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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: A dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs and Trade Policy Division of my Department. Its main focus is to coordinate and represent the Departmental and Agencies response to Brexit and to support me in my position at the Cabinet Committee dealing with Brexit. The designated official, at Assistant Secretary level, is supported...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The budget allocations from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation to Science Foundation Ireland for the years 2007 – 2017 are set out in the following Table: Year Revised Estimates Volume allocation €000 Plus sanctioned Deferred Surrender (Capital Carryover) €000 Supplementary Estimate €000 Total annual allocation €000 2007 165,772 X...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Negotiations (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the Brexit Referendum, my predecessor, Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor, attended three meetings of the Competitiveness Council on 29thSeptember 2016, 28thNovember 2016 and 20thFebruary 2017. State Aid rules did not feature on the agenda. However, in our engagements with both EU Commissioners and Ministers from other Member States since the UK decision, Brexit has been a central part...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: A dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs and Trade Policy Division, to coordinate and represent the Departmental and Agencies response to Brexit and to support me in my position at the Cabinet Committee dealing with Brexit. The designated official, at Assistant Secretary level, is supported by 1 Principal, 2 Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Institutions (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am aware of the decision by University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology to withdraw staff and funding from the Irish Maritime and Energy Research Cluster (IMERC) and to effectively dissolve the tripartite alliance with the Irish Naval Service. However, neither my Department, nor my agencies, were consulted on this decision either in advance of it being announced, or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognises that in order for Ireland to become a Global Innovation Leader, our research and innovation system must be open with strong international collaboration links. Membership of leading International Research Organisations is an important mechanism for facilitating this engagement. For this reason, the Government gave a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scientific Research (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland is a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) since 1975. Since joining, Ireland has used ESA programmes to develop an industrial sector in space technologies and equipment for the European and global space market. ESA provides the sole means of providing critical space technology development and qualification to enable Irish industry access to the global space market. Unlike their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Retail Consultation Forum was established by my Department in 2014 as a response to the challenges experienced by the sector during the recession. The Forum provides a platform for structured engagement between the retail sector and Government to identify practical actions which could be taken by Government, or by industry itself, to support sustainable growth, in particular employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Retail Consultation Forum was established by my Department in 2014 as a response to the challenges experienced by the sector during the recession. The Forum provides a platform for structured engagement between the retail sector and Government to identify practical actions which could be taken by Government, or by industry itself, to support sustainable growth, in particular employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to underline the Government's commitment to ensuring that benefits of a stronger Euro are passed on to Irish consumers. My Department has engaged with the retail sector through the Retail Consultation Forum in relation to this issue when the euro has been strong against sterling. In response, retailers have explained that some of the differentials between prices quoted in Euro and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: InterTrade Ireland (ITI), given its experience in promoting and strengthening North-South trade, is especially well-positioned to assist businesses in Ireland address the particular commercial challenges that Brexit may present for cross-border commerce. That is why the Government provided €250,000 in additional funding to ITI this year to allow it to undertake a range of initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The UK is a strategically important market for Irish-owned companies and some sectors, for example Food, Timber, Construction and Engineering are particularly dependent on that market. However, the objective is not to reduce our exports to the UK market, which will always be a key market. The aim is to grow our exports to other markets. A particular focus will be the Eurozone market. In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 to 73, inclusive, and 75 together. The comprehensive document “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’ Approach” published on 2 May outlined in detail the structures put in place by the Government to ensure a strategic and whole-of Government response to Brexit that ensures...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Within my Department a dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs and Trade Policy Division, to coordinate and represent the Departmental and Agencies response to Brexit and to support me in my position at the Cabinet Committee dealing with Brexit. The designated official, at Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Bodies Data (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am keen that the Department continues to engage in in-depth and frequent dialogue with our stakeholders on a range of policy areas which fall within our remit. My Department established a Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 'Enterprise Forum' which provides a vehicle for discussion of enterprise, trade and investment policy implications arising from wider global...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My department is conducting a number of research projects to build an understanding of the possible implications of Brexit on Ireland for enterprise, consumers and trading relations. These studies will provide an evidence base to inform Ireland’s policy positions as part of the wider negotiation on the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The details of the Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The 2018 expenditure ceilings for the Capital and Current allocations to be provided to my Department's Vote next year will be determined through the forthcoming "Budget 2018" and Revised Estimates Volume 2018 processes.  The 2018 Revised Estimates Volume, with the various expenditure allocations and ceilings set across all Departments, is likely to be published in early December 2017 by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Employment Permits Section informs me that a Dependant Partner Spouse Employment Permit issued in this case on the 24th July 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (26 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 65 together. In November 2016 Government approved the drafting of Heads of Bill to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 to remove the blanket exclusion of An Garda Síochána and members of the Defence Forces from scope of the OWTA and to bring them within scope subject to the application of the derogations permitted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Pay and Non-Pay allocation and actual expenditure by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for the years 2006 to the end of June 2017 is set out in the following table. Year Pay allocation  Pay expenditure at year end Non-Pay allocation  Non-Pay expenditure at year end 2006 €1.899m €1.915m €2.814m €1.440m 2007 €2.119m...