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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (5 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am pleased that despite a fiercely competitive international investment environment, IDA Ireland continues to attract FDI to regional locations. Last year IDA Ireland client companies based outside of Dublin accounted for 59% (109,812 people) of total IDA Ireland client employment. In addition, IDA Ireland remains committed to increasing investment in each region by 30-40% by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 to 594, inclusive, together. In July 2015 it was announced that the company in question had chosen to locate a Customer Support Centre of Excellence in Limerick, with the support of IDA Ireland. Recruitment and early operations in Limerick began the following month. Job numbers now stand at approximately 100 and are growing incrementally. It is envisaged...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland’s mission is to attract high-value foreign direct investment (FDI) requiring high skill levels and a sophisticated business environment. To achieve this, the Agency may provide financial assistance to companies wishing to locate or expand their existing operations in Ireland. These incentives include: - employment grants; - capital grants; - research &...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: After the announcement of the closure of the BOSE factory, an inter-agency coordination group, chaired by Enterprise Ireland, was established. This group was focussed on coordinating the response from the State in terms of assisting affected staff. The inter-agency group also helped to develop a demographic and skills profile of former staff at the BOSE facility. This was completed by IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a comprehensive free trade agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. CETA represents a modern high standard agreement which has the ability to set a new global standard for Trade Agreements. It will end limitations in access...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government's key instruments to support job creation. Since the launch of the first Plan in 2012, 176,000 more people are in employment, driven by growth in job openings in both the manufacturing and services sectors. Our target under the 2016 Action Plan for Jobs is to add 50,000 new jobs this year. We have made a good start. Over 36,000 new jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There is no record in my Department of an Employment Permit Application in respect of the person named by the Deputy. I should advise the Deputy that my Department has just commenced a new online employment permits application service that will greatly improve the service and delivery times for applicants. This service is available at .

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: UK Referendum on EU Membership (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have not had discussions to date at the Council of Ministers on the reassignment of European Union agencies after the UK’s departure from the EU. While Government will seek to pursue any appropriate opportunities for Ireland arising from the UK’s departure, there are no specific plans at present in relation to EU agencies within the direct responsibility of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (4 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 and to achieve sustainable full employment. This is a whole of Government effort and is delivered through our integrated Action Plan for Jobs. The Action Plan for Jobs process aims to strengthen the enterprise base, in particular through supporting entrepreneurship,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 to 604, inclusive, together. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a comprehensive free trade agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. CETA represents a modern high standard agreement which has the ability to set a new...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets County Monaghan as part the North East Region. The property referred to - which comprises 17 hectares of full-serviced land in Knockaconny - forms part of Monaghan’s value proposition and is included in the Agency’s marketing of the area. 7.56 hectares of this land is currently available. IDA Ireland continues to seek opportunities to utilise this land to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Strategy Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department is currently preparing its 2016-2019 Statement of Strategy as required by the Public Service Management Act 1997. This work is being informed by the priorities set out in the Programme for Partnership Government and by submissions received in response to a stakeholder consultation process. My Department's commitments in the area of human rights and equality are most closely...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently two former public sector staff employed as Civilian Drivers to myself and the Minister for Employment and Small Business. Their appointments commenced in 2016 and are co-terminous with Ministerial periods in office. In both cases they are employed on an abatement of pension basis. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of the details...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (4 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The number of staff currently employed in my Department (in a full-time and work-share capacity, including 6 staff seconded in) is 867. This is the equivalent of 813.67 full-time posts.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently no plans or need to appoint any part-time members to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) under section 12(3)(c) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014. This sub-section (which was originally contained in section 35(1)(c) of the Competition Act 2002) is aimed at appointing part-time members to the CCPC where current members are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Vacancies on State Boards (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There are currently 3 vacancies on the Board of IAASA, the Chairperson, vacant since May 2016, a Ministerial nominee vacant since September 2015, and a Prescribed Accountancy Bodies (PAB) nominee since June 2016. There is an ongoing PAS process to fill the vacancy of Chair of IAASA. The Ministerial nominee vacancy will be filled through a PAS competition after the position of Chairperson is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (29 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A Contract for Services Employment Permit application was refused by my Department on 27thSeptember 2016. In the first instance the State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the EU and other EEA states. In accordance with this my Department operates an Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL) which is reviewed biannually....

Seanad: Economic Growth: Motion (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this motion. There is much in it which the Government can support but also elements the Government cannot support. I pay tribute to the former Minister of State and Deputy, Senator Ged Nash, for the good work that did in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on industrial relations and also on his stellar work with small...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statutory Instruments (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I signed the European Union (Statutory Audits) (Directive 2006/43/EC, as amended by Directive 2014/56/EU, and Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014) Regulations 2016 (S. I. No. 312 of 2016) on 15 June 2016 and they took effect on 17 June 2016. This Statutory Instrument gives effect to Ireland’s obligations under the EU audit reform package, comprising Directive (2014/56/EU) which amends...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (28 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is a new generation agreement that will remove tariffs between the EU and Canada and will create sizeable new market access opportunities in services and investment. CETA represents a modern high standard agreement which has the ability to set a new global standard for Trade Agreements. It will end limitations in access to public...