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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Statistics (9 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment survey reports on jobs gained and lost in companies supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the number of jobs gained and lost in IDA client companies in the 10 year period 2002 to 2011 are shown in the attached tabular statement. Figures for 2012 will not be available until year end. At the end of 2011 there were 12 IDA Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (9 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are working on the final arrangements in conjunction with the participating banks and the Operator of the Scheme, Capita Assets Services, and the scheme launch is imminent. I have made, with the consent of my colleagues the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, a necessary scheme under section 5 of the Act. The Scheme, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government is committed to the reform of the State’s Workplace Relations Services. The Reform Programme, which I announced in July, 2011, will among other matters, address a number of criticisms levelled over the years at the existing system. These include: - Five organisations with overlapping, but completely separate, objectives and operations. - Claims are often referred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: Irish labour market policy is to ensure that general labour and skills needs are met from within the workforce of the EEA (comprising of the Member States of the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). 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/labour...

Topical Issue Debate: (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Deasy for raising this matter. I understand that Enterprise Ireland was informed in late September that Kel-Tech engineering was facing a situation involving some of its customers which would have a significant immediate impact on the business. Enterprise Ireland has been informed that a number of jobs will be lost immediately, as all the business concerned has been pulled...

Topical Issue Debate: (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The figure is for people at work. There are 1,300 more people at work.

Topical Issue Debate: (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Deasy for his constructive approach. I already have regular follow-up meetings with the various agencies which have made commitments. We have structured those into a programme against which people measure performance and movement and we have a better matrix and vision of what the various agencies are doing. We are getting a level of collaboration that was not there before. ...

Topical Issue Debate: (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: When I go to the south east, I work with authorities that are well beyond my own departmental remit. It is vital that we bring in other players and get joined-up thinking. I would be quite happy to have representatives of my agencies come with me to meet Deputies in the region.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 to 116, inclusive, and No. 121 together. When approving financial assistance for a company, IDA Ireland enters into a legal and binding contract with the company. The contract, which is confidential between IDA Ireland and the company, includes conditions and milestones that the company is required to comply with before any financial assistance is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Statistics (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 122 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: Enterprise Ireland Expenditure (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 to 120, inclusive, together. The awarding of funding to companies by Enterprise Ireland is a day to day matter for the Agency and one in which I have no function. There are processes in place to ensure value for money from the State's perspective including the contribution of the project to the Irish economy and to export growth. Conditions of offer to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The legislative changes effected since assuming office in March 2011 are set out below. Secondary legislation - 2011 European Communities (Restrictive Measures) (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 727 of 2011) European Union (Restrictive Measures) (Syria) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 726 of 2011) European Union (Restrictive...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departrmental Contacts (4 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs sets out a range of actions across Government Departments and Agencies which aim to create a vibrant environment where enterprises can start up and flourish. My Department is working with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, and the Local Authorities, in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Building Regulations (3 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: All construction related projects involving public expenditure must conform to Department of Finance Public Procurement Procedures. These procedures state that contracting firms including subcontractors must be compliant with all statutory legislation including Registered Employment Agreements when engaged on public works contract, thereby creating a level playing field for competing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (3 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: One of the main challenges that IDA encounters in encouraging investment into locations outside of the large urban centres is the desire of investors to locate in areas with large population bases, typically with populations in excess of 1 million people. There is intense and continual international competition to win foreign direct investment, which is mainly dominated by Metro City Regions...

Other Questions: Job Creation Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 56 together. Manufacturing is a key priority of enterprise policy. It comprises 64% of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs and over 50% of IDA-supported jobs in 2011, and 194,490 persons were employed in agency assisted manufacturing companies in 2011. The Action Plan for Jobs includes measures aimed at exploiting sectoral opportunities, including...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: Of course I am conscious that in an acute recession, such as the one we have now in Europe, we must have policies that are appropriate. Keynes was long an advocate of appropriate policies which included, during his time and which are still relevant, getting stability and confidence in a currency and having a system in which people will have confidence. That was not there during his time...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy must be aware, as everybody else is, that we are working within fiscal constraints that have been set by the troika. It happened before we took office but the country reached a point where, effectively, it could not borrow in the lending markets. There was only one place we could borrow and that was under the most strict conditions, of which the Deputy is aware. The conditions...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy is raising issues that go beyond my brief. He will know that the Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputies Noonan and Howlin, have developed a stimulus plan that involves initiatives across a range of infrastructure. It includes, for example, the establishment of Irish Water and its development as a professionally run utility that will become a major asset...

Other Questions: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Richard Bruton: I agree with Deputy Calleary that there are issues of skills shortages. As part of our action plan for jobs, the Minister for Education and Skills rolled out a programme to double output in the ICT sector over the next five years. That will involve initiatives such as Springboard which will provide short-term conversion courses, as well as increasing the longer term outputs from the...