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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: There are eight externally contracted people currently employed by IDA Ireland.  This figure includes six people engaged via recruitment agencies and two freelancers/sole traders. The Enterprise agencies under my remit are provided with an overall pay ceiling within which they have some flexibility to align their staffing resources to manage their overall operations and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland (EI) is the agency responsible for helping Irish companies to scale, innovate and succeed in global markets. EI utilises contractors to provide key short-term functions. The agency uses a tendering process to select contractors, and these contractors then perform a variety of functions. An example of the kind of tasks that these contractors perform includes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland (EI) supports companies in every region of Ireland to start and scale, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and in the future. In order to help its clients achieve employment growth in the context of a rapidly changing marketplace, EI uses a developmental approach across all aspects of clients’ needs, including business development, sales...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Staff (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Enterprise agencies under my remit are provided with an overall pay ceiling within which they have some flexibility to align their staffing resources to manage their overall operations and priorities. Staffing resources are reviewed as an ongoing priority to ensure my Department’s continued ability to facilitate the wide mission and volume of work in a range of challenging policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Site Visits (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The IDA Ireland Business & Technology Park located in Mallinstown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath consists of c.22.5 hectares (c.55.6 acres).  The park is fully zoned and serviced and currently has one IDA client located there, namely Patterson Pumps. Patterson is an engineering company that manufactures industrial pumps and employs approximately 40 people. IDA Ireland continues...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: From February 9th 2018, when section 16(3)(b) International Protection Act 2015 was struck down by the Supreme Court, until the date of entry into force of the EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive, any eligible international protection applicants can access the employment permit system on the same basis as other non-EEA nationals. The opt-in process, involving...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foireann Roinne (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Tá 898 duine fostaithe i mo Roinn faoi láthair. Toisc go bhfuil éileamh íseal ar sheirbhísí a fháil trí mheán na gaeilge i mo Roinn, níl postanna daingnithe nó aitheanta ina mbeidh gá le gaeilge mar riachtanas ann. Tá an Roinn tiomanta go hiomlán don Scéim Teanga 2015-2018, a ullmhaíodh de bhun Alt 15...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. Over the past year, and currently, my Department is focused on undertaking Brexit-related analysis to ensure that we continue to provide the supports required by Irish based enterprises as they navigate the uncertainties and challenges posed by Brexit. For example, we have undertaken research in relation to economic impacts,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Supports (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Hewlett Packard (HP) site is not in IDA Ireland ownership. The Agency is aware that HP has engaged agents CBRE, to handle the sale of the site and building in Leixlip, which has been on the open market since July 2017. The IDA continues to engage with the owner about its potential sale and is actively drawing the attention of its clients to the property.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland’s competitiveness ranking, as benchmarked by the Institute for Management Development in its 2018 Yearbook, declined from 6th to 12th most competitive economy in the world. After several years of improvement, the decline in Ireland's overall ranking is disappointing. Despite the fall in competitiveness, Ireland’s competitiveness performance remains positive. The IMD...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I am proud that Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting FDI. It is a huge achievement that there are now over 210,000 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies here. The fact that the Agency has surpassed its overall five-year target of 209,000 within three years is further evidence of Ireland’s success in growing the level of employment by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department operates within the Civil Service policy framework for Human Resources, and in this regard it carries out its functions in accordance with the circulars and policies set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Since the moratorium on recruitment was lifted in 2015, there has been considerable movement of staff. In respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland operates an intensive programme of international and domestic trade events with 200 such engagements planned for 2018. While there are no Trade Missions to Japan currently planned, an intensive programme of Ministerial visits and Trade Missions was carried out to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Japan. This programme concluded in March 2018,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit presents the most significant economic challenge of the past 50 years for businesses in all parts of the country, and my Department and its agencies are working hard to ensure that potentially impacted firms are taking the necessary steps to prepare and mitigate risks and to take advantage of potential opportunities. I am confident that the agencies under my remit have the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation. The Action Plan for Jobs process has worked well to achieve its primary objective. Since the first Plan was launched in early 2012, there are over 345,000 more people at work. The unemployment rate has fallen from a high of 16 per cent to 5.8 per cent in May 2018. The four key aims of Action...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gender Balance (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In 2016, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) published its Gender Strategy for the years 2016-2020.  This strategy provides a comprehensive framework for delivering SFI’s actions to retain and increase the participation of excellent female researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers.  Since the launch, SFI has moved towards streamlining gender...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In March 2017, following a review of the Highly Skilled and Ineligible lists of Employment earlier this year, which included a public consultation, I announced the removal of certain chef grades from the ineligible occupation list. This means that if an employer is unsuccessful in filling a vacancy either domestically or from across the European Economic Area (EEA) it can be filled by a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Data (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The process for selection of Ministerial appointees to boards of agencies is managed by the Public Appointments Service in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards that is published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The information requested by the Deputy is listed in tabular form. State Agency/Commercial State Body No. of Board...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: To be resilient to economic shocks, such as Brexit, Irish exporting companies need to be innovative, competitive and have a diversified global footprint. Enterprise Ireland’s focus for 2018 is to help client companies build on the strength of their 2017 performance by putting an increased emphasis on market diversification, driving innovation and competitiveness. In addition to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Data (21 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: To be resilient to economic shocks, such as Brexit, Irish exporting companies need to be innovative, competitive and have a diversified global footprint. Enterprise Ireland’s focus for 2018 is to help client companies build on the strength of their 2017 performance by putting an increased emphasis on market diversification, driving innovation and competitiveness. In addition to the...