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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...to Brexit, and no more so than in the Border counties.    The Regional Enterprise Plans are crucial in meeting the Government's ambition to create an additional 200,00 jobs, of which 135,000 are outside the Dublin region, by 2020. The first North-East/North-West Regional Action Plan for Jobs was launched on the 30th November 2015, and the refreshed plans for the North-East...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...are focused on strengthening investment and job creation all over the country.  The recent annual results of the IDA demonstrate that we are making significant strides. In 2018, for example, 56% of all net new jobs created by the Agency were in locations outside Dublin. Similarly, every region in Ireland, including the Border Region, posted net gains in jobs last year. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: .... This week the NSAI is hosting Brexit events in Cavan, Monaghan and Sligo and further events are in planning by my Department and agencies. As part of Budget 2019, I allocated an additional €1million to InterTradeIreland (ITI). The ITI Brexit Advisory Service provides a focal point for SMEs working to navigate any changes in cross-border trading post-Brexit. ITI also...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...prepare for Brexit. Technical Assistance Grants for Micro Export are offered as an incentive for LEO clients to explore and develop new market opportunities. Also, additional capital funding of €5 million was announced in Budget 2019 for local enterprise development. In addition, both South and North Cork LEOs have organised Brexit Proof Your Business workshops in November 2018....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...to mitigate risks arising from Brexit. It has also launched a new Eurozone Strategy to help SMEs broaden their export footprint beyond the UK. Over 3,700 business have used Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit Scorecard to date and 85% of EI client firms are now taking actions to prepare for Brexit. EI has also hosted 11 Brexit Advisory Clinics. In addition, eligible EI client...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...funding for 2019 in my Department and I have allocated further funding to Brexit-related support from agencies and offices of my Department as part of Budget 2019. I have allocated an additional €5 million capital funding to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22% for 2019, and a further €1 million allocated to InterTrade Ireland. ITI works with SMEs on an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...contributors to economic recovery and growth, and thereby reduce regional disparities. For the State as a whole, since the launch of the Regional Action Plans for Jobs (RAPJ), over the period Q1 2015 to Q3 2018, there has been an increase of 258,800 people in employment, with 163,500 of these located in the regions outside Co. Dublin – that is 3 out of every 5 jobs created....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...funding for 2019 in my Department and I have allocated further funding to Brexit-related support from agencies and offices of my Department as part of Budget 2019. I have allocated an additional €5 million capital funding to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22% for 2019, and a further €1 million allocated to InterTrade Ireland to help SMEs prepare for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Policy (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...potential as contributors to economic recovery and growth, and thereby reduce regional disparities. Since the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) there has been an increase of 258,800 people in employment across the State since Q1 2015 to Q3 2018, with 163,500 people in the regions outside of Co. Dublin entering employment in that period, that is over 63% - or 3 out of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...(investigating the potential of a business idea); Priming Grants (to part-fund a start-up); and Business Development Grants for existing businesses that want to expand. I have allocated additional funding of €5 million in Budget 2019 for the Local Enterprise Offices. This brings the (LEO) capital allocation for 2019 to €27.5m, a significant increase of 22% on the 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ....   Informed by detailed research, my Department has put in place a package of measures in response to the needs of businesses affected by Brexit-related uncertainty. I allocated an additional €1million to InterTradeIreland (ITI) as part of Budget 2019. ITI works with SMEs on an all-Ireland basis and is particularly well-placed, given its remit to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Action Plan for Jobs (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...potential as contributors to economic recovery and growth, and thereby reduce regional disparities. Since the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) there has been an increase of 258,800 people in employment across the State since Q1 2015 to Q3 2018, with 163,500 people in the regions outside of Co. Dublin entering employment in that period, that is over 63% - or 3 out of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...IDA, the LEOs, NSAI and the HSA. Further to the table, increased funding has been allocated to Brexit-related support from my Department and its agencies as part of Budget 2019. An additional €5 million capital funding has been allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22%, and a further €1 million allocated to InterTrade Ireland to help SMEs prepare for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...funding for 2019 in my Department and I have allocated further funding to Brexit-related support from agencies and offices of my Department as part of Budget 2019. I have allocated an additional €5 million capital funding to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22% for 2019, and a further €1 million allocated to InterTrade Ireland to help SMEs prepare for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...IDA, the LEOs, NSAI and the HSA. Further to the table, increased funding has been allocated to Brexit-related support from my Department and its agencies as part of Budget 2019. An additional €5 million capital funding has been allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22%, and a further €1 million allocated to Intertrade Ireland to help SMEs prepare for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (24 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...the EU. The Brexit Loan Scheme provides affordable working capital to eligible businesses with up to 499 employees that are or will be impacted by Brexit and meet the scheme criteria. The €23 million exchequer funding (€14 million from my Department and €9 million from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) has been leveraged to provide a fund of up to...

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...inside or outside the House who have not given or received a gift voucher at some time. Industry estimates suggest that the annual value of gift voucher sales in Ireland is approximately €600 million. A survey undertaken for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2014 found that 41% of the consumers surveyed had purchased a gift voucher in the previous 12 months....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (22 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...their potential as contributors to economic recovery and growth, and thereby reduce regional disparities. For the State as a whole, since the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (Q1 2015 to Q3 2018) there has been an increase of 258,800 people in employment, with 163,500 of these located in the regions outside Co. Dublin – that’s 3 out of every 5 jobs created. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (22 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...IDA, the LEOs, NSAI and the HSA.  Further to the below, increased funding has been allocated to Brexit-related support from my Department and its agencies as part of Budget 2019. An additional €5 million capital funding has been allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices, an increase of 22%, and a further €1 million allocated to Intertrade Ireland to help SMEs prepare...

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, my Department and its agencies have been actively working to put in place an extensive range of Brexit-related measures to support businesses. 5 o’clock The measures and supports introduced have been closely informed by our direct engagement with firms and by a number of reports commissioned by Government, in particular the...