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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Improved industrial relations are a key factor in enterprise development and greater expertise and professionalism in the industrial relations arena contributes to more efficient use of the State’s industrial relations and dispute resolution machinery. Ultimately, this contributes to industrial peace. The support provided by the Department to meet costs incurred by the ICTU in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputies Joan Collins, Clare Daly, Carol Nolan, Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Mick Barry for raising this matter and welcome the opportunity to respond. I have no direct role in the resolution of this dispute or similar disputes. I understand the dispute at Tesco relates to proposed changes to pre-1996 employee contracts for approximately 250 of the 14,500 staff employed at Tesco....

Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We are very fortunate in Ireland in terms of the industrial relations system we have developed. We have industrial machinery available to both parties, namely, the Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission. The fundamental approach of successive Governments to industrial relations has been one of voluntarism. There has been a consensus among the social partners that the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Employment data for both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of my Department’s Annual Employment Survey.  Last month, IDA Ireland announced the highest level of employment in its client companies in its history, with 199,877 people now employed in companies supported by the Agency.  Enterprise Ireland has also reported a record year.  Total...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), established in 2014, are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for providing advice, signposting, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. Statistics in relation to the number of jobs created each year through support provided by the LEOs are obtained by way of an Annual Employment Survey of LEO...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am advised by the Health and Safety Authority that the budgets for various sectoral activities for 2017 is currently being finalised. However, the HSA has assured me that the budget for farm safety initiatives will, at a minimum, be maintained at the same level as that for 2016. The Authority has also indicated that in light of the continuing high level of fatalities in the farming sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Land Acquisition (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: IDA Ireland markets Loughrea as part of its West Region.  Under its current strategy, “Winning Foreign Direct Investment 2015 – 2019”, the Agency has set ambitious foreign direct investment (FDI) targets for every region in the country. This includes an increase of 30%-40% in the number of investments for the West Region. To support the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise Ireland, working with other enterprise partners, such as the Local Authorities and other local community organisations, co-funded the establishment of Community Enterprise Centres across Ireland. Since the launch of the first of four Community Enterprise Centres (CEC) schemes in 1989, €46 million has been paid for the development of CECs across the country. 157 CECs have...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The following tables set out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 - 2017. Year Inspections and Investigations 2011 15,340 2012 13,835 2013 12,244 2014 10,719 2015 10,880 2016 10,460 2017 – to 14 Feb. 1,136 Year Spend on Safety Initiatives 2011 €1.567m 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government is conscious of the need to consider the types of supports that Irish businesses may require to address business adversity arising as a result of Brexit Referendum. This is likely to represent a structural shift in the UK trading relations and short, medium and long term responses from market diversification through to price repositioning will be needed. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The UK is one of Ireland’s most important trading partners, accounting for about 17% of national exports. It is not possible to give the number of companies nationally that export to the UK. However, in 2015, approximately 1,476 Enterprise Ireland (EI) clients exported to the UK, with reported exports of €7.5bn, up 12% on 2014. The UK is a natural first market for EI clients....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enactment of the Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 is a legislative priority for the Government. Accordingly, I hope Dáil Report Stage will be scheduled as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I understand the dispute at Tesco relates to proposed changes to pre 1996 employee contracts that set out the terms and conditions of employment for about 280 of the 14,500 staff that are employed at Tesco. In situations such as this I would always advise and encourage parties to use the offices of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court and they have done so on this...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The following table sets out the amount spent on external legal advice by my Department and its Offices in 2016. My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs. The Department avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor’s office and the Attorney General’s office for the provision of legal advice where possible. The services of legal cost accountants...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Like the majority of Members in this Chamber, I got into politics to make a difference, to improve people's lives. What has happened to Sergeant McCabe and his family is disgraceful. We need to put in place the public inquiry to get to the truth. I and the Government want proper terms of reference. I also want our people to get jobs and no longer to have to emigrate. I want them to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 was adopted on 19 July 2002. Article 3(2) has not been amended since then. Article 1(9) of Directive 2003/51/EC of 18 June 2003 amended Article 31 of Directive 1978/660/EEC of 25 July 1978 by replacing the existing text of paragraph (1)(c)(bb) and by inserting a new paragraph (1a).  The new text of paragraph (1)(c)(bb) made no reference to losses. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) provides for the securing of the safety, health and welfare of persons at work. Specifically that Act places a duty on employers to ensure as far as reasonably practicable, the safety, health and welfare of their employees. This duty includes the assessment of the risks at that place of work and the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop for providing advice and guidance, financial assistance and other supports to those wishing to start or grow their own business. The LEOs can offer direct grant aid to microenterprises (10 employees or fewer) in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector which, over time, have the potential to develop into strong...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Action Plan for Jobs for the Dublin Region was launched in January 2016, the last of 8 Regional Action Plans to be published. The core objective of the Plan is, through the delivery of 90 collaborative actions, to increase employment in the region by 10-15% to 2020, resulting in the delivery of 66,000 additional jobs to the region in that period. The first Progress Report was published...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This company's facility in Tallaght is a data centre. Details on the number of positions at the facility are not available.