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Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am not in favour of this amendment. The drafting in this amendment is not very clear. I surmise that the Senators are trying to capture the Company Law Review Group's pending report on the protection of employees and unsecured creditors. The use of the words "the recommendation" and "intended actions" implies to me that the Senators intend to capture the Companies Act 2014 itself rather...

Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On the 30th October 2016, the EU – Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed by representatives from Canada, the EU and its Member States.  On the 15th February 2017, the European Parliament voted in support of the provisional application of CETA. The process of ratification can now commence in some 43 national parliaments and regional assemblies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This Research project, which my Department has funded, will assess the potential impacts of WTO tariffs on Cross Border Trade and is expected to be finalised later this month.  I propose to have it published as soon as is practicable thereafter. 

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Employment Permits Section informs me that it has no record of an employment permit application in relation to the named individual.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Recruitment (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: All Departmental recruitment is undertaken on our behalf by the Public Appointments Service except insofar as Service Grades are concerned which the Department manages itself.  No consultancy would be involved.  In general, recruitment to the State Agencies under the remit of my Department is carried out through the Public Appointments Service (PAS). However, in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 -2014 provides that an employer must provide his/her employee with a written statement of the particulars of the employee’s terms of employment. It also provides that an employer must notify the employee of any changes in the particulars as given in the statement.  There is no offence provision under the Act to provide for the taking...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Bank Branch Closures (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In March this year the company in question announced a number of changes to its business, which would include a number of redundancies. At the same time the company notified me of proposed collective redundancies as required under the Protection of Employment Act 1977. That Act requires employers proposing collective redundancies to enter into an information and consultation process with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (9 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland maintains statistics of site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis only. In the first quarter of 2017, there were 173 site visits, up from 136 for the same period in 2016.  The following table sets out, on a county-by-county basis, the number of IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits for 2016 and for quarter one of 2017. Site Visits by County, 2016 and Quarter 1...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On the 30th October 2016, the EU – Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed by representatives from Canada, the EU and its Member States. On the 15th February 2017, the European Parliament voted in support of the provisional application of CETA. The process of ratification can now commence in some 43 national parliaments and regional assemblies across...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My responsibility, as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is on ensuring that Ireland as a whole is best placed to capitalise on potential foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities may emerge on account of Brexit. That is why I secured significant additional funding for IDA Ireland to help the Agency better respond to the challenges and opportunities Brexit may present. I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Data (4 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department, through Enterprise Ireland (EI) provides a range of supports to help Irish companies start, grow and export.  There are now over 201,000 people employed by EI supported companies across the country, an all-time high for the Agency.  The fact that over 130,000 of those 201,000 jobs are outside of Dublin is also significant.  All regions recorded increases in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise Ireland’s (EI) start-up activity is focused on prospecting for and supporting High Potential Start-Ups (HPSUs). HPSU companies are defined as start-up ventures that are: - Introducing a new or innovative product or service to international markets. - Involved in manufacturing or internationally traded services. - Capable of creating 10 jobs in Ireland and realising...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (4 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Regional Action Plan initiative is working to promote regional and rural job creation by bringing different stakeholders in each of the 8 regions together to identify innovative and practical actions, to be taken across a range of Departments and agencies, with clear timelines for delivery over the period 2015 – 2017. The Plans are being monitored and driven in each region by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (3 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 to 319, inclusive, together. The Enterprise Stabilisation Fund (ESF) was established by Government to support viable but vulnerable exporting companies who were experiencing difficulties due to the economic crisis which started in 2008. €100m was allocated to the fund to the end of 2010. Client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy will be aware that my Department commissioned a survey, which was carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes in January, seeking the views of SMEs on the impact of Brexit on their businesses.  This survey looked at the impact to date of Brexit and forward to the more medium term impacts (over the coming 18 months). Extensive engagement has also been undertaken with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (3 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The person in question was employed as chief executive officer of the Labour Relations Commission until 30 September 2015, and as director general of the Workplace Relations Commission following its establishment on 1 October 2015. In this context, my Department processed salary payments to the person in question during the period referred to. These ceased upon the person's retirement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Copyright Legislation Review (2 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In response to Parliamentary Question No. 798 put down by the Deputy on 7 March 2017, I informed the Deputy that Government had approved the General Scheme of a Copyright Bill, the main purpose of which is to respond to certain of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Copyright Review Committee entitled “Modernising Copyright”, which was published in October...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Development Policy (2 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department, through Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) provide a range of supports to help Irish companies start, grow and export. The 31 LEOs are in every county supporting startups and microenterprises. I recently published the LEO annual jobs survey results which highlights three consecutive years of local jobs growth throughout the country. Overall in...