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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Conventions (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland ratified ILO Convention 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour on 20 December 1999. Prior to ratification of the convention it was established that national legislation is in line with the provisions of the convention. Ireland is required to submit regular reports to the ILO on implementation of ratified...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Industry Regulation (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the EU Commission has exclusive competence for competition law, including conducting investigations into alleged infringements of Article 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. As the investigation referred to by the Deputy is an EU-led live investigation, it is not appropriate for me as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Remuneration of all the staff of the Department is as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for various individual grades in line with Government policy.  Within the time available it has not been possible to calculate an exact figure requested by the Deputy, however, I can advise that the annual additional salary cost to the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The value of all payments made by Science Foundation Ireland (including capital grants for research and other operational payments) in each of the years 2006 to 2015 is detailed in the following table. Payments (including grants and operational) Year €'000 2006 148,644 2007 164,791 2008 169,815 2009 182,496 2010 158,388 2011 166,638 2012 171,658 2013 161,492 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy has clarified that the question relates to payments made by Science Foundation Ireland to beneficiary institutions in each of the years 2006 to 2015. The information is detailed in the following table. Total Grant Payments by Year Year Grant Payments  2006 141,512,015 2007 156,622,123 2008 160,138,353 2009 173,550,166 2010 150,134,655 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The value of the payments made to projects by Science Foundation Ireland in the overall area of healthcare in each of the years 2006 to 2015 is detailed in the following table. Please note the following caveats: 1. SFI brought in the implementation of award categorisation in 2009. Therefore, there may be awards prior to that time that could have been aligned to "Healthcare" but as the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department was not a party to the contract in respect of the Succeed-in-Ireland initiative. The contract underpinning the initiative was between the IDA and the company contracted to operate it, Connect Ireland. The Board of the IDA decided, in November 2016, not to retender for the initiative at that time. A further extension of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: IDA Ireland previously received official sanction from my Department to recruit 10 additional Brexit staff members. Four such employees have since been appointed to date and the recruitment process for the remaining six is ongoing. IDA Ireland has undertaken a rigorous recruitment process to ensure that the best candidates are identified for all these roles and the Agency will make the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The providers of the services procured by my Department and its Offices over the period 2013 to 21 June 2017, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the following table.  My Department uses external service providers having regard to its business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Consultations (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The responses to the public consultation process (which was launched on 20 January 2017 with a deadline of 31 March for submissions) were published on my Department’s website on 9 May 2017. These responses contain a considerable amount of interesting and informative material about the organisation of major entertainment and sporting events and the operation of the primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As was announced previously, my Department will be commissioning an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland programme. That review, which will be carried out after details of the initiative’s full and final costs are available, will equip us with a thorough understanding of the programme’s results and its contribution to employment generation in the State. The terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (11 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Apart from significant losses to the Exchequer that can arise from cases of so-called bogus self-employment, the practice has serious implications from an employment rights perspective. In this respect, it is important that individuals are correctly designated regarding their employment status so that those who ought to be designated as employees are not deprived of their employment rights....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: New trading links continue to be established globally at a fast pace.  In recent years, technological innovation, the digitization of trade and geopolitical changes have all impacted on how the world trades.  While the global economic environment has always been dynamic, it could be argued that change is happening at a faster pace than ever before.  The EU's suite of Free...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand the importance of the availability of suitable properties in attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland, including to County Sligo. I am informed that IDA Ireland has eight hectares of available land at its Finisklin Business and Technology Park and that the Agency continues to bring this property to the attention of potential investors. In addition, I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Brexit will undoubtedly have a range of impacts on firms. In terms of a hard Brexit and the application of WTO rules, one must remember that this represents a worst case scenario, which is an outcome whereby no trade deal is reached between the UK and EU. This is just one of a range of potential outcomes and not necessarily the one that we expect will result. Ireland and our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In advance of the Referendum my Department conducted a contingency risk assessment of the potential impacts of Brexit across policy areas of my Department. We have refined our analysis post-Referendum and we have been working with Agencies to put in place actions to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities. More specifically, we have a number of streams of work underway which will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government remains committed to ensuring the most even possible spread of foreign direct investment (FDI), whether Brexit-related or otherwise, throughout the country. This is evidenced by the IDA's commitment - reaffirmed last week at the Agency's announcement of its mid-year results - of increasing FDI in every region of Ireland by 30% to 40% by 2019. Progress is being made...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Enterprise Ireland’s (EI) #PrepareforBrexit communications campaign includes a “Be Prepared Grant” that supports the costs of EI’s SME clients in preparing a plan to mitigate risks and optimise opportunities. This grant can be used to help cover consultancy, travel and out of pocket expenses associated with researching the direction of their Brexit action...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The “Brexit SME Scorecard” launched by Enterprise Ireland (EI) in March 2017, is a new interactive online platform which can be used by Irish companies to self-assess their exposure to Brexit.  To date 1,150 companies have used the EI Brexit Scorecard to help assess their level of preparedness for Brexit.  This includes both EI clients and non-EI clients. By...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union will have a significant impact on our economy. It is essential that we understand these impacts, positive and negative, on the entire economy, across all policy areas of my Department, and at a sectoral level. Following on from publication of the document setting out the Government's approach to the Brexit negotiations, work...