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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre scheme in 1989, €64 million has been approved by the agency for the development of CECs across the country. To date, there have been 4 capital schemes and 117 CECs have been completed. In January 2012, Enterprise Ireland introduced a €2m fund to support the appointment of 46...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 to 448, inclusive, together. Earlier this month this company announced that it intended to close its manufacturing facility in West County Dublin, by the end of 2015, impacting 130 employees, as the company makes changes to its global manufacturing network. A further group of about 40 posts in that facility are unaffected. In addition, a single...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have interpreted the Deputy’s question to relate to unpublished policy reports handed to me since I took up office on 9 March 2011. Details of policy reports not yet published 2013 Annual Report of the Company Law Review Group Review of Business Mentoring Services in Ireland – prepared by Forfás “Good for Business, Good for the Community –...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have interpreted the Deputy’s question to relate to reports in my possession which have been unpublished since I took up office on 9 March 2011. Details of unpublished report Expected date of publication Assessment of whether to allow full access to Croatian Nationals to the Irish Labour Market following accession [Forfás] The report's analysis was considered by Government...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National must hold a valid Employment Permit. My Department's Employment Permits Section administers the Employment Permits system. Before submitting a Work Permit application for consideration the potential employee must first ensure that their immigration status does not preclude them from taking up full time employment. This is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs gives a clear mandate to Enterprise Ireland to drive entrepreneurship and new business start-ups. In direct response to the demands of entrepreneurs and client companies, Enterprise Ireland has continued to introduce new initiatives to provide the right support at the right time, at all stages along the start-up journey. From initial steps, developing the idea,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: As part of an ongoing entrepreneurship marketing drive, Enterprise Ireland (EI) offers a €500 cash prize and a representative of Enterprise Ireland to sit on the evaluation panel of internal entrepreneurship competitions within Third Level institutes. This lets Enterprise Ireland gauge the standard of applications that can be brought forward to the national Student Enterprise Awards...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: One of the three new Disruptive Reforms introduced in the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 is the “Winning Abroad” initiative to be delivered by IDA Ireland. The key objective of the initiative is to deliver an additional 10,000 jobs (6,000 direct and 4,000 indirect) in a five year period, over and above the existing targets in set out in the Action Plan. Government has provided...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Market Access Grant is an important financial support from Enterprise Ireland to assist companies to build their business in international markets. It is one of a number of supports provided by Enterprise Ireland to support the achievement of international sales. These supports complement Enterprise Ireland’s international office network, which has access to more than 60 countries...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been, and will continue to be, an integral part of Ireland’s economic development strategy. Foreign owned firms have a strong impact on the Irish economy by contributing substantially to Ireland’s exports, jobs, expenditure in the Irish economy and to Exchequer funds. IDA Ireland client companies are responsible for over 161,000 jobs and are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs 2014 contains a number of specific actions that will support the manufacturing sector in Ireland including the introduction of a targeted Call for Innovation Vouchers for the sector. In order to increase the levels of innovation, competitiveness, and the long term sustainability of the manufacturing sector it is critical that manufacturing firms increase their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Big Data and Data Analytics represent a huge growth opportunity for Ireland. Building on initiatives and investments made in 2013, the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 contains a number of further actions aimed at helping to give Ireland a leadership position in these areas including a targeted Call for Innovation Vouchers in the area of data analytics. The Innovation Voucher initiative has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Ireland’s competitiveness performance has improved in recent years, as reflected in our enhanced position in international competitiveness rankings. For example, Ireland has moved up to 17th place in the IMD’s World Competitiveness Yearbook 2013, having being ranked 24th only two years ago. Ireland is ranked 15th in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2014 Report and was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Publication of any analysis or study under Action 93 will take place by Q4 of 2015 at the latest. The timelines for this Action, and all other Actions, are set out in the Table of Actions document which accompanies the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 document.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Under the Industrial Development Acts, the management of IDA Ireland’s property portfolio, including the provision of buildings for client companies, is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. I am informed by IDA Ireland that the Agency has identified a number of locations where the private sector is unable currently to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland operates a range of supports to help companies engage with third level researchers to undertake collaborative research for the benefit of the company. In this way Irish companies can leverage the wealth of experience, skills and resources in the higher education system in a cost effective and even cost-free way depending on the most appropriate support. Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: Action 142 in the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 calls for the development of strategic partnerships with major stakeholders in Northern Ireland. In terms of delivering this Action, a Quarter 1 2014 timeline was given to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to develop a partnership with the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI). This Action has been delivered on time. On...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: 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 of the Union. All such grants come from the exchequer, i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: There have been no meetings or requests for meetings between myself or officials of my Department with Philanthropy Ireland since 1 January 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (25 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 and 469 together. The Central Statistics Office, which has responsibility for the collection and dissemination of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the State, does not collect data on zero-hours contracts. Accordingly, it is not possible to provide a comparison of the number of persons with zero-hours...