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Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation does not provide direct funding or grants to businesses but provides funding to a number of State Agencies, including the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs), through whom assistance is delivered directly to businesses. The CEB's unique role positions them as a first point of contact for persons wishing to set up in business. I would...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: I assume that the Deputy is referring to licences for selling goods under the Casual Trading Act, 1995. The selling of goods in public places is governed by the Casual Trading Act, 1995. Under this legislation the regulation of selling goods in public places is devolved to the 88 local authorities entitled to make bye laws under the Act. The bye laws made by local authorities under the Act...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: EU Member States are required to transpose the provisions of the EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work (2008/14/EC) into national law by 5 December 2011. A central objective of the Directive is that Member States afford protection to temporary agency workers by applying the principle of equal treatment in terms of the basic working and employment conditions e.g. pay, annual holidays etc. to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The two Ministers of State at my Department are Mr. John Perry, T.D., who has responsibility for Small Business and Mr. Sean Sherlock, T.D., who has responsibility for Research and Innovation. The responsibilities for Minister of State Perry include maintaining a key focus on the needs of small business and entrepreneurs and ensuring that the interests of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: My Department has the lead responsibility for the Competitiveness Council and for the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (ESPHCA). When the Foreign Affairs Council considers trade matters, such matters also come within the remit of my Department. The Competitiveness Council itself is sub-divided into industry, internal market and research issues. The following...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: This Government has made its commitment to ensuring that the appropriate infrastructure is in place to facilitate an environment where enterprise can flourish and sustainable jobs can be created clear through its Programme for Government, which outlines the measures that will be explored to maximise enterprise development. The establishment of business incubation centres on higher education...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (28 Jun 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 — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the issue of restructuring the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) has been in the public domain since the publication of the McCarty Group Report in 2009 under the last Administration. The CEB model has served the micro-enterprise sector in Ireland well over the years but there is also no doubt that some restructuring of that model is now required. There...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The allowance rates and the regulations governing the application of the rates payable by my Department are set by the Department of Finance. A motor mileage allowance is payable to Ministers and Ministers of State in respect of the use of their own cars on travel related to their office. Each Minister or Minister of State is responsible separately for any capital costs as well as...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The principal role of all 35 County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs) is to provide support for the micro-enterprise sector in the start-up and expansion phases, to develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level. The criteria under which financial assistance is available from the CEBs is based primarily on factors such as...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: On 24 May last, the Government decided to publish the Report of the Independent Review of Employment Regulation Orders and Registered Employment Agreement Wage Setting Mechanisms. The Report's overall finding is that the basic framework of the current JLC/REA regulatory system requires radical overhaul so as to make it fairer and more responsive to changing economic circumstances and labour...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The overall finding of the Report of the Review of Employment Regulations Orders and Registered Employment Agreement Wage Setting Mechanisms was that the basic framework of the current ERO/REA regulatory system requires radical overhaul so as to make it fairer and more responsive to changing economic circumstances and labour market conditions. The Report does not recommend, nor have I...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The outsourcing of IT contracts by the Agencies of my Department is a day-to-day matter for the Agencies concerned for which I have no function. However, I am referring the specific question to each of the Agencies under my remit with a request to respond to you directly. You may also wish to note that the Public Service Management and Development Division of the Department of Finance...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The following table lists the staff of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation by grade, as at today's date. This figure does not represent staff in the Offices of the Department. By Grade Full time Equivalents Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretary 5 Principal Officer 20 Assistant Principal 54.5 Higher Executive Officer 84.53 Executive Officer 114.97 Administrative Officer...

Written Answers — County and City Enterprise Boards: County and City Enterprise Boards (23 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The issue of restructuring the County and City Enterprise Boards has been in the public domain since the publication of the McCarthy Group Report under the last Administration. It is both timely and appropriate to re-structure, and re-focus, how the State delivers its support to the indigenous micro-enterprise sector as, after all, this sector will be vital to job creation and to overall...

Written Answers — Legislative Provisions: Legislative Provisions (23 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: Section 84 of the Factories Act 1955 reads as follows: - 84. —(1) Where, in any premises forming part of an institution carried on for charitable or reformatory purposes, any manual labour is exercised in or incidental to the making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, washing, cleaning, or adapting for sale, of articles not intended for the use of the institution, but the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: The reply to PQ No. 170 of 19 January 2010, included data in tabular format on payments made within 15 days by central Government Departments covering the period 15 June 2009 – 30 September 2009. In the interim period, my Department has published on its website a further six sets of quarterly returns and these can be accessed on the Department's website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (23 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: As part of the Jobs Initiative announced in this House on, 10 May, 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. A call for competition for the design of a scheme was published on e-tenders on 15 June. The design of the scheme will draw from international experience...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the recent successful outcome of discussions at the International Labour Conference (ILC) that lead to the adoption of a new International labour standard aimed at ensuring Decent Work for Domestic Workers. This outcome was achieved following extensive negotiations on the draft text of an instrument over a three-week period on which work commenced at the 2010 session of the ILC. ...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Jun 2011)

Richard Bruton: There are currently 39.7 (full-time equivalents) staff employed in the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. The table provides a breakdown of the number of staff by grade: Grade Grade Equivalent Number employed Director Assistant Secretary 1 Corporate Compliance Manager Principal Officer 1 Legal Advisor Principal Officer 3 Principal Solicitor Principal Officer 1 Solicitor...