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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Details of IDA Ireland’s investment announcements, including potential job numbers since 2007, are available on the IDA website - www.idaireland.com The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. The number of new jobs created in IDA client companies in each of the years 2007 to 2011 is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I welcome all announcements concerning the creation of jobs. All press releases relating to job creation issued by my Department’s Press Office are available at: http://www.enterprise.gov.ie/Press-Releases/ Details of Enterprise Ireland’s job and investment announcements to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the data on site visits by potential investors is tracked on a regional basis. Dublin 10, as part of Dublin City, is the only gateway in the East Region. IDA’s East Region consists of Counties Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath. I am informed that in the period from the 2003 to date, there have been a total of 1109 site visits to that region, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Human Rights Issues (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Ireland was recently elected to serve as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period of three years, beginning January 2013. Ireland has long championed the vital role of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights, including the rights of workers, and will continue to do so as members of the Human Rights Council. The issue of ratification by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Credit Guarantee Scheme is targeted at commercially viable, well performing micro, small and medium enterprises including start-ups that have a solid business plan and a defined market for their products or services, thereby demonstrating their ability to repay the loan. The Scheme provides a 75% State guarantee to banks against losses on qualifying enterprises to facilitate lending that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the circumstances surrounding your constituent’s complaint arise on foot of an appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) of the recommendation of a Rights Commissioner under the Unfair Dismissals Acts. The EAT and the Rights Commissioner Service, which operates as a service of the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), are independent statutory bodies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services (20 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I understand that a Receiver was appointed to the company concerned on 22 October 2012. I am informed by Enterprise Ireland that they have been in regular contact with the Receiver and are available to provide any possible assistance that the agency can. Enterprise Ireland will continue to work with all interested parties in line with its remit. However, given the sensitive nature of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Pensions (15 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The pensions currently payable to retired members and Chairpersons of the Labour Court are listed in the table below, together with their years of service and grade at retirement. No special additional pension payments were made to any former member or Chairperson of the Labour Court since 1985. Grade at Retirement No of Years of Service Pension payable Chairperson/Deputy Chair 12 years...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (15 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The IFSC Clearing House Group and its sub-groups bring together public and private sector stakeholders to explore issues relevant to Ireland’s international financial services sector. As these groups fall within the remit of the Department of the Taoiseach, decisions about publishing their records are in the first instance a matter for that Department. The Taoiseach this week informed...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Consultations (15 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the tables. Public Consultations 2012 Public Consultation on the Workplace Relations Reform Programme relevant document - Blueprint to Deliver a World-Class Workplace Relations Service published in April 2012 - publishedon 5th April 2012 31 August 2012 – Labour Court consultation – Abolition of 3 Joint Labour Committees...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments (14 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: Under the Redundancy Payment Scheme eligible employees (with at least two years continuous service in fully insurable employment) are entitled to a minimum statutory lump sum payment on being made redundant. A redundancy situation arises in general where an employee’s job no longer exists and he/she is not replaced including where the company ceases to operate because of financial or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: In the context of the Government’s Public Sector Reform document of November 2011 very significant progress has been achieved in relation to the Bodies under the aegis of my Department. The Bodies that are involved in the rationalisation programme are listed in full in Table 1 as well as the savings anticipated. I would like in particular to point to significant reforms underway in a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (14 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that, since the beginning of 2012 to date, there have been 12 IDA sponsored site visits by potential investors to Waterford. In order to achieve balanced regional development IDA Ireland focuses on marketing Gateway locations within each Region as the areas of critical mass and highlights the opportunities provided by Hub locations which are within commuting...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (14 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to report that solid progress is being made on pursuing the objectives of the South East Employment Action Plan, which I initiated following the closure of the Talk Talk Call Centre. All the key State players are actively pursuing initiatives to facilitate development and job creation in the region. I travelled to Waterford during the summer to meet the members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Promotions (14 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy with regard to my Department is set out in tabular format. Promotion Grade 2009 2010 2011 2012 to date Total 2009-2012 to date Executive Officer 3 3 Higher Executive Officer 1 1 2 Assistant Principal, Standard Scale 5 5 10 Principal Officer, Standard Scale 1 1 4 6 Total 4 1 6 10 21

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (13 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As he rightly pointed out, Deputy Charles Flanagan organised a delegation to my office recently to discuss this very issue. We went through in some detail the challenges and where we might seek opportunities in this area. As the Deputy acknowledged in his question, the difficulty of getting IDA Ireland activity in the counties of Laois and Offaly...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation (13 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland has significant property development in the midlands and it continues to press that as a location in the context of gateway development. Obviously, the midlands is part of a wider gateway network. In addition to that specific IDA Ireland activity, there is also Connect Ireland which is developed through a private company but is essentially a link seeking to find people who will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act was enacted on 16th May, 2012 and allows for equal treatment for agency workers in relation to their basic working and employment conditions as if they had been recruited directly by the Hirer to the same or similar job. The Act also provides for the pay element of basic working and employment conditions to be made retrospective. This...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (13 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies. Data is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only so information in respect of individual companies is not available. The survey shows that 271 new jobs were created in IDA Ireland supported companies in Donegal in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Visa Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Richard Bruton: 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 skills and labour shortages in designated occupations in key...