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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government is committed to the earliest possible implementation of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 and in order to achieve this, approved the delegation of responsibility for its implementation to me as Minister for Business and Employment, late last year. I am taking all the necessary steps to bring about implementation of the legislation as speedily as possible and significant...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92, 96 and 97 together. My Department’s Annual Employment Survey reports on employment in companies supported by the Enterprise Development agencies. Data is compiled on an annual basis and is published on a 10-year time series. I have asked IDA Ireland to compile a table reflecting the time series requested by the Deputy and will provide this...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment, both direct...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland has two facilities in its ownership which are located in Tallaght. One facility is currently leased to a company called Meridian and the remaining facility is under contract to sell to an Enterprise Ireland client. In addition, I have been informed by IDA Ireland that there are a variety of privately owned property solutions in Tallaght which include offices and industrial...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (13 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. Enterprise Ireland supported companies created 19,705 new jobs in 2014, resulting in a net...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (8 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile all of the information requested by the Deputy. Once the available information is collated, I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (8 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland has informed me that it is satisfied that its footprint in the South West of the country is sufficient to meet the requirements for Foreign Direct Investment in both Cork and Kerry. Previously both the South West and the South East Regions were managed through the IDA Regional office in Cork, but as a full-time manager has now been appointed to the South East Region, the South...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (7 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am advised by IDA Ireland that site visits are recorded on a county basis only so it is therefore not possible to give figures for individual towns. The number of site visits by potential multi-national investors to Co. Galway to the middle of 2015 is 16.At present, there are 63 IDA supported companies in Galway City and County, employing 13,862 in total. IDA Ireland actively markets...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Redeployment (7 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: The number of my Department’s staff who have applied for a transfer to offices outside Dublin is set out in the following table. This includes staff seeking to move from one of my Department’s regional locations to another. Current Location Staff requesting transfer to location outside Dublin Carlow 6 Cork City 1 Dublin 2 Kilkenny 7 Total Staff 16I have asked all...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand the Deputy to be referring to temporary or extra positions exceeding the regular staffing complement. In that regard, there are 8 Temporary Clerical Officers (COs) employed in my Department on a CO salary scale of €21,345 - €37,341 per annum. These positions are from August 2015 for an initial twelve month period and the staff in question have been engaged to work...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grant Payments (6 Oct 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: Local Enterprise Offices (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the ‘first-stop-shop’ for assisting start-ups, business development and job creation in each local area. The LEOs can provide advice and direction, covering all government supports and requirements, to anyone who wishes to start or expand a business. The LEOs can also provide funding for projects that meet certain criteria, in certain...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment, both direct...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish business, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness. The ultimate objective is increased employment and prosperity in Ireland. The companies that Enterprise Ireland works with are a vital source of employment, both direct...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that it does not track employment data on a local authority basis. Employment data is tracked at a county and regional level through the Annual Employment Survey. The figures for the number of IDA Ireland-supported jobs in 2015 will not be available until early next year after the completion of the 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 324 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that information in relation to sponsored site visits by potential investors is provided on a county by county basis only and that from 2012 to the end of June 2015 there were a total of 1,310 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to various locations across the country. Details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that from 2012 to the end of June 2015 there were a total of 677 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to Dublin and 118 visits to Cork. Details of the number of these site visits during this period are set out in the attached tabular statement.IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to specific locations in Ireland are only...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: At the end of 2014, total direct employment among the 6,058 Local Enterprise Office (LEO) client companies stood at 31,326, of which 22,555 were full-time and 8,771 were part-time jobs. Details of the breakdown of LEO employment by individual LEO with total jobs growth in 2014 is set out in Table 1 below.This data was collated as part of an Annual Employment Survey of LEO clients, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Application Numbers (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: Detailed reports on the operation of the Credit Guarantee Scheme are published on my Department’s website on a quarterly basis. The fourth quarter report for 2014 shows that the amount of facilities sanctioned as at 31 December 2014 was €21.972m. However, arising from customer deadlines, ineligible applications, cancellations by customers and delays on customer consent to data...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (6 Oct 2015)

Richard Bruton: As of 28th September 2015 Microfinance Ireland (MFI) has approved 683 applications to the value of €10.5m supporting 1,554 jobs. In parallel with this initiative, a series of other non-bank Government backed funding sources for SMEs have been provided. These measures, in tandem with the many other actions contained in the annual Action Plan for Jobs process, have helped an extra...