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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As Minister, my objective is to create the best possible environment for enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation and investment. Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and encouraging further investment from multinational companies is a major priority of mine.  There are now over 229,000 people employed in IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The right to cancel certain specified online, other distance and off-premises contracts within a fourteen-day period afforded by Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Rights does not apply to contracts for air and other passenger transport services. This right did not apply similarly to passenger transport contracts under Directive 97/7/EC on distance contracts which first gave consumers a right...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Regional development remains a key priority of mine as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Together with my Department and its enterprise Agencies, I am committed to strengthening investment and job creation all over the country. That collective focus on regional development is producing results. In 2018, for example, 56% of all net new jobs created by IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As part of the whole of Government response to Brexit, I and my Department officials are working to support the grocery retail and distribution sector in its efforts to prepare for Brexit. Indeed, my Department has had ongoing engagement with the retail sector in relation to Brexit since 2016, principally through the Retail Consultation Forum (RCF) which I chair. Membership of the RCF...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Conventions (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Convention 129 on Labour Inspection in Agriculture was not ratified at the time of its adoption by the ILO International Labour Conference in 1969 as the view was taken that it would require the establishment of a single labour inspectorate for agriculture to include Occupational Safety and Health.  This would have required significant changes to the existing administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On 28 June, the EU concluded negotiations for an Association Agreement with the Mercosur countries after nearly 20 years and 40 rounds of talks. This marks the EU’s largest trade deal to date and is four times the size of the trade agreement with Japan. Irish exporters have been subject to trade tariffs, barriers and restrictions when exporting to Mercosur. This Agreement will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Startup Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has been continually supporting and encouraging start-up enterprises and entrepreneurs nationally through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Enterprise Ireland (EI) with both agencies contributing to the economic success of the country. They are central to the continued growth of small and medium business and the success of future...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Government Budget Allocations for R&D (GBARD) was €739.3m in 2017. It is estimated to have been €751.7m in 2018. These figures are compiled based on the R&D Budget survey undertaken each year of 30 Government Departments and agencies that spend money on R&D.  2017 is the most recently available data from the R&D budget. More...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Registration (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Companies Registration Office (CRO), which is independent in the exercise of its statutory functions,  is the central repository of public statutory company law related information on Irish companies.  Its main functions are the provision of information to the public, the incorporation of companies and the registration of company post-incorporation documentation. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be Brexit impacted and which meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of the grocery goods regulations. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its statutory functions. As investigation and enforcement matters are part of the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The nature of the UK's departure from the EU still remains to be determined, which means Brexit continues to represent a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, one which cannot be underestimated. That is why my Department and its agencies have put in place extensive supports, schemes and advisory resources to ensure that to ensure that businesses around the country are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: With regard to my own Department, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 11 July 2019, there have been no additional staff appointed to Brexit-related positions since July 2019. The total number of staff in my Department is currently 926. I have set out in the table below the number of additional staff appointed to Brexit-related positions in my Department and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In relation to customs preparations, the “Prepare your business for customs” one-day interactive workshop is run regionally by the Local Enterprise Offices. These customs workshops educate business on the potential impacts, formalities and procedures firms need to adopt when trading with a country which is outside the Single Market and Customs Union (‘Third...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of claims received by the Personal Injury Assessment Board (PIAB) and awards made, where consent to assessment has been given, are set out in Table 1. The number of awards made, where consent to assessment has been given, by category is set out in Table 2. Table 1: PIAB Claims received and Awards made 2011 to 2018 Year Total claims received Total number of awards made*...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Section 83 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 provides that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) shall submit an annual report of its activities to the Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation, and that the Minister shall ensure that this report is laid before each House of the Oireachtas. PIAB’s Annual Report for 2018 was laid before the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: None of the consumer protection enactments for which my Department has responsibility regulate the switching of mobile phone or utility providers by consumers. I understand that the Commission for Communications Regulations has established rules and procedures for the switching of mobile phone, home phone and internet providers. I understand also that the Commission for the Regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In March 2019, the Oireachtas passed the omnibus Act (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019) containing the legislative changes consequential to the UK withdrawal from the European Union (EU). I currently have no plans for regulatory changes in the area of company law arising from the UK withdrawal from the EU.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The statistics requested by the Deputy are set out in the followng table. 2019 Applications Received Total Decisions Total Number of applications in processing queue at end of each month not fully processed. End of Jan 1,172 1,738 2,183 (includes 398 applications at various stages of processing) End of Feb 1,358 1,399 2,167 (includes 441 applications at...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Policy Functions (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: DBEI is currently leading on a new piece of research on remote working under Future Jobs Ireland 2019. To deliver on ambition 4.2(i) of this strategy the research will examine the prevalence and types of remote working arrangements within the Irish workforce, and the attitudes towards such working arrangements, as well as the factors which inhibit employers and employees from partaking...