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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (9 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Chamber of Commerce referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy issues a gift card that expires after 12 months, though this can be extended for a further ninety days on payment of €9.95 by the gift card holder. The costs of operating the scheme in partnership with a UK-based gift card provider are met from monies on gift cards not fully redeemed during...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (9 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: A number of businesses that issue gift vouchers for a specified activity or experience submitted responses to my Department's consultation of July 2018 on gift voucher fees and expiry dates in which they outlined the issues that the proposed five-year minimum term for gift vouchers would present for this type of gift voucher.  While I have considered the concerns expressed in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (9 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country. Significant progress is being made with, for example, 58% of all IDA-supported employment now outside of Dublin. This represents the highest number of people employed by IDA clients outside of the capital in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards Data (4 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy regarding Gender Balance on the State Boards under the aegis of my Department is set out in the statistical table. Appointments to the State Boards under the remit of my Department are considered in relation to the gender balance targets set out in the Government Decision (S21590F). Appointments are also reviewed against other criteria,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (3 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Under the European Late Payment in Commercial Transactions Regulations public authorities must pay for the goods or services they procure within 30 calendar days of receipt of a valid invoice. Failure to do so incurs late payment interest. In addition to late payment interest, a supplier is entitled to obtain a minimum fixed amount of €40 as compensation for recovery costs. With the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (3 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will appreciate that only the courts can authoritatively interpret and determine statutory provisions. The Consumer Protection Act 2007 which gives effect to Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices provides in section 43 that a commercial practice is misleading if, first, it involves the provision of false information, or would be likely to cause the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (3 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department commissioned the production of the video in question and will incur the full costs of same, amounting to €10,165.95 including VAT. No meetings were held between me or my staff and accounting officers or staff of other Government Departments to take instructions or advice in the promotion of the video.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (3 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 141, inclusive, together. The Common Commercial Policy, including trade, is an exclusive competence of the European Union under the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union. The Lisbon Treaty extended this competence to cover foreign direct investment, as well as making the European Parliament a co-legislator alongside the Council on trade...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and wider EEA, an employment permit may be sought by an employer to hire a non-EEA national subject to the Employment Permits Acts and Regulations.  The employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills Occupations List and the Ineligible Occupations List for the purposes of granting an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The figures for summary prosecutions are set out in tabular form: Summary prosecution cases* 2014*** 2015 2016 2017 2018 Court proceedings initiated 10 3 0 0 0 Number of persons convicted of criminal offences before the Courts** 8 3 0 0 0 Number of convictions secured 30 11 0 0 0 Number of fines 8 1 0 0 0 Value of fines €27,500 €8,500 €0 €0 €0 * In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Data (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on the 1 October 2015 assuming the roles and functions previously carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), Equality Tribunal (ET), Labour Relations Commission (LRC), Rights Commissioners Service (RCS), and the first-instance (Complaints and Referrals) functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not undertaken any procurement processes with consultancy agencies, media or otherwise to assist it with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media or videos.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation supports the social media messages of other Government Departments and Agencies as appropriate. The Department takes the lead for the development of its own social media content, which is usually drafted between individual policy units and the Department's communications unit.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Irish Language (2 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department’s Third Irish Language Scheme 2019-2022, which was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Official Languages Act 2003 and approved by the Minister of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, came into effect on 18 February 2019.  The Scheme sets out the extent to which services are currently available through Irish in my Department and identifies areas...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (28 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland hosted 607 site visits in 2018, with over 55% of these visits taking place in regional locations. The IDA always does everything it can - whether through site visits or in direct engagement with potential clients - to encourage overseas firms to locate or expand in regional areas. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest rests solely...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department inform me that an application for a General Employment Permit in respect of the named individual was received on 15 January 2019. On 26 February 2019, this application was refused because the named individual was in the State without current immigration permission from the Minister or Justice and Equality. In addition to being informed of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Appeals (27 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that the named individual applied for a General Employment Permit on 2 January 2019. On 21 March 2019, this application was refused for the following reasons: - The applicant did not provide essential required documentation including a copy of signed Contract of Employment and documents from Revenue. - The remuneration level stated...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (27 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan to 2020 is an enterprise focused document that is the result of a refresh and refocus of the Midlands Regional Action Plans for Jobs 2015-2017 (RAPJ) to ensure its relevance and impact out to 2020, so that it continues to deliver jobs across the Midlands region and can be robust to address the challenges we face, including Brexit. I launched the new...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (27 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank Marie for her work on the committee. I am a little over a year on the committee now. As the chairperson will verify, a good secretariat to the committee is invaluable. I wish her well and thank her for her assistance and the work she has done on this committee. I am unsure what committee she is going to but I hope we will cross paths again.