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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Across Government Departments, significant work is ongoing including legislative changes, to ensure all necessary supports will be available to enterprise regarding a wide variety of Brexit implications. My Department included amendments to the Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Act 1998 provisions in the recent Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 48 together. My Department and its agencies are working to provide extensive supports, schemes and advice to ensure that businesses are prepared for Brexit. These measures aim to assist businesses in identifying key risk areas and the practical preparatory actions to be taken over the coming weeks. Brexit was one of my top priorities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has made a significant commitment under Project Ireland 2040 to target €4 billion to support the key priorities of rural renewal, urban regeneration, the achievement of climate action objectives, and the development of new technologies. These funds will also act as key enablers for regional growth over the coming years. I will be looking particularly at the REDF in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It is currently taking 3 weeks to process applications for trusted partners and 13 weeks for standard applications. My Department is continuing to take steps to improve these processing times. The main reason for the delays is the current high level of demand for employment permits, due to our economic success, growing labour market and reduced labour surplus. During 2018 some 16,800...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The recently published Q4 2018 CSO Labour Force Survey employment figures are overall very positive. Figures show that overall, employment continues to grow strongly with 50,500 jobs created in the year from Q4 2017 to Q4 2018. This brings total employment to 2,281,300, the highest number at work ever recorded. The South-East regions have shown very good progress in employment levels...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Electronic Commerce (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am convinced that all businesses, regardless of size or sector, in today’s competitive environment need to take steps to build their online capability. The agencies of my Department offer a range of supports to assist businesses to trade online. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop front line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Regional development - whether in north Meath or further afield - remains an absolute priority of mine. I am focused on both supporting and sustaining existing employment levels in regional Ireland while also working to create new economic opportunities and jobs in every county of Ireland. Significant progress has been made in recent years in creating new jobs and economic opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Collaborative working spaces known as digital hubs, or “eHubs”, are envisaged under Project Ireland 2040 as part of an ongoing suite of measures to encourage greater levels of collaboration between entrepreneurs in accessing available supports and assistance in helping to make their businesses grow. These future eHubs will play an important role in facilitating remote working...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In April 2018, I asked all the Regional Action Plan for Jobs Implementation Committees to start a process to refresh and refocus all Regional Plans to ensure their relevance and impact out to 2020, so that they continue to deliver jobs across the country, in every region, and can be robust to address the challenges we face, including Brexit. The outcome of this refresh process is nine new...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Minimising the impact of Brexit on cross-border trade and employment is a key priority for the Government. We are doing our utmost to protect the interests of those companies that are engaged in business activities on both sides of the border. InterTradeIreland (ITI) – one of the six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the Good Friday Agreement – is jointly...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 49 together. Brexit represents a significant challenge for businesses in Ireland, which cannot be underestimated. That’s why my Department started developing supports for businesses from the time when Brexit first became a possibility. Government’s priority is to ensure that businesses around the country can manage risks and avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Across Government Departments significant work is ongoing to ensure all necessary supports will be available to enterprise regarding a wide variety of Brexit implications. Provision in the revised estimates for financial support is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance. In relation to State aid, my Department and its agencies have been working closely with the EU Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reviews (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will be aware that decisions in relation to the funding allocated to Government Departments and their Agencies are determined through the annual budgetary and estimates process. The Deputy will also be aware of the recent reforms that have been undertaken in relation to the budgetary cycle, not least the rolling programme of Spending Reviews which commenced in 2017. The Spending...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In April 2018, I asked all the Regional Action Plan for Jobs Implementation Committees to start a process to refresh and refocus all Regional Plans to ensure their relevance and impact out to 2020, so that they continue to deliver jobs across the country, in every region, and can be robust to address the challenges we face, including Brexit. The outcome of this refresh process is nine new...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: One of the actions in the Government's package of Measures to Enhance Ireland’s Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework, published in November 2017, is the establishment of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) as a stand-alone agency. The General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018 to establish the ODCE as a stand-alone...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The advice of the Attorney General was sought on the publication of the Report of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) prepared under section 955(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2014. Because of section 956 of the Companies Act 2014 the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is prohibited from publishing reports prepared pursuant to Section 955 of the Act. The Companies Act 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland has introduced a number of Brexit specific programmes to help Irish companies remain resilient in the face of uncertainty. One of these measures is an online “Brexit SME Scorecard” to help all Irish businesses self-assess their exposure to Brexit. As of 4 March 2019, 4,692 Brexit Scorecards have been completed. The Scorecard generates a report on weak...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Electronic Commerce (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: All businesses, regardless of size or sector, in today’s competitive environment must ensure to build their online capability. The agencies of the Department offer a range of supports to assist businesses to trade online. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop front line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the small &...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Regional development is a key priority for my Department. We understand the importance of achieving the best possible spread of employment and investment across the country and my Department and its Agencies have been working hard towards that goal. Significant progress has already been made, with 58% of all IDA client-supported employment now located outside of Dublin. This figure represents...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Negotiations (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I can assure the deputy that both I and the Ministers of State at my Department have taken every opportunity to engage with UK and EU counterparts to outline the unique challenges facing Ireland from Brexit and to advance Ireland’s priorities in this context. As somebody who has lived all my life in a Border county, I am acutely aware of the concerns in communities all across the...