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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Liquidators' Fees (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The fees of liquidators are a matter for any company seeking to wind up its operations. I have no direct role in the setting of liquidators fees. However, the procedure for fixing a liquidator’s remuneration is on a statutory footing (section 646 of the Companies Act, 2014). Accordingly, the terms upon which a liquidator has an entitlement to remuneration are set by the creditors or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (18 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This dispute between employees of Transdev, represented by SIPTU, and their employer has been both difficult and protracted. It has resulted in significant disruption and losses on all sides. As the Deputy will be aware significant efforts were made by the Workplace Relations Commission to assist the parties come to a resolution and protracted and intensive negotiations resulted in a set of...

Adjournment Debate: Job Retention (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath and Deputy Seamus Healy for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter. I am very conscious of the impact of this on the affected workers at the Suir Pharma plant in Clonmel and on their families as they now face an uncertain future. The Government regrets very much that these jobs will be lost. It will be a significant blow for Clonmel and the...

Adjournment Debate: Job Retention (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He has contacted me numerous times in recent days. My first thoughts are with the affected workers at the Roche plant in Clarecastle and their families as they face an uncertain future. We regret the job losses that may arise. Yesterday's announcement that negotiations for the transfer of the Clarecastle facility to a global pharma company had...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may be used by companies for a particular transitional period, subject to compliance with Irish company law and to the company meeting certain criteria. That transitional period runs to 31 December 2020. My Department intends to carry out a public consultation on this matter in the second half...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: With effect from 1 October 2015, the activities of the Labour Relations Commission, the National Employment Rights Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal were merged into a new body of first instance, known as the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). From 1 October 2015, all complaints fall to be referred to the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Improving Ireland’s competitiveness position is a key economic priority for Government. As set out in 'A Programme for a Partnership Government', our objective is to protect our national competitiveness from unsustainable cost growth and to deliver a job-fit business environment which ranks in the top tier globally. The Costs of Doing Business Report published by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Partnership Government provides, inter alia, that the ultimate goal of the Government will be to deliver sustainable full employment by 2020. In this context, the Government is committed to the implementation of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs, with local input, to help spread growth to all areas. The Regional Action Plan initiative brings the different stakeholders in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland’s return to economic growth has demonstrated our ability, through concerted efforts across Government to focus actions on those areas that help to create jobs. We have made substantial progress since the Action Plan for Jobs process was first introduced in 2012. We can point to the considerable strides made with 1.9 million people at work today (QNHS Q4 2015) and an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Examinership Arrangements (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Examinership is a process by which a company is placed under the protection of the court for a period of time during which all claims against it are, for the most part, frozen and during which the company’s difficulties are investigated and a survival scheme is formulated. The purpose of an examinership is to facilitate the survival of the company and the whole or part of its...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Waste Management Regulations (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Matters to do with communication to customers of waste companies and with pricing, billing and access to account information come within the scope of the Customer Charter for Household Waste Collection. This Charter constitutes the Sixth Schedule to the Waste Management Collection (Permit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 820 of 2007) as amended most recently by the Waste Management (Collection...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Properties (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Accommodation for my Department is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by OPW on our behalf. Therefore, my Department does not directly own or rent any properties or land. Any rents or ground rents payable by Agencies of my Department is a matter for the individual Agencies concerned for which I have no direct function. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 620 together. There is no separate legal definition of the term “au pair” in Irish legislation, and individuals described as “au pairs”, “nannies” or “child-minders” are not exempted or treated as separate categories of workers under Irish employment law. Ireland’s body of employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland actively promotes the Shannon Free zone – along with the rest of Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary – as part of its Mid-West region. Currently there are 123 client companies of the Agency employing 14,280 staff (Annual Employment Survey 2015) across that area. As part of the restructuring of Shannon Development in 2014, its enterprise support functions were...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Under its Strategy for 2015-2019, IDA Ireland is targeting a minimum 30%-40% increase in the number of investments for each region outside Dublin. In pursuit of this goal, the Agency regularly assesses nationwide property requirements and has already identified locations where quality building and site solutions would enhance the likelihood of securing new foreign direct investment (FDI). ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Green Enterprise (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Water conservation and, more broadly, the development of the Green Economy, offers significant potential for the development of new jobs and for the development of competitive, sustainable enterprises. Indeed, many of the Regional Action Plans published to date include specific actions to support the Green Economy as a sector with potential for jobs growth within the regions. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: With effect from 1stOctober 2015, the activities of the Labour Relations Commission, the National Employment Rights Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal were merged into a new Body of First Instance known as the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). From 1stOctober 2015, all complaints fall to be referred to the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (25 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: At the recent Minister’s Trade Council meeting on the 13th May 2016, the Council had an exchange of views on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the process towards signature and provisional application of the agreement. The European Commission and Member States highlighted the high quality of the agreement reached with Canada and expressed the desire...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (25 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The proposed EU-US agreement is one of a number of new style trade agreements the EU is negotiating that not only covers tariffs, services and investment but also includes regulatory coherence and cooperation. An EU-US agreement would be the world’s largest bilateral trade and investment deal, and a successful conclusion is expected to benefit Ireland more than any other EU Member...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Expenditure (25 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In 2010 IDA Ireland approved a training grant for the company in question. Payments subsequently made under this approval totalled €586,873. Under the terms of the agreement between IDA Ireland and the company, a refund to the State does not now arise. This is standard practice in the case of training grants, which are designed to equip the workforce with skills that are transferable...