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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following tabular statement sets out details of payments from IDA Ireland to its clients in County Dublin from 2009 to 2011. The figures for 2012 will not be available until signed off by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Final data for 2012 will be published before 30 June in IDA Ireland’s Annual Report. Enterprise Ireland payments to its clients in County Dublin from 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Trading (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) in the border region provide support for micro-enterprises at local level in the start-up and expansion phases, through the provision of both financial and non-financial assistance. Trading across borders is a feature of all open economies and it can present both opportunities and challenges. The European Single Market has made cross-border trading in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. The survey shows that in 2012, in Counties Meath and Laois a total of 70 jobs were created in IDA supported companies while 126 jobs were lost. Details on the number of jobs created and lost in County Laois and in County Meath in 2012 are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland’s remit is to attract foreign direct investment to Ireland thereby creating employment opportunities in Ireland. IDA Ireland has indicated that, in some cases, the investment secured will have a need for native language speakers, due to the nature of the job/function while, in other cases, employees with high, but non-native, language proficiency will be needed,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: A total of 12,000 net new jobs were created across private sector activity in the economy in the year to the end of Quarter 3 2012. As this is an aggregate figure across different economic sectors, it is not possible to break the net figure down into full-time and part-time jobs. However, it is worth noting that IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland client companies created almost 10,000...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU State Aid Negotiations (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: As part of a State Aid Modernisation initiative currently being undertaken by the EU Commission a number of instruments are being reviewed in parallel, including, in particular, Guidelines on Regional Aid, Environmental Aid, Risk Capital, Research Development and Innovation, Broadband Guidelines and Aviation Guidelines. Of major importance from an Irish perspective is the revision of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59, 61 and 129 together. In the current economic environment, there is a range of factors that impact on the competitiveness of companies, including, for example, the emergence of on-line shopping in the retail sector. It is sometimes a combination of these factors that causes a company to close. However, I am aware that many retail and commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Succeed in Ireland initiative is managed by Connect Ireland under a contract from the IDA. The cost of administering the scheme is administered by Connect Ireland. Under the Succeed in Ireland initiative, IDA Ireland will pay a finder’s fee of up to a maximum of €4,000, excluding VAT, on the creation of a sustainable job i.e. a job that has been in place for 2 years. As...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs is a national plan, aimed at providing a supporting operating environment for businesses to start up and expand. The Action Plan does not include specific regional sub-plans. However, many of the actions which will be contained in the 2013 Plan will have a positive impact at regional and local level. For example, the restructuring of the CEBs and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115, 116 and 128 together. Since 2004, Irish labour market policy has been to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within the workforce of the European Economic Area (EEA). Current Government policy is to issue employment permits for the employment of non-EEA nationals for specific vacancies and in response to employer demand for strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with its “Horizon 2020” Strategy, IDA Ireland is aiming to create 62,000 new jobs, giving a total impact of 105,000 jobs, over the period 2010 to 2014. The Agency is also aiming to secure 640 investments, with 50% of these located outside of Dublin and Cork. I am pleased that IDA Ireland is making good progress in implementing its Strategy. Over the last three...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Industrial Development Acts, the management of industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matter for the enterprise agencies and not one in which I have a function. The property mentioned is not under the ownership of IDA Ireland. IDA Ireland is aware, however, of the availability of this property and has included it on its property database of available...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Industrial Development Acts, the management of industrial property portfolios is a day-to-day operational matter for the enterprise agencies and not one in which I have a function. I am informed by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland that the Pretty Polly building in Ballyspillane is owned and in trust to Killarney County Council. The Agencies have explained that the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ports Development (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: In the context of the Action Plan for Jobs 2012 I asked the Competition Authority to carry out a study of the ports sector in Ireland. As part of this study, the Competition Authority met with a number of Government Departments and agencies, industry representatives, port companies, terminal operators, shipping companies, stevedores, freight forwarders, hauliers and other port users. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. Job creation is a key priority for the Government. The Action Plan for Jobs has set the objective of supporting the creation of 100,000 net new jobs in the economy by 2016 and making Ireland the best small country in which to do business. In compiling the 2012 Action Plan for Jobs on behalf of the Government, one of my key...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: As innovation and technology are aspects of employment across most sectors it is not possible to disaggregate the information as sought by the Deputy. Similarly, it is not possible to disaggregate the number of grant approvals by the enterprise agencies that are innovation and technology related in the manufacturing and services sectors. My Department and its agencies are focused on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: Statistics on the creation of jobs under the heading of Science, Innovation and Technology alone in the enterprise base are not readily available. These are not industrial sectors per se and much of the modern enterprise base is underpinned by science, technology and innovation including for example, pharmaceuticals, ICT, agri-food, medical devices, engineering and even financial services...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 131 together. Businesses in Ireland and in most Western economies have been operating in a very difficult environment over the last number of years due to the global economic downturn. In general terms, job losses often arise due to a combination of issues affecting the long-term viability of a company, rather than a singular difficulty. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey and the CEB Annual Employment Survey report on the jobs created and lost in the companies supported by the Enterprise Development Agencies and the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) respectively. Details of the number of jobs created and lost in client companies of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in the period 2009 to 2012 are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (20 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government contains a specific commitment to enact legislation to regulate certain practices in the grocery goods sector. I intend to give effect to this commitment by including an enabling provision in the Consumer and Competition Bill. This Bill will also, inter alia , merge the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, update and reform competition law on...