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

Richard Bruton: Work on drafting the Consumer and Competition Bill is on-going and the Bill is included in the “A list” in the Government’s current Legislative Programme. In addition to merging the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, the Bill will, inter alia, update and reform competition law on foot of a review of the operation and implementation of the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of regional aid is to support investment and job creation and encourage firms to set up new establishments in Europe's most disadvantaged regions. The aid intensity thresholds for each category of region are pre-determined in the Guidelines by the Commission. The thresholds reduce on a sliding scale basis, with the highest rates available to the most...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (20 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government held a special meeting on 17th January to focus on what additional actions can be taken across Government to support job creation. All Ministers submitted proposals for consideration at the meeting. These proposals have now been incorporated into the 2013 Action Plan for Jobs, which is being finalised for publication. The objective of the Action Plan for Jobs process is to...

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

Richard Bruton: There are a number of indicators used to measure the performance of the manufacturing sector. It is unwise to concentrate solely on one single set of statistics and a comprehensive view of the sector requires an assessment of all relevant indicators, especially over a longer period, as erratic fluctuations can occur from time to time. The key data source for Industrial Production is the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (20 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s core aim in investing in science, technology and innovation (STI) is to protect and create employment in Ireland and to increase national competitiveness through an integrated approach to research and innovation. Our overarching strategy is to accelerate the economic and societal returns from our investment in research and innovation and we are putting in place a range...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s consultation paper of September 2012 on Article 19 (Fees for the use of means of payment) and Article 22 (Additional payments) of Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Right gives details of payment charges applied by a number of traders, including the charge referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy. Article 52(3) of Directive 2007/64/EC on Payment Services in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Authority Reports (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Competition Authority's study of Irish Ports is expected to be published by Q3/4 of this year. A public consultation on the study was launched by the Competition Authority on 14 December 2012 and submissions were due in to the Authority by 8 February 2013. I am informed that the submissions received are currently being examined by the Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Appointments (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 to 374, inclusive, together. A breakdown by type and details of all appointments made by me to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department since taking office, are listed in the tables. Breakdown of the State Board appointments made since March 2011 Reappointments 17 Department Representatives 7 Social Partners 1 Nominated by other bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Application Numbers (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I understand that while my Department has not issued any permits in the last two years in respect of fishermen the Department issued six permits in 2010 and one permit in 2011 in respect of employment in the fishing industry. No such permits issued in 2012 or thus far in 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Electricity Generation (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in the Energy Sector between my colleague Mr Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, and Mr Edward Davey, the United Kingdom Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, is a very welcome development and provides the confidence and assurance to those in the wind energy sector that Ireland is open...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Statistics (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: Employment creation is a priority for Government. All job creation initiatives are set out in the Action Plan for Jobs 2012. This is a multi-annual process which has the objective of supporting the creation of 100,000 new jobs in the economy by 2016 and making Ireland the best small country in which to do business. The Action Plan is a whole of Government approach with a national focus across...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: Employment creation is a priority for Government. All job creation initiatives are set out in the Action Plan for Jobs 2012. This is a multi-annual process which has the objective of supporting the creation of 100,000 new jobs in the economy by 2016 and making Ireland the best small country in which to do business. The Action Plan is a whole of Government approach with a national focus...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The normal protections of employment legislation apply to any given situation in the employer employee relationship. Compliance with the statutory obligations set out under Irish employment law regarding employees’ statutory rights is the responsibility of the employees’ employer. Where a company subcontracts some or all of its business to another company, the subcontracting...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Property Leases (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that at the end of 2009, the total number of occupied property leases held by IDA Ireland to which the agency was lessor was 70. By the end of 2012 that figure stood at 50. The tabular statement shows the number of such leases held by IDA Ireland in each year of the four years 2009 to 2012. I am informed by IDA Ireland the number of leases not renewed because of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 381 to 384, inclusive, together. Regional Aid, also known as investment aid, is paid in the form of grants by the industrial development agencies to businesses in order to support new investment and new employment in productive projects. Such aid must be in accordance with the Regional Aid Map 2007-13 approved by the European Commission. This Map was drawn up...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Media Mergers (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: Work on drafting the Consumer and Competition Bill is on-going and the Bill is included in the “A list” in the Government’s current Legislative Programme. In addition to giving effect to the recommendations of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers, the Bill will, inter alia , merge the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, update and reform competition...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 387 together. I am informed by IDA that in the 5 year period 2008 to 2012 there were a total of 13 sponsored site visits by potential investors to Co. Donegal. In the same period, IDA Ireland’s client companies created 739 new jobs in Donegal. At present, there are 14 IDA Ireland client companies in Co. Donegal employing 2,228 people of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Upward Only Rent Reviews (14 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Land Conveyancing and Law Reform Act, 2009, abolished upward-only rent reviews for all new leases signed on or after 28th February 2010. When the Government came into office, it gave extensive consideration to abolishing upward-only rent reviews in leases signed before 28th February 2010. The advice received by the Government was that it was not possible to develop a scheme to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (14 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: Table 1 sets out the grant payments to IDA clients, by Region from 2007 to 2011. The 2012 grant payments are not yet available as they have not been signed off by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Table 2 sets out the payments made by Enterprise Ireland, by Region between January 2007 and December 2012. Table 3 sets out the funding by the 35 County and City Enterprise Boards from 2007 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (14 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. All of the State’s enterprise development agencies and local authorities in the South East region have been working together to provide greater focus on addressing the unemployment issue in the South East. Part of the remit of the South East Forum, which I established following the Talk Talk job losses, was to examine ways of...