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Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On the cost of insurance, the Government believes it is vitally important that consumers and businesses can obtain insurance cover at a reasonable and fair price. The average cost of motor insurance has fallen consistently since the middle of 2016, with the most recent CSO data for November 2018 indicating that private motor insurance premiums have decreased by almost 23% since peaking two...

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government’s goal is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020, including 135,000 outside of Dublin, and to attract back at least 70,000 emigrants. The whole of Government effort to deliver on these objectives is supported by the annual Action Plan for Jobs, and from 2019, its successor, the Future Jobs programme. The CSO estimates that between April 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. There are currently 909 employees (864.92 FTEs) in my Department. While some staff in my Department have undertaken procurement training, all staff are obliged to adhere to public procurement rules. Staff in my Department engaged in public procurement apply the guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties to its client base. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as almost 70% of all new foreign direct investment comes from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together. IDA Ireland's performance in 2018 resulted in the sixth consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. By the end of last year, total employment in the Agency's client companies stood at 229,057. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment-driven employment gains and there are now over...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland's results for 2018 underline how strongly Ireland continues to perform when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The Agency has seen its sixth consecutive year of growth with a record 229,057 people employed in FDI companies and 14,040 net new jobs added in 2018. Dublin is now home to 763 overseas companies employing 96,760 people. There were 6,231 net new jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. On an annual basis Enterprise Ireland (EI) works with approximately 5,000 manufacturing and internationally traded services companies through the agency’s network of 10 offices in Ireland and 33 international offices. In 2018 EI client companies reported strong employment performance with 215,207 people employed in companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. Details of the number of LEO supported clients and of the number of jobs in micro-enterprises supported by the LEOs for 2016 and 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department considers its overall allocation and resource needs on an ongoing basis and through a workforce planning process. The need for additional posts in 2019 was considered in conjunction with Budget 2019 and the Revised Estimates and taking account of the delivery of urgent business priorities that cannot be met with current staff resources. This exercise was undertaken in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Improving Ireland’s competitiveness and ensuring Ireland is an attractive location to do business is a key economic priority for this Government. By highlighting the competitiveness challenges that the economy faces and identifying the actions to address those issues within our control, the National Competitiveness Council makes a valuable contribution in this regard, and I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. The information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of employment permits granted for non-EEA workers in each of the years 2010 to 2108, listed by occupation and sector, is set out in tabular form. The Employment Permits Section of my Department has used the international Standard Occupational Classification (SOC Codes) system...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and the Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL). Occupations listed on the HSEOL are highly skilled jobs such as professional positions in medicine, ICT, sciences, finance and business. Occupations listed on the ICEL are generally occupations with lower skills...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (16 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The detail requested by the Deputy is an operational matter for the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). PIAB is an independent statutory agency and I, as Minister, am not permitted in my executive function to interfere in any way with the day to day operations and functions of PIAB. However, in order to assist the Deputy, I have set out in the following tables the relevant information...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and the Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL). These occupations lists are reviewed twice yearly to keep pace with rapid labour market changes and to be proactively identifying and addressing shortages as they arise. Ireland is a leader EU -wide in linking...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The employment permits system is managed through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and the Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL). These occupations lists are reviewed twice yearly to keep pace with rapid labour market changes and to be proactively identifying and addressing shortages as they arise. Ireland is a leader EU -wide in linking...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The first phase of the IDA’s €150m Regional Property Programme (RPP) is scheduled to conclude this year. The final advance buildings planned in the initial programme are currently under construction in Dundalk, Galway, Waterford and Limerick and are on track for completion by the end of 2019. As part of Budget 2019, an additional €10m of funding was allocated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In 2017 IDA Ireland appointed Jacobs Engineering, supported by AOS Planning, to identify potential strategic land banks in Ireland that would be particularly suitable for the sustainable development of data centre projects. The study was commissioned to understand what locations in Ireland are best placed to win and sustain this type of investment. The evaluation process, which has since been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The IDA Ireland business and technology park in Killygarry, County Cavan covers approximately 17 hectares. The main tenant on the park at present is ATA Group, an Enterprise Ireland (EI) client. IDA Ireland has completed a sale, in the past number of months, of other land at the park to a separate EI client company. It is hoped that this recent investment will generate new employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are providing 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. My Department and I have been very active in the 'Getting Ireland Brexit Ready' public information campaign. This...