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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Under its Strategy for 2015-2019, IDA Ireland is targeting a minimum 30%-40% increase in the number of investments for each region outside Dublin. In pursuit of this goal, the Agency regularly assesses nationwide property requirements and has already identified locations where quality building and site solutions would enhance the likelihood of securing new foreign direct investment (FDI). ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Green Enterprise (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Water conservation and, more broadly, the development of the Green Economy, offers significant potential for the development of new jobs and for the development of competitive, sustainable enterprises. Indeed, many of the Regional Action Plans published to date include specific actions to support the Green Economy as a sector with potential for jobs growth within the regions. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (24 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: With effect from 1stOctober 2015, the activities of the Labour Relations Commission, the National Employment Rights Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal were merged into a new Body of First Instance known as the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). From 1stOctober 2015, all complaints fall to be referred to the Workplace...

Adjournment Debate: Job Retention (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. He has contacted me numerous times in recent days. My first thoughts are with the affected workers at the Roche plant in Clarecastle and their families as they face an uncertain future. We regret the job losses that may arise. Yesterday's announcement that negotiations for the transfer of the Clarecastle facility to a global pharma company had...

Adjournment Debate: Job Retention (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath and Deputy Seamus Healy for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter. I am very conscious of the impact of this on the affected workers at the Suir Pharma plant in Clonmel and on their families as they now face an uncertain future. The Government regrets very much that these jobs will be lost. It will be a significant blow for Clonmel and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may be used by companies for a particular transitional period, subject to compliance with Irish company law and to the company meeting certain criteria. That transitional period runs to 31 December 2020. My Department intends to carry out a public consultation on this matter in the second half...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: With effect from 1 October 2015, the activities of the Labour Relations Commission, the National Employment Rights Authority, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal were merged into a new body of first instance, known as the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). From 1 October 2015, all complaints fall to be referred to the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Improving Ireland’s competitiveness position is a key economic priority for Government. As set out in 'A Programme for a Partnership Government', our objective is to protect our national competitiveness from unsustainable cost growth and to deliver a job-fit business environment which ranks in the top tier globally. The Costs of Doing Business Report published by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Programme for Partnership Government provides, inter alia, that the ultimate goal of the Government will be to deliver sustainable full employment by 2020. In this context, the Government is committed to the implementation of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs, with local input, to help spread growth to all areas. The Regional Action Plan initiative brings the different stakeholders in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland’s return to economic growth has demonstrated our ability, through concerted efforts across Government to focus actions on those areas that help to create jobs. We have made substantial progress since the Action Plan for Jobs process was first introduced in 2012. We can point to the considerable strides made with 1.9 million people at work today (QNHS Q4 2015) and an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Examinership Arrangements (19 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Examinership is a process by which a company is placed under the protection of the court for a period of time during which all claims against it are, for the most part, frozen and during which the company’s difficulties are investigated and a survival scheme is formulated. The purpose of an examinership is to facilitate the survival of the company and the whole or part of its...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (18 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This dispute between employees of Transdev, represented by SIPTU, and their employer has been both difficult and protracted. It has resulted in significant disruption and losses on all sides. As the Deputy will be aware significant efforts were made by the Workplace Relations Commission to assist the parties come to a resolution and protracted and intensive negotiations resulted in a set of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The mission of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) is to improve the compliance environment for corporate activity in the Irish economy by encouraging adherence to the requirements of the Companies Acts, and bringing to account those who disregard the law. The Office's staffing comprises a multi-disciplined team of accountants, administrators and lawyers and civil...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Institutes of Technology (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Enterprise Ireland ‘Campus Incubation Programme’ funds the establishment of incubation (innovation) centres at third level institutions in line with the following policy objectives: - to foster entrepreneurship and campus company activity - to realise the commercial potential of Ireland’s research community and - to support balanced regional development ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland, through its global network, continues to market the former MBNA facility, and Carrick-on-Shannon itself, to a range of potential investors internationally. Enterprise Ireland also markets the facility to its client base. The availability of a skilled pool of former MBNA employees is also being highlighted to potential investors. There have been preliminary inquiries about the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1171 and 1175 together. IDA Ireland markets Counties Sligo and Leitrim as part of its North West region. There are currently 38 multinational companies based in the region employing 5,379 people. This represents an increase of 291 jobs over the previous year, which reflects a strong performance by the existing client base. The Advance Technology...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Growth Initiatives (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A key objective of my Department is to support enterprise development in all regions of the country in order to create jobs. Achieving this objective at regional level will require a renewed focus on building on the strengths and assets of each region to develop the attractive and competitive environments for business to start, grow and succeed on international markets and to attract inward...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Housing Issues (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Multinational companies have been key contributors to Ireland’s economy for many years. In 2015 alone, they were responsible for the creation of nearly 12,000 additional net new jobs in the country. Total employment by overseas companies in Ireland now stands at over 187,000, meaning that more than one-in-five private sector jobs are now either directly or indirectly the result of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Over the last number of years the Government has launched a range of tax and other measures to support employment and entrepreneurship in every part of the country. These include the launch of the JobsPlus and the Start Up Refund for Entrepreneurs (SURE) scheme and Budget 2016 in particular focused on incentivising innovative startups, rewarding successful entrepreneurs and sustaining...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (17 May 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Last year, the Government announced details of the 5-year, €250 million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise...