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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: They are technical because of the technical nature of the Bill. The amendments to sections 3 and 12 are mostly consequential on the amendment I have outlined to section 2.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is good. I understand it will also give greater protection to the consumer.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This section provides for an amendment to section 9 of the Hallmarking Act 1981 to allow the Irish Assay Office and a sponsor to make arrangements for the sponsor's mark to be struck by the assay master or an authorised assay office as soon as is practicable after the submission of the article for the striking of an approved hallmark in accordance with section 6 of the Bill. Regarding the...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (15 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This section provides for the inclusion of provisions dealing with offences and penalties related to forged hallmarks. Since publication of the Bill, a reappraisal of the section has indicated that some additional text clarifying the definition of offences should be included. We will propose the amendments on Report Stage.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Excuse me-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Come on.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is an outrageous comment.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear. Now you play the woman. It is a disgrace.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Face your own past.

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the importance of trade to the economy and our economic development. We are happy to support the motion. It recognises Ireland’s performance in the area of trade and investment, but it also recognises the challenges that international developments pose for us, as the previous speakers have identified. As part of my role, I have been tasked with...

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has its head office located in Dublin, with certain offices based in regional locations. There are also a number of State Agencies that come within the remit of my Department, some of whom have a regional presence. The current functions and locations, together with the respective staffing complement for each is set out in the tables. Please note that a transfer of certain...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, an additional €3 million was secured in respect of Pay in Budget 2017 and is being targeted specifically to assist in our response to the evolving Brexit scenario. It is enabling the Department and, primarily, our Agencies recruit some 40 to 50 additional staff to supplement existing staffing numbers.  These numbers may grow as Agencies allocate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Negotiations (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government through the Action Plan for Jobs has taken decisive action to support all sectors of the economy recover from the deepest recession we have experienced in recent decades. This sustained focus on job creation has resulted in the creation of over 209,000 additional jobs since 2012. The unemployment rate has declined from over 15% in 2012 to 6.4% in May this year. The motor...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: A recent survey of SMEs commissioned by my Department on Brexit impacts, and published on my Department’s website, indicated that 49% of companies had experienced no impact on their business from Brexit, and a further 15% had experienced minimal impact. However, when asked to look forward over the next 18 months the percentage expecting no Brexit impact drops to 26%, with 17%...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Europe Network (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The European Commission launched the Enterprise Europe Network in 2008.  It is a project co-funded under the “COSME” - an EU funding programme designed to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.  The Enterprise Europe Network in Ireland is a 4-partner consortium consisting of Enterprise Ireland (as the coordinator) along with Dublin Chamber of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutorily independent body with primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with consumer protection legislation. The issues around contractual terms and termination policies raised by the Deputy come within the CCPC’s remit. The main consumer protection enactments relevant to these...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The financial and staffing information being sought by the Deputy in relation to the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement is set out in the table. Pay allocation Pay expenditure at year end Non-Pay allocation  Non-Pay expenditure at year end Full-time Equivalent Staff serving Headcount 2006 €1.899m €1.915m €2.814m €1.440m 30.3 32 2007...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: There were three IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits to County Waterford in the first quarter of 2017. In 2016 there was a total of 17 site visits to the County. It is important to remember that the number of site visits is not necessarily an accurate measure of the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in an area. That is because approximately 70% of all FDI won by IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The news that jobs will be lost at this company was very disappointing. The Government will, however, make every State support available to employees being impacted and the relevant Departments and Agencies will work collectively to help workers transition and find new employment opportunities. This will include the provision of re-training, if required. ...