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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (17 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107, 108, and 109 together. Regional Aid, also known as investment aid, is paid in the form of grants by the industrial development agencies 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 in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department maintains transfer lists in respect of its offices in Carlow and Kilkenny. These lists contain the names of staff, from all Government Departments and Agencies, who have expressed a formal interest in transferring permanently to these locations. Separate lists are maintained in respect of each grade. The number of staff, by grade, that are currently on the lists for transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The following is the information requested by the Deputy. RIA Undertaken on (Name of Bill/Act/Regulations) 2012 Details of Regulatory Impact Assessment Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 RIA undertaken to assess the possible impact of the transposition of Directive 2008/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November, 2008 on temporary agency...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland that they do not own any industrial units or warehouses in Birr Co. Offaly. Shannon Development own 6 Industrial Units in Birr, Co. Offaly, all of which are vacant. As Ireland competes for high quality investments, the concept of scale is crucial. Leading global corporations require a significant population, a pool of qualified talent,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: My Department currently has the following State Agencies supporting us in our work: 1. Enterprise Ireland 2. IDA Ireland 3. Science Foundation Ireland 4. Shannon Development 5. County and City Enterprise Boards (35) 6. National Standards Authority of Ireland 7. Forfás 8. National Consumer Agency 9. The Competition Authority 10. Irish Auditing and Accounting...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, which transposed the EU Working Time Directive, provides that an employee shall not work more than an average of 48 hours a week, averaged generally over 4 months. For employees whose work is subject to seasonality or a foreseeable surge in activity, or where employees are directly involved in ensuring continuity of service or production, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government is addressing economic activity through the twin strategies of the Action Plan for Jobs and Pathways to Work. The aim of the Action Plan for Jobs is to support the creation of 100,000 net new jobs by 2016, while the objective of Pathways to Work is to ensure that as many of those jobs as possible go to those who are currently unemployed. The Plan is a whole of Government plan...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that I have received representations from Home and Community Care Ireland and that officials from my Department have agreed to meet with their representatives to discuss the issue further.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the jobs created and lost in the companies supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the number of jobs lost in client companies of IDA Ireland in the 5 year period 2007 to 2011 are set out in the following tabular statement. I am glad to say that figures for 2012 show that job losses in IDA client companies continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Funds (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together. I am aware of the co-investment funds that are being launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through the European Investment Fund (EIF) and are also being promoted by the European Commission. These funds are specifically targeted at further leveraging the investments of business angels into SMEs. The EIF launched a pilot of this...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pension Provisions (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Government decided in November to proceed with the separation of Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and to merge it with a restructured Shannon Development to form a new commercial entity in public ownership. Following from this decision, an Order was made last month by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which separated Shannon Airport from the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Emigration Data (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: Both inward and outward migration have been a feature of Ireland’s labour force for many years and they will continue to be a feature of a modern globalised economy where mobile workers follow job opportunities. The latest official figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that an estimated 87,100 people of all nationalities left the country in the year to April 2012....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs contains over 270 individual actions to be delivered in 2012, spanning all Government Departments and 36 State agencies. The 270 actions are further broken down into Quarterly milestones. My Department and the Enterprise Development Agencies under my remit are responsible for the delivery of approximately 2/3 of the individual milestones. Progress Reports on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Ireland (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: Microfinance Ireland (MFI) opened for business on Monday 1st October 2012. The table below provides details of applications received by MFI per county for the first three months of operation and the status of each application. Loans of up to €25,000 are available to microenterprises with viable business plans and repayment capacity that have been refused access to credit from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on a county by county basis. Similarly IDA sponsored site visits to locations countrywide are tracked on a county by county basis Details of the number of IDA supported jobs and site visits by potential investors to locations in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am well aware of the importance of credit availability for small and medium enterprises and financing facilities to support expansion and improve cash flow as well as the importance of not adding costs in relation to taking on staff. Improving access to credit is of course a priority which the Government is addressing in a comprehensive and co-ordinated manner. The initiatives taken by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Protection (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 399 together. I understand that approximately 700 workers at Tara Mine were recently put on protective notice. Boliden, the Swedish company that operates the mines, is seeking to reduce its overall production costs, including personnel costs, through reduced overtime levels and premiums, and a further reduction split between bonuses and basic rates....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that, since the launch of the Succeed in Ireland initiative on 8 March 2012, two projects, with the potential to create 40 jobs, have been approved and 10 jobs have been created. There have been 54 referrals registered, with potential to receive a reward. The potential number of jobs which may be delivered from these 54 referrals is in the region of 1,500. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Seed Capital Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: The first port of call for any start up business should be to contact their local County Enterprise Board (CEB), where advice will be provided and, in certain circumstances grant funding maybe an option. The telephone number for Dublin City Enterprise Board is (01) 635 1144 and further information about Dublin City Enterprise Board can be found on . Information and contact details on all the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (16 Jan 2013)

Richard Bruton: At present companies supported by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland employ over 2,100 people in permanent employment in County Longford. As Ireland competes for high quality investments, the concept of scale is crucial. Leading global corporations require a significant population, a pool of qualified talent, world standard physical and digital infrastructure coupled with the availability...