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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In respect of fees and expenses paid since the establishment of the Low Pay Commission, the amounts paid to commission members who are in receipt of fees are available. Fee payments for 2016 represent payments made for the period from January to June 2016. Two commission members, Patricia King and Gerry Light, waived entitlements to fees and expenses. One member, Professor Donal O'Neill,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As I said, it was a split majority decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will deal with the vulture funds first. Section 1(10) of the Taxes Consolidation Act is a matter for the Minister for Finance but I take the points Deputy Donnelly made on board. If he has competition concerns, he should raise them with the CCPC, which is an independent State agency. I have no direct involvement in the day-to-day operations of the agency. The Deputy made a good point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am coming to that. The waiting time for legacy cases to be heard is down from 128 weeks at the beginning of 2015 to 53 weeks now. The Labour Court received 566 cases, an increase of 66% on the same period, and waiting times have reduced from ten to six weeks, which is welcome. I will give a comprehensive reply on the closure of Clerys because what happened there was an absolute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The number of inspections undertaken by the HSA has fallen in recent years. A total of 15,430 inspections were conducted in 2011 and this fell to 10,719 in 2014 due to staff reductions and changes in the character of inspection activity, notably in the farm sector. Most inspections are targeted at high risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, mines, quarries,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Increased economic activity in construction will inevitably increase the risk of accidents. I visited the HSA this week and we will ensure it has sufficient resources in 2017. We need more resources. I understand the Deputy's concern about construction but half of the fatalities are on farms. I am extremely concerned about that. Work needs to be carried out on education and on making...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Construction inspections are increasing as the sector grows again. I am interested to hear Deputy Donnelly's proposal and my Department will liaise with him on it. On the issue of accidents on farms - if there are any farmers listening to me - one of the messages at the ploughing championships was about heights. Many fall from heights of 9 ft. or 10 ft., for example, when they go up onto a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (22 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department officials are nodding their heads. In the spirit of partnership Government and doing the right thing, it is very welcome.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Our international reputation as a place of business and future job creation is critical. Multinationals invest in Ireland for many reasons. They come here because of our highly talented and highly capable workforce. They come here because we are an English-speaking country in the eurozone. They come to invest in Ireland because they can rely on the stability and transparency of the Irish...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will respond now.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: If the Deputy will furnish me with the details-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am interested in the matter in so far as it relates to wages.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy asked for Exchequer funding on R&D, which for official statistics purposes is referred to as GBARD (Government Budget Allocations on R&D). GBARD comprises total government funding on R&D (all monies dedicated to R&D and channelled via research agencies/organisations). These official data are collected by my Department. GBARD fell from €787m...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular format. Sick Leave Statistics 2011 - 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Percentage of Sick Days Total 5.37% 4.60% 4.44% 4.28% 3.90% Percentage of Sick Days - Uncertified 0.50% 0.43% 0.35% 0.36% 0.27% Percentage of Sick Days - Certified 4.87% 4.17% 4.09% 3.93% 3.63%

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets Co. Cavan as part of its North East Region, together with Louth and Monaghan. There are 33 multinational companies based in the North East, seven of which are based in Cavan, employing 1,165 staff. County Cavan also has a strong indigenous industry base – companies supported by Enterprise Ireland there added 362 net new jobs in 2015. IDA Ireland currently...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Dublin Regional Action Plan for Jobs, which covers the period 2016-2018, was launched in late January 2016 and was the last of the 8 Regional Action Plans to be launched. Delivery of each Plan is being overseen by a Regional Implementation Committee, with membership drawn from industry, local authorities, Enterprise Agencies, education sector and other key stakeholders and agencies. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 857 and 858 together. No grant funding has been paid by IDA Ireland to this company. However in the period between 1971 and 2010 - when this company was in different ownership and trading under a different name – grant assistance of €5.986m was provided by the State in support of it. These grants were variously in respect of specific...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Gift vouchers supplied to consumers are subject to the provisions of general consumer protection legislation, in particular the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 on unfair, misleading and aggressive commercial practices and of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 27 of 1995). Gift vouchers that are not financial services...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland collates data on its site visits on a quarterly basis. The latest data available is for the first quarter of 2016, during which there were 136 site visits countrywide. The breakdown by county of those is provided in the following table. Figures for the second quarter will be available early next month. It is important to note that data on site visits is not an accurate measure of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Jul 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...