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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body which was established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC has responsibility for information provision, workplace advice, mediation, conciliation, adjudication, inspection and enforcement in relation to employment rights, equality and equal status matters and industrial relations. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) was established on 1 October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and has responsibility for information provision, workplace advice, mediation, conciliation, adjudication, inspection and enforcement in relation to employment rights, equality and equal status matters and industrial relations. The WRC assumed the roles and functions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has a dedicated Health & Safety Unit within its Corporate Services Division which engages in a proactive and dynamic way to ensure that all the obligations under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 are adhered to. To that end, my Department also has an active Health and Safety Committee in place, supported by a series of “House Committees”...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: No employees of the State Agencies under the remit of my Department received gifts or hospitality to attend overseas sporting or musical events during 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The LEOs offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to develop into strong export entities. However, LEOs can also offer ‘soft’ supports to businesses employing more than 10 employees e.g. training, mentoring, advice or sign posting to other support...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government’s National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland was launched in October 2014 and sets out the Government’s strategic objectives as a facilitator within the Irish entrepreneurship ecosystem. One objective of the policy statement is to promote female entrepreneurship through identification and promotion of female role models, targeted events and awards,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Import X Initiative was a pilot project run in 2013 by the County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) in the South East, led by Carlow. It was designed to investigate if links could be formed between smaller and larger companies to engage in supply chain understanding. This initiative was primarily aimed at the engineering sector. The pilot initiative led to consultation with the engineering...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Prompt Payment of invoices is critical to the effective working of any economy and is an issue on which this Government places great emphasis. Late payment is particularly damaging for small and medium-sized businesses, where any disruption to cash flow can mean the difference between solvency and bankruptcy. The issue of late payment in commercial transactions is governed by the European...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland has one of the world’s leading life sciences clusters. This cluster includes world-class researchers, leading global multinationals supported by IDA Ireland, innovative indigenous companies supported by Enterprise Ireland (EI), clinical specialists and ancillary service providers. The Irish life sciences sector accounts for approximately €50 billion in exports...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I was very disappointed to learn of the decision last week by Cameron Ireland to initiate a process which will lead to 170 redundancies at their facility in Longford. My Department is in constant touch with IDA Ireland about the situation. The Agency will shortly be meeting the parent company in the USA to discuss their Irish operation and to encourage a continued commitment to Ireland....

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Troy for raising this issue. It has also been raised with me by Deputy Peter Burke and Senator Gabrielle McFadden. I was very sorry to hear about the decision announced yesterday by Cameron Industries. These employees in Cameron Willis have played a key role in the company's success over recent years and it is distressing for them now to be losing their jobs. My thoughts...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will certainly see if somebody can go to Longford. We are announcing jobs in Limerick early that morning and I will see if I can get someone to go to that meeting. Deputy Troy asked me when I heard. Actually, I got a voicemail from him. That was the first indication that I had of trouble in this company. The Deputy mentioned Abbott Diagnostics and Centre Parc. I have had Centre...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Anyway, that is the case and that decision has been made. 4 o’clock I received a letter from Mr. Quigley, the regional officer of the Unite Union, today to which I have replied. We will work hard together. It is unfair for the Deputy to say we are not doing anything. We have started the implementation of the regional action plans for jobs and they are working. The number...

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am taking this debate on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, who is unavailable. I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for raising the matter, as it provides me with the opportunity to outline the current position relating to the application made by Bunscoil Lughaidh Naofa, Carrickmacross, for funding under the summer works scheme 2016-2017. I understand the...

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for putting the case so forcefully and repeatedly. I thank him for giving me the opportunity to outline the current position regarding the application for the window replacement. The approval of further categories of summer works applications will be considered in the context of the Department’s 2017 capital Estimates.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Market (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A Critical Skills Employment Permit is designed to attract highly skilled people into the labour market with the aim of encouraging them to take up permanent residence in the State. Eligible occupations under this type of permit are deemed to be critically important to growing Ireland’s economy, are highly demanded and highly skilled, and in significant shortage of supply in our...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The management of the annual Exchequer funding provision to my Department and its Agencies is underpinned by the rules governing Public Financial Procedures. In particular grants provided to the Agencies of my Department are subject to the standard requirements set down in the Public Financial Procedures concerning any payment from a subhead, namely that they have to be fully vouched and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tax Code (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 236 to 239, inclusive, together. The goal of this Government is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020 with 135,000 outside Dublin and to achieve sustainable full employment. We also want to attract back 70,000 emigrants from abroad. This is a whole of Government effort and is delivered through our integrated Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Programme for Government Implementation (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The goal of this Government is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020 with 135,000 outside Dublin. We also want to attract back at least 70,000 emigrants from aboard. This is a whole of Government effort and is delivered through our integrated Action Plan for Jobs. The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Programme for Government Implementation (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The goal of this Government is to support the creation of an additional 200,000 jobs by 2020 with 135,000 outside Dublin. We also want to attract back at least 70,000 emigrants from aboard. This is a whole of Government effort and is delivered through our integrated Action Plan for Jobs. The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation....