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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Health and Safety Authority has recently received notification of its Exchequer funding allocation for 2018 and it will shortly determine funding allocations across its various work sectors including farm safety initiatives. These funding allocations can vary from year to year as the Authority decides on how to prioritise its non-pay funding in line with its overall Programme of Work....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) recently completed a recruitment campaign for 11 inspector posts, six of which are field inspection posts and these six inspectors will have an involvement in future farm inspection campaigns. Four of the six posts have been filled and the inspectors will be starting on January 8th. The HSA is awaiting approval for the contract of one other field...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Offices (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: At present, IDA Ireland has 21 overseas offices located across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The Agency does not publicly release the specific cost breakdown of individual offices, as these details are sensitive in the context of international competition for foreign direct investment. The Agency can, however, provide the total costs associated with the network of offices abroad for 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland works with Irish companies to help them identify opportunities in new markets. Through its network of 33 overseas offices and its extended Pathfinder (Trade Consultant) network, Enterprise Ireland provides client companies with appropriate support in markets where there are identified opportunities matched by client capability. In addition to incubation and hot-desking...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Brexit Scorecard was launched by Enterprise Ireland in March 2017. It is an interactive online platform which can be used by Irish companies to self-assess their exposure to Brexit. Businesses that complete the online questionnaire are assessed on their levels of preparedness under six key pillars - Business Strategy, Operations, Innovation, Sales and Marketing, Finance and People...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: In 2016, my Department established a dedicated Brexit Unit to deal with the challenges of Brexit. This Unit leads on the coordination of the Department’s policy and operational responses to Brexit, including our approach to the negotiations within the EU and bilateral relations with the UK. The Brexit Unit oversees research and analysis being undertaken by the Department and its...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Since the Brexit Referendum, my predecessor, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, attended meetings of the Competitiveness Council on 29th September 2016, 28th November 2016 and 20th February 2017. State Aid rules did not feature on the agenda of these meetings. The Competitiveness Council is a consultative committee and is not a forum for direct representations from Member States. Nor does the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Budget 2017, my Department secured an additional €3 million in respect of Pay to assist in responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with Brexit. The funding was allocated to the Department (€250,000) and the following State Agencies as follows: - Enterprise Ireland (€1,700,000) - IDA Ireland (€750,000) - Science Foundation Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit presents the most significant economic challenge of the past 50 years and long-term, structural and disruptive change will emerge. Following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the need to accelerate and implement competitiveness, innovation and market diversification strategies at a national and company level cannot be underestimated. This is at the crux of Enterprise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Since the establishment of its Brexit Advisory Service, InterTrade Ireland has approved 24 vouchers for companies in Ireland. In addition, there are 17 voucher applications currently pending. The value of each voucher is €2,000 and details by County are set out in the table below. County Approved Pending Cavan 2 2 Clare 1 2 Donegal 2 Dublin 6 5 Galway 2 ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: To date, InterTrade Ireland has engaged directly with over 1,000 SMEs through the various elements of its Brexit support service. The Body has also organised a total of 60 engagements to raise awareness of Brexit-related commercial issues. More such events will be held throughout 2018. In addition, since last May, nearly 37,000 visitors have consulted the Brexit section of the InterTrade...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. Year CCPC Pay Allocation CCPC Pay Allocation Spent % Pay Allocation Spent Pay Not Spent % of Pay Allocation Not Spent 2015 €7.556m €5.691m 75.32% €1.865m 24.68% 2016 €7.467m €5.673m 75.97% €1.794m 24.03% 2017 €7.694m The above table captures the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. Year No. of Staff Full Time Part Time No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms Percentage of total staff 2017 90 90 0 27 30.00% 2016 89 89 0 23 25.84% 2015 89 89 0 17 19.01% 2014 86 86 0 21 24.42% *Please note that a number of these people also work on car crime and pyramid selling.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: From 31 October 2014 to 12 December 2017, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) took the following actions in relation to suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a cartel: Fines Total Investigations commenced 9 Inspections carried out 5 Prosecutions The CCPC investigates non-cartel offences as civil offences. In some cases...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: From 31 October 2014 to 12 December 2017 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) took the following actions in relation to suspected anti-competitive conduct that falls within the definition of a cartel: Fines Totals Investigations commenced 3 Inspections carried out 23 Prosecutions by Director of Public Prosecutions 1 Cases concluded with fines 1 Total amount...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: On the issue of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) investigations into concert ticketing and motor insurance, the CCPC is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the enforcement of domestic and EU competition law in the State. Section 9 (5) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 provides that the CCPC is independent in the performance of its functions. I, as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, have no direct function...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The proposal referred to by the Deputy is currently being discussed at EU Council Working Group level in Brussels. Agreement on the proposal is unlikely to be achieved until mid-2018 at the earliest. When agreed, the final text will specify a deadline by which Member States must transpose the Directive. The original proposal, as presented by the EU Commission, proposed a two-year period...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: The Central Bank has a statutory function to regulate financial service providers in Ireland. Arising from this statutory function, the Central Bank can impose civil financial sanctions for non-compliance with regulatory requirements. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) does not have an equivalent regulatory function and accordingly does not have the statutory power to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed that there are 16 IDA-owned buildings currently available for marketing. In addition, the Agency leases units from private investors, of which 21 are currently available.  The availability of an adequate supply of marketable serviced land, together with office, industrial and technology buildings, in advance of demand is a key element in the IDA's...