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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am happy to make changes if they are needed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: This falls under the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. We have met the Department and, basically, regardless of what it is called, we want to achieve a support system that allows workers to do short-time work. There will be a payment. It is called the short-time work support scheme so they will be able to get support. They will get the majority of the wages that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have met the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. Her Department and my Department are working together. We have agreed in principle what we want to achieve and we will announce the details soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We are examining how we can support workers. We are conscious that there are many supports in place for business but what about workers who find themselves in a position that they had not planned for? We are looking at putting a package in place that will support such workers. The Minister and I have met and reached an agreement in principle, which we will announce in the coming weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I expect there will be a greater demand for supports in the Border counties. If the axe falls hardest on the Border region, companies in the area, such as food companies, manufacturers and companies engaged in internationally traded services, will receive most support. All of the schemes are demand led. I know from my experience, as does Deputy Munster, that the Border region will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I expect the largest number of requests to come from Border counties. They will certainly get my support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: No, the supports we have are available across the board. Anybody can apply for them. It depends on how they are impacted by Brexit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Of course they will feel the impact. We are asking them to prepare for the challenges posed by Brexit. I have held a number of meetings along the Border. I visited all the Border counties where we had specific Brexit information meetings, in conjunction with the accountancy bodies because businesses often turn to accountants. Last year, I provided additional funding to InterTradeIreland,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I will have to read the submissions because I have no idea what is in them. I am committed to going through them line by line and responding to them. I find it amazing that these bodies have not said a word to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: We said that. We understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Update on Brexit Engagement: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation (23 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Chairman stated that somebody had said loans were not an appropriate support but there is a range of other supports in place as well. We cannot give state aid to some companies and not to others. We must adhere to state aid rules. I will go through all the submissions and see what issues are raised. We will make contact with the organisations in question. We can get generic comments...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. Details of my Department's expenditure on consultancy, value for money and policy review services in the period from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019 are set out in the following table. Name of external Consultant/Organisation Report Title Cost of Report € Mazars Financial and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (22 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2020 set out the Current and Capital ceilings for my Department (€339 million and €632 million respectively). However, the definite allocations for each of the subheads, including the agencies, will not be finalised until the annual Revised Estimates process is completed. The Revised Estimates Volume is usually published in early December and will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (22 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The cover of marketable risks by export credit agencies is prohibited under State aid rules as these are risks that private insurance companies are willing to cover for countries within the EU and the majority of OECD countries. State insurers cannot be given advantage over private credit insurers. Where export credit insurance is provided by state insurers, it would involve state resources,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Expenditure (17 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As outlined in the Budget last week, the Government is putting in place an additional contingency package of over €1billion for Brexit supports for the coming year.  This contingency will ensure that an initial provision of €110m will be available to my Department and our Enterprise and Regulatory Agencies to provide targeted supports to impacted businesses in the immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (17 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and I understand the importance of promoting a good work-life balance for employees. This is addressed under Pillar 4 of the Government's Future Jobs Ireland strategy. Pillar 4 is focussed on increasing participation in the labour force as this will lead to the more equitable, balanced and sustainable development of Ireland’s workforce. Pillar 4 of Future Jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (17 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It has not, in the time available, been possible to provide the requested correspondence from the period in question. My Department is currently collating the correspondence and will provide copies of same to the Deputy as soon as practicable.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority Data (17 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The allocation of funding for the Health and Authority in 2020 has yet to be finalised but the Deputy can be assured that within its allocation the Health and Safety Authority will continue to focus on the agricultural sector in its efforts to reduce accidents, injuries and fatalities. In relation to 2019, the Health and Safety Authority, at this stage, anticipates that the overall...