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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Returns (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: According to the records of the Companies Registration Office, 18,177 annual returns were deemed to have been filed late in 2013. This figure represents 13.6% of all the annual returns received by that Office during 2013. The percentage of companies filing an annual return on time has steadily increased. 82.3% of companies filed on time in 2011, 85.2% filed on time in 2012 and that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the former Braun Oral B site in County Carlow is available to the market through property agents Jones Lang LaSalle. The facility, which is privately owned, is a significant industrial complex comprising a series of interconnected manufacture and warehouse buildings totalling some 227,335 square feet on a site of approximately 29 acres and is available for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 89 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department's remit. It should be noted that of these, only 30 were new appointments within my discretion. 21 appointments were reappointments and the remaining 38 were allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Pro bono work has been provided by the following legal, accountancy and consulting firms for my Department as follows:- 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2013 Name of Legal /Accountancy/Consultancy/ Firm Level of pro-bono work provided to DJEI KPMG on behalf of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Assistance with drafting of Explanatory Memorandum in relation to Chapter 6 of the Companies Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have interpreted the Deputy's question to relate to the period 1January 2012 to 31December 2013. The following are the consulting firms, in order of fee generation/cost engaged by my Department, during the period 1 January 2012 to 31December 2013. Name of Consultancy Firm Fee generation/cost € A&L Goodbody Solicitors 167,971.00 Deloitte 102,872.62 Ward Solutions...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 30 together. The action plan for jobs is a whole-of-Government programme which includes commitments from all Departments and a significant number of State agencies to take actions to support job creation. The aim of the action plan is to create a supportive operating environment for businesses in order to allow employment to grow across all sectors,...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: As I indicated earlier, actions were implemented last year and we will take further action this year. Programmes are in place to help people with disabilities take advantage of employment opportunities. Many of these programmes are administered through the Department of Social Protection and, specifically, INTREO. Available supports include the employability service, training programmes...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I agree with the Deputy. In no area of our employment strategy are we happy that we have reached our desired destination. It must be acknowledged, however, that enterprise has created more than 58,000 job opportunities over the past 12 months, or 62,000 if one nets out the decline in the public sector. Clearly that changes the environment by creating a better arena in which people with...

Other Questions: Job Creation Data (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: We have a good system in place for assessing skills. The high level group on skills forecasting works very closely with Irish and foreign owned companies in identifying skills required. For example, we have, through the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, committed to doubling the output of ICT graduates because IT is a key sector. A US company relocating to...

Other Questions: Job Creation Data (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: A person who comes to work in Ireland becomes part of a community and pays tax here. We should not pretend that it is unacceptable for a company relocating to Ireland to bring with it employees from its head office as part of that relocation. While such companies may start with a core, they quickly become Irish-led. One of the reasons they come is the talent available here. That is key. ...

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The primary focus of the recent trade mission to the Gulf, as with all trade missions, is to encourage business-to-business links and encourage investment and employment opportunities. I believe that if we want to be effective in addressing human rights issues with countries, we must do it in an appropriate way and at the right opportunity, so that our concerns are taken seriously and acted...

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Earlier in parliamentary session we were talking about the importance of putting resources into emerging markets so that Ireland can be positioned to take advantage of growth opportunities. When we go on trade missions we bring companies that are seeking to create jobs here at home for Irish people. That is a challenge. We have 12.5% unemployment and the growth is shifting to new markets....

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: We need to consider the experience even in our own country. When we became more open to trade and integration in Europe we dramatically changed human rights in Ireland. The record is there. We saw change come here as a result of much of the integration and trade that occurred between Ireland and the EU. That is the objective. We do not ignore Saudi Arabia, which will be a member of the...

Other Questions: Job Creation Data (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás annual employment survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data are compiled on an annualised basis and aggregated at county level. The information is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only. It is, therefore, not possible to provide the information the Deputy seeks....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás annual employment survey, which reports on job gains and losses in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies, shows that 172 new jobs were created in IDA companies in Waterford in 2013, an increase of 55 on the number created in 2012. There are currently 28 IDA client companies employing more than 5,000 people in Waterford city and county. The number of net...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: The strategy that the IDA published set a target of 50% job creation outside Dublin and Cork. It has not been possible to achieve that. That is not because the company has not been seeking to deliver it. The agency reports and makes efforts to promote the other regions. Unfortunately, the nature of mobile foreign investment has changed. We can see this in the type of wins the agency is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I reject Deputy Halligan's allegation that the IDA is not putting the effort in. This is borne out by the increase in site visits and additional activity. The IDA is correct: the agency does not direct companies on where to invest. The companies come with a well-known list of what they need. Typically, they use advisors to identify where they can get the right fit. The IDA does not move...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: Grants provided by IDA Ireland are always subject to legal conditions. If a grant is provided and the company does not fulfil the conditions, the grant is repaid. The obligation to repay grants ceases when a company that spends many years in Ireland fulfils its programme of activity. That has always been the approach. In any sector there are parts going down and rising. For example,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am very conscious of the difficulties any closure poses, but a company has to make decisions about its position. We seek and have sought to work with Lufthansa to put transformation programmes in place to support it. That has been a constant feature in recent years. I have met Lufthansa to make sure this offer is always on the table. Decisions of this nature are made ultimately by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Losses (23 Jan 2014)

Richard Bruton: I have met all of the Deputies. Unfortunately, a decision has been taken on this issue.