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Other Questions: Job Creation Targets (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy asked about the types of job created. As a Minister and a mother, I want to ensure the jobs we deliver are sustainable. On all sides of the House there is an ambition to create more sustainable jobs outside the population centres. There is no single approach to this. It will require up to 40 or 50 separate actions involving IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the local enterprise...

Other Questions: Job Creation Targets (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What I define as full employment is everyone who wants a sustainable job being able to find one. It is my job to ensure this will happen in the coming years. The Deputy asked about part-time workers. I understand many women are in part-time employment and would like to work more hours. There are people who choose to engage in part-time work and I understand this. We will try to ensure...

Other Questions: Job Creation Targets (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy asked about the amount of up to €250 million. I will ensure we spend €249 million or €249.99 million. I will certainly not send back any money. Anyone who knows me knows that I am able to live within budget, but I will ensure it is ringfenced to create jobs. The Deputy also asked about why there were not more IDA Ireland site visits. The money has come...

Other Questions: Job Creation Targets (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Will the Deputy repeat what he said?

Other Questions: Research Funding (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Sorry, is this Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív's question?

Other Questions: Regional Development Initiatives (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The economic crisis hit job numbers in the south east badly with the loss of 37,800 jobs between 2007 and 2012. There has been a focused, collaborative approach and a range of reforms have been delivered in the region over recent years. The unemployment rate has fallen from a peak of 20.1% in 2012 to 12.5% in early 2016. Some 204,400 people are at work in the south east, an increase of...

Other Questions: Regional Development Initiatives (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy Cullinane raised the issue earlier today here. There is a plan. The IDA has 71 client companies in the region employing 12,000 and has recently launched a strategy, Winning: Foreign Direct Investment 2015-2019. The IDA positions the south east in the marketplace as an investment location with a strong ecosystem of indigenous and multinational companies operating across a diverse...

Other Questions: Regional Development Initiatives (15 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I can furnish the Deputy with the answer.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, (OECD), in its Economic Review of Ireland 2015 highlighted that public support for business R&D is increasingly skewed towards R&D tax credits and that government can help strengthen Ireland’s sector by rebalancing its innovation policies towards more direct form of innovation supports. Innovation 2020 is the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Construction Contracts Act, 2013 will apply to certain construction contracts entered into after the 25th July 2016 in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 165 of 2016 entitled 'Construction Contracts Act, 2013 (Appointed Day) Order 2016'. The Act provides, subject to some exceptions, new minimum contractual provisions concerning payment arrangements between the parties to a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Prompt Payment of invoices is critical to the effective working of any economy and is an issue on which this Government places great emphasis. Late payment is particularly damaging for small and medium-sized businesses, where any disruption to cash flow can mean the difference between solvency and bankruptcy. My Department promotes improved payment practices and monitors on a quarterly...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In launching the Action Plan for Jobs Regional initiative in 2015, the Government announced that all eight regional Action Plans will be supported by investment of up to €250 million over the period to 2020, including €150 million for a property investment programme by IDA Ireland. A further sum of up to €100 million will be made available over the period through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Expenditure (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The budget for the Low Pay Commission is €474,000 for 2016. This is broken down into pay and non-pay elements. The pay budget is €244,000 and covers salaries for the secretariat and members’ fees. The non-pay budget of €230,000 covers research and administration costs. The secretariat currently has its full designated staffing complement (three staff are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Properties (16 Jun 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 lease any property. Any property that is leased by Agencies of my Department is a matter for the individual Agencies concerned for which I have no direct function. However, I have asked...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (16 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Thank you very much, a Chathaoirligh, for your good wishes. I welcome the opportunity to address the Seanad today on the important issue of getting people back to work. I look forward to working with the House. I respect the way in which the House does business. This Government's goal is to achieve sustainable full employment. We want all people to have the opportunity to enjoy rewarding...

Death of Jo Cox, MP: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 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 rights legislation protects all employees who are legally...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I signed the European Union (Statutory Audits) (Directive 2006/43/EC, as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU, and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014) Regulations 2016 (S. I. No. 312 of 2016) on 15 June 2016 and they took effect on 17 June 2016. This Statutory Instrument gives effect to Ireland’s obligations under the EU audit reform package, comprising Directive (2014/56/EU) which amends...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553, 554 and 556 together. Official employment figures maintained by the Central Statistics Office show that the border region, including Donegal, has seen an increase in employment of 8,300 from the start of 2011 to end of quarter 1 2016. Donegal has performed strongly as well in terms of IDA Ireland-supported inward investment since 2011. I include a table...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (21 Jun 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a county-by-county basis only. From 2009 to the end of quarter one in 2016, there were a total of 2,777 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations throughout the country. The attached table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland sponsored site visits during...