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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement will be the world’s largest bilateral trade and investment deal, and a successful pact is expected to benefit Ireland more than any other EU Member State. It is very important to Ireland as it will build on our already rewarding economic relationship with the US and create new opportunities to stimulate growth, create...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets Co. Tipperary is in accordance with the regionalisation arrangements negotiated by Government for Eurostat and EU Structural Funds purposes. The geographic remit of the regions is defined by the Local Government Acts of 1991 and . This arrangement places Tipperary South as part of the South East Region and Tipperary North as part of the Mid-West Region. There has been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Reflecting the importance of the Hospitality sector to the economy, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) completed a review of the future skill needs of the sector, entitled 'Assessment of Future Skills Requirements in the Hospitality Sector in Ireland, 2014-2020' which was published in November 2015. A National Oversight and Advisory Grouphas been established and met on several...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Government has a clear plan in place to respond to the referendum outcome and has a Contingency Framework which maps the key issues that will be most important to Ireland in the coming weeks, months and years, including the future changing trading relationship between the UK and Ireland. A summary of the key actions that will be taken to address the contingencies arising from the UK’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Staff (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on 1st 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. The WRC assumed the roles and functions previously...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is an independent statutory agency charged with assessing claims for compensation arising from personal injuries sustained as a result of a motor, workplace or public liability accident and where both parties, claimant and respondent, consent to an assessment. It is a matter for the parties concerned whether or not they wish to accept the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I share the Deputy’s concern in relation to the recent developments at that company, where job losses were announced last month. IDA Ireland is engaging with the company so that it can develop a skills profile of the affected workers and will aim to match them with other potential employers. I have asked both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to redouble their efforts to secure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 4.1 C) of the Programme for Partnership Government provides for a commitment to implement regional jobs plans, with local input, to help spread growth to all areas. 4.1 C) also provides that Local Enterprise Offices will be mandated to set county-specific targets on job creation. I am fully committed to ensuring that the 8 Regional Action Plans for Jobs deliver on the ambitious...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices and Enterprise Ireland are the main Agencies within my Department that offer advice and support to indigenous companies. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ State support service for micro and small businesses in each local area. The LEOs provide advice and guidance, covering all government supports and requirements, to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 and 439 together. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new generation agreement that will remove over 99% of tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. It will end limitations in access to public contracts, open-up services market, and offer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices and Enterprise Ireland are the main Agencies within my Department that offer advice and support to indigenous companies. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 458 together. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) continues to be a key contributor to Ireland’s economic development and growth. One-in-five private sector jobs in the economy result from IDA Ireland-supported FDI, both directly and indirectly, and represent a vital economic contribution by the multinational sector. 2015 saw the highest level of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department works closely with the indigenous and overseas enterprises, development agencies, the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Education and Skills on monitoring skills availability and skill needs and ensuring that those on the live register are best placed to take up job opportunities as the economy recovers. We are working closely to achieve an unemployment rate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am not aware of a letter of intent with respect to the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. The question of signing such a letter does not therefore arise.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A Programme for a Partnership Government sets a target of creating an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020, of which 135,000 jobs are to be created outside Dublin. Since 2012, the unemployment rate reduced from 15.1% to 7.8% in May this year. We have 155,000 extra people at work since 2012 and employment is growing in every region. With 45,000 jobs created last year, this leaves 200,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The basis for the proposal of the European Commission published on 6 July with regard to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement is a matter for the institution concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Government has a clear plan in place to respond to the referendum outcome and has a Contingency Framework which maps the key issues that will be most important to Ireland in the coming weeks, months and years, including the future changing trading relationship between the UK and Ireland, and the protection of jobs here, both of which are of course interlinked. A summary of the key actions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have made substantial progress on growing and retaining employment. Since the Action Plan for Jobs process was first introduced in 2012, the unemployment rate has reduced from 15.1% to 7.8% in June 2016, with 155,000 extra at work. The Programme for a Partnership Government places the retention and growth of employment at the centre of our economic strategy. It sets out a target to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland’s improving cost competiveness performance has been central to securing the recovery in economic growth and employment. The improved competitiveness of Ireland’s exporting sector has been one of Ireland’s greatest strengths in recent years and has been key to economic growth and job creation. Improved cost competitiveness has made Irish firms more competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government Plan is to create 200,000 jobs by 2020, including 135,000 jobs outside Dublin - my focus is to ensure that every region in the country is supported in achieving its economic potential and maximising opportunities for job creation. The Regional Action Plans for Jobs are playing a significant role in the delivery of regional enterprise and employment growth, by driving...