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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (29 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. In accordance with the provisions of Section 42 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990, I have requested the WRC to prepare a Code of Practice around the issue of longer working lives. The Code of Practice is to set out best industrial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Payments to private investigation firms hired by my Department in each of the last five years and in 2017 to date are set out in the following tables. 2017 Private Investigation Firm Amount Paid Report Received (Yes/No) Nil 2016 Private Investigation Firm Amount Paid Report Received (Yes/No) J + A Davis €795.66 No Brosnan Investigations Ltd. €238.12 No...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Process (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 passed all Stages in Dáil Éireann on 22 March 2017. It is scheduled for Second Stage in Seanad Éireann on 4 April 2017. The timing of enactment of the Bill will depend on the availability of parliamentary time. Both the Bill and the Accounting Directive (Directive 2013/34/EU), which it transposes, are technical pieces of legislation. This...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Low Pay Commission Remit (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Low Pay Commission was established through the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015.  Its principal function is, once each year, to examine the national minimum hourly rate of pay and to make a recommendation to the Minister respecting the rate, ensuring that all decisions are evidence-based, fair and sustainable, and do not create significant adverse consequences for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Income Inequality (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am aware of the Irish Congress of Trade Union’s report Because We’re Worth It The Truth about CEO Pay in Ireland. In general, executive remuneration is a private contractual matter between a company’s board of directors and the CEO. At EU level, a new Shareholder Rights Directive is expected to be adopted shortly. The Directive’s ambition is to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Fund for Strategic Investments (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Fund for Strategic Investment, EFSI, is an EU initiative launched jointly by the European Investment Bank, EIB, Group and the European Commission. The initiative is designed to help overcome the  low levels of private investment in in key areas such as infrastructure, education, research and innovation, as well as risk finance for small businesses in the European Union by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Over recent months, since this company began a global assessment of its international operations, the Government, through IDA Ireland, has been intensively engaged with its senior management to try and safeguard their continuing presence in Nenagh. These efforts included highlighting the supports which the State could offer to help secure the future of their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 591 together. As a small open economy, Ireland operates in an environment of continuous and fast-paced change globally – and has done for decades. In today’s increasingly inter-connected world, geopolitical, technological and financial forces that happen elsewhere have implications for Ireland’s economic growth. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices, LEOs, are the first-stop-shop for providing advice, guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their business. The LEOs can offer direct grant aid to micro-enterprises (up to 10 employees) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to develop into strong export...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 to 578, inclusive, together.  The Action Plan for Jobs, one of the government’s chief instruments to support job creation, is a whole of Government, national level initiative aimed at creating the optimum conditions for private sector and export led job creation. The plan does not deal with actions on a county by county basis but does contain...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Brexit has been on our radar for a number of years and we have been planning accordingly. In order for me, as Minister with responsibility for supporting business across all sectors, to develop initiatives to support businesses that are impacted by Brexit, I need to fully understand business needs and to understand the various scenarios that may confront us. In this regard, my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. It is important to remember that companies choose to invest in Ireland for many reasons.  Notwithstanding worldwide geopolitical challenges, the European market remains amongst the largest and richest in the world. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remains a vital contributor to Ireland’s economic development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: European competition policy is developed from two central rules set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Article 101 of the Treaty prohibits anticompetitive agreements and practices between two or more independent market operators such as cartel behaviour, which may involve price-fixing and/or market sharing. Article 102 of the Treaty prohibits the abuse of a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am well aware of the shifting and evolving global challenges which may affect trade and investment in the future.  Understanding the needs of business in their drive to succeed is and will continue to be fundamental to Ireland’s economic success and especially in these times of global challenge. No open economy like ours can be fully shielded against global impacts.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Protected Disclosures Data (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department is committed to fostering an appropriate environment for addressing concerns and supporting workers in speaking out about potential wrongdoing in the workplace.  The Department’s Protected Disclosures policy outlines the process in place for dealing with protected disclosures under the Protected Disclosure’s Act 2014.  The policy provides, inter...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The LEOs will continue to provide a range of supports for the micro and small business sector in 2017 and beyond. As the “first-stop-shop” for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business, the LEOs will: - Provide a sign-posting service to all relevant State supports - Offer direct grant aid to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: American investment is very important to Ireland’s economic well-being. The US is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) here, accounting for over 70% of the country’s total FDI. Approximately 680 US corporations employ 135,000 people directly in a broad range of sectors. It is difficult to predict what policy changes may be introduced by the new US...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Costs (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: State indemnity for personal injury and third party property damage is set out in the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2000 where the management of personal injury underlying risks, and third party property damage claims against certain State authorities, is delegated to the National Treasury Management Agency.  When performing these functions, the Agency is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Irish State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of Ireland, the European Union and other EEA states.  Policy in relation to applications for employment permits remains focused on facilitating the recruitment from outside the EEA of highly skilled personnel, where the requisite skills cannot be met by normal...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The following tables provide the requested breakdown for each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Table 1: 2014 County Amount CARLOW 1 CORK 3 DUBLIN 21 GALWAY 3 KERRY 4 KILDARE 1 LIMERICK 1 WATERFORD 2 WESTMEATH 1 Table 2: 2015 County Amount CARLOW 2 CORK 11 DUBLIN 42 GALWAY 10 KERRY 2 LIMERICK 5 LOUTH 6 KILDARE 1 MAYO 1 TIPPERARY 1 WICKLOW 4 Table 3: 2016 County...