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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (3 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The future resilience of our economy will rely on the ability of our enterprises to compete effectively in international markets, to anticipate and respond to a changing global environment, and to anticipate and respond to customer demands for new products, services and solutions. Enterprise 2025 set out an ambitious strategy, with the objective of delivering growth that is sustainable, that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (3 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Coordination Group established within my Department and which consists of relevant enterprise, single market, and trade officials, together with the Chief Executive Officers of IDA and Enterprise Ireland, has met on five occasions to date this year. I chair this Group, and I will continue to do so as part of my Department’s ongoing response. A further four meetings of the group are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (3 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: CETA was discussed at the Informal Trade Council meeting in Bratislava on 23 September 2016. Member States highlighted the high quality of the Agreement reached with Canada and reaffirmed their desire to work towards signature. At a further extraordinary meeting of the Trade Council on 18 October 2016, Trade Ministers did not agree to sign the Agreement. CETA was also discussed at the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Programmes (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Union Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) runs from 2014 to 2020, with an overall budget of €2.23bn. The objectives of COSME includes facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to increase the sustainable competitiveness of EU companies and help small businesses operate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Programmes (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Union Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) runs from 2014 to 2020, with an overall budget of €2.23bn. The objectives of COSME includes facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to increase the sustainable competitiveness of EU companies and help small businesses operate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Programmes (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Union Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) runs from 2014 to 2020, with an overall budget of €2.23bn. The objectives of COSME includes facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and to increase the sustainable competitiveness of EU companies and help small businesses operate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation I am acutely aware of the importance of online trading to Irish business. According to a study commissioned by my colleague Minister Naughten earlier this year, €850,000 is being spent by Irish consumers online every hour of the day. Enterprise Ireland’s Consumer and Retail Department, in association with the Internet...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In the context of my Department, given the breath and diversity of policy and operational areas that are relevant to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, this is a matter that impacts on, and is being monitored by, all of the Divisions across my Department. Immediately following the UK referendum result, I established a Coordination Group within my Department consisting...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Preparing for the possibility of Brexit has long been a priority for IDA Ireland. Before the referendum the Agency established a team of senior managers to examine the potential impact of a UK withdrawal from the EU on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Ireland. This work intensified following the result of the referendum in June and the IDA continues to engage with existing and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The last formal round of negotiations in the EU-Japan FTA, which was the 17th round since negotiations began in 2013, took place from the 26th to 30th September, 2016. I am pleased to report that the negotiations between the EU and Japan have accelerated and significant progress has been made. Both sides are still hopeful of a successful conclusion in early 2017. The EU –...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The following tables set out the amount spent on external legal advice in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs. The Department avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitors office and the Attorney General’s office for the provision of legal advice where possible. The services of legal cost accountants are availed of where...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Investment Bank Loans (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: "InnovFin – EU Finance for Innovators" is a joint initiative of the European Investment Bank Group and the European Commission under Horizon 2020. InnovFin consists of a series of integrated and complementary financing tools and advisory services offered by the EIB Group, covering the entire value chain of research and innovation in order to support investments from the smallest to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland collates data on site visits on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is to the end of the third quarter of 2016, during which there were 489 site visits countrywide. The breakdown by county of those visits is provided in the enclosed table. In 2015, 57% of site visits were to locations outside of the capital, up from 43% in 2014. Figures for 2016 shows that this trend is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU Audit Directive 2014/56/EU was transposed by means of a statutory instrument in June, 2016. I signed the European Union (Statutory Audits) (Directive 2006/43/EC, as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU, and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014) Regulations 2016 (S. I. No. 312 of 2016) on 15 June 2016 and they took effect on 17 June 2016. This Statutory Instrument gives effect to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 was published on 5 August 2016 and is scheduled for Second Stage in Dáil Éireann on 2 November. As matters stand, the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is scheduled to take the Bill through Committee Stage on 22 November. The timeframe for passage and enactment thereafter will depend on the availability of parliamentary time.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) represents a modern high standard Agreement which has the ability to set a new global standard for Trade Agreements. It will increase access to public contracts, open up markets for services and offer predictable conditions for investors. For the first time, Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities will open their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am aware of the public concern about the secondary sale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events. The issues around ticket resale are not straightforward and it is important that any possible legislative or other response is based on a thorough examination of the secondary ticket market and its relationship to the primary ticket market. I am currently considering in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (27 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am aware of the public concern about the secondary sale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events. The issues around ticket resale are not straightforward and it is important that any possible legislative or other response is based on a thorough examination of the secondary ticket market and its relationship to the primary ticket market. I am currently considering in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (27 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The State support bodies within the remit of my Department' which provide assistance to micro and small businesses in County Kerry are Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office (LEO). Kerry County Enterprise Board was legally dissolved on 14th April 2014 and the LEO Kerry was established on the same day. The LEOs are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 to 191, inclusive, together. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new generation agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. It will open access to public procurements opportunities, open up markets for services and offer...