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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Inspections (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The responsibility for the EU Directive 2007/46/EC governing motor vehicles type approvals lies with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and its Agency, the Road Safety Authority. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is the Irish approval authority for this and related Directives. The NSAI accepts that in the absence of the appropriate approval a business is unable...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Staff (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The following are the whole time equivalent numbers of staff employed in NSAI annually from 2010 to 2015. Year Amount 31 December 2010 168.55 31 December 2011 168.28 31 December 2012 148.37 31 December 2013 141.29 31 December 2014 140.69 31 March 2015 140.40

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: NSAI Inspections (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The responsibility for the EU Directive 2007/46/EC governing motor vehicles type approvals lies with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and its Agency, the Road Safety Authority. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) is the Irish approval authority for this and related Directives. The current processing times reflects the technical nature of the approvals process,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs is having a positive impact on employment in the economy, since the first Plan was launched in early 2012. The services sector is making the largest contribution to the achievement of the Government’s target of 100,000 more at work by 2016. Following a number of years of decline in employment from 2007, I am pleased to report that the manufacturing sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs since 2012 has set a comprehensive set of measures agreed by Government to promote job opportunities and employment growth in all regions. While every region and firm has yet to recover all the jobs lost in the downturn, the Action Plan for Jobs is having a positive impact with employment up in all eight regions of the country since the first Plan was launched in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The importance of science, technology and innovation (STI) to Ireland is recognised by the Government as being crucial to growth in our indigenous and FDI sectors and plays a key role in job creation. Investment in STI is an essential component of supporting an innovative and enterprising economy. It assists in creating and maintaining high-value jobs and attracts, develops and nurtures...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The current EU framework programme for research and innovation is Horizon 2020. It has a budget of close to €80bn. and runs over the period 2014-2020. Horizon 2020 provides Ireland with valuable mechanisms for firms to further their innovativeness in products, services and processes. Irish companies who compete successfully for funding from this large research funding resource...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equality Issues (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs since 2012 has set a comprehensive set of measures agreed by Government to promote job opportunities and employment growth for all, males and females. The Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) 2015 is a whole of government approach to economic recovery, export growth and job creation. The Action Plan for Jobs set a target to increase employment by 100,000 by 2016 and we are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The US continues to be the largest single investor in Ireland accounting for over 70% of investments won since 2010. Europe is IDA Ireland’s second largest market and accounts for 20% of investments won in the same period. While the market is challenging given uneven recovery from the downturn, significant opportunities remain. India, China, Singapore, the ASEAN countries,-...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Employment Numbers (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Establishing the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) as a first stop shop for start-ups, micro-enterprises and small businesses means that entrepreneurs have one central place to go where they can get information and assistance in identifying and accessing all available supports, such as financial supports or “soft” supports, such as training and mentoring. In 2014, a total of 4,012...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since the early 2000s, Ireland has sought to meet labour and skills needs from within the European Economic Area (EEA) as far as possible, while limiting non-EEA labour migration to that of the most highly skilled and hard to find workers. In times of economic prosperity, the eligible occupation categories are usually broadened to provide for an expanding economy, labour market shortages and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs sets out a comprehensive range of measures to support entrepreneurship, SMEs and the self-employed in the areas of education and research, business environment and supports, innovation and access to finance, networks and mentoring; and, access to markets. Increasing entrepreneurial activity is a Disruptive Reform in the Action Plan for Jobs for 2015. Our key...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government is committed to the earliest possible implementation of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 and, as a consequence, approved the delegation of responsibility for its implementation to my colleague the Minister of State for Business and Employment last November. I am informed that Minister Nash intends to appoint a Chairperson of the Ministerial Panel of Adjudicators, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile all of the information requested by the Deputy once the available information is collated, I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy.

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

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that to date in 2015 there has been one IDA Ireland sponsored site visit by a potential investor to County Kerry. IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to specific locations in Ireland are only part of the long and complicated process involved in attracting foreign direct investment to this country. These site visits may take place at the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Killarney Technology Innovation Centre is supported by Enterprise Ireland through the Community Enterprise Development Programme. The Government, on 11 February 2015, announced details of a €250m Regional Enterprise Development Initiative aimed at accelerating economic recovery in every part of the country. Up to €100m of those funds will be made available through...

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

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Action Plan for Jobs is to support enterprise growth and job creation in every region of the country. In relation to the South West Region, good progress has been made since the launch of the national Action Plan for Jobs process four years ago where the rate of unemployment in the South West Region has fallen from 13.5% in 2011 to 10.6% in Q4 2014. Over 3,200 jobs were lost...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: At the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs in February this year, the Government announced that an additional €150m over 5 years would be made available to IDA Ireland for a capital investment programme to help attract more multinational investment and jobs into each region. The programme will build on the recent investment by IDA Ireland in facilities in Athlone and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Killorglin is a shining example of a strong rural town that has a strong economy primarily due to a handful of great companies at its core. Having Fexco which employs approximately 850 people is the real source of this success. The employment performance in Killorglin is down to the overall calibre and number of successful companies based in the town, some of which have been in the town...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that neither the former Pretty Polly building in Ballyspillane nor the former Amann facility in Tralee are in the ownership of the agency. The Pretty Polly building, which is in the region of 25,000 sq ft in size, has been available since 2009. The premises were formerly a manufacturing facility and the...