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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Film Industry (5 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. There may be a number of reasons why certain types of employment contracts are used in the film sector, responsibility for which comes within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. However, from an employment rights point of view, Ireland has a comprehensive body of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: IDA Ireland's strategy for 2015-2019 includes a commitment to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in every region outside of Dublin by 30% to 40%. The Agency has already made good progress towards achieving this goal with Wexford performing particularly well. This is reflected in net job gains with FDI jobs in the county increasing from 2,486 in 2015 to 2,630 in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (5 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by IDA Ireland that it has appointed Jacobs Engineering to undertake a study to identify potential strategic land banks in Ireland that would be particularly suitable to accommodate the sustainable development of large scale Data Centre projects. The study is being undertaken to ensure that all regions in Ireland, including Westmeath which is part of the Midlands Region,...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Deputy. I have the letter he has just given to me and I will revert to him later today on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. On 15 February 2017, the European Parliament gave its consent to the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Provisional application is a standard part of EU trade agreements and allows only those parts of the agreement for which the EU has competence to be provisionally applied, pending the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Promotion (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Enterprise Ireland and IDA currently consider that, given the competing demands on limited resources, they can best manage the needs of their clients in China, including those in Taiwan, from their offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Enterprise Ireland currently serves Taipei and Taiwan markets from its offices in Hong Kong and the Manager visits both countries 3...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Data (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is the statutory authority for registering companies in Ireland and is the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies. As of the end of June 2017, the number of Irish companies on the register of companies was 209,886.  The number of external companies on the register of companies was 2,706, comprising 1,842 European...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As was announced previously, my Department will soon be commissioning an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland programme. That review, which will be carried out after details of the initiative’s full and final costs are available, will equip us with a thorough understanding of the programme’s results and its contribution to employment generation in the State. This is in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has run various community enterprise schemes, via Enterprise Ireland, since 1989. A number of projects in Dublin south west have been successful in receiving funding under these schemes. Community Enterprise Centre Scheme Since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre (CEC) scheme in 1989, €64 million has been approved by Enterprise Ireland for the development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, which was launched in December 2015, recognised that membership of International Research Organisations (IRO) is an important, strategic aspect of Ireland’s international collaboration in science, technology and innovation. Such engagement is a prerequisite for Ireland to become a global innovation leader. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The work of very many Business Units is impacted by Brexit and the Department as a whole has prioritised the Brexit challenges in its work plans for 2017 across all its Divisions. A dedicated Brexit Unit was established in 2016 and is led at Assistant Secretary level within the EU Affairs, Trade Policy and Safety and Chemicals Policy Division, to coordinate and represent the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Census of Population Data (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Census of Population is an important input to evidence-based policy analysis and advice in my Department, as it is across Government. My central focus is on ensuring we create the best environment to secure sustainable full employment and to deliver on the Programme for a Partnership Government commitment to support an additional 200,000 at work by 2020. The Census data complements...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: IDA Ireland’s official employment figures are drawn from an employment survey conducted by my Department on an annual basis. The table provides a breakdown of the total number of IDA Ireland supported companies in Co. Donegal from 2002 to 2016. Data for 2017 will not be available until early next year. Total number of IDA supported companies in Co. Donegal & total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Regional Action Plans for Jobs are aimed at maximising the strengths and assets of each region, to support enterprise growth and job creation. The key strength of the stakeholders like the Local Authorities, the educational bodies, the Enterprise Development Agencies and the private sector all working collaboratively to maximise opportunities, means that every county will benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (4 Jul 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The number of my Department’s staff who currently have an application with the Department’s HR Unit for a transfer to offices outside the Dublin region to date is set out in the table.  This includes staff seeking to move from one of my Department’s regional locations to another.  Staff may apply for several locations at a time. Location Current number of...

Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Bill provides a welcome opportunity to discuss the protection of employees in cases where collective redundancies occur due to a company being insolvent. As the Deputy has outlined, the Bill is well-intentioned and is about protecting workers. It is a response to the Duffy-Cahill report on the examination and review of laws on the protection of employee interests when assets are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: We can see what is happening with the unemployment rate. Its decrease is positive and is spread across the country. I recognise that there are particular challenges in some areas but, as the recovery continues, we want the decrease to reach further and deeper in every region. The Department of Social Protection's focus on activation plays an important role, as does access to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Employment is increasing across the country and will impact on all areas. There is also the important work being done under the regional action plans for jobs. The topics raised by the Deputies are for those regional plans and initiatives. Skills assessments and apprenticeship opportunities are being developed across the country. The intergenerational issues that Deputy Niall Collins...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy makes the point very well regarding the importance of North-South trade and the great developments we have seen in this area, which have been facilitated by the political changes of recent years. I hope these issues can be resolved in the near future because trade between North and South is significant. As the Deputy noted, changes on one side of the Border impact on the other...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Budgets (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Final decisions have not yet been made on the specific functions of the Department that may transfer. It is important to have close co-operation with the Department of Social Protection because we want people to move seamlessly into employment when opportunities arise. We do not want there to be barriers preventing people from taking up jobs that become available. The Deputy asked about...