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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: A key objective of the Action Plan for Jobs process, which this Government commenced in 2012, was to rebuild our economy based on enterprise and entrepreneurship, talent, innovation and exports and provide a solid foundation for future growth. Irish industry has to been to the forefront of the economic recovery, with our enterprises and entrepreneurs innovating, developing and improving their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equal Opportunities Employment (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Equality of opportunity in the workplace is enshrined in the Employment Equality Acts which provide protection to workers and jobseekers against discrimination - including on gender grounds - in a wide range of employment and employment-related areas. Since the introduction of the Action Plan for Jobs, 135,800 extra people are at work. The improving jobs market has presented opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Our focus on enterprise growth and SMEs in particular in Action Plan for Jobs is having a positive impact. The role of SMEs in job creation can hardly be overstated, as we know from research by the Central Bank that two-thirds of new jobs are created by firms in the their first five years. It is in this context that we have placed a key focus on promoting entrepreneurship and scaling of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Improving Ireland’s international competitiveness is a key economic priority for Government. Since 2012, the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs has set out a comprehensive set of measures to improve our competitiveness performance. Ireland’s improving competitiveness performance since 2011 has been central to securing the recovery in economic growth and employment....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (26 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Regional Action Plans for Jobs Initiative was launched by Government in February of this year. The purpose of this initiative is to identify a range of actions over the period 2015 - 2017 aimed at facilitating each region to achieve its economic potential and raise employment levels in each of the regions. The objective of the Regional Action Plans is to strengthen and develop...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In February 2015, as part of Government’s Action Plan for Jobs: Regional Initiative, I announced details of a 5-year strategy aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. In May 2015, as part of this initiative, Enterprise Ireland launched a €5 million Community Enterprise Initiative Scheme. This competitive scheme was open to new and existing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: A substantial programme of reform has been accomplished within my Department in relation to Agencies and public bodies including the merger, reform and abolition of bodies as set out under the Government’s Agency Rationalisation Programme. The following is a list of Agencies/Bodies established under the aegis of my Department since March 2011. New State Agencies Date established The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Under this year’s Action Plan for Jobs I have initiated the development of a business case for the possible establishment, governance and funding of an Advanced Manufacturing Centre which would enhance Ireland’s position on innovative and advanced manufacturing. This research work is being undertaken by a joint team involving IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Supports (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Midlands Region comprises Westmeath, Longford, Laois and Offaly. According to the 2014 Annual Employment Survey, which contains the latest available figures, there are 35 multinational companies based in the Midlands, employing approximately 3,800 people across the region. 6 of those companies are located in Co. Longford employing c560 people. In Co. Westmeath, FDI has performed well and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (25 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 93 together. The position in relation to the EU Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumer disputes is that I recently signed the transposing measure into domestic legislation by way of S.I. No. 343 of 2015 and S.I. No. 368 of 2015. The statutory instruments designate the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Information sought by the Department in its letter of 8 September 2015 to the person named by the Deputy was received on 8 October 2015. As I outlined in Dáil Question No. 93 on 12 November 2015, this application was refused on 7thNovember 2015 for the following reasons: -The occupation in question is on the List of Ineligible Categories of Employment for Employment Permits. -The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Annual Employment Survey reports job related statistics for companies that are supported by the development agencies. Data is collected and reported on annualised basis on a county by county level. The information is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only. It is therefore not possible to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Price Inflation (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Ireland’s improving competitiveness performance since 2011 has been central to securing the recovery in economic growth and employment. Improved competitiveness has made Irish firms more cost competitive internationally and made Ireland a more attractive location for firms to base their operations in. The recovery in jobs to date, with 135,800 more employed than at the beginning of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland markets Kerry as part of its South West region, along with Cork. There are 12 IDA Ireland client companies, employing 1,874 people. IDA Ireland-supported companies in Kerry brought 361 additional new jobs to the county between 2011–2014. This is a marked increase on the period 2008–2010 when 502 jobs were lost. 70% of all new IDA Ireland jobs come from existing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Foreign direct investment is at the heart of this Government’s Action Plan for Jobs. Since we took office, multinational companies have added more than 18,000 direct jobs in Ireland, which has had a significant knock-on effect on employment across the country. Our aim is to deepen and broaden that impact even further to create and maintain even more jobs. American investment is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that they do not own any marketable land on the Baldoyle Industrial Estate. The Agency is aware of privately owned industrial space on the estate and has assured me that it will promote this land as part of its marketing efforts, in response to specific client queries and also where the opportunities arise for the purpose of winning FDI projects for the county....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In February 2015, as part of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs: Regional Initiative, I announced details of a 5-year, €250 million strategy, aimed at accelerating jobs recovery in every part of the country. As part of this strategy up to €100 million in Enterprise Ireland funding will be made available over 5 years through a series of competitive calls. Funding will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Startup Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Targeting start-ups and early stage companies that have the capability to succeed in global markets, the objective of this call was to attract international entrepreneurs and members of the Irish diaspora to start, scale and succeed from Ireland, ultimately creating jobs in Ireland. A call for applications to the Competitive Start Fund from International Entrepreneurs was launched on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Firearms Licences (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy notes, my Department issued 95 military licences during 2014. Under Irish law, military export licences must be sought in respect of the goods and technology, and any components thereof, listed in the Annex to the Control of Exports (Goods and Technology) Order, SI.216 of 2012 which reflects the EU Common Military List. During 2014 eight military licences were issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (24 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy notes, my Department issued 680 Individual Dual-Use licences during 2014. Dual-use items are controlled pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items. Of these 680 licences, 660 were issued for commercial purposes. Twenty were issued in respect of exports to entities...