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Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 252 together. Sectoral legislation in relation to charities is the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government. Section 148 of the Companies Act 1963 (as amended) requires that the directors of every company shall on a date not later than 18 months after the incorporation of the company and, subsequently...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The table below identifies the number of constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed by me following the February 2011 elections. It includes their current salary and the salary they received prior to the elections. Personal Assistant and Personal Secretary: In accordance with Ministerial Guidelines issued by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, the current salary of a Personal...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: Typically an "au pair" is a young person who chooses to help look after the children of a host family and carry out light housekeeping duties. The au pair is usually given room and board and is typically paid weekly "pocket-money" and gains experience of a new culture while also improving his or her foreign language skills. There is no specific regulatory framework covering "au pairs" in...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) provide support for micro-enterprises in the start-up and expansion phases. The CEBs deliver a range of tailored programmes and supports through the provision of both financial assistance and non-financial assistance. The forms of direct financial assistance available from a CEB are; · Priming Grant (payable up to 50% of the investment or...

Written Answers — Multinational Company Employment: Multinational Company Employment (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: Along with IDA Ireland, I am in regular contact with Intel on its future plans for Ireland. I understand that as part of Intel's continuing training programme a number of employees are being sent overseas in order for them to up-skill on newer leading edge technologies. No jobs are being lost in Ireland and these employees will return to Ireland once their training/assignment programmes are...

Written Answers — Competition Law: Competition Law (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 to 250, inclusive, together. The Competition Act 2002 provides for fines of up to €4 million or 10% of the turnover of an undertaking, whichever is the greater, for certain breaches of the Act. The 2002 Act also provides for jail sentences of up to five years for individuals convicted on indictment for a breach of the Act. The highest fine imposed on an...

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal: Employment Appeals Tribunal (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Appeals Tribunal has confirmed that it does not have any record of correspondence from or relating to the person concerned. At present, the estimated waiting time for Employment Appeals Tribunal hearings is 86 weeks from receipt of application. In July 2011, I announced my intention to streamline the State's five employment rights bodies, including the Employment Appeals...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to construction projects. My Department did not award any capital project contracts of this nature in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Separately, grants to individual companies, both indigenous and foreign owned, are paid by the enterprise agencies operating under the aegis of my Department, including Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and the...

Written Answers — Credit Guarantee Scheme: Credit Guarantee Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The design phase of a Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme is nearing completion and I will be bringing formal proposals to Cabinet shortly. Once a suitable scheme design has been finalised and approved by the Government, there will then be a further Request for Tender published at the end of November to select an operator to allow for the roll out of the scheme over the coming months....

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: Since being appointed Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in March last, to date I have undertaken a total of 5 Missions abroad. These have been either Trade Missions, leading client companies of Enterprise Ireland in support of their export drive in foreign markets, or Investment Missions, in support of IDA Ireland's work in attracting Foreign Direct Investment to this country. In...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: On 19 October last, Aviva announced its proposal to combine Aviva Ireland with Aviva UK to form a new UK and Ireland Region. In addition, Aviva announced its intention to restructure its European regional operations to strengthen the business and create a leaner cost base. According to Aviva, both these proposed initiatives could result in a total reduction of up to 950 posts in Ireland over...

Written Answers — Registry of Friendly Societies: Registry of Friendly Societies (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: I am aware a number of Industrial and Provident societies have failed to file an annual return to the Registry of Friendly Societies for the year 2010. The initiation of enforcement action for failing to file an annual return is a matter for the Registrar of Friendly Societies, and I am aware that the Registrar is now considering such action in respect of Industrial and Provident societies,...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The table gives details of NERA inspections and their outcomes for the Construction and Electrical REA's for 2010 and 2011 to date. It should be noted that the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) records details in respect of employers inspected in various sectors, including construction and electrical but it does not record details in respect of individual employers who may, as part...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (9 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The design phase of a Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme is nearing completion and I will be bringing formal proposals to Cabinet shortly. Once a suitable scheme design has been finalised and approved by the Government, there will then be a further Request for Tender published at the end of November to select an operator to allow for the roll out of the scheme over the coming months....

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: No State bodies or companies have been created or abolished by my Department since March 2011. My Department currently has 13 State Agencies supporting us in our work. These are: 1. Enterprise Ireland 2. IDA Ireland 3. Science Foundation Ireland 4. Shannon Development 5. County & City Enterprise Boards (35) 6. National Standards Authority of Ireland 7. InterTradeIreland (the North / South...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits and all applications are processed in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that this Work Permit application was refused on the 18th October 2011 on the grounds that it is current Government policy to issue new employment permits only in respect of: · highly...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The decision the Deputy is referring to is the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)Case C-34/10, also known as the Brüstle case. This highly technical case centred on the Court's interpretation of EU Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. This decision results from a referral to the German Court, in relation to a German patent granted to Oliver...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The initiatives taken by the Minister for Finance to restructure and re-capitalise the banking system is the principal response to making credit available. At the end of March 2011, a range of measures was announced to reorganise, recapitalise and deleverage the domestic financial system in order to restore the banks to health and continue to provide a secure banking system for deposits. ...

Written Answers — Credit Guarantee Scheme: Credit Guarantee Scheme (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: The design phase of a Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme is nearing completion and I will be bringing formal proposals to Cabinet shortly. Once a suitable scheme design has been finalised and approved by the Government, there will then be a further Request for Tender published at the end of November to select an operator to allow for the roll out of the scheme over the coming months....

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 204 together. It has not been possible in the time available to compile the information sought by the Deputy. My Department has, however, begun the process of collating the information requested and I will communicate with the Deputy as soon as the exercise has been completed.