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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (26 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland has ongoing close relationships with both Medtronic and Covidien both in Ireland and in the United States. The Agency informs me that it will continue to engage with all parties to endeavour to influence a positive outcome for Ireland as the structure of the merger develops and decisions are made. I understand that completion of the transaction is subject to the approval by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (25 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Following on from the first-ever joint trade mission to Singapore in February, which I led along with my UK and NI Ministerial colleagues, Enterprise Ireland and its UK and NI equivalent development agencies, the question of future such trade missions, or other means of enhancing British-Irish trade relations will be kept under review by both parties and will be an agenda item in future talks.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: NSAI Legal Metrology Service is responsible for implementation of the Metrology Acts 1980-1996 and related Regulations. It does this through certifying and inspecting measurement instruments and the quantities in pre-packaged products. A wide range of scales, including carcass weighers, platform weighers, bench weighers and animal weighbridges, are subject to legal metrological control when...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grocery Industry Competition (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Governmentcontains a commitment to regulate certain practices in the grocery goods sector and this will be met by way of enabling powers to regulate certain practices in the grocery good sector. These are contained in the Competition and Consumer Protection Bill which is currently before the House. I am strongly of the view that it is important to ensure there is balance in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that I have read the recent Mazars report titled "How to Be A Stand Out SME" and I participated in the launch of the report last month. The report was prepared to provide analysis, insights, learnings and guidance to SMEs no matter where in the world they operate. The Mazars report goes on to explore what it takes to achieve levels of superior performance, to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. The Forfás Strategy for the Manufacturing Sector, which I commissioned and which was published last year, identified that an additional 20,000 jobs can be created in the sector by 2016. To this end, the enterprise agencies and other relevant players have been tasked with working to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturing in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since Microfinance Ireland was launched in October 2012, 8 applications have been received from businesses in County Longford. To date one application has been approved to the value of €15,000, 2 applications are still “work in progress” and 5 applications have been declined. My Department publishes quarterly reports on the progress of MFI on the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Director of Corporate Enforcement has no power to disqualify persons from acting as company directors. The Director may make an application to the High Court for a disqualification order but it is ultimately a matter for the Court to decide on whether to grant such an order. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) does not maintain records of the number of persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Entitlement to Annual leave is laid down under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. Annual leave is earned on all hours worked including overtime. An employee is entitled to 4 working weeks in a leave year where they have worked at least 1365 hours, or one third of a working week for each month in the leave year where they have worked at least 117 hours, or 8 per cent of the hours...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Casual Trading Regulations (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Under Section 6 of the Casual Trading Act 1995, the making of bye laws in respect of casual trading is a function of the local authorities in relation to the regulation of casual trading in its functional area. Directive 2006/123/EC [the Services Directive] on services in the internal market was transposed into Irish law by way of S. I. No. 533 of 2010, European Communities (Provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Statistics (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the figures that the Deputy relies upon are contained in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report for 2013. The GEM Report is prepared independently of my Department and its agencies and I would suggest that the Deputy contact the authors of the GEM Report directly in order to obtain the required information. The most recent figures that I have to hand from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are responsible for the delivery of a range of services and supports to the micro enterprise and small business sector, as set out in the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) between Enterprise Ireland and each of the Local Authorities. These services and supports cover four key areas: Business Information and Advisory Services, Enterprise Support Services,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The newly established network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) is the mechanism through which people will connect at local level with all the appropriate information that they need in order to start, grow and succeed in business. The Galway LEO is part of the countrywide network which will deliver an improved system of local enterprise supports to start-ups and small businesses....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (24 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since the EU Council’s Decision in June 2013, to start negotiations with the US on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), five negotiating rounds have taken place, the most recent taking place from 19-23 May in the US. This Round covered extensive technical discussion on a broad range of issues including regulatory issues, sanitary and phytosanitary measures,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Data (19 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the total number of people employed in IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland client companies in each of the years from 2010 to 2013, inclusive, are set out in the attached tabular statements. Figures for 2014 will not be available until...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: All staff of my Department are paid in accordance with official Civil Service payscales and there are no circumstances in which unapproved top-ups are applied. I have asked the agencies within my Department's remit to revert to me with confirmation that the salaries paid to all staff have been properly approved and that there is no instance of unapproved bonus or top-up. I will revert to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: In seeking to provide the Deputy with the information requested, the assumption has been made that the question relates to civil proceedings taken by or against the Department or one of its offices. During the years from 2009 to 2014, the total amount paid by my Department under the terms of settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 41 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit within my discretion. Appointments and reappointments were also allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of prescribed bodies and appointments on an Ex Officio basis and were not appropriate,...

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am considering introducing amendments on Report Stage to reflect the provisions of the AIFMD regulations.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2014)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of this amendment is to correct an anomaly with regard to statutory financial statements for investment companies. The section as it stands in the Bill, by virtue of its interaction with sections 291 and 293, bypasses the requirements of sections 292(3)(a) and (c), allowing investment companies to prepare what are in effect Companies Act entity financial statements using a body...