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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (15 Jul 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. Addressing Ireland’s international competitiveness therefore remains a key...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Action Plan for Jobs is to support enterprise growth and job creation for all age cohorts. While we have made great progress in addressing our unemployment and competitiveness challenges and in building a new, sustainable enterprise economy driven by skills, innovation and success in markets, we need to sustain the momentum and stretch ourselves further if we are to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: Government policy since coming to office in 20111 has focused on supporting SMEs in accessing appropriate finance for both working capital and investment. The Action plan for Jobs process has specifically targeted access to finance issues as being central to the welfare of business. Under this process the SME State Bodies Group, chaired by the Department of Finance, was established and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: Ireland continues to perform well in the attraction of new investment and particularly so in recent years as FDI inflows to Europe have slowed considerably. Nevertheless, competition for FDI has intensified over recent years and we need to be continuously alert to differentiating Ireland’s offering to attract investment. My Department's Policy Statement on Foreign Direct Investment,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs is having a positive impact on employment in the economy, since the first Plan was launched in early 2012. As of Q1 2015, there were an additional 104,00 at work in the economy since the launch of the first Action Plan for Jobs, which achieved and exceeded the Government’s target of 100,000 extra at work by 2016. The services sector made the largest...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Entrepreneurship Plan (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship in Ireland was launched in October 2014 and sets out the Government’s strategic objectives as a facilitator within the Irish entrepreneurship ecosystem, covering the six key elements that impact on entrepreneurs and startups, and signposts the direction that policy will take in the coming years. This Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The South West Region consists of 2 counties, Cork and Kerry. The South-West has a dynamic and broad enterprise sector with predominance in Pharmaceuticals, ICT (hardware and services) and Food, and significant potential in tourism, medical devices, other internationally traded services and maritime related activities focused primarily on Cork Harbour. The recently published South West...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop for those beginning a new business as well as those wishing to expand their existing one. Information in relation to the number of jobs created in businesses supported by the Cork LEOs (formerly CEBs) for the years 2011 - 2014 is set out in the table below. Previously there were four Cork CEBs whereas now there are three Cork LEOs as...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Action Plan for Jobs is to support enterprise growth and job creation in every region of the country. While we have made great progress in addressing our unemployment and competitiveness challenges and in building a new, sustainable enterprise economy driven by skills, innovation and success in markets, we need to sustain the momentum and stretch ourselves further if we are to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (15 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The total grants paid to IDA’s foreign owned client companies in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 are as follows: In 2011, €96,757,220; in 2012, €89,326,201; in 2013 €87,951,297 and in 2014 a total of €88,439,463 was paid. Grants paid to IDA Ireland companies for 2015 to date will not be available for publication until auditing is complete in due course....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is anticipated that the research by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on Assessment of Future Skills Requirements in the Hospitality Sector in Ireland, 2014-2020will be completed in September 2015. The Hospitality sector requires a skilled and professional workforce in order to deliver the highest standards of service. Approximately 160,000 people are employed in this sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is anticipated that the research by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on Assessment of Future Skills Requirements in the Hospitality Sector in Ireland, 2014-2020will be completed in September 2015. The Hospitality sector requires a skilled and professional workforce in order to deliver the highest standards of service. Approximately 160,000 people are employed in this sector...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 342, 343 and 363 together. The total grants paid to IDA’s foreign owned client companies in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 are as follows: In 2011, €96,757,220; in 2012, €89,326,201; in 2013 €87,951,297 and in 2014 a total of €88,439,463 was paid. Grants paid to IDA Ireland companies for 2015 to date will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 364 together. My Department promotes a wide range of direct and indirect supports to business and many of these are administered via the Department’s enterprise development agencies (Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland) or via the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). It should be noted that, while the LEOs are not Agencies or Bodies of my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department supports the Eircode postcode initiative. The Deputy may be aware that, the Companies Registration Office (CRO), one of the Offices under the aegis of my Department is one of the members of the Public Sector Bodies Implementation Group and is one of the “early adopters” of the initiative and as such has begun the integration of Eircodes into its systems and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will appreciate that the proposals published by my Department on 25 May are contained in the Scheme of a Bill issued for public consultation and not in a Bill that has been submitted to and approved by Government. The Scheme of the proposed Bill deals with the rights of consumers and the obligations of traders in contracts for the supply of goods, digital content and services....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: There have been no prosecutions of fuel traders under the Consumer Protection Act 2007 for breaches of the Act in supplying contaminated fuel such as stretched petrol or laundered diesel. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission which is responsible for the enforcement of the Act is, like its predecessor the National Consumer Agency, independent in the exercise of its enforcement...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 349 together. While my Department has general coordination responsibility for the Services Directive, matters that concern the implications of the Services Directive for specific sectors are dealt with by the Department that has sectoral responsibility for that specific area. Consequently, the implications of the Services Directive on the law...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs, Irish businesses, and the research and investment communities to develop Ireland’s international trade, innovation, leadership, and competitiveness with the ultimate objective of job creation. Employment data for Enterprise Ireland is collected annually as part of the Annual Employment Survey which measures the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (14 Jul 2015)

Richard Bruton: The following tabular statement sets out, on a county by county basis, the total number of jobs supported by IDA on 31 December 2014. Figures for June 2015 are not yet available. County 2014 Carlow 741 Cavan 1,136 Clare 6,343 Cork 28,545 Donegal 2,612 Dublin 70,989 Galway 13,862 Kerry 1,874 Kildare 10,412 Kilkenny 716 Laois 87 Leitrim 613 Limerick 7,906 Longford 650 Louth...