive regional aid. There are 12 IDA Ireland client companies in Kerry employing 1,638 people. IDA Ireland has strong...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (13 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have no further plans to enhance the powers of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. The Director previously brought to my attention that section 77 of the Finance Act 2011 inserted a new section into the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 which restricted the amount of information from the Revenue Commissioners that the Director could properly obtain and use in support of his investigative and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (13 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is unfortunate that due to over capacity factors affecting the parent company, some redundancies were announced in this plant in Newbridge late last year, involving slightly over one fifth of the total workforce at that facility. These redundancies are scheduled to take place throughout 2014. The company is currently working through the redundancy programme and, thankfully, a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (13 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: When established, the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) will become the first-stop-shop through which information on national and local supports for business can be accessed, where new start-up and micro-enterprises can be grant-aided, where small businesses can receive training and mentoring, and where businesses with clear high growth potential can be fast-tracked to the next level of support...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (13 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: In the judgment delivered on 9 May 2013 in McGowan and others v The Labour Court, Ireland and the Attorney General, the Supreme Court held that Part III of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 was invalid having regard to Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution. That Article provides, in effect, that the exclusive power to make laws is vested in the Oireachtas. The Supreme Court took the view that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in its day to day operations. As the Deputy will be aware from my previous response last December, my office has been in contact with the individual concerned following upon a review by my Department of the issues involved in this matter. The letter that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The number of staff of my department currently on career breaks is set out in tabular format below. The “duration of break” refers to the length of time off requested by the applicant when applying for their career break, including any extension and/or waiting period before a return to work. Career breaks are available to staff of my Department in accordance with provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The information is contained in the following table. Sick Days 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sick Days (Total) 10,644.5 11,120 10,223 8,301.5 Average no. of sick days per Full Time Employee (FTE) 10.03 12.28 12.30 10.53 Median overall sick days per employee 7 7 6 6 Sick Days (Certified) 9,406.50 9,971 9,264 7,520.5 Average no. of certified sick days per employee (FTE) 8.9...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are 12 IDA Ireland Client companies in Kerry employing 1,638 people (up from 1,605 in 2012). IDA Ireland has strong relationships with all these companies and works closely with them to ensure their long term sustainability and to encourage their growth, development and continuing re-investment in their sites. The primary opportunity for regional locations is in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The State’s industrial development agencies can provide support to both Irish and Foreign companies under a range of State Aid measures, including Research, Development and Innovation Aid, Environmental Aid, Risk Finance, and Training Aid etc. In addition, of particular importance regarding foreign direct investment strategy are the Guidelines on Regional Aid (also known as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Financial Services Regulation (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The “accounting policy” referred to in the Deputy’s question is in fact an extract from my reply of 28 January 2014 to question 328. Whether the matter to which it refers might be interpreted by banks in the manner suggested is a matter of conjecture. International Financial Reporting Standards and International Accounting Standards, when adopted for use within the EEA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equality Tribunal Cases (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Equality Tribunal is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial functions and I have no direct involvement in its day to day operations. The Equality Tribunal has jurisdiction to investigate and decide upon complaints of discrimination under the Employment Equality Acts, the Equal Status Acts and the Pensions Acts. The Equality Tribunal also provides a statutory mediation service....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Security Checks (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am advised that it would not be appropriate for me to divulge the detail of security arrangements that obtain in respect of my Department, including the Ministerial offices.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Establishment (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, following enactment of the Microenterprise Loan Fund Act 2012, Microfinance Ireland was established as a private limited company in August 2012, as a subsidiary of the Social Finance Foundation and has charitable status. Microfinance Ireland provides loans of up to €25,000 to start-up, newly established, or growing microenterprises employing less than 10...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (18 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: Under the Industrial Development Acts, the management of IDA Ireland’s property portfolio, including the provision of buildings for client companies, is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I understand from IDA Ireland that the Agency has identified a number of locations where the private sector is unable to develop property solutions...