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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will appreciate, the allocations provided through each subhead of the Department’s Vote is, in the first instance, subject to the public financial guidelines and open to annual audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG). Likewise the enterprise agencies who receive funding from the Department are also subject to annual audit by the C&AG. It...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The value of Goods and Services exported from Ireland in the past 5 years is shown in the following table: € Million Jan-Dec 2010 Jan-Dec 2011 Jan-Dec 2012 Jan-Dec 2013 Jan-Dec 2014 EU 96,357 100,305 103,173 100,585 107,163 Non EU 65,355 71,473 73,245 78,224 83,626 Total 161,712 171,777 176,418 178,809 190,789 EU as a % of the Total 60% 58% 58% 56% 56%These...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Budgets (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The total gross provision to the Vote of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as provided for in the 2015 Revised Estimates Volume is €810.16 million. This includes €20 million in capital carryover from 2014. The €810.16 million is broken down between Capital funding of €509 million and Current expenditure of €301.16 million. The capital...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lansdowne Road Agreement (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the specific provision being made in the Department’s Pay ceiling for 2016 to take into account the pay related cost of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.The total gross Pay ceiling for the Department and its agencies in 2015 is €158.75 million. The total gross Pay ceiling in 2016 amounts to €155.067 million. The downward...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since 7 March 2011, I have made 138 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. Of these 70 were within my discretion. 40 were as a result of a nomination process and 27 were by virtue of the office held and were not appropriate, therefore, for public advertisement. 1 was initially appointed prior to 2011 and was outside the process. Of the 70 appointments made...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The goal of this Government has been to replace all of the jobs lost during the economic crisis and deliver sustainable full employment by the end of 2018. The Government introduced the Action Plan for Jobs process in 2012, where annually we have mapped out a significant number of targets to support the maintenance and creation of jobs. We are on track to exceed our target of 100,000...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exchequer Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation I have no responsibility in relation to Oifig Uactharán Na hÉireann. Article 13 (8) (1) of the Constitution reads: The President shall not be answerable to either House of the Oireachtas or to any court for the exercise and performance of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and performance of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In April of this year, IDA Ireland launched its new five-year strategy entitled Winning – Foreign Direct Investment 2015-2019. The strategy has a strong focus on regional development, setting forth aims and strategies to achieve a significant increase in investment going into regional locations. To support that aim, IDA Ireland is rolling out a €150million capital investment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Back to Education Allowance Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: As Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Back to Education Allowance is not under my remit. The Deputy may wish to contact Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection who has responsibility for this area.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department reviews and up-dates the Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations Lists (HSEOL) and the Ineligible Categories of Employment Lists (ICEL) on a biannual basis. This process involves obtaining and considering advice from, amongst others the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) and the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS, as well as other Government Departments,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Housing Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs, which is co-ordinated and developed by my Department since 2012, has set out a comprehensive set of measures to rebuild a sustainable enterprise economy, based on innovation, entrepreneurship, talent and exports. The Action Plan process is working. Over 126,000 more people are at work since the launch of the first Action Plan for Jobs in 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: This planned acquisition was announced just last month and the formal legal processes to complete the sale have not yet been finalised. Both companies have very substantial operations in Ireland, encompassing a wide range of activities, one of the companies employs about 2,300 staff and the other has a workforce here of about 3,200. These are quality jobs, and mostly in regional locations,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: In launching the Action Plan for Jobs Regional initiative earlier this year, the Government announced that funding of up to €250 million will be made available over the next five years to support job creation through enterprise growth in the regions. It is the intention that IDA Ireland will deliver a Regional Property Programme of €150 million and a further sum of up to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Knowledge Development Box (3 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. The enterprise sector has led the economic recovery, with our enterprises and entrepreneurs innovating, developing and improving their products and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since the start of the Action Plan for Jobs process in 2012, employment has increased by over 133,000 across the economy as a whole and has exceeded the initial target set by the Government for 2016. However, not all regions are yet fully experiencing the benefits of economic recovery. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs includes a Disruptive Reform to develop the potential of the regions to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to report that negotiations between the EU and the US on trade and investment have accelerated and solid progress has been made. The 11th round in these negotiations took place in Miami from 19th – 23rd October, 2015. During this round negotiators discussed all three pillars of the proposed agreement namely market access for EU and US companies, regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Protection (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: My first thoughts are with the workers and their families as they received this very difficult news that the company is formally initiating a 30 day consultation period on possible closure, which would result in the loss of 79 of the 106 workers currently employed there. This situation arises as a result of a review by the parent company of its global manufacturing operations, in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Law (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have received no formal submissions regarding section 305(1) of the Companies Act 2014. I have however received correspondence raising some concerns about this section of the 2014 Act. Every company in Ireland, with the exception of investment companies, is obliged to file an annual return with the Registrar of Companies at least once every calendar year. The annual return is a document...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: InterTrade Ireland, as an all-island Body established under the Good Friday Agreement, has a unique mandate to assist small businesses to develop trade and innovation opportunities on a cross border basis. Obviously it is very important that the Body does not duplicate work being undertaken by other Development Agencies and, also, that it engages with those bodies to ensure that any...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (3 Nov 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since its introduction, the Action Plan for Jobs has recognised the fundamental link between competitiveness and job creation, and has been the key mechanism to drive competitiveness in all areas of economic activity. All of the Action Plans to date have provided a sharp focus on specific aspects of the competitiveness agenda, particularly in the area of costs, improving Ireland’s...