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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Information sought by the Department in its letter of 8 September 2015 to the person named by the Deputy was received on 8 October 2015. As I outlined in Dáil Question No. 93 on 12 November 2015, this application was refused on 7thNovember 2015 for the following reasons: -The occupation in question is on the List of Ineligible Categories of Employment for Employment Permits. -The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Annual Employment Survey reports job related statistics for companies that are supported by the development agencies. Data is collected and reported on annualised basis on a county by county level. The information is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only. It is therefore not possible to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Price Inflation (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Ireland’s improving competitiveness performance since 2011 has been central to securing the recovery in economic growth and employment. Improved competitiveness has made Irish firms more cost competitive internationally and made Ireland a more attractive location for firms to base their operations in. The recovery in jobs to date, with 135,800 more employed than at the beginning of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland markets Kerry as part of its South West region, along with Cork. There are 12 IDA Ireland client companies, employing 1,874 people. IDA Ireland-supported companies in Kerry brought 361 additional new jobs to the county between 2011–2014. This is a marked increase on the period 2008–2010 when 502 jobs were lost. 70% of all new IDA Ireland jobs come from existing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Foreign direct investment is at the heart of this Government’s Action Plan for Jobs. Since we took office, multinational companies have added more than 18,000 direct jobs in Ireland, which has had a significant knock-on effect on employment across the country. Our aim is to deepen and broaden that impact even further to create and maintain even more jobs. American investment is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that they do not own any marketable land on the Baldoyle Industrial Estate. The Agency is aware of privately owned industrial space on the estate and has assured me that it will promote this land as part of its marketing efforts, in response to specific client queries and also where the opportunities arise for the purpose of winning FDI projects for the county....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In February 2015, as part of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs: Regional Initiative, I announced details of a 5-year, €250 million strategy, aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. As part of this strategy up to €100 million in Enterprise Ireland funding will be made available over 5 years through a series of competitive calls. Funding will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Startup Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Targeting start-ups and early stage companies that have the capability to succeed in global markets, the objective of this call was to attract international entrepreneurs and members of the Irish diaspora to start, scale and succeed from Ireland, ultimately creating jobs in Ireland. A call for applications to the Competitive Start Fund from International Entrepreneurs was launched on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Firearms Licences (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy notes, my Department issued 95 military licences during 2014. Under Irish law, military export licences must be sought in respect of the goods and technology, and any components thereof, listed in the Annex to the Control of Exports (Goods and Technology) Order, SI.216 of 2012 which reflects the EU Common Military List. During 2014 eight military licences were issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy notes, my Department issued 680 Individual Dual-Use licences during 2014. Dual-use items are controlled pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items. Of these 680 licences, 660 were issued for commercial purposes. Twenty were issued in respect of exports to entities...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: This project falls outside of the remit of my Department. I understand that representatives of Shannon LNG have had meetings with government officials in the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to discuss various issues. Along with Government colleagues, I am supportive of the proposal by Shannon LNG to construct a LNG terminal near Ballylongford, County Kerry,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The EU Commission’s mandate to negotiate with the United States on a free trade agreement includes in its scope (paragraphs 22 and 23), investment protection. The stated aim of negotiations on investment is to secure the highest levels of liberalisation and highest standards of protection that both sides have negotiated to date. The mandate makes it clear that the inclusion of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Our recovery since 2011 is founded on a deliberate policy of driving export growth across the economy and supporting successful Irish based enterprises in international markets and the measures we have taken have resulted in strong year on year growth in our export performance. Export performance is driven by many factors, including the prevailing economic conditions of our key trading...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In February 2015, as part of Government’s Action Plan for Jobs: Regional Initiative, I announced details of a 5-year strategy aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. In May 2015, as part of this initiative, Enterprise Ireland launched a €5 million Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme. This competitive scheme was open to new and existing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: A substantial programme of reform has been accomplished within my Department in relation to Agencies and public bodies including the merger, reform and abolition of bodies as set out under the Government’s Agency Rationalisation Programme. The following is a list of Agencies/Bodies established under the aegis of my Department since March 2011. New State Agencies Date established The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Under this year’s Action Plan for Jobs I have initiated the development of a business case for the possible establishment, governance and funding of an Advanced Manufacturing Centre which would enhance Ireland’s position on innovative and advanced manufacturing. This research work is being undertaken by a joint team involving IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Midlands Region comprises Westmeath, Longford, Laois and Offaly. According to the 2014 Annual Employment Survey, which contains the latest available figures, there are 35 multinational companies based in the Midlands, employing approximately 3,800 people across the region. 6 of those companies are located in Co. Longford employing c560 people. In Co. Westmeath, FDI has performed well and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 93 together. The position in relation to the EU Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumer disputes is that I recently signed the transposing measure into domestic legislation by way of S.I. No. 343 of 2015 and S.I. No. 368 of 2015. The statutory instruments designate the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Some of the taxation matters could probably be directed to the Minister for Finance but I will endeavour to answer the question as best as I can. Ireland suffered a sustained decline in competitiveness from about 2002 which contributed in major part to the depth of the economic crash and job loss. Reversing these trends has been a central challenge in our Action Plan for Jobs. That plan...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: If the Deputy wants a different answer, he should ask a different question. He asked if I would discuss the actions the Government is taking to increase Ireland's competitiveness levels so he-----