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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Directive 2003/51/EC of 18 June 2003 served only to amend other Directives, namely Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC.  Directive 2013/34 EU of 26 June 2013 repealed Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC.  Article 52 of Directive 2013/34/EU provides that references to the repealed Directives are to be construed as references to Directive 2013/34/EU and are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Second (and final) Report of the Moriarty Tribunal was published in March 2011. The Moriarty Tribunal made a number of recommendations which relate to the responsibilities of a number of Departments. With regard to matters that fall under my Department's responsibility, the Moriarty Tribunal made two recommendations for changes to company law, as follows: - That a provision similar...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Creating new employment opportunities to replace those that will be lost in this company is a priority of mine. I have directed IDA Ireland to seek out new investment for the area and the Agency is already marketing the facility to its existing client companies and other potential investors.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department has not incurred any legal fees on FOI requests received during the period 2014 to 2016. In accordance with Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I have designated decision making authority to all officers at Higher Executive Officer/ Higher Executive Officer equivalent and higher level in my Department. The total number of FOI requests received by my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The objective of the Succeed-in-Ireland programme is the creation of sustainable jobs countrywide. These positions are contractually defined, for the purposes of the programme, as full time, permanent positions that are in place for at least two years in a project approved by IDA Ireland. Connect Ireland, which operates Succeed-in-Ireland, receives a financial award from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Article 1(9) of Directive 2003/51/EC of 18 June 2003 amended Article 31(1)(c)(bb) of Directive 1978/660/EEC of 25 July 1978.  The amended provision is now in Article 6(1)(c)(ii) of Directive 2013/34/EU of 26 June 2013.  Article 31(1)(c)(bb), in its original form, was cited in the Judgement given by the General Court (Fifth Chamber) on 14 September 1999 in the case (details of which...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: There were a total of 54 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits to County Louth between 2014 and 2016.  The table out the breakdown of these visits by year. It is important to remember that data on site visits is not necessarily an accurate measure of the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in a region or county.  This is partly because approximately 70% of all FDI won...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A number of actions were initiated as part of the Government’s response to the closure of Clerys. As part of a twin track process, the Company Law Review Group was asked to examine legislation with a view to recommending ways company law could be amended to better safeguard a company’s employees and unsecured creditors. That work is currently ongoing and the recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 remains a legislative priority for the Government. Accordingly, I hope that Dáil Report Stage will be scheduled as soon as possible. Clearly, the timing of enactment thereafter will depend on the availability of parliamentary time.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: European Court of Justice Rulings (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am aware of the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case 266/14 generally referred to as the 'Tyco case'. It is important to remember that case was referred in relation to interpretation of the EU Directive on Working Time (2003/88/EC).  In the Tyco case, the CJEU found that where workers do not have a fixed or habitual place of work,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remains a vital contributor to Ireland’s economic development and growth. The role it plays in sustaining employment in Ireland is well-documented: approximately one out of every five private sector jobs here directly or indirectly results from FDI. Last year saw the highest ever level of employment in IDA Ireland client companies, with 199,877 people...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland’s official employment figures are drawn from the employment survey that is conducted annually by my Department. During 2016, the Agency's client companies created just under 19,000 (18,627) jobs on the ground across a range of sectors, with every region of Ireland posting net gains in jobs. The table sets out the total number of IDA Ireland supported jobs, across the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The additional salary cost to the Department  and its Offices of introducing a minimum hourly rate of €11.50 per hour for directly employed staff is estimated to be €234,680 per annum.  This figure, inclusive of employers PRSI would be €259,909. The Offices of the Department include the Companies Registration Office, Employment Appeals Tribunal, Labour Court,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (28 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Since my appointment as Minister, no tribunals of inquiry have been established in my Department under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The file retrieval cost for my Department and its offices is provided in the following table.  In respect of the Department, the Companies Registration Office (CRO) and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), the figures provided are for retrieval only.  However, the figures in respect of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) include both retrieval and storage...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland spent $197 (PPP adjusted) per person in 2015 on R&D compared with $246 (PPP) per person in EU 28 countries and $276 (PPP) per person for total OECD countries.  Ireland's per capita Government allocations to R&D equate to approximately 80% of those of other EU28 countries and 71% of OECD countries. The Government's budget for research and development increased by...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act of 2015 provides for a new statutory framework for establishing minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment for a specified type, class or group of workers – in effect a framework to replace the former sectorial Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system which was found to be unconstitutional in 2013 in McGowan -...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In order to address the complex array of issues facing the State in monitoring compliance with employment legislation in the fishing industry, in 2015 the Government established a Task Force on allegations regarding treatment of workers on Irish fishing trawlers, which was chaired by my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Arising out of the conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Records (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Records indicate that in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 the cost to my Department of data and or electronic file storage on cloud or third party file servers was €3,911.40, €5,467.35 and €6,443.97 respectively.  Most of the data held by my Department is currently stored on equipment owned and controlled by my Department.  Data is stored on external...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (23 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department publishes all regulatory impact assessments for legislative proposals.  These can be accessed on my Department’s website addressdjei.ieunder Legislation.