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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The cost of the provision of external legal services from solicitors and barristers to my Department and its Offices for each of the last five years is set out in the following table. Cost of Legal Advice and Services Year Total cost € 2007 €1,259,629 2008 €816,797 2009 €1,581,284 2010 €642,893.61 2011 €577,821.76

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: NERA currently has in place a complement of sixty-one inspectors. Five of these inspectors are assigned other duties in addition to inspection duties. In 2011, the Inspection Service completed almost six thousand cases and recovered almost two million euro in unpaid wages for employees.

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs, which I launched yesterday, outlines the Government's plan to rebuild the economy and create jobs. The plan will improve access to finance for small businesses, reduce costs and red tape, and improve supports for exports, management and innovation. There are a number of actions contained in the plan specifically directed at indigenous industry, including...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The following Organisation Chart identifies the number of staff and their areas of responsibility within each Division of my Department. Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Corporate Services & Employment Rights DivisionAssistant SecretaryMr Dermot CurranStaff: 413.33 FTE's (1) Innovation & Investment DivisionAssistant SecretaryMr Martin ShanagherStaff: 93.43 FTE's EU Affairs &...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to provide the information requested by the Deputy on the State Boards and agencies under my Department's remit. The National Consumer Agency Ms Isolde Goggin, Chairperson of the Competition Authority and Chairperson Designate of the proposed Competition and Consumer Authority was appointed to the Board of the National Consumer Agency on the 30th November 2011. Ms Goggin is not...

Written Answers — Companies Registration: Companies Registration (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: I refer the Deputy to my response to Question 211 of 7 February 2012 in relation to the number of estate management companies declared insolvent in the years listed. The Companies Registration Office does not maintain statistics on a county basis.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Cork Swansea ferry route was re-launched in 2010 by the company concerned on the back of raising substantial local community and private sector funding. Enterprise Ireland approved an investment in the company in 2010 of €1m in redeemable preference shares, on full commercial terms, to complete the funding round. This investment represented less than 10% of the overall funding round....

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: One of the targets in IDA Ireland's strategy document 'Horizon 2020' is the creation of 62,000 direct jobs in 640 investment projects over the period 2010-2014, resulting in an additional 105,000 jobs overall in the economy, with 50% of these investments to be based in locations outside of Dublin and Cork. Central to IDA's strategy is to build on existing regional strengths to ensure...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Three former Civil Servants who retired from my Department are now re-engaged on a contract for services basis. Mr John Walsh, former Assistant Secretary in this Department is serving on the NERA Advisory Board. The only payments made for participation on the Advisory Board are travel and subsistence payments in accordance with the Department of Finance rates for civil servants. In 2011,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The following table details the actual cost of lump sums; the cost of severance payments; the cost of pensions of those leaving the service through retirement or other means in the years 2008 – 2011 as well as projected costs for the years 2012 to 2015. The projected figures for 2013 - 2015 for lump sums and pensions relate only to the number of persons expected to retire in normal course...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Under the Industrial Development Acts 1986 - 2006, IDA Ireland has the power to acquire, hold and dispose of land, and any other property or any interest therein, for the purpose of facilitating an industrial undertaking. I am informed by IDA Ireland that the agency holds approximately 1.57 hectares of land at Castledermot, Co. Kildare. In line with IDA Ireland's Property policy this land,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Mr Appleby is retiring under the terms of the Cost Neutral Retirement Scheme on 29 February 2012. He will be entitled to an actuarially reduced pension and lump sum. Mr Appleby will be entitled to receive his lump sum on his retirement date. However, his pension will be abated for the period that he has agreed to remain on in his post in an acting capacity. Under the terms of Mr Appleby's...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (9 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Justice and Equality determines the immigration status of persons within the State. A student on an Immigration Stamp 2, issued by the Department of Justice and Equality, is permitted to remain in Ireland to pursue a course of studies and is permitted to engage in casual employment which is defined as not more than 20 hours per week during term, and up to 40 hours per week...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: In relation to the various bodies to which the Deputy refers, the following table sets out details of the new Groups and Committees that I have established since I assumed office in March 2011: Name of Committee / Advisory Group / New Position Purpose Date Established Copyright Review Committee To review the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 in the context of its operation in the...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Romanian Nationals are eligible to apply for all Employment Permits based on the eligibility criteria effective on 1 January 2007. Applications are considered under the Employment Permits Act 2006. Full details on the employment permit requirements for Romanian nationals, including exemptions, can be found on my Department's website at...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Community or voluntary groups may be incorporated as companies, but this may not always be the case, as some may choose to avail of other legal forms. Such groups which have charitable status are governed by the Charities Act 2009, under the aegis of the Minister for Justice and Equality and are answerable to their stakeholders, shareholders and funders. Community or voluntary organisations...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: Government Ministers do not have responsibilities under occupational health and safety legislation insofar as National Car Test Centres are concerned. The National Car Test Centres are places of work which like all other workplaces are subject to health and safety legislation. It is the employer's duty to ensure that worker's health and safety is managed in workplaces. Employers have a duty...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The purchase and disposal of lands by IDA Ireland is a matter for which the agency has been assigned responsibility under legislation and is one in which I have no direct role. IDA Ireland has informed me that it is currently progressing the transfer of lands at Miles & Cloheen, Clonakilty and Brookpark, Dunmanway with Cork County Council. The contract documents are being prepared and are...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: As part of the company incorporation process companies must indicate to the Companies Registration Office the purpose for which the company is being formed and indicate an activity in the State in accordance with the relevant classification system. In relation to the Deputy's question the relevant business activity in accordance with the classification system in use is "Management of real...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (7 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The cost per job as published in IDA Ireland's Annual Reports for the years 2009 and 2010, which are available on the agency's web-site, is set out in the accompanying table. Information relating to 2011 will be included in the 2011 Annual Report which will be published later this year. The Agency has informed me that it does not present this material on a County basis. IDA Cost Per Job...