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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...been provided for IDA and EI, and an additional €8 million has been provided to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation to allow for further increases in staff numbers, ensuring more staff are available to help people. Regarding targeted supports, as part of the second call for the REDF, the Border region received an allocation of more than €10.6 million,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...agencies are now opening new offices around the world to support our companies in competing and thriving in global markets. Enterprise Ireland's strategy is to support Irish exporters to be more innovative, more competitive and more market diversified. We have had quite a number of ministerial-led trade missions. The Minister of State, Deputy Breen, and I have been in many different...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Media Mergers (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...Act 2002, and pursuant to Statutory Instrument No. 122 of 2007, a merger or acquisition must be notified to the CCPC, irrespective of the turnover of the undertakings involved, if: (a) two or more of the undertakings involved carry on a media business in the State, or (b) one or more of the undertakings involved carries on a media business in the State and one or more of the undertakings...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...to work hard to help Irish businesses across the country to withstand the challenges and avail of the opportunities posed by Brexit. The long-term response to Brexit is for companies to become more competitive, more innovative, and to diversify their export footprint into more markets. In response to Brexit, EI has introduced a range of new supports, streamlined others, and launched a...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...teams in local authorities has been extremely successful. Both counties in my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan have a Creative Ireland plan and culture teams in place. This system is working extremely well. More and more people are engaging with the arts and culture and that is good. I want to be very clear on the funding.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...a number of years with no dedicated funding. Since then, my Department has allocated almost €114 million to the scheme, which has upgraded some 3,700 non-public roads and lanes, benefiting more than 16,000 landowners and residents in these rural areas. The scheme is implemented in collaboration with local authorities. The prioritisation of roads and delivery of the scheme at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (26 Sep 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...and education, delivering high-speed broadband, supporting remote working, and further developing outdoor amenities and sustainable tourism. Our overarching ambition for this policy is to see more people living on our islands, more people working on our islands and more people choosing to raise a family on our islands. The ambitious policy has been developed following an extensive...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...did get them. In 2020, there were 48,188 people on the scheme. In 2021, there were 45,365 people on it. In 2022, it came back up again to 47,115 people. I do not have projections as to how many more there will be and I will not know until applications come in. We will advertise it to make sure as many people are aware of it and that they can apply for it. The wages are going up and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...with marketing information for the Liffey Business Campus. The Agency is continuing to actively market the site to both existing and potential clients through its network of offices in Ireland and overseas. More broadly, the Agency's efforts to attract more investment to Kildare will be assisted by the County's already strong profile as a home to overseas...

Priority Questions: Cruinnithe an Aire (27 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...schools have achieved that standard. This is important. I feel strongly that it is about integrating Irish language throughout our everyday lives. That is what we want to do and we want to see more of that. Through the Creative Ireland programme we will have Irish right across it because it is so much part of our culture and our heritage. Deputy Tóibín can rest assured that...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...that many of the problems with the pier are due to the tide coming in and out. I am not an expert on this, but I had a look at it. It is at a very early stage and it is something we have to give more consideration to because there are differing opinions on it. The one that is furthest along, believe it or not, is Inis Oírr. I look forward to visiting Inis Oírr and the islands...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (5 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...balance sheet total of less than €10M and a workforce of fewer than 50 people across a variety of sectors.  Small Irish businesses or enterprises can apply for one of the 200 productivity vouchers valued at €2,500 each, to help them develop a more efficient and productive business operation.  To qualify, businesses should examine their current operations and...

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Heather Humphreys: ...for the Minister, Deputy Naughten, and we work very closely together, so it is of great interest to me. The reality is the gap funding model approved by the Government will deliver rural broadband more efficiently and cost-effectively. To go for the public ownership model, as espoused by Opposition Deputies, would potentially delay the delivery of broadband to towns and villages...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (20 Sep 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...our rich heritage. I launched National Heritage Week in Dublin in July and also launched Monaghan Heritage week in Clones in August. I was very pleased to see the success of Heritage Week this year. More than 450,000 people attended 2,299 heritage events all across the country, 500 events more than last year.  I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (3 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...survey data, it remains a difficult time for operators to enter the scheme. Survey outcomes in the current operating environment are unlikely to reflect true free travel passenger numbers in more normal times. The situation is kept under review and it is expected that as services return to more normal levels, new operators will seek and join the scheme. Any decision to extend the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...lack of reliable survey data, it remains a difficult time for operators to enter the scheme.  Survey outcomes in the current operating environment are unlikely to reflect true free travel passenger numbers in more normal times.  The situation is kept under review and it is expected that as services return to more normal levels, new operators will seek and join...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme aims to assist with the rejuvenation of rural towns and villages throughout Ireland, making them more attractive places to live, work, and visit. In line with the commitment in Our Rural Future, the 2022 scheme prioritised the renovation of derelict and vacant buildings in our town centres, with a view to bringing these buildings back into use. Since it...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...to work hard to help Irish businesses across the country to withstand the challenges and avail of the opportunities posed by Brexit. The long-term response to Brexit is for companies to become more competitive, more innovative, and to diversify their export footprint into more markets. In 2017, 8,269 people were employed across 94 Enterprise Ireland (EI) supported plants in Limerick...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ticket Touting (4 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...the impact of the legislation. The Bill introduced by Deputy Quinlivan provides for a prohibition on the sale of tickets at a price of greater than 10% above face value for events for which more than 300 tickets have been offered for sale. The Government proposes to amend the Bill introduced by Deputies Rock and Donnelly to provide that the ban on above-face-value resale would apply to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...the sudden financial impact on individuals, the Bonus will be paid this year, on an exceptional basis, to people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for a period totalling 17 weeks or more and who are in payment on the date the Bonus is paid. It will also be paid to people on jobseeker payments who have been in receipt of these payments for four months or more. In total, the...