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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs is a multi-annual strategy initiated in 2012 to ensure a cross-government approach to optimising the environment for enterprise, such that a net additional 100,000 jobs will be created by 2016. The Action Plans are prepared using internal staff and resources of my Department and those formerly of Forfás. My Department formulates the Plan and co-ordinates the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the period 2011 to 2014 IDA Ireland secured 653 investments for Ireland, with a record number of 197 achieved in 2014. For a variety of reasons many companies do not wish for any publicity surrounding a proposed investment and therefore of the 653 investments approved by IDA Ireland less than half, approximately 300, have been publicly announced. As a result it is not possible to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. IDA Ireland has informed me that for reasons of commercial sensitivity and client confidentiality it does not release information on grants approvals. Information on grant refunds and grant payments is made available by the Agency. A grant may be approved in a given year but, once the relevant conditions of the grant agreement have...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the period 2011 to 2014 there have been a total of 653 investments approved by IDA Ireland, of which less than half, approximately 300, have been publicly announced. For a variety of reasons many companies do not wish for any publicity surrounding a proposed investment. The number of investments approved in each individual year from 2011 to 2014 is set out in the attached tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will understand that I cannot provide legal advice in relation to the employment law rights applying to any individual’s specific circumstances. Independent legal advice should be sought in relation to any concerns an individual may have about their situation. The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) is mandated to secure compliance with employment rights...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Establishment (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: There is a commitment in the Statement of Government Priorities 2014-2016 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 Low Pay Commission will consist of: - An independent chairperson - Three people with a deep understanding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that data in relation to IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors is provided on a county by county basis and not broken down by sector. The attached tabular statement (A) sets out, on a county by county basis, the number of site visits by potential investors during 2014. 2014 was a record year for IDA Ireland with 197 investments being secured for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that there were three IDA-sponsored site visits by potential investors to the Co. Tipperary in 2014. In 2014, there were 11 IDA client companies in County Tipperary employing 3,370. 64 new jobs were created in IDA Ireland client companies during the year. The attached tabular statement sets out on a county by county basis the number of new jobs created in IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: Dhearbhaigh suirbhé ar bhaill foirne, a cuireadh i gcrích in 2012 le heolas a fháil faoi leibhéal an éilimh á bhraistint ag an Roinn ar sheirbhísí trí mheán na Gaeilge, gur fíoríseal ar fad líon na gcumarsáidí faighte i nGaeilge le blianta beaga anuas. Toisc nach bhfuil athrú tagtha ar an scéal ó shin i...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The EU's mandate to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) states that services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority as defined by Article I.3 of GATS shall be excluded from these negotiations.Both chief negotiators confirmed after the last Round (7th) that no commitments will be taken on public services. This means that TTIP will have no...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. I have been informed by IDA Ireland that in the 6 year period from 2009 to 2014, inclusive, there were a total of 2,076 IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations throughout the country. The attached tabular statement (A) sets out, on a county by county basis, the number of site visits paid in each of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The total number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland client companies from 2009 to 2013 is set out in the Table below. In addition, Enterprise Ireland created 19,705 new jobs in 2014. This brings the level of direct full-time jobs in EI client companies 156,202. This continuation of employment growth demonstrates clearly the direct impact that increasing exports has on jobs in Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. EU Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes must be transposed into national law by Member States by 9 July 2015 while Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes is directly applicable from 9 January 2016. Work on the transposition of the Directive is proceeding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department received 12 submissions in response to the public consultation on the Reform of the Law on Consumer Contract Rights. Though some respondents had reservations about specific aspects of the proposed legislation, the submissions were broadly supportive of the aim to update and consolidate the law on consumer contract rights along the lines set out in the Consultation Paper. As...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Collective Redress (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The EU Commission Recommendation on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in the Member States concerning violations of rights granted under Union law has a core purpose to facilitate access to justice, stop illegal practices and enable injured parties to obtain compensation in mass harm situations caused by violations of rights granted under Union...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Contract Law (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The privity rule is a general principle of contract law and, as such, its reform is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality who has responsibility for civil law reform. As is evident from the draft Bill appended to its report, the Law Reform Commission was clear that implementation of its recommendations came within the remit of the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) were established on 15 April 2014. Details of their performance during their first year of operation will be available later this quarter when the results of the Annual Employment Survey of LEO clients are collated.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The funding available to my Department to support job creation is provided through a combination of the Annual Estimates and Own Resource Income (ORI) of the agencies of the Department. The use of Own Resource Income has allowed us to maintain the overall level of investment in support of job creation over the past four years, where direct Exchequer allocations have been required to be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department and its enterprise agencies Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland make job announcements based on the plans and commitments of the enterprises that they are assisting. In many cases, these announcements will set out the job creation plans of the enterprises for a number of years into the future and the Department and its agencies work closely with the promoters to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (14 Jan 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Annual Employment Survey reports on jobs in companies that are supported by the Enterprise Development agencies. The numbers of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland supported businesses in the past four years are set out in Tables 1 and 2 below. As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I introduced a collaborative,...