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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the following three indigenous companies are located at the Business and Technology Park in Roscommon Town.System Label, an Enterprise Ireland client company, specialises in the manufacture of Technical Labels, Safety and Instruction Labels, for the Medical Technologies, Electronics and Automotive sectors. Cubis Industries, another Enterprise Ireland client...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland owns a total of 312.63 hectares of land in Cork, City and County which have the potential for use for inward investment purposes. The location of these sites are set out in the attached tabular statement. In addition, there are a number of units in IDA owned Business Parks in the Cork Region which are also available for use. These units which are a mix of IDA owned and private...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shopsproviding advice and supports to entrepreneurs and new businesses in the micro and small business sector. They operate within the functional areas of the Local Authorities rather than at a County level, per se. Their performance is monitored in accordance with the ambitious performance indicators and metrics set out in the Service...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 307 together. The photographers booked by my Department over the period 2004 to 2010 and the associated costs incurred on each occasion are detailed in the table below. My Department does not have access to records relating to photography costs incurred during the period 1997 to 2003. 2004 Occasion for which Photographer booked Name of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts Data (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The providers of public relations services used by my Department and the Offices of my Department, the details of the services supplied by each provider and the expenditure incurred on such services by my Department for the period 2007 to 2010 were as follows: 2007 Name of PR Company/PR Consultant: Purpose of Expenditure: PR Cost (€): Leo Burnett Advertising increase in National...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Flag (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: Decisions regarding the raising and lowering of the national flag are taken by the Protocol and General Division of the Department of the Taoiseach and not directly by my Department. Accordingly, the national flag was lowered to half-mast on Friday 23 January 2015, on the occasion of the funeral of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, as is established protocol upon the death of a head of state...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs since 2012 has set a comprehensive set of measures agreed by Government to promote jobs opportunities and employment growth in all parts of the country. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs was launched on January 29th in ICON Plc. The Action Plan process is working. Almost 80,000 more people are at work since the launch of the first Action Plan for Jobs in 2012....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that information in relation to site sponsored visits by potential investors is provided on a county by county basis only and during 2013 and 2014 there were a total of 385 such visits to Dublin, city and county. For reasons of commercial sensitivity and client confidentiality IDA Ireland does not release details of individual locations visited or comment on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Expenditure (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop. Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness with the ultimate objective of job creation. Enterprise Ireland clients are a vital source of employment in every county in Ireland. In view of the complexity of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre scheme in 1989, Enterprise Ireland has approved €64 million for the development of Community Enterprise Centres in towns and villages across the country. There are currently 117 such centres across the country. There are currently no specific proposals to extend the Community...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs launch events have all been hosted in business or corporate locations which has removed any costs associated with venue hire or hospitality. In addition, the OPW have facilitated the launch of each of the four APJ launches since 2012. This has included elements such as staging, technical support, support staff and so on. It has not been possible in the time...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs, which is co-ordinated and developed by my Department since 2012, has set out a comprehensive set of measures to assist in the creation of jobs in all parts of the country. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs was launched on January 29th in ICON Plc. The Action Plan process is working. Almost 80,000 more people are at work since the launch of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Rights Commissioner Service which is operated by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in the day to day exercise of its functions. When a decision or recommendation issues, it is accompanied by an "Appeal Information sheet" which sets out the relevant information regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the period 2008 to 2014 inclusive, there were a total of 12 IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits by potential investors to counties Cavan and Monaghan. The number of such visits to each county in each year are set out in the following tabular statement A. Enterprise Ireland’s core focus is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in County Louth is thriving. In the four year period from 2011 to 2014 employment in IDA Ireland client companies in county Louth has doubled. The latest Annual Employment Survey shows that there are 23 IDA Ireland client companies in County Louth employing 3,029 people in full and part time...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs which was published on 29th January includes a commitment to develop and publish a suite of Regional Enterprise Strategies to support enterprise growth and job creation in every region of the country. These Strategies will include a series of specific actions to be delivered by a range of public bodies and local stakeholders, building on the particular strengths...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: A series of actions are being implemented by local and national bodies to source an alternative employer and find alternative employment for those impacted by the MBNA redundancies, which unfortunately took effect on November 28th last. An inter-agency group, led by Enterprise Ireland, has been formed and its membership includes representatives of all the relevant State players. This Group...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that there were 43 IDA-sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Westmeath since 2011. There were no visits to County Longford during this period. The number of visits to Co. Westmeath in each of the years 2011 to 2014 are set out in the following tabular statement (A). For reasons of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that there are no staff of my Department, or the agencies under its remit, at the location in County Laois specified.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (10 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government approved the delegation of responsibility for implementation of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 to my colleague, the Minister of State for Business and Employment, Mr. Gerald Nash T.D., in November. Work is continuing on the preparations for the full implementation of the Act, as the commencement of the Act is dependent on a number of factors set out in the legislation....