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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Growth (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Ireland's economic success, creating jobs and growth throughout the country will depend on our ability to build up centres and regions that have the critical mass to compete internationally. Today, location decisions by companies (both foreign and indigenous) are not only considered in terms of the relative cost base, but also across a broader range of competitiveness factors. These include...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The availability of competitively priced world class infrastructure (energy, broadband telecoms, transport, waste and water) and related services is critical to support economic growth and job creation. While Ireland has made significant investment in infrastructure in the past, further investment and improvements are required to ensure that our infrastructure can support economic recovery...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: We are continuing to make progress as a country in improving our international competitiveness, towards the Government’s objective of being the best small country in the world in which to do business. Since 2011, Ireland’s international competitiveness rankings in both the IMD and WEF competitiveness reports has improved – from 24thto 15thin the IMD’s World...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department reviews and assesses the fundamental issues affecting investment and job creation on an on-going basis and identifies the priority actions needed to address them. Ireland as a small, open economy faces intensified international competition for FDI; our Irish exporting enterprises need to be innovative if they are to be successful in overseas markets; and many of our indigenous...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Irish economy is dependent upon international trade to a greater extent that most other developed countries. Ireland has benefitted much through the opening up of EU and world markets in terms of having access by indigenous firms to bigger export market and also through multi-national firms setting up here to export into them. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation together...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Strategy for the Manufacturing Sector, which I commissioned, and which was published in April 2013, identified that an additional 20,000 jobs can be created in the sector by 2016. A complementary report on the skills needs for the sector, which I had commissioned at the same time, was published by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and Forfás, and it identified a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (21 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The tables contain details of the recorded prosecutions activity for NERA between 2009 and 2013. An asterisk indicates that the information sought is not available. Prosecutions initiated as a result of NERA Inspections Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total prosecutions brought * * * * 85 Convictions 16 25 28 27 76 Total Fines €19,129 €27,689 €70,000 €59,235...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (21 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: It is not within the remit of NERA to make determinations regarding the employment status of individuals vis-à-vis employment or self-employment. This is a function of the Department of Social Protection (Scope Section) who make decisions in relation to the insurability of employment and the appropriate class applicable where the matter is called into question and the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (21 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The question posed by the Deputy requires a significant volume of information to be gathered and correlated by Enterprise Ireland and it has not been possible to provide the information within the timeframe concerned. However, I will provide the necessary information, when it is provided by Enterprise Ireland, to the Deputy as soon as possible in written format.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Redeployment (21 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: In response to the Deputy’s question, I can advise that my Department does not have offices in County Mayo and has had no transfer requests from staff to move to County Mayo.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (22 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Peru, is an Agreement within the meaning of Article 29.5.2 of the Constitution. Ratification by Ireland is therefore subject to prior approval of Dáil Éireann. It is my intention to shortly seek the necessary approval so that Ireland is in a position to ratify...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (22 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Decisions on the assignment of Departmental staff as Labour Inspectors in NERA, which is an Office of my Department, are taken within the context of staffing targets set for my Department under the Employment Control Framework (ECF) managed centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Staffing of all business units is managed in that context, utilising available resources...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: NERA carries out its work on a confidential basis and in line with the practice of other investigative and enforcement bodies of the State NERA does not comment on any inspection which it undertakes. This ensures that both the private information of individuals and the commercial affairs of companies or organisations are treated in accordance with legal obligations. Only where a Court...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (22 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that during 2014 there was one IDA Ireland sponsored site visit by a potential investor to Co. Kerry, which took place prior to the end of June 2014. The final decision on where to locate and indeed where to visit resides with the client company. That having been said, the addition of grant aid in Kerry will, of course, add a positive element to the value...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employee Shareholding Scheme (23 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: This Government fully supports Employee Financial Involvement and provides several schemes to encourage employees to take a share in their employing companies. Share based employee remuneration can significantly reduce fixed labour costs and capital requirements, thereby providing significant cash-flow benefits to an enterprise, particularly a high potential start-up. The extent to which a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (23 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 to 84, inclusive, together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that from 2009 to the end of September 2014 there were a total of 2,025 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations across the country. Details of the number of these site visits during this period are set out in the tabular statement (A). The Forfas Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (23 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to work with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, and competitiveness with the ultimate objective of employment and export growth. The table refers to the total number of plants surveyed in Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Employment Survey from 2009 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (23 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to work with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, and competitiveness with the ultimate objective of employment and export growth. The table refers to the total number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland client companies from 2009 to 2013. 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Oct 2014)

Richard Bruton: No bonuses are paid to any staff in my Department. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to clarify whether their pay structures incorporate any element of bonus payments and, if so, for details of the circumstances in which any such bonuses may be paid. I will communicate this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (4 Nov 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Government approved the transfer of responsibility for implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 to Minister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash, TD, from 20 October 2014. The commencement of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 is dependent on a number of factors contained within the Act itself. These include the appointment by the Minister of the Panel of Adjudicators,...