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Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I appointed Mr Ciaran Conlon as one of my Special Advisors in March 2011. In light of the wide range of issues dealt with by my Department and the key role played by Mr. Conlon as my Adviser, my Department wrote to the Department of Finance in April 2011, in accordance with the Guidelines for nisterial Appointments, requesting the sanction of the nister for Public Expenditure and Reform to...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 308 together. The remuneration of the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of semi state agencies that fall under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is as set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This also applies to fees payable to Board members. The following State bodies come under the aegis of my Department:...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The following tables set out the list of suppliers to my Department of professional services, where professional service withholding tax has been applied, and the total paid during the period in question, including professional services withholding tax, according to my Department's Financial Management System. Suppliers of professional services in the period1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: There are no agency staff employed in my Department. The various agencies under the aegis of my Department operate independently and I am not involved in their day to day operations. I have asked the agencies concerned, therefore, to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: In response to the Deputy's question, there are currently no public private partnership projects in respect of my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: All of the services provided directly to the public by my Department and its Offices are undertaken by staff of the Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Gross Exchequer Allocation for 2012 for my Department's Vote is €881.553 million, which is spent across the Department's 3 key Programme Areas. Gross expenditure across these Programmes to the end of June amounted to approximately €320 million which is 12% behind profile. This time-related difference is relative to the original profile prepared at the beginning of the year and is...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: My Department currently has 13 State Agencies supporting us in our work. These are: 1. Enterprise Ireland (www.enterprise-ireland.com ) 2. IDA Ireland (www.idaireland.com ) 3. Science Foundation Ireland (www.sfi.ie ) 4. Shannon Development (www.shannondevelopment.ie ) 5. County & City Enterprise Boards (35) (www.enterpriseboards.ie ) 6. National Standards Authority of Ireland...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 together. At the request of the Chairman of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, my Department re-engaged, on a part-time basis, one Principal Officer who retired in February 2012 and who had represented the Department on the Committee prior to his retirement. An all-inclusive...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I assume the Deputy is referring to the telecommunications budget for my Department for 2012. The telecommunications budget for services in 2012 is €484,510.

Written Answers — Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives: Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: It is of course the case that, in certain circumstances, there may be efficiencies and cost savings in pursuing certain aspects of an all-island approach to economic development and job creation. Tourism is perhaps a good example of a sector that can benefit from all-island scales of economy. The Government is therefore keen to advance opportunities for mutually beneficial cross-border...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: Restructuring that has occurred over the years to which the question relates has involved changes to the Department in terms of its divisions/sections and overall staff numbers. The tables following provide the data requested insofar as it relates to each of the years indicated. Department (Whole) 2009 2010 2011 Sick Days 10644.5 11120.5 10223 Avg Days per staff 10.03 11.48 11.5...

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. Trade Missions raise Ireland's profile as a world-class supplier of goods and tradable services, and increase awareness of Ireland as a competitive source of world-class expertise and products. They win access for Enterprise Ireland clients to key decision-makers in target sectors and influence foreign investors to use Ireland as a base...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The figure of €329,234,000 earned by Enterprise Ireland from the proceeds of sales of companies is inclusive of the original investment. The total sum of investments made by Enterprise Ireland in that period amounted to €369,389,000. Details of the amounts invested by Enterprise Ireland from 2000-2011 and the Profit/Loss on disposal of Investments 2000-2011 are set out in the attached...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (19 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government is tackling unemployment 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 provide those who are unemployed with the appropriate training and skills to avail of the job opportunities which will arise as the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (18 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 to 130, inclusive, and 140 together. As a result of the Talk Talk closure in Waterford in September last, I launched the South East Employment Action Plan, which contains targeted actions to address the specific unemployment problems affecting the South East region. This Plan was published in late 2011. I met with all the agencies, local authorities,...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenditure: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy has referred to a number of categories of expenditure and I propose to deal with each category individually. In the time available and due to the way the information is recorded on my Department's Financial Management system, I have presented the information by Minister and will provide the information by year as requested by the Deputy when this becomes available to me. With...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (18 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government is tackling unemployment generally through the twin strategies of the Action Plan for Jobs and Pathways to Work. The aim of the Action Pan for Jobs is to support the creation of 100,000 net new jobs by 2016, while the objective of Pathways to Work is to provide those who are unemployed with the appropriate training and skills to avail of the job opportunities which will arise...

Written Answers — Sick Pay Scheme: Sick Pay Scheme (18 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the concerns raised in the correspondence to the Deputy that transferring responsibility for the payment of employees' sick pay to employers will add to the cost of doing business. I have received similar views from a number of business organisations and individuals on the matter. The Government is concerned about the extent of dependence on State-funded sickness benefit...

Written Answers — Sick Pay Scheme: Sick Pay Scheme (18 Jul 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government is concerned about the extent of dependence on State-funded sickness benefit schemes. Expenditure on total short-term and long-term illness and disability payments increased from €1.1 billion in 2001, to €2.7 billion in 2011. Earlier this year, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, initiated a consultation process to discuss potential changes to the sick...