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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Section 18 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 contains a protection for employees who are employed on zero hour contracts. The zero hour protection applies to all employees whose contract operates to require them to be available whether they work on a casual basis or not. This feature of the legislation covers situations where, for example, an employee is sent home if things...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: An application in respect of the person in question was refused on 23rd July 2013 on the grounds that it appeared that no Labour Market Needs Test had been carried out. A review of this decision was sought in accordance with Section 13 the Employment Permits Act, 2006 but this was not received within the required timeframe and was thus a late appeal. However I understand that a new work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Correspondence (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: This pharmaceutical company has been established in Co Kildare for over 20 years and is a centre of excellence for the supply of established products as well as a manufacturer for new and innovative therapies. The facility currently supplies finished product to more than 100 markets around the world. The global pharmaceutical industry is experiencing a number of challenges due to patent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The 2013 Forfás annual employment survey, which involves a survey of all employment in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies, will be conducted in October with its findings published by year end. While this survey will provide data on employment created in a range of sectors classified by internationally agreed NACE codes, the digital gaming sector will be included...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: I understand that this Question refers to building and infrastructural projects in the locations mentioned. While my Department, through Enterprise Ireland, provides capital funding to higher education institutes in Co. Cork, which goes partly towards the provision of suitable buildings, none of these projects are located in Kinsale, Bandon or Clonakilty.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Growth (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland (EI) has, in the last three years, significantly increased the number of staff focussed on Latin America. The team now consists of two staff in Sao Paulo and three staff based in Dublin. In addition, EI has added 20 Pathfinders in the priority market of Brazil and throughout Latin Market, including a presence on the ground in Mexico. These are market experts in vertical...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Innovation Vouchers Initiative (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Innovation Voucher initiative was developed in 2007 to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers (i.e. higher education institutes, public research bodies) and small businesses. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 are available to assist a company or companies to explore a business opportunity or problem with a registered knowledge provider. To date in 2013 a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: In May 2013, the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the framework for Registered Employment Agreements as provided for in the 1946 Industrial Relations Act. This is clearly an important issue for many employers and their employees, particularly in relation to rates of pay and tendering for contracts. Having considered the legal advice from the Attorney General on the implications...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: Details of the number of IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors on a county basis from January 2012 to the end of August 2013 are set out in the tabular statement. These site visits were from new companies visiting the locations for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies. In 2012, IDA Ireland secured a total of 145 investments which resulted in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The filling of vacancies in bodies within my Department's remit is primarily an operational matter for the organisations themselves. The sanction to fill these vacancies typically specifies a requirement to advertise through the Public Appointments Service (PAS). My Department is committed to implementing the highest standards in all recruitment processes in which it is involved and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (18 Sep 2013)

Richard Bruton: The table lists the fees for the Chairperson and Members, for each Board under the aegis of my Department. The Deputy should note that in some cases members may have opted to waive their fees, some members will be subject to the ‘one person one salary’ principle and others are Department nominees at official level who are not entitled to fees and vacancies will exist on various...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The 2012 Action Plan for Jobs contained a commitment to publish and implement a new plan for the development of the Green Economy. The Government's Policy Statement on Growth and Employment in the Green Economy, Delivering Our Green Potential, was published in November 2012. The Statement sets out the enterprise opportunities in each sub-sector of the Green Economy, the actions the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Enterprise Development Agencies, under my Department, are to the fore in delivering on the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 and continue to ensure that businesses can maximise their contribution to economic recovery and employment growth. The Plan contains a range of policy actions to assist the development of indigenous enterprise. In terms of job creation in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The term next generation technologies does not have any widely accepted meaning, and may refer to any number of technological developments. My Department monitors new developments in a wide range of information and communication technologies, including cloud, mobile, social, geospatial and data analytics, and its ICT strategy is informed by these developments. Where my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Primary responsibility for making progress on the Digital Agenda under Ireland’s EU Presidency and beyond is a matter for my colleague Minister Pat Rabbitte, T.D. Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. In relation to elements of the digital single market, the following files were progressed during my chairmanship of the Competitiveness Council. On the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I regard the brokering of the agreement with the European Parliament on the Accounting Directive as one of the more significant achievements of the Irish Presidency. The new Accounting Directive introduces a simplified set of accounting rules and will reduce the administrative burden on SMEs, both in the long term and in the medium term. The Directive reduces the requirements imposed on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Commissions State Aid Modernisation process is that State Aid policy should help both the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy for growth as well as budget consolidation, by a more efficient use of taxpayers’ money and to encourage Member States to spend State Aid on public policies that can boost growth and create jobs. It also aims to ensure that State aid control...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The notable achievements during the Irish EU Presidency on advancing trade with our partners in Asia include the formal launch of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement with Japan, and agreement on a negotiating mandate and the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement with Thailand. The Presidency also started Council consideration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Labour Court is an independent statutory body. As Minister, I have no role in relation to the decisions and recommendations of the Labour Court. Nor have I as Minister any role, under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2012, or otherwise in the implementation of the recommendations of the Labour Court. In general, an employee has no right under employment law to be paid while on sick...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Pension Provisions (18 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Details of the Pension Schemes of each State agency and commercial State company under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the Administrators of the individual Schemes. I have asked the Agencies to respond directly to Deputy McGrath.