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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (19 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland has recently reported very strong mid-year results and expects that investments approved in the first half of 2018 will lead to the creation of over 11,300 jobs as companies roll out their plans over the coming months and years. This compares with 11,000 job approvals over the same period in 2017. There were 139 projects won in the first six months of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (19 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: At my request, my Department is currently conducting a review of economic migration policies underpinning the current employment permits system to ensure that our policies are fully supportive of Ireland’s emerging labour market needs, be they skills or labour shortages in certain sectors.  A full report on the review is due by end June.  Following on from that Report, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (19 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: At my request, my Department is currently conducting a review of economic migration policies underpinning the current employment permits system to ensure that our policies are fully supportive of Ireland’s emerging labour market needs, be they skills or labour shortages in certain sectors.  A full report on the review is due by end June.  Following on from that Report, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (19 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Since January of this year my Ministerial colleagues, Ministers of State Pat Breen and John Halligan and I have continued the Government's outreach agenda with Ireland's EU partners. Working closely with a range of EU partners has always been important for Ireland and continues to be a priority. The following tables list the EU counterparts with whom we have recently engaged on issues related...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (19 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The announcement by Coca-Cola that it will be closing Athy International Concentrates, on a phased basis from September 2018 to December 2019, is very disappointing. While I very much regret this news, I welcome Coca Cola's stated commitment to making every effort to help those employees who will lose their jobs. This includes redundancy packages, as well as financial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Details of the FOI requests received by my Department and its Offices to date in 2018 are set out in the following table. This table provides details of FOI requests granted/part granted, refused, dealt with outside of the Freedom of Information framework or withdrawn, requests where the final decision was the subject of an appeal, and finally, details of requests were search, retrieval and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: A commitment was given to UEFA to introduce legislation to prevent the unauthorised transfer and use of tickets for matches or official events related to EURO 2020 to be held here. Officials of my Department have met with UEFA officials to discuss the implementation of the commitment. I will bring forward legislative provisions necessary to give effect to the commitment before tickets go on sale.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: EI 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 events for companies to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, through its agency Enterprise Ireland, supports companies in urban and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. On an annual basis Enterprise Ireland works with approximately 5,000 companies through a network of market and sector advisers based across 10 national offices and 33 international offices. These...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland believes that the best way for Irish companies to withstand current global economic challenges is by diversifying 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (14 Jun 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 meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to €300...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: As part of a range of supports offered to help businesses prepare for Brexit, InterTrade Ireland offers ‘Brexit Start to Plan’ vouchers valued at up to £2000/€2000. This funding helps companies access professional advice on specific issues such as tariffs; currency management; regulatory and customs issues; and movement of labour, good and services. InterTrade...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The funding allocation and expenditure for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) in respect of the years 2010 to 2018 are set out in the following table. Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Funding allocation €6.086m €5.967m €5.697m €5.330m €4.672m €5.091m €5.015m €4.895m €5.057m Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland’s overarching labour market policy is to promote the sourcing of skills and labour needs from within the workforce of Ireland and the European Economic Area. As the economy improves and we approach full employment, labour as well as skills shortages are becoming apparent in some sectors with the consequent potential to constrict growth due to labour shortages. In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: On 14 September 2016, the EU Commission published a package of copyright reform proposals as part of its Digital Single Market strategy. This included a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (hereinafter the “Copyright Directive”). The intention of the Directive is to craft modern copyright legislation suitable for all European citizens. Among the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: At my request, my Department is currently conducting a review of economic migration policies underpinning the current employment permits system to ensure that our policies are fully supportive of Ireland’s emerging labour market needs, be they skills or labour shortages in certain sectors. A full report on the review is due by end June. Following on from that Report, it is expected...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Training Fund (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: Given the recent fall in unemployment to 5.8% and the increased rate of technological change which will impact on many people currently employed, I support the National Competitiveness Council's recommendation to reorient the expenditure profile of the National Training Fund (NTF) to provide greater support to effective in-employment training programmes. My Department is participating...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome this recommendation from the National Competitiveness Council, in relation to an updated forecast for high level ICT skills in the Irish economy to 2022. In 2013, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) published the study "Addressing the Demand for High-Level ICT Skills". This study included a demand forecast for ICT skills over the period 2013-2018. The findings and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: The '2018 Globalization Report: Who Benefits Most from Globalization' which the Deputy refers to in his question was published on the 8th June 2018 by Bertelsmann Stiftung. The report analyses globalisation’s effect on growth across a total of 42 countries. The report found that Ireland is the most globalised economy out of the 42 studied and is highly integrated especially in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Development Plan Administration (13 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: In May 2018 the Government agreed in respect of the four funds under the National Development Plan, that is, the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund and the Climate Action Fund, that each Fund will have an advisory board with civil servants and experts from the relevant sector as members, and final...