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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Productivity Levels (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Manufacturing is an essential component of the Irish economy. Up to 2003, productivity in the manufacturing sector grew by between 4 per cent and 8 per cent per year. Since 2003, annual productivity growth has slowed to between 2 per cent and 4 per cent. This decline mirrors a similar trend in the sector in most of the developed world. However, productivity in manufacturing has been...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following table provides data on Goods trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland from 2008 – 2012. Ireland - Northern Ireland Trade - Exports € m Imports € m 2008 1,564.53 1,261.31 2009 1,286.23 941.08 2010 1,326.14 989.72 2011 1,422.01 1,047.25 2012 1,448.90 1,029.06 The Central Statistics Office (CSO) provides Services trade date for the United Kingdom as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment in every...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfas Annual Employment survey reports on the number of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies. The attached tabular statement shows the number of permanent jobs in IDA client companies in Waterford in each of the three years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Figures for 2013 will not be available until year end. Waterford is part of IDA’s South East region along with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I have been informed by IDA that in the period from the beginning of 2011 to date in 2013 there have been a total of 64 IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors to the South East region, of which 49 have been to Waterford, city and county. These site visits were from new companies visiting the location for the first time and from senior executives of existing IDA client companies....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: I understand from the Central Statistics Office that they do not have the data in question. I should also point out that the Enterprise Development agencies, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the County and City Enterprise Boards, under the remit of my Department, support only a proportion of the start-ups that might be established in any County and they do not support all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Staff (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The authorisation of overseas travel for staff of the IDA is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. IDA Ireland is a marketing organisation, whose mandate is to attract foreign direct investment to Ireland. The very nature of its business requires marketing executives to undertake travel overseas. IDA Ireland operates a robust travel policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: All travel undertaken by Enterprise Ireland staff is necessary to facilitate Enterprise Ireland delivering on its mandate to support and develop indigenous industry. If the objective of the travel can be achieved in an appropriate way through other means Enterprise Ireland staff do not travel. Overseas travel is undertaken for many reasons including, to support due diligence in evaluating...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government currently recognises the impact that community groups can have as drivers of economic and enterprise activity. The model followed to date has involved the provision of Community Enterprise Centre space and the associated recruitment of centre managers through formal programmes administered by Enterprise Ireland. In May, I met with members of the West Cork Jobs Initiative, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Levels (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Enterprise Development Agencies have been to the fore in delivering on the commitments set out in the Action Plan for Jobs. This year’s Action Plan for Jobs 2013 will build on the success of the 2012 Action Plan. It includes 333 actions for delivery across all Government Departments and 46 Agencies or Offices. The Plan contains a range of policy actions to assist the development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department currently has the following non-commercial State sponsored bodies supporting us in our work: - non-commercial State sponsored bodies 1. Enterprise Ireland (EI) 2. IDA Ireland 3. Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) 4. Shannon Development 5. County and City Enterprise Boards (35) 6. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) 7. Forfás 8. National Consumer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The information is provided in the tables. January - July 2013 Name of Company/Payee Cost (€) Date of Commission Date of Completion Janet Hughes 17,835 January 2013 April 2013 RSM McClure Watters 37,634 February 2013 September 2013 January – December 2012 Name of Company/Payee Cost (€) Date of Commission Date of Completion Achilles Procurement Services Ltd...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (11 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The EU's decision to start negotiations with the US on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement followed the report of the EU-US High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth which recommended significantly closer trade relations between the two economies of the EU and the US. Assessments made by the EU Commission and other studies show that a comprehensive agreement could over time boost...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Numbers (11 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: NERA currently has in place a team of fifty six inspectors, including seven managers. Two of these inspectors are currently assigned to other duties and during the course of this year one inspector passed away, may she rest in peace. There are no inspectors currently in training. The moratorium on recruitment and promotions in the Public Service, introduced by the Minister for Finance on...

Other Questions: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Encouraging and promoting an enterprise culture in those under 25 years is an important area of activity for the county enterprise boards and the local enterprise offices. These offices seek to influence student attitudes in favour of enterprise at both primary and secondary level through the annual student enterprise awards, local or inter-county initiatives such as Exploring Enterprise, in...

Other Questions: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Yes.

Other Questions: Youth Enterprise Initiatives (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: The decline in entrepreneurship is disappointing but it is concentrated in certain sectors such as construction, which used to be a major entrepreneurial sector. As I mentioned in reply to Deputy Calleary, a bespoke scheme for women entrepreneurs was launched last year. It was very successful and was oversubscribed. We are continuing to build on that. On the question of whether our most...

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Calleary will have to take up the issue of unspent funds with the Minister for Justice and Equality. As the Deputy stated, there is a close relationship with the migrant rights organisations who have been instrumental in trying to make this system work. What we have recognised is that there are legal defects. We are seeking to correct those in the two types of cases that I outlined...

Other Questions: Illegal Immigrants (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: It is a repeat of an earlier question.

Other Questions: IDA Supports (10 Jul 2013)

Richard Bruton: Those are the categories, which means that this is not entirely open-ended. To qualify for regional aid, it is necessary to demonstrate that a new investment represents a new economic activity by a company and involves a new process or innovation. Companies must show that they are modernising their production and developing new products or ways of doing things. There must be a step-up in...