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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Parliamentary Questions Costs (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: Data is not kept in my Department on the specific costs of processing and responding to Parliamentary Questions. Answering Parliamentary Questions is an activity which is integral to my Department’s activities, and the costs are spread across a wide number of business units; there are also costs arising in the Oireachtas for which my Department would not be accountable. In the two most...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The main sources of direct support to small and medium enterprises, delivered through my Department, are Enterprise Ireland and the City and County Enterprise Boards (CEBs). Anyone interested in starting their own business should in the first instance contact their local County and City Enterprise Board (CEB). The CEBs support the indigenous micro-enterprise sector in the start-up and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 269, inclusive, together. Horizon 2020 is the EU’s programme for research and innovation with a budget of just under €80 billion and covering the period 2014 to 2020. Horizon 2020 is a core part of Europe 2020, the Innovation Union and the European Research Area and is responding to the economic crisis by investing in future jobs and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Funding (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: Ireland has a number of natural and infrastructural advantages which could be leveraged as research test beds. Test beds can provide a unique opportunity for users to demonstrate, in an open and unbiased manner, how working technology actually operates in a live country-scale environment. SFI in its strategy Agenda 2020 has identified opportunities for Ireland as a research test bed in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 together. 2013 was one of the best years in recent times for the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) and the creation of jobs in IDA Ireland client companies. During the year a total of 13,367 new jobs were created in IDA Ireland client companies and 164 investments won thereby exceeding the targets set out in the Action Plan for Jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s primary strategy to tackle unemployment is to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting competitiveness and productivity through the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, which recognises the need for measures to support the unemployed and keep jobseekers close to the labour market. In this context, the major elements of the Government’s response...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (8 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: All correspondence received in my office is acknowledged and responded to appropriately, having particular regard to my roles and responsibilities as Minister in relation to the issue or issues being raised. Any correspondence containing allegations of wrongdoing is brought to the direct attention of the relevant authority for appropriate follow up.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Government Decision of April 2012 to reform the national micro and small business support infrastructure sees the dissolution of the 35 existing County Enterprise Boards and the transfer of their functions, assets and liabilities to Enterprise Ireland. The functions will then be carried out by the Local Authorities on behalf of Enterprise Ireland through the establishment of Local...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Services (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Patents Office, the Companies Registration Office and the Registrar of Friendly Societies in my Department accept payment by debit or credit card for the payment of fees in respect of patents, trademarks and designs in the case of the Patent Office, and in respect of payment of fees in the case of the Companies Registration Office and the Registrar of Friendly Societies. Following a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: Anyone interested in starting their own business should in the first instance contact their local County and City Enterprise Board (CEB). The CEBs support the indigenous micro-enterprise sector in the start-up and expansion phases and stimulate enterprise potential at local level. They are the first port of call in terms of advice, direction, training and grant support for anyone who wishes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clause (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: Responsibility for public procurement policy, as well as for coordination of the Government's Exchequer Capital Investment Framework, rests with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The 2013 Action Plan for Jobs included a commitment from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to examine the potential for developing an approach for the inclusion of social clauses in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I refer the Deputy to my previous answers in relation to this issue, on Wednesday 12 March 2014, to Dáil Questions Nos. 80 and 83 and on Thursday, 13th March, 2014, to Dáil Questions Nos. 88 and 91. As I outlined in these replies, Examinership allows for the rescue of companies that find themselves insolvent but have the potential to return to financial viability and continue in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: I wish to inform the Deputy that the company concerned in County Galway is a client of Údarás na Gaeltachta and matters in regard to that Agency are the responsibility of my colleague, Mr. Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. With regard to the company from County Roscommon, I understand that Enterprise Ireland cannot provide assistance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) will run from 2014 to 2020, with an overall budget of €2.23bn. The SME Policy Unit of my Department has policy responsibility for COSME policy issues and liaison with the EU Commission. Executive responsibility rests with Enterprise Ireland and the Enterprise Europe Network Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding (3 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: With a budget of just under €80 billion and covering the period 2014 to 2020, Horizon 2020 is the EU's new programme for research and innovation. Horizon 2020 is a core part of Europe 2020, the Innovation Union and the European Research Area and is responding to the economic crisis by investing in future jobs and growth, addressing people's concerns about their livelihoods, safety and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law Reform (2 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Company Law Review Group (CLRG) publishes all of its Reports in full and these are available on its website – www.clrg.org. Its Report entitled “CLRG Report on reducing the costs of rescuing viable small private companies 2012” is published as a separate report and also included in the CLRG Annual Report 2012. This Report contains recommendations regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (2 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: Ireland’s NUTS-II regions are defined as:- Border, Midland and Western NUTS-II Region and - Southern and Eastern NUTS-II RegionThe BMW Region NUTS II also contains three NUTS III regions: Border: The counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo. West: The counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. Midland: The counties of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (2 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 27 March 2014, the Regional Aid Guidelines enable the State's industrial development agencies to pay grants, at enhanced rates, to businesses in order to support new investment and new employment in productive projects in Ireland's most disadvantaged regions. This helps the convergence of these regions with the more advantaged regions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: No funding has been allocated to County Mayo by my Department nor the Offices under the aegis of my Department for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. However, investments by a number of agencies under my Department's remit such as the IDA, Enterprise Ireland and the local County Enterprise Boards, have supported and will continue to support enterprises and jobs in the county.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Friendly Societies Regulation (1 Apr 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Registrar of Friendly Societies has a range of functions relating to friendly societies and industrial and provident societies, dating back to the late nineteenth century, under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893-1978 and the Friendly Societies Acts 1896-1977. Under the legislation industrial and provident societies and friendly societies may register with the Registrar of...