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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ownership of this facility changed recently and IDA Ireland is working with the senior management of the new company in order assess potential future developments.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is engaging intensively with all agencies of her Department including Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and with the research community generally on the possible implications of Brexit for research and innovation in Ireland. As part of the Government’s ongoing consultation work on Brexit, a series of dialogues with civic...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has met formally with the Director General of SFI on three occasions since her appointment. The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation has met formally with the Director General of SFI on six occasions since his appointment. The possible implications of Brexit has been a discussion point during some of these...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland has won €337 million in competitive EU funding under Horizon 2020 from 2014 to September 2016. Higher Education Institutes accounted for €198 million or, 59% of the total. Companies won €104 million or, 31%, with €74 million of this going to SMEs. This result indicates that Ireland is on track to achieve its national target of securing €1.25...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The table shows the costs borne by my Department to date for the official foreign engagements that I and my Ministerial colleagues, Minister Breen and Minister Halligan, have undertaken since our appointments in May 2016. In a number of instances, the columns which show “Not applicable” indicate that travel undertaken was either on a single day and did not involve...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Process (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 22 November 2016. Enactment of the Bill remains a legislative priority for the Government. Accordingly, I hope Dáil Report Stage will be scheduled as soon as possible. Clearly, the timing of enactment thereafter will depend on the availability of parliamentary time. The Bill will introduce...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The European Commission adopted its proposal to amend Directive 1978/660/EEC on 9 July 2002 (COM (2002)259/2 final). As part of the EU co-decision legislative process, the European Parliament proposed amendments to the text of that proposal, and some of these are reflected in the final text of what is now Directive 2003/51/EC. What impact, if any, those amendments have had on Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cyber Security Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My Department does not use the technology which was the subject of the recent incident in the NTMA.  Consequently, no actions specific to those technologies are required by my Department. My Department takes cyber security very seriously.  It invests considerable resources in cyber security defence and regularly reviews and updates the defences and mitigations available.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655 and 660 together. The Government and IDA Ireland did everything it could to avert the decision by HP Inc. I spoke with the company's senior management earlier this month.  The IDA engaged intensively with HP Inc as well. Senior executives from the Agency visited the company in California and proposals were put forward to try...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016 completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 22 November 2016. Enactment of the Bill is a legislative priority for the Government. Accordingly, I hope Dáil Report Stage will be scheduled as soon as possible. Clearly, the timing of enactment thereafter will depend on the availability of parliamentary time. Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The employment of all non-EEA nationals in the State is governed by the Employment Permits Acts 2003 – 2014.  Under this legislation in order to work in the State all non-EEA nationals require a valid employment permit or relevant immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality which allows them to reside and work in the State without the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The General Scheme of the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017 is being sent to the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation this week for consideration and it will be available on the legislation page of the Department’s website shortly after that.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014 provides that in limited cases for a particular transitional period, US Accounting Standards (US GAAP) may be used by certain companies. This period is due to expire on 31 December 2020. On 17th January 2017 the Government approved the General Scheme of the Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill. One of the Heads in that Bill is a provision to extend the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (14 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In October last year, I led an investment mission to the West Coast of the US along with the CEO of IDA Ireland, Martin Shanahan. During this visit, I met with over 40 potential and existing IDA Ireland client companies in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Orange County. Whilst I cannot release details of these companies, due to commercial and client confidentiality, I...

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The numbers on the live register in County Wexford have fallen by over 1,800 during the past year. In County Wexford, the number of jobs created and supported by LEO is 1,167. Enterprise Ireland, that agency which nobody ever seems to ask a question about, has created 4,696 jobs in County Wexford and there are 2,630 IDA supported jobs.

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have an implementation of an action plan. The last time the Deputy raised the question, I invited the Deputy to meet the implementation group. They are very willing to meet. The group includes the chief executive of Wexford County Council, representatives of the IDA and LEO, and business partners. It has helped create jobs across the county. We are focused on the south east. I am...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: It is for sale as a going concern. It is also zoned for film production. The only way that can change is if the councillors in County Wicklow vote for that rezoning to be changed. I held a meeting with the county manager and many of the representatives from Wicklow County Council, as well as with the Wicklow Oireachtas representatives. I also met the workers and I have given them a...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In response to Deputy Niall Collins, while I do not have that information with me, I will be very glad to give it to his new colleague, Deputy Donnelly, in the next few days.

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I will give it to Deputy Niall Collins and to Deputy Donnelly. I have met him on two occasions already on the issue of Ardmore Studios. I will send Deputy Niall Collins the information in regard to Troy Studios. In response to Deputy Boyd Barrett, we have a very viable film industry in Wicklow. For example, Irish films have taken an impressive €145 million at the worldwide box...

Other Questions: Film Industry (9 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The workers can.