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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On an annual basis Enterprise Ireland works with approximately 5,000 companies through a network of market and sector advisers based across 10 national offices and 33 international offices. The rent, and associated income, related to offices rented by Enterprise Ireland is presented in the table below. In various offices, Enterprise Ireland shares office space with colleagues from other Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department established the network of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) nationwide in 2014. The LEOs are operated by way of a partnership between Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities. They operate as a “first stop shop” for those looking to start a business or for small businesses looking for support, the Local Enterprise Offices are now a significant source of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 to 572, inclusive, together. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone intending to start or grow a business. In that regard, the LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State supports available through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department including its Offices has 5 staff engaged in formal remote working arrangements at work patterns of between 1 and 4 days per week. In addition, my Department’s ICT Unit provides remote working ICT facilities to any staff whose role requires them to work away from their office on a regular basis. Currently, 230 staff in the Department and its Offices are assigned laptops...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is working with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel on the preparation of amendments to the Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill which is a priority piece of legislation. While my aim is to finalise these amendments as soon as possible, it is not possible to provide a precise time frame for their completion. When these amendments are finalised, the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that a Critical Skills Employment Permit has issued on 1st May 2019 for each of the two named persons (details supplied). My officials have contacted the applicant in each case to inform them of the decision.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. 2019 Staff Numbers No of Staff 89 Full-time 89 Part-Time 0 Grades Principal Officer 7 Assistant Principal (Higher) 5 Assistant Principal 12 Case Officer 11 Higher Executive Officer 32 Administrative Officer 1 Staff Officer 0 Executive Officer 18 Clerical Officer 2 Services Officer 1 Legal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. - No of CCPC Staff Full-Time Part-Time No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms** Percentage of total staff No of Commission Members 2019* 89 89 0 30 33.70% 4 2018 90 90 0 29 32.22% 4 2017 85 85 0 27 31.76% 4 2016 85 85 0 23 27.06% 4 2015 85 85 0 17 20.00% 4 2014 82 82 0 21 25.61% 4* These...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Rockshel is not a client company of IDA Ireland or Enterprise Ireland and therefore has not received grant funding from either agency. IDA Ireland staff have, however, met with representatives from the company and my Department and its agencies are available to explore potential for further cooperation and support.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the Commission is independent in the performance of its functions. As investigations and enforcement matters generally are part of the day-to-day operational...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are 31 Local Enterprise Office (LEOs) located across the Local Authority network in Ireland. The LEOs are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone intending to start or grow a business. Table 1 below sets out the number of sanctioned LEO staff through the DBEI pay allocation for each of the 31 LEOs. In respect to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Funding (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice, guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. The LEOs offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to develop into...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Co-operative Sector (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The co-operative model is one of a number of legal options that are available to those considering establishing themselves in business, and the different models have their own distinct characteristics. It is, of course, up to each individual operation to choose the model that best suits the nature of the business and the desired ethos of the entity. The Department does not promote one...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Budget allocations for IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices for 2018 and 2019 are set out in the table below. The table shows the allocations as published in the 2018 and 2019 Revised Estimates Volumes and does not account for any Supplementary Estimates or Carryovers of unspent capital monies as provided for under Section 91 of the Finance Act, 2004. Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: This year marks 20 years since InterTradeIreland (ITI) was founded. In that period, over 39,000 SMEs have benefitted from their programmes, support and assistance, resulting in 14,800 new jobs being created or protected. This has generated a business development value of over €1.2 billion and has made a major contribution to the enhancement of economic cooperation across the island. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: InterTradeIreland Funding (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: InterTradeIreland (ITI), one of the six North-South Implementation Bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement, operates a range of enterprise support programmes to help develop cross border trade. The body is jointly funded by my Department and its Northern Ireland counterpart, the Department for the Economy. In 2018, my Department's budget allocation to ITI was €8.125...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Travel (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: A central element of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy for 2017-2020 is to build scale and expand the reach of Irish exporting companies. In that regard, the primary objective of Enterprise Ireland’s trade missions and events is to support such companies in growing their global footprint. To support the internationalisation activity of Enterprise Ireland clients, Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Travel (8 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Investment missions supported by IDA Ireland provide valuable opportunities to engage with businesses and secure new investment. They also further strengthen the economic relationship between Ireland and our most important trading partners. It is important to remember as well that foreign direct investment (FDI) remains an extremely competitive sector internationally. Every project is...