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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Aid (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: From the information supplied it is apparent that this foreign company is in the business of providing specific consultancy services to companies and that it is proposing to expand into the Irish market with a range of advisory services, particularly in the area of digital transformation, for enterprises which are based here. There are quite narrow grounds under which companies can...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts Act 2013 (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 and 451 together. The Government is committed to the earliest possible implementation of the Construction Contracts Act, 2013 and, as a consequence, approved the delegation of responsibility for its implementation to my colleague, the Minister of State for Business and Employment, Mr. Gerald Nash T.D. Minister Nash is taking all the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commencement of Legislation (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 to 454, inclusive, together. 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 my colleague Mr. Gerald Nash T.D., the Minister of State for Business and Employment, late last year. Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Appeals Tribunal (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Employment Appeals Tribunal is committed to issuing 60% of determinations within 8 weeks of hearing and 90% of determinations to issue within 6 months of hearing. The most recent statistics in relation to the timeframe for issuing determinations indicate that 67% of determinations issue within 8 weeks of a hearing date and 98% of determinations issue within 6 months of hearing date. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: Kerry Local Enterprise Office (LEO) (former Kerry CEB) did not provide any capital grants to the company. However, staff at the company have availed of mentoring support from Kerry CEB/LEO and attended digital marketing training and a business growth programme. In 2009, under a scheme providing e-business and marketing supports, the firm availed of €1,659 in supports. Apart from...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Proposed Legislation (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: The operation of the Companies Act 2014 is under continuous review, particularly through the work of the Company Law Review Group (CLRG). The current work programme of the CLRG specifically includes topics on receivership, examinership and winding up. With regard to the situation referred to by the Deputy, the liquidation of OCS Operations Limited is currently in the hands of liquidators...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Commencement of Legislation (22 Sep 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 my colleague Mr. Gerald Nash T.D., the Minister of State for Business and Employment, late last year. Minister Nash is taking all the necessary actions to bring about implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: The rights of the employees are set out in Section 12 of the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973 which states “The amount of any compensation awarded by the Tribunal ... shall be recoverable by the employee as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.” “Proceedings for the recovery of any sum due by way of compensation awarded by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: The current position concerning the plant in question is that prior to the closure, Enterprise Ireland visited the facility on 18 August and a full tour of the facility was conducted. The Agency was also in contact with the Receiver on 19 August concerning facilitating the sale of the business. In addition, Enterprise Ireland contacted its client companies in the bakery business in an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 462 together. Enterprise Ireland has no plan to open an office in Glasgow. Enterprise Ireland previously had an office presence in Glasgow and closed it in 2012 consolidating its office presence in the UK to a single office in London. The London office manages Enterprise Ireland’s activities throughout the UK, supporting Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: Within the suite of my Department’s Agencies, Enterprise Ireland administered a Voluntary Leaving Programme in early 2015 under which 37 staff availed of voluntary redundancy.On exiting the organisation, staff accepting the offer of Voluntary Redundancy were required to sign an “Acceptance of Offer”, the terms of which reflected typical redundancy agreements. The terms...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Service Level Agreement between Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities, the Local Authorities, through the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), deliver a range of supports to the micro and small business sector at local level on behalf of Enterprise Ireland. In this regard, under Section 159 of the Local Government Act, 2001, each Chief Executive of the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: Following an extensive consultation exercise involving public and private sector groups my officials are finalising the Regional Action Plan for Jobs for the West, and it is expected the Plan will be launched in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department is committed to supporting, developing and reviewing the internal control environment and corporate governance procedures across all areas of activity for which my Accounting Officer has responsibility. In this regard, the Department's Internal Audit Unit and Audit Committee have a significant role to play. The Audit Committee is part of the assurance system, tasked with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: Every effort is made by the Department at all times to ensure that value for money is derived from all elements of the exchequer provision made to the Department’s Vote. Over the period since 2011 the Department has delivered on each annual current expenditure target set by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In relation to the Department’s Administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department is not involved in the provision of public services of the type cited in the Deputy’s question.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: Well, thanks very much, Chathaoirligh. And, first of all, can I just thank you for the invitation, and thank your members for, I mean, what is a truly enormous amount of work, which your members on the committee and you on the Chair are putting into this. I suppose just a few high level things. I think it's always been Fine Gael's view that to deliver enduring growth and living standards...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: Well I don't have the detail but from what you describe yourself, it would appear that some project who was very close to the deadline of a relief had a planning arrangement-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: No, the phone is on airplane mode.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (23 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: In 2004 my ... I mean, I don't have the document to which you're referring but from what you describe of it, it would appear that there was some projects coming to the end of a period and there were some projects who were in planning and there was an issue of could they, you know, complete their planning within the terms of the scheme? And naturally that is something that, you know, is...