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Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I was at the dialogue yesterday. It was an extremely worthwhile exercise. The various partners and stakeholders attended and all contributed in a very positive and constructive way. It has been an extremely useful exercise over the past two days with huge participation by all the stakeholders. I have no doubt interesting initiatives and recommendations will arise from that discussion. I...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Deputy. The Government and I recognise the seriousness of the issues which he has raised this morning and the impact they have had on individual families. It is very distressing for these families. It involves more than 5,000 houses, including local authority and private housing. The Minister received the report recently and is now examining the recommendations. The...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I understand there are eight recommendations in the report which has been received by the Minister, two of which are being implemented immediately. As a number of different stakeholders are involved in this issue, there is a need for the expert report to be analysed and to bring the stakeholders together before I can answer the question precisely. The Deputy will appreciate that we need to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Given the extent of North-South trade, I am very conscious of the particular challenges faced by companies operating in close proximity to the border, many of which trade freely on both sides of the border. Current trade between Ireland and Northern Ireland is extensive and far-reaching. South to North trade in goods was valued at €1.65 billion in 2016 and North to South trade was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Military Exports (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I publish an annual report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 which includes information on military exports. The objective of publishing such a report is to provide the public with a continuing enhanced level of transparency about exports of controlled goods and services.  Export controls are of particular importance to my Department in ensuring compliance with the highest...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reviews (29 Jun 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: Skills Shortages (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department of Education and Skills is responsible for education and training provision. This includes ETBs and several Institutes of Technology that are running courses supplying chefs. Failte Ireland has a primary function “To support the training and education and development of persons for the purposes of employment within the Tourism Industry”. Failte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognised that for Ireland to become a Global Innovation Leader, it must be a member of leading International Research Organisations (IROs).  Ireland has long-standing membership of the European Space Agency, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the European Molecular Biology Conference, EUREKA, COST and...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Action Plan for Jobs is one of the Government’s key instruments to support job creation. Since the first Plan was launched in early 2012, over 225,000 more people are at work. My Department does not gather data but uses the official data published by the CSO. I assume the Deputy is referring to the CSO's Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), the official source of...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework – Sectoral Employment Orders - for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified class, type or group of workers.  This is in effect a framework to replace the former sectoral Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Government policy to reduce unemployment is two-fold.  First, through policies set out in the national Action Plan for Jobs, to create an environment in which business can succeed and create jobs and second, through Pathways to work to ensure that as many of the new jobs and other vacancies that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register. The South East...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the UK referendum, the State agencies under my remit - Enterprise Ireland (EI), the Local Enterprise Offices and Inter Trade Ireland - have been active in supporting companies in assessing and addressing their exposure to Brexit. EI’s current “#Prepare for Brexit” campaign includes a Brexit Scorecard available to all companies to self-assess their preparedness...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since the UK referendum, the State agencies under my remit - Enterprise Ireland (EI), IDA, the Local Enterprise Offices and Inter Trade Ireland - have been active in supporting companies in assessing and addressing their exposure to Brexit. EI’s current “#Prepare for Brexit” campaign includes a Brexit Scorecard available to all companies to self-assess their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department and its agencies are fully engaged in supporting companies to prepare for Brexit. Enterprise Ireland’s (EI) #PrepareforBrexit communications campaign featuring the ‘Brexit SME Scorecard’ was launched in March.  The Scorecard is an interactive online platform which can be used by all Irish companies to self-assess their exposure to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland is and will continue to be an attractive location for foreign direct investment.   As a small open economy Ireland punches above its weight and attracts significant levels of inward investment. The number of new investments secured by IDA Ireland in 2016 rose by almost 12% against a background of global economic uncertainty, intense competition and a changing global tax...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Government policy to reduce unemployment is two-fold.  First, through policies set out in the national Action Plan for Jobs, to create an environment in which business can succeed and create jobs and second, through Pathways to work to ensure that as many of the new jobs and other vacancies that arise in our economy are filled by people taken from the Live Register. The Midlands Action...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Innovation 2020, the national strategy for research and innovation, recognised that for Ireland to become a Global Innovation Leader, it must be a member of leading International Research Organisations (IROs). Ireland has long-standing membership of the European Space Agency, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the European Molecular Biology Conference, EUREKA, COST and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland’s competitiveness performance is particularly vital in light of the challenges posed by Brexit. The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook published this month shows Ireland’s competitiveness ranking has improved for the third year in a row. We are now ranked the 6th most competitive economy in the world and 2nd most competitive in the Euro area.  This is our...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: The Inspection and Enforcement Services of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) monitor employment conditions to ensure compliance with and, where necessary, the enforcement of employment rights legislation. This includes redress for the employees concerned and payment of any unpaid wages arising from breaches of employment rights. The Industrial Relations Act 2012 provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Cost Per Job Sustained (CPJS) is the mechanism used by IDA Ireland to assess the cost of each job sustained and supported by the Agency. Tax reliefs are not included in the calculation. The CPJS measures the level of first time jobs created during a seven year period against IDA Ireland grants paid over that same period of time.  Only jobs created during and sustained to the end of...