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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the allegations to which the Deputy refers. I am very concerned by the reported circumstances and treatment of the workers involved and the alleged compromise of their safety. Any mistreatment of workers on Irish fishing vessels is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the State and its agencies. That is why the Government decided last week to immediately...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand that an application in respect of the person referred to in the Deputy’s question was received in the Employment Permits Section on 15thOctober 2015 and that the prescribed fee in respect of same was received on 6thNovember 2015. On the basis of current processing dates it is envisaged that a decision will be made on this application within the next four weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the allegations to which the Deputy refers. I am very concerned by the reported circumstances and treatment of the workers involved and the alleged compromise of their safety. Any mistreatment of workers on Irish fishing vessels is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the State and its agencies. That is why the Government decided last week to immediately...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. I am aware of the allegations to which the Deputy refers. I am very concerned by the reported circumstances and treatment of the workers involved and the alleged compromise of their safety. Any mistreatment of workers on Irish fishing vessels is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the State and its agencies. ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. IDA Ireland records its site visits on a county-basis only. The numbers of IDA Ireland-supported site visits on a county-by-county basis from 2013 to the end of the third quarter of 2015 are set out in the tabular statement. It is important to note that data on site visits is not a true measure of the level of FDI activity in a region...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Claims Agency (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The issue of medical injuries is the policy responsibility of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Finance who has responsibility for the State Claims Agency (SCA). The State Claims Agency manages person injury, property damage and clinical negligence claims brought against certain State authorities including Government Ministers, the Attorney General, healthcare enterprises, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Human Trafficking (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Inspection service of the Workplace Relations Commission is aware of the allegations in relation to Irish fishing vessels and a number of inspections related to this issue are presently underway, some in co-operation with other State bodies. The WRC does not comment on individual cases. The enforcement of the National Minimum Wage, Payment of Wages, Terms and Conditions of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the allegations to which the Deputy refers. I am very concerned by the reported circumstances and treatment of the workers involved and the alleged compromise of their safety. Any mistreatment of workers on Irish fishing vessels is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the State and its agencies. That is why the Government decided last week to immediately...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Inspections relating to the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage, Payment of Wages, Terms and Conditions of Employment, Employment Agency and Employment Permits Acts in respect of workers employed on board Irish registered fishing vessels were, prior to 1st October, 2015, undertaken by inspectors of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA). With effect from 1st October this year...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 to 227, inclusive, together. A number of factors are relevant when considering non-European Economic Area migrants as applicants for Employment Permits to work in the Irish fishing sector. The most significant of these factors is the prevalence in the industry of the “share fishermen” model, under which the fishermen are categorised as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The following table sets out details of inspections identified by the Inspection service of the Workplace Relations Commission (formerly the National Employment Rights Authority), as having been carried out in the Meat Processing sector for the years 2012-2015. Year Meat Processing Plant Inspections 2015 9 2014 12 2013 5 2012 24 It may be noted that this sector is not a separate sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Criteria (10 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Permits Acts (2003 - 2014) is the legislation in respect of which non-EEA nationals apply for Employment Permits to permit them to work in this State. Since 1st September 2015 on commencement of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2015, 200 General Employment Permits in respect of boners (meat) are being made available to eligible applicants to work in the meat...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Relocation (5 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The number of my Department’s staff who have applied for a transfer in my Department to locations other than that of their present location is set out in tabular format below. This includes staff seeking to move from one of my Department’s regional locations to another. Current Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Location Staff requesting internal transfer to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In November 2013, the Government agreed to support the Global Irish Economic Forum's proposal to designate a year to celebrate Irish Design. It is widely recognised that encouraging businesses to invest in good quality design as a key component of innovation and competitiveness will maximise opportunities for success in today’s competitive marketplace and ultimately create additional...

Topical Issue Debate: IDA Jobs Data (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy is right to cite Killorglin as an example because the key to successful regional development is that the region identify competitive strengths it can develop and use to achieve job growth. Kerry is in a very strong position because it has core strength in a range of sectors, as the Deputy has pointed out. It has strength in food, tourism, financial services, engineering,...

Topical Issue Debate: IDA Jobs Data (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The success of this will depend on the collaboration that can be built at local level. That is the key.

Topical Issue Debate: IDA Jobs Data (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Griffin for raising this issue. As the Deputy knows, under my direction, the enterprise agencies have adopted a very strong regional focus, particularly in the past 12 months. I have worked with local stakeholders in the south west to develop a regional action plan for jobs for the region. This includes very strong ambitions for both Irish-owned and foreign-owned businesses...

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Ireland does not have an arms industry. The products Ireland sells are products such as soft drink concentrates, medical and pharmaceutical products, infant foods, general industrial machinery and equipment, dairy products, medical devices, stents, pacemakers, digital media and so on. Those are the markets Irish business is selling into in Saudi Arabia and they are important markets for...

Other Questions: Job Creation (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: A key objective of the Action Plan for Jobs process, which the 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. The goal of the Government has been to replace all of the jobs lost during the economic crisis and deliver sustainable full employment by the end of...

Other Questions: Job Creation (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: We will open a portal to allow individuals who are abroad see where there are opportunities emerging in Ireland. There is strong growth in ICT, financial services, bio-pharma and other sectors. The food sector is doing extraordinarily well and the Kerry Group recently filled 900 posts in its research centre. There are thriving and strong areas and opportunities and there are signs there is...