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

Richard Bruton: Recent CSO QNHS figures show that there was an annual increase in employment of 1.7% or 31,600 in the year to Q2 2014, with over 1.9 million people currently in employment, compared to 1.847 million at the start of the Action Plan for Jobs process. Employment increased in ten of the fourteen economic sectors over the previous year, with the largest rates of increase were recorded in the...

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

Richard Bruton: Details of the numbers of jobs created and lost in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies are tracked by the Forfás Annual Employment Survey. Data is gathered on an annual basis and aggregated at county level. Details in respect of individual companies are not provided as companies supply information to the Survey on a confidential basis for statistical purposes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: A dedicated Records Management Unit in my Department oversees and promotes the implementation of the Department’s records management policy guidelines. These guidelines demonstrate how the creation and maintenance of complete and accurate records is essential to enable the Department to carry out its business and to meet its statutory obligations under the National Archives Act, 1986...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: The cost of offsite storage for records that may be forwarded, in time, to the National Archive is set out in tabular format which follows. The provisions of the National Archives Act, 1986, do not apply to Agencies under the aegis of my Department so the reply includes costs for the Department and its offices only. Year Cost (€) 2012 53,347* 2013 102,398*The 2012 costs reflect...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Appointments (23 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since it came into office, the Government has recognised the importance to the economy of the retail sector. The sector accounts for approximately 10% of GDP (approx. €16bn) and, together with the wholesale sector, employs almost 270,000 people throughout the country in every community of Ireland. The Government’s Statement of Priorities to 2016, which was announced by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (23 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 provides that the functions of the Director of Corporate Enforcement include enforcing and encouraging compliance with the Companies Acts and exercising a supervisory role over the activities of liquidators. In the case of an insolvent liquidation, the liquidator of the company has a duty to investigate the company’s affairs and, under section 56...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Establishment (23 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 214, inclusive, and 216 together. There is a commitment in the Statement of Government Priorities 2014 to establish a Low Pay Commission (LPC) on a statutory basis as an independent body to make annual recommendations to the Government about the appropriate level of the minimum wage and related matters. The Minister for Business and Employment is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (23 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since the formal negotiations between the European Union and the United States on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) began in July 2013, six negotiating rounds have taken place. The most recent of these took place from 14-18 July in Brussels where all pillars and chapters of the TTIP were discussed. During that round, close to 25 different negotiating areas were covered,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (23 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: The table that follows shows the annual remuneration for the CEOs of the State-Sponsored Bodies under my Department’s remit: Non-Commercial State-Sponsored Body CEO Salary Health & Safety Authority €143,535 Personal Injuries Assessment Board €173,310* National Consumer Agency) Previous incumbent ( Deputy Secretary Level) €137,554 €169,415...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputy for the question. I think it is fair to say that everyone recognises the challenges that exist in our health service. Since 2008 the budgets of the Department of Health and the HSE have been cut by €3.8 billion and there has been a very significant reduction in staffing levels. Despite that, the Department of Health and the health services are increasing their...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: I will take no lectures from Fianna Fáil on the issue of health reform.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Calleary's leader committed in 2004 that he would eliminate health waiting lists.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: He also presided over a Department of Health that increased its budget by 50%-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: -----and added 30,000 people to the health service, but he still did not resolve any of those issues.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: Going back over the years - I well remember it - Fianna Fáil had 25,000 people waiting more than six months to have treatment.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: The problems were there in Fianna Fáil's time; it threw money at it and did not deliver.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: We have to resolve the challenges in a very difficult environment where budgets and staff numbers are reducing.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: Despite that, more patients are being treated, fewer people are waiting for outpatient treatment and fewer people are on trolleys. So progress is being made. However, I am first to acknowledge that this is a challenging area of reform. We have a new Minister who is setting out his priorities and he will get the results in this area.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: As the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, pointed out, the recovery Ireland is enjoying has not happened by accident. It has happened because the Government made certain choices, one of which was to broaden the tax base in order that it would not be taxing employment. That had been advised by everyone who has examined the challenge of an economy like Ireland's and we are getting the...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2014)

Richard Bruton: It has opposed everything. Its proposals would have spent our capital fund, that is, the National Pensions Reserve Fund, in the very first couple of years.