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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: There were 13 IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits to County Kildare from 2011 to 2015 inclusive. A breakdown of these figures is in the following table. There were five site visits to the county in the first quarter of 2016. It is important to note that the number of site visits does not accurately reflect the level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) activity in a region or county as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retail Sector (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (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, to anyone who wishes to start or expand a business. They can also provide funding for projects that meet certain criteria, generally with regard to export...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 142 together. Since this company was attracted to locate Ireland in 1989, it has made a very positive contribution to the Irish economy. Not only does it provide several thousand high quality jobs but its presence here has helped in the development of the domestic ICT sector and has assisted our ability to attract other leading electronics...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: In January 2016, Minister Ged Nash and I announced a twin track examination of protections in law for employees and unsecured creditors, particularly to ensure limited liability or restructuring are not used to avoid a company’s obligations to its employees and unsecured creditors. We appointed two experts to examine the legal protections for workers, particularly where operations and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: Gift vouchers supplied to consumers are subject to the provisions of general consumer protection legislation, in particular the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 on unfair, misleading and aggressive commercial practices and of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 27 of 1995). Gift vouchers that are not financial services...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (26 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Costs of Doing Business Report published by the National Competitiveness on April 21st provides an assessment of Ireland's cost competitiveness performance vis-a-vis a range of competitor countries. The report concentrates on the costs that are largely domestically determined such as labour, property, transport, energy, water, waste, communications, credit/finance and business service. It...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: County Cavan is marketed together with Louth and Monaghan as part of IDA Ireland’s North East Region. There are 33 multinational companies based in the North East, employing 4,556 people across the Region (Annual Employment Survey 2015). Seven of these multinationals are located in Cavan, employing 1,165 staff. County Cavan also has a strong indigenous industry base across a wide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together. Supporting enterprise development in all regions of the country in order to support job creation is a key objective of the Government, with initiatives such as the regional Action Plans for Jobs seeking to build on the capabilities and strengths of each region to maximise enterprise growth and job creation. The North East/North West Action...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 32 together. Enterprise Ireland, the agency under my aegis, is tasked with the management of the Community Enterprise Centre Scheme. Since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre (CEC) scheme in 1989, €64 million has been approved for the development of CECs across the country. Supported by four CEC schemes (operated in 1989,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (21 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: Last year, I announced details of the 5-year, €250million Regional Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at accelerating the jobs recovery in every part of the country. Under the Regional Plan, Enterprise Ireland launched a competitive call, the Community Enterprise Initiatives Fund, with a budget of €5 million over two years, which focused on community-driven enterprise initiatives and...

Insurance Costs: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: I welcome this debate. In many ways this Dáil is unique and will be tested by its ability to take on issues like this and to shape better thinking on how to tackle it. We are, rightly, setting new ambitions for ourselves and planning to work in different ways. It is also important to remember that economics have not gone away, to paraphrase another political phrase. At this stage in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The value of Goods and Services exported from Ireland in the past 5 years is shown below: € million 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 EU 101,252 104,731 102,589 109,185 124,717 Non EU 73,407 74,307 79,296 85,181 104,155 Total 174,659 179,038 181,885 194,366 228,872 EU As a % of the Total 58% 58% 56% 56% 54% These figures show general and consistent growth in our exports both to EU and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is an independent statutory agency and I, as Minister, am not permitted in my executive function to interfere in any way with the day to day operations and functions of PIAB. Section 54 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 sets out the principal functions of the Board. Section 54(1)(b) states: ‘to prepare and publish a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Motor Insurance (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: With the exception of motor insurance which falls under the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Minister for Finance has policy responsibility for insurance. The sector is regulated by the Central Bank. I have no direct policy responsibility for insurance. The National Competitiveness Council (NCC), established in 1997, is an independent Council which reports to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland’s employment figures are presented on an annual basis through the Annual Employment Survey. Over the last ten years, there were a total of 906 new jobs created by companies supported by IDA Ireland in County Wicklow. The table sets out the number of IDA supported jobs created from 2006 to 2015 in the county. Table shows the number of new jobs created by companies...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: Directive 2003/51/EC amending Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC on the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies, banks and other financial institutions and insurance undertakings, was originally transposed into Irish law by means of the European Communities (International Financial Reporting Standards and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The application referred to by the Deputy was refused on 15 March 2016 as the occupation was on the List of Ineligible Categories of Employment and therefore an employment permit could not be issued in this instance. Additional refusal reasons notified to the applicant included that the remuneration offered was less than the annual remuneration laid down in Regulations for the employment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: All appointments made in 2015 and 2016 to date to the State Boards and Agencies under the aegis of my Department, are listed in the tables. Information on the home addresses of candidates is not a necessary requirement on documentation provided by PAS to the Department. Candidates may provide, for example, email addresses, business addresses, etc. Accordingly the Department does not have...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts Data (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The following tenders have been awarded by my Department since 1 January 2016: Tenders Awarded - Purpose/Details Number of Bids Received Company to which Tender was awarded Study of Competitiveness and Rental and Housing affordability 6 Indecon International Economic Consultants Window Cleaning for WRC/CRO Offices in Carlow 8 Evaluation of tenders ongoing. External Landscaping/Grounds...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: UK Referendum on EU Membership (20 Apr 2016)

Richard Bruton: The EU-UK question is a strategic priority for Government, and for my Department. This is because UK membership of the Union is hugely important both to Ireland’s interests, and to the interests of a stable, successful and prosperous EU as a whole. The Government’s overriding focus has been, and remains, on helping to keep the UK in the Union, not preparing for its departure....