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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ongoing monitoring of the performance of Irish companies and the range of enterprise supports available to them vis-à-vis their competition locally, regionally and internationally, is an ongoing element of the work of my Department, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices with a view to ensuring that companies in Ireland have a complete suite of supports available to them to...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Kildare is home to 22 multinational companies employing a total of 10,313 people, with significant businesses such as Intel, Hewlett Packard and Procter & Gamble established in the county. The broader Mid-East region, of which Kildare forms part, has seen unemployment fall from 12.7% in early 2012 to 5.9% at the end of quarter one in 2016. This reflects the region’s strong...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Innovation 2020, Ireland's strategy for Research and Development, Science and Technology, is based on a shared vision of Ireland becoming a Global Innovation Leader, driving a strong, sustainable, high employment economy and a better society. As recognised in the strategy, innovation plays a central role in driving productivity growth and fostering competitiveness in a global world where...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (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. Balanced growth requires a renewed focus on building regional strengths and areas of competitive advantage to develop the environment for business...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Live Register Data (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department works closely with the 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 to 6% by 2020 as set in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Unemployment Measures (20 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government's key instruments to support job creation. Since the launch of the first Plan in 2012, 155,000 more people are in employment. This surpasses the original target to have an extra 100,000 at work by the end of 2016. The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to supporting 200,000 additional at work by 2020, with 135,000 of these new...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am assuming that the questions relates to the jobs gained and lost in clients of Agencies in my Department.Enterprise Ireland (EI) reported the creation of 21,118 new jobs by client companies in 2015. This translates into a net increase of 10,169 jobs (taking account of job losses) in EI supported businesses and brings total employment in these companies to 192,223 for 2015, a record high...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently no proposals to change the title of my Department and it is therefore not necessary to utilise the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 to confirm a new title.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will respond now.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

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Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am interested in the matter in so far as it relates to wages.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy asked for Exchequer funding on R&D, which for official statistics purposes is referred to as GBARD (Government Budget Allocations on R&D). GBARD comprises total government funding on R&D (all monies dedicated to R&D and channelled via research agencies/organisations). These official data are collected by my Department. GBARD fell from €787m...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular format. Sick Leave Statistics 2011 - 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Percentage of Sick Days Total 5.37% 4.60% 4.44% 4.28% 3.90% Percentage of Sick Days - Uncertified 0.50% 0.43% 0.35% 0.36% 0.27% Percentage of Sick Days - Certified 4.87% 4.17% 4.09% 3.93% 3.63%

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets Co. Cavan as part of its North East Region, together with Louth and Monaghan. There are 33 multinational companies based in the North East, seven of which are based in Cavan, employing 1,165 staff. County Cavan also has a strong indigenous industry base – companies supported by Enterprise Ireland there added 362 net new jobs in 2015. IDA Ireland currently...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Dublin Regional Action Plan for Jobs, which covers the period 2016-2018, was launched in late January 2016 and was the last of the 8 Regional Action Plans to be launched. Delivery of each Plan is being overseen by a Regional Implementation Committee, with membership drawn from industry, local authorities, Enterprise Agencies, education sector and other key stakeholders and agencies. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 857 and 858 together. No grant funding has been paid by IDA Ireland to this company. However in the period between 1971 and 2010 - when this company was in different ownership and trading under a different name – grant assistance of €5.986m was provided by the State in support of it. These grants were variously in respect of specific...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Gift vouchers supplied to consumers are subject to the provisions of general consumer protection legislation, in particular the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 on unfair, misleading and aggressive commercial practices and of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 27 of 1995). Gift vouchers that are not financial services...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland collates data on its site visits on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is for the first quarter of 2016, during which there were 136 site visits countrywide. The breakdown by county of those is provided in the following table. Figures for the second quarter will be available early next month. It is important to note that data on site visits is not an accurate measure of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 863 and 864 together. Remuneration of all the staff of the Department is as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in line with Government policy. Within the time available it has not been possible to calculate an exact figure. However, I can advise the Deputy that the annual additional salary cost to the Department of introducing...