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

Heather Humphreys: The First Report of the Personal Injuries Commission was approved by Government on 5 December 2017.  The establishment of the Personal Injuries Commission (PIC), chaired by Justice Nicholas Kearns, was one of the key recommendations in the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance published in January 2017. Since its establishment in January 2017, the...

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

Heather Humphreys: As has been announced previously, it is intended to commission an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland programme. That review, once completed, will equip us with a thorough understanding of the programme’s results and its contribution to employment generation in the State. The difficulty remains, as has been made clear previously, that the review cannot proceed until it is...

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

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise 2025 sets a roadmap for long-term enterprise development. It is an ambitious strategy that aims to deliver jobs that are sustainable over the longer period and to achieve a top 3 competitiveness ranking.  Through our policy actions and company supports we aim to achieve a step-change in the performance of our enterprises, to ensure that our business...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: A Rescue and Restructuring (R&R) Scheme for Ireland was approved by the EU Commission on 30th November 2017 and is now available to SMEs in difficulty.  Under the scheme an undertaking is considered to be in difficulty when, without intervention by the State, it will almost certainly be condemned to going out of business in the short or medium term. This scheme has been put...

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

Heather Humphreys: The 2018 allocation to the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) is €14.3m. A portion of the 2018 PRTLI allocation for 2018 will be used to part pay outstanding bills for PRTLI Cycle 5 projects. There were 33 projects funded in Cycle 5, with the final two completed in mid-2017.  The PRTLI funding allocation also funds vital shared infrastructure,...

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

Heather Humphreys: SFI was established in July 2003 under the provisions of the Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act, 2003. The financial information set out in the table below shows the annual exchequer funding allocated to Science Foundation Ireland on an annual basis from 2003 to 2017, together with the 2018 allocation. Year Total annual allocation in €000 2003 69,400...

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

Heather Humphreys: Due to the time it will take to compile the information requested, I am not in a position to provide all of the information to the Deputy within the current timeframe. However, I undertake to supply the information requested directly to the Deputy by next Wednesday, 20 December.

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

Heather Humphreys: The EU – Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) entered into force provisionally from the 21st September 2017.  This means that Irish companies may now take advantage of important provisions in the Agreement including the immediate elimination of 98% of tariffs on almost all key exports, access to the Canadian procurement market, the easing of regulatory barriers and...

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

Heather Humphreys: The opinion of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was sought by the European Commission in relation to the competence of the European Union to sign and conclude alone, the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA).  The CJEU’s Opinion which issued on the 16th of May 2017, found that the EUSFTA could not be signed and concluded by the EU alone, as it contained areas...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Legal Cases (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I intend to publish an account of the investigative failures identified by Judge Aylmer and the steps that are being taken to address them as soon as possible. It is important to understand what factors led to such mistakes being made and to take appropriate steps to address these shortcomings and ensure that they are never repeated. These steps include ongoing reform within the ODCE...

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

Heather Humphreys: The brief that I received upon appointment as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation is currently being reviewed for publication and will be available on my Department's website in the coming days.

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

Heather Humphreys: Government has deferred a decision on the timing of a referendum on Ireland's participation in the Unified Patent Court.  The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court is an international agreement between 25 contracting EU member states and the Court, when operational, will not be an EU institution.  The impact of Brexit is not clear and any suggestion of a re-negotiation of the...

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

Heather Humphreys: Details of the photography costs incurred by my Department and its Offices since March, 2011 are available at the website below. No expenditure for photography was incurred from Ministerial allowances. My Department uses external service providers having regard to its business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Relations Contracts Data (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: My Department uses external public relations providers having regard to its business needs for specialist communications advice, training and technical materials assistance. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum. The providers of public relations services used by my Department and the...

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

Heather Humphreys: The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, the costs, the date or expected date of publication and the name of the external consultants are available at the link below for the years 2011-2017. In some cases, the costs of the reports were shared with other bodies and these are noted in the table. The data in respect of 2014 includes research and...

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

Heather Humphreys: Details of expenditure incurred to date in 2017 by my Department and its Offices on advertising of government information campaigns as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. Expenditure incurred by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its Offices to date in 2017 on advertising of Government Information Campaigns Advertisement Type Company Purpose...

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

Heather Humphreys: The providers of the services procured by my Department and its Offices over the period 1 January to date in 2017 as requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. My Department uses external service providers having regard to its business needs for such services. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I am pleased to be in the Seanad today. This is my first time in the new Seanad Chamber and I compliment the Cathaoirleach on the wonderful work that has been done to adapt the ceramics room to suit the needs of the Seanad. The room looks lovely and I wish Senators well in their sojourn here in this temporary accommodation. I was involved in the works...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: I take on board the points raised by the Senator and I would be happy to receive a submission from her on that. Employment permit policy is part of the response to addressing skills deficits but it is not intended over the longer term to act as a substitute for meeting the challenge of upskilling our resident workforce. The work of the hospitality skills oversight group in driving practical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: Thank you.