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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commissions of Investigation (8 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: No commissions of investigation, inquiries or similar investigations have been established under the aegis of my Department during the past 12 months or are being considered for establishment during the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (8 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the number of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies. The survey shows that over the past three years there have been a total of 43,255 new jobs created in IDA Ireland client companies (including companies that were formerly clients of Shannon Development). Details of the number of jobs created in the three year period...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (8 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The information in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 30 September 2014 contains a link which explains the draft legal text tabled by the EU. This includes a clear explanation as to how public services are protected. In the TiSA talks, each country is free to choose the services or activities it wants to allow foreign companies to provide. These choices are known as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Retail Consultation Forum was established in June of this year to provide a platform for a structured engagement between the Retail sector and relevant Government Departments and agencies. The Forum has met on two occasions to date – firstly on 9 June and more recently on 11 September. The Forum membership includes retail representatives of both convenience stores and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department has no public sector workers employed on temporary contracts. There are four statutory posts where the current incumbents would have fixed term contracts with the Department. These are the Chairperson of the Labour Court, the Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission, the Director of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, and the Controller of Patents in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Recruitment of staff to my Department is conducted through the Public Appointments Service (PAS), including through the redeployment mechanism introduced by Government to manage the reduction of numbers employed in the public sector in recent times. Aside from the Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), there are no contracts of indefinite duration for any staff in my...

Financial Resolution No. 3: General (14 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: I move:THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to customs and inland revenue (including excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (14 Oct 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, seven negotiating rounds have taken place. The most recent (7th) Round took place in the US from 29 September to 3 October 2014. The EU Chief negotiator’s press statement following the end of the 7thRound is available at ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (14 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 44 appointments within my discretion to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. A further 25 appointments were made that were reappointments and a further 45 were allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of prescribed bodies and appointments on an Ex...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in tabular format. In the period ten retired public servants were engaged on temporary contracts by my Department including two civilian drivers engaged by me and one civilian driver engaged by one of the Ministers of State. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of the information as relevant to each Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (15 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The amount of pay an employee receives is a matter for negotiation and agreement between the individual and the employer. This is subject only to the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000. If an employee is not satisfied that he or she is being paid his or her statutory minimum entitlement under the 2000 Act, the employee may refer the dispute to a Rights Commissioner of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (15 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that performance related pay is not available to staff in my Department and, therefore, none has been paid to any of the staff employed in my Department for the years in question.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (15 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland has had ongoing engagement with this company over recent years. The company has just announced that it has begun a collective negotiation process with its staff which, it is feared may lead to reducing job numbers early next year. The consultation process will conclude by the 12thof November and a definite decision will be made at that stage. After acquiring the company early...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The question tabled is slightly different from that just asked by the Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: I presume the context remains the same. The question refers to the Department’s policy statement on foreign direct investment which was published at the end of July. It sets out the strategic direction for foreign direct investment to 2020 and the 14 areas of strategic action needed to enhance Ireland’s attractiveness and business environment in the context of intensified...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy knows that the international environment for tax provisions is changing. What we are doing here is moving ahead of the competition. We are anticipating those changes and putting Ireland in a position to provide certainty to our investors and to have best-in-class competitive tax structures. The Minister for Finance has signalled that he will legislate next year for a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Calleary is seeking to present this in a very distorted way. We are taking a competitive lead in this area. We will have a best-in-class knowledge box and the best environment for bringing talent to Ireland to engage in research and development from an Irish base.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: We will have certainty for those companies that have been using taxation structures whose days are clearly numbered. They will have a long lead-in time to deal with that. We are offering a very competitive environment that in a post-BEPS world will make us a country that is best placed to win international investment.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: It has been well catalogued that Ireland lost a considerable amount of competitiveness between 2000 and 2010. Since 2011, Ireland's international competitiveness rankings have improved in the International Institute for Management Development's World Competitiveness Yearbook from 24th to 15th and from 29th to 25th in the WEF global competitiveness report. This is the third consecutive year...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is true that we have improved in the competitiveness rankings in the past three or four years. Compared with where we were prior to the crisis, much has changed, including in our public finances. There has been tangible progress in certain respects. Unit wage costs have improved relative to our competitors by approximately 20% and property costs have improved dramatically. We have...