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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department has had two smartphone Apps developed during the period on question, both for internal use. The first is an Android app to support the annual scanning of assets. It was developed by Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd. at a cost of €3,595. The second was a Blackberry app to allow travelling staff access the Department's internal phone directory using official Blackberry devices. It...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Analysis by IDA on the preliminary results released in respect of 2013 show that a total of 68 jobs were created in IDA supported companies in County Meath while 58 jobs were lost. In addition, there are 14 IDA supported companies in County Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: IDA sponsored itinerary visits by potential investors include visits to multiple locations where there are greenfield or current turn-key property solutions for them to consider. The majority of these solutions with the exception of Dublin and to a lesser extent Cork, are usually situated on the outskirts of towns and cities. For reasons of client confidentiality and commercial sensitivity,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. As part of the Public Service Reform Plan, I undertook to review how the functions currently carried out by Forfás might be integrated with the resources of my Department in order to further enhance the formulation and implementation of national enterprise policy. Following consideration of the matter and engagement with the Board...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: Forfás has been of enormous value to my Department and to the Government in the development of appropriate policy responses to the many enterprise and jobs-related challenges that have confronted the country, particularly throughout the economic crisis of the last few years. The overarching objective of integrating Forfás into my Department is to strengthen our capacity to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: Under the Industrial Development Acts 1993, 1998 and 2003, Forfás is the legal employer of all staff in Forfás, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and a number of staff in the National Standards Authority of Ireland. Forfás has responsibility for managing pension arrangements of these staff and for paying the pensions of retired staff of those...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (4 Feb 2014)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland offers a range of financial and non-financial supports to assist clients through all stages of the business development cycle. Enterprise Ireland’s offers in the Start-Up space are aimed at High Potential Start-Up (HPSUs). HPSU companies are defined as start-up ventures that are: - Introducing a new or innovative product or service to international markets; -...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (30 Jan 2014)

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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have been informed by Enterprise Ireland that the company concerned is carrying out a review of its processing operation at the plant concerned and that the company has entered into a consultation period with its employees. The company has been experiencing ongoing competitive pressure in some of its key markets and is seeking to explore a number of viable alternatives to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Availability (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Without having the specific detail of the particular type of farming investment that the Deputy is referring to, it is difficult to prescribe appropriate options available for the enterprise in question. In relation to being unable to access bank funding, the enterprise can seek support from the Credit Review Office who accept applications from SMEs, sole traders and small and medium-sized...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: When my Department last ran a public procurement competition for the provision of taxi services it invited 5 Taxi companies to quote for the provision of a Taxi/Hackney Service to the Department. National Radio Cabs (NRC) was the only company that responded to the Invitation to Tender - (ITT) at that time and subsequently a 2½ year contract was put in place with NRC. The contract...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey is the active time series and is the source for the attached data. The sample of companies changes year on year. As companies enter the population or have transferred agency, companies have the opportunity to revisit numbers for the previous year when they are filling out the Survey. Data is currently being compiled in respect of 2013 and will not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Details of the number of IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors on a county basis from 2011 to 2013 are set out in the attached tabular statement. There are many complex factors influencing investor location decision-making such as the increasing preference of investors globally for cities of scale with 1 million plus population, significant challenges from lower cost locations in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Tables 1, 2, and 3 below sets out the payments made by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland and the City and County Enterprise Boards to companies in each county for the years 2011 and 2012 respectively. Detailed data in relation to 2013 is currently being compiled. It is expected that the information will be available later this year. Table 1 – IDA Ireland (€) County...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (30 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: An interdepartmental Group, chaired by the Department of Social Protection which has responsibility for the State pension and pension age policy, was established in August 2012 to consider cross departmental policy issues that may support longer working and thereby improve the sustainability and adequacy of pensions systems. This Group included representatives from the Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Building Regulations Application (29 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: In my Department the following Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) capital building projects are underway: Project Estimated Exchequer capital building cost (€) Status of project at 30/09/2013 (see note below) Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) - Environmental Health Sciences Institute (EHSI) 8.29m Planning stage Dublin City University (DCU)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (29 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within the workforce of the European Union. Policy in relation to applications for employment permits continues to focus on facilitating the recruitment from outside the European Economic Area of highly skilled personnel, where the requisite skills cannot be met by normal recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (29 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Prompt Payments for goods and services rendered is critical to the effective working of any economy and is an issue on which this Government places great emphasis. In an effort to help ease cash flow difficulties for Irish small businesses operating under the current economic environment, while at the same time, setting an example for businesses in the private sector to improve their payment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (29 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: In the judgement delivered on 9 May 2013 in McGowan and others v The Labour Court, Ireland and the Attorney General, the Supreme Court held that Part III of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 was invalid having regard to Article 15.2.1 of the Constitution. That Article provides, in effect, that the exclusive power to make laws is vested in the Oireachtas. The Supreme Court took the view that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Fees (29 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland supports companies to grow and scale and achieve international sales. This often involves senior employees spending a number of years in overseas market outside of the EU. Developing markets outside of the EU is core to the Strategy on Trade, Tourism and Investment. Enterprise Ireland would encourage policy initiatives that would support companies to encourage high...