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- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business of Select Committee (27 Mar 2019)
Heather Humphreys: That is my old committee. I wish Marie well there - she will enjoy that.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I very much welcome the opportunity to discuss the details of my Department's Estimate for 2019 with members of the select committee. My colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for trade, employment, business, the EU digital Single Market and data protection, Deputy Breen, will be with us shortly. My other departmental colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for his questions. I will try to address all of them. On regional development, 58% of IDA Ireland supported jobs are now outside Dublin. IDA Ireland has been very proactive in working in the different regions to identify opportunities. I have launched nine regional enterprise plans across the country and can assure the Deputy that one of my priorities is to put the...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: They need to do so.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: Yes. I have raised the matter with the heads of the banks, whom I met a number of weeks ago. I have raised these matters with them. If anybody has specific issues that they wish to relay to me afterwards, I would be happy to raise them with the heads of the banks when I meet them. I have no problem doing that.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I went through some of the elements of Brexit related business supports, and there are a wide range of supports, whether through InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Ireland, local enterprise offices or the Brexit working capital loan facility and future growth loan scheme, which is a long-term Brexit loan scheme. There are many supports and there has been a major national awareness campaign for...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I think the figure has gone up to €19 million.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I am sorry, but it has increased again. It has gone up to €20.6 million. There is I believe also a reluctance among businesses to take on additional debt. This is a loan and they will still have to pay it back. The uncertainty Brexit will bring probably means that companies are not taking out loans because they are concerned which the Deputy can understand. When there is more...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: Some 540 applications have been received under the Brexit loan scheme, of which 485 have been approved by the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland. Some 93 loan applications progressed to sanction at bank level, to a value of €20.64 million. Enterprise Ireland has the Brexit scorecard. Some 4,943 cards have been completed. A total of 956 local enterprise office, LEO,...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: Companies that find themselves in this situation should get in touch with Enterprise Ireland, which has a lot of contact with companies exporting to Britain. The Department's focus is on supporting companies through the Brexit process. A lot of work is going into giving them the supports they need. I engage a lot with businesses through IBEC and the retail consultation forum. I meet them...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I accept that.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: The LEOs will roll out customs training. They will provide more supports to businesses in terms of advice and programmes. The LEOs play an important role as the first port of call for many businesses that want to find out what supports are available to them. They have been increasing the services they roll out to local enterprises. I felt it was important that we support them further....
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I can deal with it now, if the committee prefers.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: There is a new PhD programme which will fund a number of areas of research. There are 700 PhD and research masters students as a result of the Government investment of €100 million over nine years. The six areas where research will be focused are machine learning, digitally enhanced reality, advanced networks for sustainable societies, the foundations of data science, artificial...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I will answer the last question first. The humanitarian relief scheme is a flood relief scheme for businesses. It is a new scheme in my Department and is demand-led. Thank God, we have not had any serious flooding incidents this year but it is for those businesses that run into difficulties and need assistance. The funding will come from my Department and although there is nothing in it...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: I have an agreement that the funding will be made available should the need arise. With regard to the retail stores, I take the Chairman's point that there are many UK retail stores in this country. I liaise with them through the retail forum and I meet them on a regular basis. I have met the retailers and the food importers four times, in particular the big supermarkets, because they...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: Yes.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: One of the actions envisaged as part of Innovation 2020 is the initiation of negotiations with CERN on Ireland's membership options. Discussions between my Department and CERN have been ongoing at both official and ministerial level throughout 2016, 2017 and 2018. Associate membership of CERN is available from 10% of the full membership cost, with benefits calculated pro rata. The minimum...
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: It is linked to gross domestic product, GDP.
- Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (27 Mar 2019) Heather Humphreys: It is. The better we do, the more expensive it gets.