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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Many of the recent jobs losses which have occurred are as a result of the restructuring process which has been going on in industry in Ireland and around the world whereby on the one hand, overall job numbers in individual companies have been reduced at plants around the world in response to the recession in 2007/2008, and on the other hand, activities (and hence jobs) at the lower end of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. The allocation of staff between the various offices of both IDA and Enterprise Ireland is a day-to-day operational matter for each agency. I have asked each agency to respond to you directly in the matter.

Written Answers — Pay Rates: Pay Rates (7 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Earlier today, the High Court issued its ruling in a legal challenge, taken by John Grace Fried Chicken Ltd and others, to the Joint Labour Committee system and the 2008 Employment Regulation Order (ERO) covering the Catering Sector outside of Dublin. The High Court ruled that certain provisions of the Industrial Relations Acts of 1946 and 1990 governing the making of EROs are...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (7 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, I recognises the importance of supporting business start-ups if we are to encourage entrepreneurship and create more jobs. I also acknowledge that micro enterprises can find it very difficult to access funding from traditional sources, particularly at start-up phase. For this reason, the Minister for Finance and I confirmed on 10 May last,...

Written Answers — Credit Guarantee Scheme: Credit Guarantee Scheme (7 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that as part of the Jobs Initiative announced in this House on 10 May, both the Minister for Finance and I confirmed the commitment given under the Programme for Government to initiate a tendering process for the development of a temporary partial credit guarantee scheme. A call for competition for the design of a scheme was published on e-tenders on 15 June with a...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 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. Applications are processed in date of receipt order by Permit Type and in line with the Employment Permits Act 2006. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Employment Permits Section is currently...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Job creation is central to our economic recovery and the Programme for Government has job creation at its core. The role of my Department is to ensure that we have the right policies in place that will support and grow our enterprise base in order to facilitate job creation. The Jobs Initiative announced in May focuses our limited resources on measures that offer the greatest potential for...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (6 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: At present there are 15 IDA Ireland supported companies in Meath employing approximately 735 staff in permanent positions and an additional 116 staff in other positions. This data is broken down by town, in the tabular statement. Note The above figures exclude the 210 staff employed by International Fund Services at Donore, Drogheda – though located in Co. Meath, these have been recorded...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The staffing levels in IDA's various offices is a day to day operational matter for the Agency and not one in which I have a function. In the context of scarce resources and a reduction in staff numbers IDA has maximized efficiency and increased the organisation's focus on business generation and client facing activities. IDA has said that the overall staff number available to it in 2011 is...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Outsourcing – or the contracting out of services to an external provider – is a well established business model for the streamlining of functions and services within an organisation. As the Deputy knows, under this model, those processes that can be performed better or with less cost by an external service provider are identified and competitive tenders are sought for delivering the...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I am very concerned about the job losses that have been announced and of the impact that they have had on the workers concerned and their families as well as the communities affected. I understand that Vodafone Ireland, which is not an IDA or EI client, has announced this as a part of a review of its European operations and which will also impact on its operations in other EU Member States....

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Vodafone Ireland is neither an IDA nor Enterprise Ireland client company and has therefore not received any funding from the State development agencies

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I am very concerned about the job losses that have been announced and of the impact that they have had on the workers concerned and their families as well as the communities affected. I understand that Vodafone Ireland, which is not an IDA or EI client, has announced this as a part of a review of its European operations and which will also impact on its operations in other EU Member States....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The location of IDA's regional offices throughout the country is a day-to-day operational matter for the IDA and I have no function in this matter. I am informed by IDA that its offices around the country operate on a regional rather than a local basis. I understand that Tallaght is part of IDA Ireland's East Region and the regional office is located in Wilton Place, Dublin where Tallaght and...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: An annual Exchequer allocation is provided each year for the operation of the CEBs. The Exchequer allocation is made in the context of the overall public finances and in 2011 amounts to €27.242m, of which €15m in Capital is available for direct grants and training, mentoring and advice services to micro-enterprise clients. The bulk of the non-capital allocation to each CEB pays the...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: Neither IDA Ireland nor Enterprise Ireland is currently in discussion with Diamond Innovation in relation to grant assistance.

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: In relation to future trade missions for later this year, the destination and composition of such missions are still being finalised. Given the fact that the United States is our biggest single Merchandise export market, it is very important that regular engagement with that country is maintained to build on this successful position and maintain the momentum there for Irish companies....

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a commitment was given under the Programme for Government to implement a temporary, partial credit guarantee scheme. As part of the Jobs Initiative announced in this House on 10 May 2011, both the Minister for Finance and I confirmed the Government commitment to initiating a tendering process for the development of a temporary partial credit guarantee scheme....

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: I have had 7 meetings with the Management Board of my Department to date as listed hereunder. These meetings are scheduled regularly to facilitate information sharing and discussion between myself, my Ministers of State and the Board on progress in delivering the Department's commitments under the Programme for Government and in relation to other key issues affecting the Department. Dates...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Richard Bruton: In the time available since this Question was tabled my Department has not been able to collect information in relation to all the organisations listed by the Deputy. Once the available information is collated I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy.