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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The EU - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) includes significant liberalisation of agri-food trade which will benefit Irish agriculture. The total value of meat and dairy exports from Ireland to Canada is €5.1m and €11.8m respectively and there is a real prospect of growing business in these areas with Canada. Over the years, Ireland has developed an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Registration (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies Registration Office (CRO) fees are made up of a number of elements which include filing fees, late filing fees, search fees and fees for the sale of bulk data etc. The fees received by the CRO for each of the last 5 years were as follows: Year Amount 2016 €20,067,554 2015 €17,767,553 2014 €18,597,773 2013 €19,394.049 2012 €19,901,110...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has commissioned research to provide a deeper understanding of the implications of the UK decision to exit the EU on Irish SMEs. Working together with stakeholder groups, the Department of Finance and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, this involved a structured engagement with a diverse range of companies across all sectors and regions including a survey of over 1000...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development Initiatives (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Regional development is a top priority of mine and I am determined to help drive job creation all over Ireland. IDA Ireland’s strategy for 2015-2019 includes a commitment to increase FDI in every region outside Dublin by 30%-40%. The Agency made good progress towards achieving this goal in 2016, with 52% of all jobs created by IDA Ireland's clients last year based outside of Dublin. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Further to my answer to the questions you put down for answer on March 30th, Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act 1946 and were reformed by the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2012. A JLC is comprised of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers in a sector. JLCs meet regularly, under an independent Chairperson to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, the costs, the date or expected date of publication and the name of the external consultants are set out in the file attached for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and to 31st March 2017. In some cases, the costs of the reports were shared with other bodies and these are noted. The data in...

Brexit: Statements (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am pleased to have the opportunity to make a statement on Brexit. A whole-of-government approach to Brexit issues is in place. My Department and its agencies are to the forefront of that effort. The UK's decision to leave the EU will impact on all policy fields of my Department and agencies. I have tasked my departmental officials with making Brexit their No. 1 priority. In advance...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 335 together. Brexit has been on our radar for a number of years and we have been planning accordingly. In order for me, as Minister with responsibility for supporting business across all sectors, to develop initiatives to support businesses that are impacted by Brexit, I need to fully understand business needs and to understand the various...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: At the strategic level, Enterprise 2025 sets out the roadmap for enterprise development, and details the actions required and being taken to support the manufacturing and service sectors.  Our new trade and investment strategy, Ireland Connected, will be backed up by increasing our agency resources both at home and overseas and an intensified...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 to 339, inclusive, together. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remains a key contributor to Ireland’s continuing economic development and growth. The role it plays in sustaining employment here is well-documented, with approximately one out of every five private sector jobs here directly or indirectly resulting from FDI.  Last...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 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.  There are now over 201,000 people employed by EI supported companies across the country. The fact that over 130,000 of those 201,000 jobs are outside of Dublin is significant.  Enterprise Ireland client companies support...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Enterprise Ireland (EI) are the main Agencies under the auspices of my Department that offer advice and support to the small business sector. The LEOs are the ‘first-stop-shop’ State support service for micro and small businesses in each local area. The LEOs provide advice and direction, covering all government supports and requirements,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government has already taken a number of important initiatives, including in bolstering the capacity of our enterprise agencies to maximise job creation opportunities inside and outside the EU. The recently published Action Plan for Jobs 2017 builds on this with specific measures to: - support enterprises, particularly those most dependent on UK markets - identify and target new markets...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Strategy (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On 29 March 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May formally notified the European Council of the UK's intention to leave the EU in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It is hard to predict at this stage the full impact of Brexit. Much will depend on the nature of the future trade deal that will be negotiated between the EU and the UK. These negotiations are likely to be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Regional Action Plan initiative is working to address 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 currently being monitored and driven in each...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Critically, in 90 per cent of cases, the decision of the Adjudication Officer was accepted by the parties and was not appealed. With regard to the statistics on appeals published in the WRC’s 2016 Annual Report, and given the time period involved following the establishment of the WRC, the overall numbers of appeals to the Court are low. As outlined in the WRC Annual Report,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The hiring of private investigation firms by agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies concerned. I have asked the agencies to provide details of any such contracts and I will forward these to the Deputy once received.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 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 Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Staffing levels of my Department reflect the requirement to manage the pay bill and staff numbers in accordance with Government pay policy with staff resources deployed in the most effective and efficient manner as appropriate to business needs and key priorities at any given time. An additional €3 million was secured in respect of Pay in Budget 2017 and is being targeted...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (4 Apr 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I welcome the opportunity to report to the Seanad on amendments made in the Dáil to the Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 on Report and Final Stages on 29 March when three amendments were passed to amend the version of the Bill passed by this House. I take the opportunity to outline for Senators the purpose of the three amendments passed by the Dáil....