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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (1 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: Anyone interested in starting their own business should in the first instance contact their Local Enterprise Office (LEO). The LEOs 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 to start a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (1 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: An application in respect of the person named by the Deputy was refused by my Department on 11th April 2014 for the following reasons. It appeared from the information received supporting the application that the position on offer was one of the occupations currently ineligible for a new employment permit. In addition it appeared that insufficient efforts were made to recruit an Irish or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (1 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: A work permit issued to the person named by the Deputy on 16thJanuary 2013 that covered the employment period 16thJanuary 2013 to 15thJanuary 2015. Inspectors of The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), in their capacity as Authorised Officers under the Employment Permits Acts, inspected the records of the employer in relation to the named permit holder. On the basis of the findings...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Product Labelling (6 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The decision referred to by the Deputy concerns a vote in the European Parliament on 15 April 2014, as part of the EU decision making process, on the report of the European Parliament’s rapporteur, on the EU Commission’s proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer product safety. Included in the EU Commission’s proposal is an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (6 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park was initially developed in the 1970s and extends to approximately 80 hectares. There are no marketable lands remaining in the park, but there are a number of vacant large scale industrial units on the park which IDA Ireland promotes and markets to suitable potential clients. Current clients of IDA Ireland on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (6 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Microenterprise Loan Fund was launched in October 2012. It is administered by Microfinance Ireland (MFI). As of 31 March 2014 MFI has received 475 applications and has approved 192 applications to the value of €3m supporting 437 jobs. My Department publishes quarterly reports on the progress of MFI on the Department’s website .The progress report detailing the analysis...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The 2014 Action Plan for Jobs includes a number of measures to support SMEs to access public procurement opportunities. These measures are being delivered by a number of public sector bodies, including Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland which come under the remit of my Department, and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). My Department’s officials are also closely...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (7 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme, which has operated successfully in other EU Members States and beyond, is to offer an opportunity for businesses to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions to meet the requirements of public bodies. The 2014 Action Plan for Jobs includes a commitment to introduce an SBIR programme on a pilot basis in Ireland by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations Issues (7 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: In the judgment delivered on 9 May 2013 in theMcGowan case, 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. My Departmental officials have been working closely with the Attorney General and external Counsel on developing a framework to address the ruling and to provide for a revised legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unified Patent Court (7 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The international Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, signed in February 2013, entails the establishment of an international court that will, when operational, have exclusive competence for actions for infringement and validity in respect of European patents. As the international Agreement entails the transfer of jurisdictional powers in this area of jurisdiction away from the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Authority Reports (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: Information on merger transactions is publicly available from Annual Reports of the Competition Authority and is set out as follows for the years in question. Year Notified Mergers Mergers that were not permitted to be put into effect 2003 47 0 2004 81 1 2005 84 0 2006 98 1 2007 72 0 2008 37 1 2009 27 0 2010 46 0 2011 40 0 2012 33 0 2013 37 0 Total 602 3 - % blocked 0.50 It...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: As I announced on 25 April, areas accounting for 51.28% of Ireland’s population will be eligible for assistance under the Regional Aid Guidelines. This represents a substantial increase from the 25% originally proposed by the Commission, and an increase from the 50% under the 2007-2013 Map. The proposals from my Department on areas to be designated are currently going through inter...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: As part of the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, we are bringing a particular focus to regional job creation and are delivering a range of measures to support this goal. One such measure is that IDA Ireland will commence building new advanced manufacturing facilities in Waterford and Athlone and office space in Letterkenny. I announced in April that IDA Ireland had agreed contracts for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Government decision of November 2012, Shannon Development is being merged with Shannon Airport to form a new entity with a commercial mandate in public ownership. As part of the restructuring of Shannon Development, the enterprise support functions have transferred to IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. This will ensure the continuation of support to both FDI and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Transfer (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, the Local Government Management Agency, the City and County Managers Association and Enterprise Ireland recently concluded an independently-chaired Facilitation Process with IMPACT on a number of issues of concern to staff of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (8 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Regional Aid Guidelines enable the State to grant State Aid, 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. Regional aid is also provided under schemes for tourism grants, marine tourism, urban...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Registration (13 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 to 318, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Companies Registration Office (CRO) that the company referred to by the Deputy was struck off the companies register for failure to file Annual Returns and dissolved in December 1998.The company made an application to the High Court in 2007 for restoration to the register. As is standard in such cases, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that none of the bodies under the aegis of my Department is a commercial semi-State company.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (13 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: For a variety of reasons not all projects won by IDA Ireland are publicly announced. For example while IDA Ireland secured 164 investments during 2013 there were only 58 announcements. There is no direct correlation between the number of jobs announced in any one year and the actual number of jobs created in that same year. Depending on the individual company’s business plan jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (13 May 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the issues in dispute have been referred to the Labour Court. Ireland’s system of industrial relations is voluntary in nature and responsibility for the resolution of industrial relations issues lies ultimately with employers and workers and their respective representatives as appropriate. As the Deputy is aware, the State provides industrial relations mechanisms to...