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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (17 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: In 2014, this company announced the expansion of its facility in Shannon, County Clare, with the creation of approximately 100 new jobs over the 200 jobs already in place with the company. These 100 jobs were created and are currently in situ. Any further announcement about its future is a matter for the company. So far this year IDA Ireland has announced four new projects for the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have had no engagements or meetings, in any capacity, with the person referred to or with any of his senior executives.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Data in relation to jobs created and lost in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies are tracked in the Annual Employment Survey, formerly known as the Forfás Annual Employment Survey. Data is gathered on an annualised basis and aggregated at county level. Data is maintained on a ten year period only. Details of the total number of jobs along with the total...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: 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 during 2014 there were 12 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Westmeath. In the first quarter of 2015, there have been 10 site visits to County Westmeath. For reasons of commercial sensitivity and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The number of staff of my Department currently on career breaks is set out in tabular format below. The “duration of break” refers to the length of time off requested by the applicant when applying for their career break, including any extension and/or waiting period before a return to work. Career breaks are available to staff of my Department in accordance with provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 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: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 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: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Given the wide range of different technologies and systems used in supporting my Department’s ICT systems, it would not be efficient to support all of these technologies using internal resources, although internal resources are also used extensively in supporting ICT systems. For this reason, external ICT support is used to support a number of systems, and for developing new systems...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Parliamentary Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331 and 332 together. My approach to answering Parliamentary Questions has always been to provide replies that are accurate, informative and comprehensive and to follow-up as appropriate where relevant information is not available at the time of answering. I am satisfied that the Parliamentary Questions I have answered since coming into Office in 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not generally re-negotiate IT consultancy contracts. IT consultancy contracts are normally placed for a fixed period or for a defined piece of work. If further support or development is required when a contract expires, this would be the subject of a new tender process, rather than re-negotiating existing contract terms. For some IT support costs, such as proprietary...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 46 appointments within my discretion to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. A further 29 appointments were re-appointments and a further 45 were allocated under legislation to social partners, nominees of prescribed bodies and appointments on an Ex Officio basis and were not appropriate, therefore, for public...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The table below provides details of the total number of FOI requests received by my Department and its Offices from 2009 to date in 2015 in the format requested.I am interpreting the reference to appeals as relating to the review of a decision as provided for under Section 14 of the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003, which is now under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 337 together. The County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013, which was published on 31stJuly 2013, has been subject to the Oireachtas pre legislative scrutiny procedure. In addition, the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill, although not yet initiated, completed pre legislative scrutiny on the draft Heads in December 2014. The following Bills...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Expenses (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The table below sets out the amounts spent on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015 as requested by the Deputy. These payments are made in accordance with the rates governed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Travel claims by staff are in compliance with my Department’s Travel and Subsistence Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, details of consultants employed and the expenditure on each for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 is as set out below. The data in respect of 2014 includes the research and analysis programme, which was undertaken by Forfás up to the date of its integration into my Department in August...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department has been working on the preparation of an Action Plan for Jobs for the Midlands region as part of the drive to increase the level of job creation across the country. Eight regional Action Plans will be delivered this year, building on the success of the national Action Plan for Jobs process which has contributed to the creation of over 100,000 new jobs since 2012. Significant...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (11 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank the many Deputies who took part in this debate. There has been a broad welcome for their contributions. The Bill builds on the Government's record of putting in place balanced measures, particularly to protect the most vulnerable in the workplace. The Government's first act was to restore the minimum wage. We introduced legislation to cover temporary agency workers, a group of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Takeovers (11 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: After the acquisition was agreed by the parties involved, the Competition Authority received a notification on the 16thMarch 2012. Following this, notification of the proposed transaction was sent to me, as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in accordance with Section 23(1)(a) of the Competition Act 2002 on the 20thMarch 2012 as the Competition Authority considered it to be a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that remuneration of the staff of my Department is as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in line with Government policy. The annual additional salary cost to my Department of introducing a minimal threshold at the figure of €11.45 per hour is estimated to be €29,195.36 per annum based on current figures for 17 staff employed at...