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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (7 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will understand that I cannot provide legal advice in relation to the law applying to any particular situation, or the interpretation of legislation. Independent legal advice should be sought if an individual has concerns about a specific employment situation. The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) provides general information on employment, equality &...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (7 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. I am informed by the IDA that the former Johnson and Johnson/Alza plant in Cashel is not in the ownership of IDA Ireland, it is privately owned. IDA understands that discussions between the company and a private investment entity are ongoing at present. The agency has informed me that they are prepared to work with the new owner at the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Intellectual Property Management (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Intellectual Property Unit of my Department is responsible for intellectual property laws and policies. The Irish Patents Office (IPO) implements the system of intellectual property protection across all formal types (patent, trademark, industrial designs, copyright), and provides input in the drafting of certain legislation and in the formulation of policy. The website of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The total amount paid for the past four years for grant schemes administered by my Department which are available to community groups or projects is set out in the following tables: 1st January – 31stDecember 2012 Grant scheme title Purpose Total amount paid € Consumer Support A marketing campaign to improve the Consumers’ Association of Ireland’s digital...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the company concerned was started in 1886 in Scotland and is still family owned. The company bought the Clonmel based spirits business of C&C in 2010. This comprised the brands of Tullamore Dew, Carolan’s Cream and Irish Mist. They subsequently sold the last two brands. Production of the Tullamore Dew brand was enabled by long term agreements with other...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the company concerned was started in 1886 in Scotland and is still family owned. The company bought the Clonmel based spirits business of C&C in 2010. This comprised the brands of Tullamore Dew, Carolan’s Cream and Irish Mist. They subsequently sold the last two brands. Production of the Tullamore Dew brand was enabled by long term agreements with other...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have been informed that when C&C bought the business concerned in 2012, the transport function was split between a primary and a secondary fleet. The primary fleet employed 12 drivers and the secondary fleet was a contract haulier. In April 2015, it was decided that the contract haulier would become the transport partner for the business concerned. I have also been informed that...

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank Senators Averil Power and Jillian van Turnhout for tabling the motion which I am happy to support. It is an important contribution to a debate on how we raise living standards and approach many issues in the industrial relations sphere. I take issue with one thing Senator Averil Power said. She gave the impression, maybe not intentionally, that most of the new jobs are low paid...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lease Agreements (9 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland currently holds the Head Lease interest in Carrisbrook House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Carrisbrook House was acquired by AnCO in 1969 on a 65 year full-repairing lease, commencing on 1st August 1969 and expiring on 31st July 2034. There is no provision for lease breaks on the property and the rent is due for review every seven years. The Industrial Development Authority acquired...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (9 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the person named by the Deputy previously held three spousal dependent permits that were current between 15 April 2008 and 21 July 2010 and is seeking a Reactivation Employment Permit. The Reactivation Employment Permits Scheme is designed for situations where a foreign national entered the State on a valid employment permit but has fallen out of the system through no fault...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is anticipated that the research by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on Assessment of Future Skills Requirements in the Hospitality Sector in Ireland, 2014-2020will be completed in September 2015. The Hospitality sector requires a skilled and professional workforce in order to deliver the highest standards of service. Approximately 160,000 people are employed in this sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is anticipated that the research by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on Assessment of Future Skills Requirements in the Hospitality Sector in Ireland, 2014-2020will be completed in September 2015. The Hospitality sector requires a skilled and professional workforce in order to deliver the highest standards of service. Approximately 160,000 people are employed in this sector...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342, 343 and 363 together. The total grants paid to IDA’s foreign owned client companies in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 are as follows: In 2011, €96,757,220; in 2012, €89,326,201; in 2013 €87,951,297 and in 2014 a total of €88,439,463 was paid. Grants paid to IDA Ireland companies for 2015 to date will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 364 together. My Department promotes a wide range of direct and indirect supports to business and many of these are administered via the Department’s enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland) or via the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). It should be noted that, while the LEOs are not Agencies or Bodies of my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department supports the Eircode postcode initiative. The Deputy may be aware that, the Companies Registration Office (CRO), one of the Offices under the aegis of my Department is one of the members of the Public Sector Bodies Implementation Group and is one of the “early adopters” of the initiative and as such has begun the integration of Eircodes into its systems and...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will appreciate that the proposals published by my Department on 25 May are contained in the Scheme of a Bill issued for public consultation and not in a Bill that has been submitted to and approved by Government. The Scheme of the proposed Bill deals with the rights of consumers and the obligations of traders in contracts for the supply of goods, digital content and services....

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

Richard Bruton: There have been no prosecutions of fuel traders under the Consumer Protection Act 2007 for breaches of the Act in supplying contaminated fuel such as stretched petrol or laundered diesel. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission which is responsible for the enforcement of the Act is, like its predecessor the National Consumer Agency, independent in the exercise of its enforcement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 349 together. While my Department has general coordination responsibility for the Services Directive, matters that concern the implications of the Services Directive for specific sectors are dealt with by the Department that has sectoral responsibility for that specific area. Consequently, the implications of the Services Directive on the law...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (14 Jul 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. Employment data for Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of the Annual Employment Survey which measures the...

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

Richard Bruton: The following tabular statement sets out, on a county by county basis, the total number of jobs supported by IDA on 31 December 2014. Figures for June 2015 are not yet available. County 2014 Carlow 741 Cavan 1,136 Clare 6,343 Cork 28,545 Donegal 2,612 Dublin 70,989 Galway 13,862 Kerry 1,874 Kildare 10,412 Kilkenny 716 Laois 87 Leitrim 613 Limerick 7,906 Longford 650 Louth...