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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis. By the end of quarter two in 2016, there were a total of 315 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations throughout the country. The following table sets out the number of such visits to each respective county. The table also shows, on a county-by-county basis, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 931 and 932 together. Whilst IDA Ireland does not categorise grants paid by sector, I have asked the Agency to provide a comprehensive list of the grant amounts paid to companies and a breakdown of the types of grants (e.g. employment, R&D etc.) paid in each year. The number of records involved, however, is significant and will require some time to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 933 and 934 together. IDA Ireland’s official employment and company statistics are drawn from an employment survey conducted by my Department on an annual basis, and are presented over a ten year period. The figures are compiled as an active time series. This means the data presented can change on a year-by-year basis, reflecting the inclusion of new...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 86 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 was commenced by Statutory Instrument 252/2004 – Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2004 which came into effect on 1 June, 2004.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 936 and 947 together. Co. Kerry has seen a strong increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) related employment in recent years with a total of 434 additional jobs being created from 2011-2015. IDA Ireland is working hard to identify further investment opportunities for the Southwest region, including Kerry, that will help to generate more opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets Kerry as part of its South West region, along with Cork. There are 12 IDA Ireland client companies employing 1,931 people in the county. IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis. By the end of quarter two in 2016, there were two site visits by potential investors to Co. Kerry. It is important to note that data on site...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 938 and 940 together. I am unaware of any proposals by the company referenced by Deputy Griffin to relocate its operations. It is also the case that this company announced plans some time ago to further expand its premises in its existing location. However, its sister company in that same town had been considering a possible relocation in Ireland due to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The aim of the Government is to ensure that every region can achieve its economic potential and that the benefits of the recovery are felt in every region, county and community in the country. Significant progress has been made in the Dublin region. Since the national Action Plan for Jobs was launched in 2012, more than 76,000 additional people are back at work in Dublin. This compares with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The travel and subsistence costs incurred by the Department for the period 2011 to the end of August 2016 are set out in the following table. It should be noted that the 2013 expenditure includes the travel costs associated with Ireland’s presidency of the EU Commission. Year Expenditure 2011 € 404k 2012 € 454k 2013 € 1.269m 2014 € 555k 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has a specific Data Protection Officer in place at Principal Officer level. The Data Protection Officer is supported by a business unit in respect of his data protection activities. The position of the holder and the support business unit are not exclusive to Data Protection. The role includes a number of other responsibilities in the area of governance and compliance, such...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise Ireland is the enterprise development agency, under the remit of my Department, charged with promoting foreign direct investment in the food sector into Ireland. The agency promotes Ireland as a quality location for research and development and manufacturing operations to food companies all over the world. I understand from Enterprise Ireland that they have had contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Media Regulation (27 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy will appreciate that only the courts can authoritatively interpret and determine statutory provisions. As section 55(q) of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 gives effect to the provision at point no. 11 of Annex I of Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices, it is the function of the European Court of Justice to ensure that European Union law is interpreted and applied...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statutory Instruments (28 Sep 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: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new generation agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. CETA represents a modern high standard agreement which has the ability to set a new global standard for Trade Agreements. It will end limitations in access to public...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new generation agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. CETA represents a modern high standard agreement which has the ability to set a new global standard for Trade...

Seanad: Economic Growth: Motion (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this motion. There is much in it which the Government can support but also elements the Government cannot support. I pay tribute to the former Minister of State and Deputy, Senator Ged Nash, for the good work that did in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on industrial relations and also on his stellar work with small...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently no plans or need to appoint any part-time members to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) under section 12(3)(c) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014. This sub-section (which was originally contained in section 35(1)(c) of the Competition Act 2002) is aimed at appointing part-time members to the CCPC where current members are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Vacancies on State Boards (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently 3 vacancies on the Board of IAASA, the Chairperson, vacant since May 2016, a Ministerial nominee vacant since September 2015, and a Prescribed Accountancy Bodies (PAB) nominee since June 2016. There is an ongoing PAS process to fill the vacancy of Chair of IAASA. The Ministerial nominee vacancy will be filled through a PAS competition after the position of Chairperson is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A Contract for Services Employment Permit application was refused by my Department on 27thSeptember 2016. In the first instance the State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the EU and other EEA states. In accordance with this my Department operates an Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL) which is reviewed biannually....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 to 594, inclusive, together. In July 2015 it was announced that the company in question had chosen to locate a Customer Support Centre of Excellence in Limerick, with the support of IDA Ireland. Recruitment and early operations in Limerick began the following month. Job numbers now stand at approximately 100 and are growing incrementally. It is envisaged...