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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Staff (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on 1 October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015, and has responsibility for information provision, workplace advice, mediation, conciliation, adjudication, inspection and enforcement in relation to employment rights, equality and equal status matters and industrial relations. Its staff forms part of the overall Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Issues relating to deportation fall within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality.As to the issue of an Employment Permit, there is no record in my Department of an application in respect of the person named by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: InterTrade Ireland, the North South Body which is co-funded by my Department, is the only dedicated North South enterprise development organisation which comes under my remit. It operates a range of business development activities and is traditionally co-funded by my Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland on a 2:1 (South:North) basis. My...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: An inter-agency Agreement was signed between Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland in January 2007. This formalised a working relationship which has been in place over the past decades. Since the agreement, 70 companies from Northern Ireland have availed of Enterprise Ireland Trade Missions/Trade Fair services. Table 1outlines the number of companies involved by year from 2007 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296 and 297 together. IDA Ireland’s employment figures are presented on an annual basis through the Annual Employment Survey. Last week, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its client companies in its 67 year history, with 187,056 people now employed in companies supported by the Agency. In 2015, IDA client companies created...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland recently reported the creation of 21,118 new jobs by client companies in 2015. This translates into a net increase of 10,169 jobs for 2015 (taking account of job losses) in Enterprise Ireland supported businesses and brings total employment in these companies to 192,223 - a record high for the agency. Almost two thirds of the new jobs created were outside Dublin and all...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Statistics in relation to the number of jobs created last year through support provided by the LEOs are currently being compiled as part of the 2015 Survey of client companies. In 2014, based on the Annual Employment Survey of LEO clients, total direct employment among the 6,058 LEO client companies stood at 31,326, of which 22,555 were full-time and 8,771 were part-time jobs, an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by Enterprise Ireland that they have been liaising with the promoters concerned in regard to their business proposal. I understand from Enterprise Ireland that the company has been approved funding and is also in receipt of soft supports including mentoring. I would encourage the promoters to continue to interact with Enterprise Ireland concerning the assistance available to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: While the Trade Mission programme for 2016 has yet to be finalised, India is core to Enterprise Ireland’s High Growth Market Strategy and it is expected that a trade mission to the country will take place in the latter half of 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: The IDA Ireland-owned lands in Skibbereen referred to are currently un-zoned. The Agency is actively seeking re-zoning of this area as part of the ongoing future proofing of its portfolio to ensure the availability of suitable property to potential FDI clients. An application to Cork County Council to have the lands re-zoned has already been made and a proposal is due before the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Along with this pay floor all employers are required to confirm that they have taken account of their statutory and legal obligations relating to the employment protection and working conditions of their employees in the provision of goods and services sought for my Department through the eTenders website.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (13 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Financial assistance provided by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) is allocated to anyone wishing to start a new business or expand an existing business, subject to certain eligibility criteria. It should be noted that LEO grant assistance is provided primarily to microenterprises in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (14 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Employment data for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Employment Survey is collected and reported annually. Last week, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its clients in its 67 year history, with 187,056 people now employed in companies supported by the agency. In 2015, IDA client companies created 18,983 new jobs across a range of sectors, with every...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (14 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Employment data for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation employment survey is collected and reported on an annual basis. Last week, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its client companies in its 67 year history, with 187,056 people now employed in companies supported by the agency. In 2015, IDA client companies created 18,983 new jobs across a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equality Issues (19 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of specific details beyond hypothetical scenarios presented I can only respond by providing general information that I hope will be of assistance. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body which was established on 1 October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015). It assumes the roles and...

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

Richard Bruton: The costs borne directly by the Department associated with the promotion of the annual Action Plan for Jobs since 2012 and the Regional Action Plans launched in 2015 are outlined in a table. Costs are inclusive of value added tax. Promotion - Action Plan for Jobs 2012 2013 2014 2015 Design work, event staging and venue hire €3,072.87 €2,361.60 €7,487.62...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (19 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Clearly my first thoughts are with the workers affected by the announcement of job losses at the company. Since C&C purchased MJ Gleeson a number of years ago the company has been engaged in restructuring of certain elements of its business. The decision announced on 12 January is part of a company-wide restructuring particularly of its manufacturing base which the company has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (19 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: Policy responsibility for public procurement, including the issue of social clauses rests with my colleague, Minister Brendan Howlin, Minister for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), and is led by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). The OGP, an office under the remit of DPER, set up a number or working groups to improve SME access to public procurement: - High...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: A General Employment Permit issued in this instance on 15 January 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (19 Jan 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are now the ‘first-stop-shop’ State support service for micro and small businesses in each local area. The LEOs provide advice and direction, covering all government supports and requirements, to anyone who wishes to start or expand a business. They can also provide funding for projects that meet certain criteria, in certain circumstances, and...