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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669, 675 and 679 together. I understand from the IDA that there are a small number of foreign direct investment (FDI) companies located in Ireland whose commercial focus lies mainly on the British market. Depending on the nature of the still-to-be-negotiated arrangements that will govern the UK's future relationship with the European Union, some of these...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Financial Services Sector (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 670 and 677 together. The Government fully recognises that financial services is an area where Ireland could see increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on account of Brexit. That is why there has already been extensive engagement at home and abroad – across both Ministerial and Agency levels – with the industry about new investment in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The future annual allocations for the enterprise agencies, including Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), will be managed through each annual Estimates Budgetary process in the years ahead taking account of the mid-term Capital Plan review in 2017 and spending review 2017. It is the case that the Programme for a Partnership Government commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (7 Feb 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 whatever 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 for each...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Expenditure (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Succeed-in-Ireland (SII) initiative has been operated by Connect Ireland (CI) on the basis of a contract that was agreed with IDA Ireland on 27 March 2012. I understand from the IDA that since SII commenced in March 2012, 82 business plans have been approved and a total of 527 jobs have been created. A total of €2,069,000 has been paid to CI by the IDA as a financial award in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Aid (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Until the UK leaves the EU, all types of subsidies, both within the UK and across the other 27 EU Member States are subject to the discipline imposed by EU State Aid law. Provisions on state aid (subsidies) and competition are a common feature of EU Free Trade Agreements to ensure any aid granted by authorities to private entities does not distort competition. I understand that the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Innovation 2020, Ireland's cross-governmental strategy for Research and Development, Science and Technology, commits all Government Departments to increase overall levels of investment in the area of research, year on year, to 2020. Supporting research is a key pillar of Ireland’s enterprise policy given its role in driving productivity, competitiveness and thereby the creation and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Staffing levels of my Department, its Offices and Agencies 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A significant consideration in drawing up the recently published Action Plan for 2017 is Brexit and the changing global trading environment. This year’s Action Plan is at the core of the government’s response to the huge challenge these pose for businesses - to make sure our enterprise base is resilient in the face of changes to come. The United Kingdom’s decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Intertrade Ireland (ITI) continues to undertake important work connected to cross-border trade.  Most notably, it operates a range of programmes to assist SMEs in developing their business both North and South. This includes assisting businesses to become first time exporters, developing innovation capacity and in pursuing procurement opportunities. The work of ITI has now...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On the day the Referendum result was known I established a Co-ordination Group on Brexit in my Department, consisting of the CEOs of both IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, and relevant enterprise, single market and trade officials from the Department to oversee implementation of our response to the emerging national, UK and EU developments. This Group, which I chair, oversees the management...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Correspondence (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I wrote to the individual concerned on 13 December 2016, giving a definitive response to the issues that they raised. My Department, and previous Ministers, have been in receipt of correspondence from the individual concerned, and others making representations on their behalf, over many years in relation to the issues raised. The handling of these matters was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 687 together. The Programme for a Partnership Government proposes the holding of a number of referendums, including on Ireland’s participation in the International Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Government has not made a decision on the issue of holding any particular constitutional referendums in 2017. The timing of referendums is a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Receivership arises from a private contractual relationship between a lender and a creditor (usually a company). A receiver is a person who is appointed on behalf of a secured creditor to sell the particular company asset which has been charged in favour of that creditor. A receiver is appointed under a) the terms of the debenture for stated reasons or b) by court order. Most...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Correspondence (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: A response was issued to the Deputy on 3 February 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 291 of 2013) there is a requirement that Tower Crane Operators, Self-Erecting Tower Crane Operators, Mobile Crane Operators and Crawler Crane Operators to have a valid Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card in order to carry out any of these tasks on a construction site. The Regulations allow...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have been advised by IDA Ireland that the building in question is not an IDA Ireland property but that the Agency is aware of the facility. IDA Ireland always tries to find the relevant property solution for its clients and will of course market a non-IDA Ireland property if it represents an appropriate option for investors. The IDA can include the property in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 692 to 694, inclusive, together. The demand for employment permits has risen by circa 300% since 2013. Over this period a number of initiatives have been introduced to address the increase in demand including conducting a business process review, the introduction of a Trusted Partner Initiative, the provision of an online Status Query facility and the launch...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Controls (7 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Export Control Report for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015, was concluded in December 2016.  The report has now been translated into Irish and it is my intention to present both the Irish and English versions to the Houses of the Oireachtas this month after it has been presented to Government. The Report will include a description of key legislative developments and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (2 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Government is acutely conscious of the uncertainty created by the result of the 2016 UK Referendum and the need to consider the types of supports that Irish businesses may require to address any adverse trading conditions arising as a result of Brexit. Clearly, volatility in exchange rates has been challenging for exporters who are reliant on the UK market, operate with low margins and...