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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and wider EEA, an employment permit may be sought by an employer to hire a non-EEA national.  The employment permits system is managed in part through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL) for the purposes of granting an employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland has introduced a number of Brexit specific programmes to help Irish companies remain resilient in the face of uncertainty.  One of these measures is an online “Brexit SME Scorecard” to help all Irish businesses self-assess their exposure to Brexit. The Scorecard generates a report on weak areas with suggested actions and resources, and information on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit presents the most significant economic challenge of the past 50 years, and it is important that we prepare for any long-term structural and disruptive change that may emerge.  Being prepared is crucial to ensure resilience to emerging challenges.   To promote awareness, and supported by a national Prepare For Brexit campaign, Enterprise Ireland designed and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: A key strategy for Irish companies to withstand current global economic challenges is to diversify their export footprint. Enterprise Ireland launched the Market Discovery Fund in January 2018 with the aim of encouraging companies to expand into new markets by helping with the costs of researching viable and sustainable market entry strategies. The Fund provides support towards both internal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (7 Sep 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: InterTradeIreland Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As part of its Brexit Advisory Service, InterTrade Ireland (ITI) offers vouchers which enable companies to get professional advice on how best to plan and prepare for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.  This support helps businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Communications (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The following table shows the various 1890 lo-call numbers currently in operation across the Department and its Offices. Number Office/Location 1890 220222 Department’s Dublin locations 1890 220223 Patents Office, Kilkenny 1890 220225 Registry of Friendly Societies, Dublin 1890 220226 Companies Registration Office, Dublin & Carlow 1890 220227 Workplace Relations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has ensured that Enterprise Ireland (EI) has the necessary resources to drive awareness and to assist companies to prepare for Brexit. EI were provided with additional resources in 2017 and again in 2018 to enable the agency to ramp up supports in light of Brexit to drive improvements in: - productivity, - competitiveness, - innovation, and - management capability and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland work with approximately 5,000 companies through a network of market and sector advisors based across 10 national offices and 33 international offices. They also work with the network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices through their Centre of Excellence to support small and micro businesses. Enterprise Ireland currently employs 556 (FTE) staff in its Irish offices. This...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Household Waste Collection Price Monitoring Group (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: On 4 July 2017, a motion was passed by Dáil Éireann which called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to ask the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) to report on the operation of the household waste collection market. Following a formal request on 25 September 2017 from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Monaghan is the ‘first-stop-shop’ for advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports for anyone who wishes to start or grow their own business in the area. The LEOs provide a ‘signposting’ service in relation to all relevant State supports available through agencies such as Revenue, the Department of Social...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and wider EEA, an employment permit may be sought by an employer to hire a non-EEA national. The employment permits system is managed in part through the operation of the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List (HSEOL) and Ineligible Categories of Employment List (ICEL) for the purposes of granting an employment permit. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The figures to date (4 September) for 2018 are set out in tabular form below: No. of prosecutions initiated Number of convictions No. of Director Disqualifications No. of Director Restrictions 1 2 9 (1 by Disqualification Undertaking; 8 by Court Orders) 78 (61 by Restriction Undertakings; 17 by Court Orders) The ODCE also exercised its right to make certain compliance applications to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Portfolio (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The IDA Ireland business park in Knockaconny, County Monaghan covers approximately 17 hectares of which 7.56 hectares are currently available for marketing. The IDA is working with Monaghan County Council on planning permission for technology units on the Park to assist in attracting investors to the area. The Agency is also exploring the potential to attract non-traditional investments...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, an additional €3 million was secured for my Department in respect of Pay in Budget 2017 targeted specifically to assist with increased staffing needs for the Department and a number of our Agencies to deal with the evolving Brexit scenario. In Budget 2018, an additional pay allocation of a further €3 million was gained for further strengthening...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties of Ireland to its client base. 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 at least 70% of all new foreign direct investment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (7 Sep 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: Enterprise Support Schemes (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since October 2016, when the then Minister for Finance launched the PAYE Modernisation project in his Budget speech, Revenue has worked extensively with all relevant stakeholders in a co-design approach to ensure the new reporting system reduces the administrative burden on employers to the greatest extent possible. The move to real-time reporting is the most significant change to the PAYE...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland’s (EI’s) focus for 2018 is to help clients increase their competitiveness and to diversify their global footprint - key attributes required to be resilient to economic shocks, such as those emerging from any kind of Brexit. To this end, EI has engaged in a programme of: - Building resilience in Irish exporting companies focused on innovation, market...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (7 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The latest Labour Force Survey release from the CSO for Q2 2018 has shown that participation rates are increasing across the labour force. When comparing year-on-year data, our overall participation rate has increased by 0.5 percent to 62.3 percent. The male participation rate has shown a slight increase (0.1 percent) to bring total male participation to 68.6 percent. The female participation...