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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland client companies create highly skilled, well-paid and sustainable jobs. The cost of those jobs to the State is calculated by taking into account IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland expenditure to all firms in the period of calculation. Only jobs created during and sustained to the end of each seven-year period are credited in the calculations. The...

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

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland supports companies in regional and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. Enterprise Ireland provide a range of financial and non-financial supports for homegrown business start-ups to scale and succeed in international markets, these supports are tailored to a company’s stage of growth and level of...

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

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland is authorised by my Department to provide a range of financial supports in the form of employment, capital, research and development, environmental and training grants. These grants are an important means of encouraging companies to invest in Ireland, particularly in regional locations. In all instances where financial assistance is approved by IDA Ireland for a client...

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

Heather Humphreys: InterTradeIreland (ITI) offers a range of trade and innovation initiatives which assist SMEs to explore cross-border markets, develop new products and services and to become investor ready. It does not, however, provide grant assistance to firms in the way that the State's principal enterprise agencies do with their clients. ITI did not, therefore, initiate any proceedings against companies...

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

Heather Humphreys: Customers who wish to complain about the quality of customer service provided by my Department can submit a complaint under the Department’s complaint procedures. These procedures, along with the Department’s customer charter and customer action plan, were updated recently in accordance with the customer service actions outlined for implementation in “Our Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Negotiations (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 281 together. On 26 June 2018, the European Council authorised the European Commission to open formal negotiations within the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on how to divide up existing EU Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) between the EU-27 Member States and the United Kingdom (UK) in the context of the UK's exiting the European Union. The European...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The last meeting I had with the Director General of SFI was on Tuesday, 13 November 2018. I intend to schedule dates for meetings for next year early in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Details of expenditure incurred by my Department and its Offices to date in 2018 on advertising campaigns, including social media campaigns, and public relations and other communications support are set out in the table below. My Department and its Offices use external advertising providers having regard to the business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland is working hard to promote Counties Cavan and Monaghan to potential investors. The Agency has a dedicated regional manager for the North East/North West Region and an office in the Cavan Innovation and Technology Centre. As part of its strategy to encourage investment in the area, the Agency is focusing, in particular, on new investors from key target sectors such as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since the Brexit Referendum, my predecessor, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, attended meetings of the Competitiveness Council on 29th September 2016, 28th November 2016 and 20th February 2017. My colleague, Minister Breen, attended meetings of the Council on 30th November 2017, 12th March 2018, 28th May 2018 and 16th July 2018. The meeting on the 27th September this year was attended by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In the absence of information about the type of contract at issue and the terms and conditions of that contract, I am not in a position to give a full reply to this question. The general consumer protection legislation for which my Department has responsibility does not, with one exception, contain provisions on the means by which contracts are to be terminated or rescinded. That exception...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Any Brexit scenario will mean considerable change and impact for Ireland and extensive and detailed Brexit preparedness and contingency work is being taken forward by my Department, working closely with the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and across all Government Departments and Agencies. The Government focus continues to be on ensuring an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Government remains focused on ensuring an orderly UK withdrawal through ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement endorsed by the European Council on 25 November and agreed with the British Government. However, it is only prudent for the Government to prepare for all scenarios. Officials from my Department are part of the Technical Working Group on State aid which also comprises...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Government remains focused on ensuring an orderly UK withdrawal through ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement endorsed by the European Council on 25 November and agreed with the British Government. However, it is only prudent for the Government to prepare for all scenarios and my Department is carrying out extensive work in preparation. Informed by detailed research, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, extensive and detailed Brexit preparedness and contingency work is underway across all Government Departments and State agencies. In a number of key areas for Ireland, the appropriate response and mitigation will be at the EU level. The EU Commission acknowledged the particular impact of Brexit on Ireland and Irish business in its contingency planning...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies are providing extensive supports to ensure that businesses are prepared for Brexit. These supports aim to assist businesses in identifying key risk areas and the practical preparatory actions to be taken over the coming months. The information is set out in the table below: Scheme Uptake (as of 17 December 2018) Allocation/Expenditure by year Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be Brexit impacted and which meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding announced in the 2018 Budget (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Loan Scheme was launched on the 28 March this year. I am pleased to say there has been a steady stream of applications so far. The SBCI have received 326 applications under the Brexit Loan Scheme up to 10 December 2018. 287 of those applications have been deemed eligible for a loan under the scheme, and of those, 58 have progressed to sanction at finance provider level to a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in regional areas to its clients. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (19 Dec 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) develops standards for products and services upon request of industry, regulators or policy makers. Indigenous standards may be promulgated where no existing international or European standards have been adopted or proposed. Section 8 of the National Disability Authority Act 1999 provides that the National Disability Authority (NDA),...