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Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 and 288 together. IDA is an autonomous Agency set up by statute with a mandate to attract foreign direct investment in manufacturing and internationally-traded service industries into Ireland, and to support new and existing FDI operations so as to maximise the related industrial employment, output, exports, economy expenditures including wages, and...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Job creation is central to our economic recovery and the Programme for Government has job creation at its core. It is only by creating the right environment for businesses to expand that we will see new jobs coming on stream. In this context, the objective of the Jobs Initiative announced on 10 May is to put policies in place to improve the business environment in Ireland, drive...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not collate statistics in relation to the levels of employment vacancies available by sector and on a county basis.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose take Questions Nos. 291, 296 and 297 together. Due to the extensive amount of statistical information requested by the Deputy, my Department has been unable to collate the information sought within the timeframe given. I will endeavour to provide the information to the Deputy as soon as possible .

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 to 295, inclusive, together. The figure mentioned by the deputy of €85 million refers to the Oireachtas allocation to the Agency to enable it to pay grants to companies who have already received approval of their business/investment plan by IDA Ireland. Grants paid for RD&I and Employment grants in 2010 are as follows: RD&I (including Feasibility and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The value of preference and ordinary shares held by Enterprise Ireland in companies which it supports amounted to €169.8m as at 31 December 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The volume and value of grants or preference share and equity investments which were redeemed and refunded to Enterprise Ireland in the years 2007 to 2011 as a result of disposals, closures, re-organisations, re-structuring or failure to comply with the terms of the grants are set out in the following attached. Number Value €'000 2007 233 23,598 2008 208 25,334 2009 245 13,679 2010...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300, 315 and 316 together. IDA and Enterprise Ireland are autonomous agencies set up by statute with a mandate to support the development of new and existing manufacturing and internationally-traded service industries in Ireland, so as to maximise the related industrial employment, output, exports, economy expenditures including wages, and corporation tax...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The cost and location of embassies and consulates is a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Enterprise Ireland has 30 offices outside of Ireland, located throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States and Canada, Latin America and Asia/ Pacific, details of which are set out in the attached tabular statement. The overall costs in relation to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. My Department and the 8 Offices of my Department do not currently rent or lease any properties. All the properties occupied by the Department and its Offices are provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) without any cost to the Department or the Offices concerned. In many of those cases, the properties are rented or leased by the...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department did not receive any funding from the National Lottery in 2009 or 2010 and does not expect to receive any such funding in 2011 either.

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 309 together. Digital gaming is one of a number of key sectors which I see as offering strong potential for growth and increased employment in Ireland. The global video games market was valued at US$55.5 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow to US$82.5 billion by 2015, making it the fastest growing segment of the wider entertainment and media...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Mr. Bruton) The information requested is as follows. Year Beneficiary Purpose € 2000-2003* IBEC Project Funded through National Framework Committee for Work Life Balance Policies 150,205.95 2006 IBEC Project Funded through Workplace Innovation Fund to support innovation and change at enterprise level 107,183.00 2007 IBEC Project Funded...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: In Ireland the National Consumer Agency (NCA) is responsible for product safety of non-food consumer products including window blinds. I am informed that the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs have no responsibility in relation to window blinds. The NCA has been actively working to promote consumer awareness of window blind cord safety over the past number...

Written Answers — Green Card Applications: Green Card Applications (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department processes applications in respect of the different types of employment permits (Green Cards Permits, Work Permits, Spousal/Dependant Permits and Intra-company Transfer Permits). All applications are processed strictly in date of receipt order by permit type and in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. This particular Green Card application was refused on 6 July 2011 on...

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The current number of servers in operation in my Department and its Offices is 210 with an average of 4 GB memory per server. The disk capacity of each server varies depending on the application involved and the data stored by users of each application and this can change depending on business requirements. The approximate total capacity of the servers is 80 terabytes. The ICT Unit in my...

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Appointments to the boards of bodies accountable to my Department are made in accordance with the legislation under which the body was established. The relevant legislative provisions vary from body to body. For example, in certain cases the legislation provides for the appointment of persons nominated by specified stakeholders, such as professional or representative bodies. This can...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Arising from the change of name of my Department expenses were incurred in providing new signage and stationery but no new logo was procured. The cost incurred to date by the Department and the Offices of the Department is €10,113.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Taskforce referred to was established in 1998 in response to significant job losses in the County and the taskforce report ' An Action Plan to Establish Donegal as a Prime, Competitive and Attractive Location for Job Creation' was produced in December 1998. In March 2000, the Donegal County Development Board (CDB) was established as part of the national programme for local government...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: There were eight agencies/authorities established by my Department between 1997 and January 2011, as detailed in the following table. You may wish to note in this regard that it is the Oireachtas that establishes Agencies and authorities and not the Department. The number of staff serving in the Department and its Offices, which comprise of the Office of the Director of Corporate...