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Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: -----employment in companies supported by our agencies fell by 500 during the period his party was in office and since we have come in, it has grown by 500. We have reversed the trend that his party presided over and we are determined to go further. We are now sitting down with the stakeholders in the regions to see how we can best develop the potential strength of those regions. One of...

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: -----that, with the removal of obstacles, the dairy sector will be one of the star performers.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: We will build employment. We will have hit our 100,000 jobs target 21 months ahead of the target which we set. By contrast, Fianna Fáil presided in government over a period when 300,000 jobs were lost.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: That is the reality. We have reversed those trends and we are determined to deliver.

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for raising this question. This is an area where significant effort has been put in by the Minister, Deputy Kelly, and the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey. No doubt that sad death triggered a concerted response and we have seen an improvement in those numbers. However, Deputy Ó Snodaigh is correct that this needs a sustained strategy and that is what...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Application Numbers (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Employment permits policy is calibrated to encourage the meeting of general labour and skills needs from within the workforce of Ireland the EU or other European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Ireland's labour market is part of a much greater EEA labour market which affords a considerable supply of skilled workers. Notwithstanding the priority afforded to Irish and EEA nationals, however,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Agriculture Workers employed in the farm contractor are covered by the Joint Labour Committee for the Agriculture sector. In 2011, the High Court ruled that certain provision of the Industrial Relations Acts of 1946 and 1990 governing the making of Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) were unconstitutional. The experienced adult rate of pay provided for the Agriculture ERO at the time of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. Immediately after the announcement by the company concerned, I established an inter-agency group to coordinate the response to the proposed job losses. The group, chaired by Enterprise Ireland, will seek to secure alternative employment for the area affected and ensure that departing workers have access to supports they need...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Action Plan for Jobs 2015 recognises that alternative financing activities such as peer to peer business lending, invoice finance, and crowdfunding can be a valuable source of funding to micro, small and medium businesses (SMEs) either as a complement to traditional bank funding or as an alternative to traditional bank intermediation in instances where bank credit has either been refused or...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland is the agency under my aegis with responsibility for the development of Irish enterprise, deepening Ireland’s footprint in world markets, and supporting employment creation in our economy. Enterprise Ireland offers a range of financial and non-financial supports to assist clients through all stages of the business development cycle. As a first step towards...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: In 2014 the Government reformed the structure of State supports for micro and small enterprises by establishing the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). This reform was undertaken to provide an enhanced structure offering easy local access to all Government supports for micro and small business in one location. Establishing the LEOs as a first stop shop for start-ups, micro-enterprises and small...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Regulations (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Given the nature of my Department’s business, the level of direct procurement undertaken represents a small percentage of our annual “Estimate”. In that regard, my Department’s Corporate Services Division is tasked with procurements relating to the day-to-day running of the Department and its Offices. Procurements are undertaken with due regard to Government...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Quality Assurance (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile 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: Road Projects (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Commissioning the construction of motorways is a matter in the first instance for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the National Roads Authority and I have no function in this matter. My understanding is that the removal of trees, where necessary, would normally be part of the contract for the construction of a motorway. The further use of the timber would be a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Microfinance Ireland (MFI) was established to manage and control the Microenterprise Loan Fund as it has the appropriate credit expertise and the corporate governance disciplines to oversee the effective operation of the Fund. MFI provides loans of up to €25k to start-up, newly established, or growing microenterprises employing less than 10 people. MFI is independent in its decision...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Budget allocations for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are drawn down from my Department by the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland and disbursed to the LEOs in accordance with an agreed methodology. The total budget allocation for each individual Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for 2015 and the amount drawn down from the Local Enterprise Development Vote to the end of April...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: There is a total 181 staff (mixture of full time and part time) across the 31 Local Enterprise Offices. Details of individual LEO Resources are listed in the table. These resource figures are based on a recent survey of LEOs conducted by Enterprise Ireland. The difference in staffing levels between various LEOs is due in many cases to historical reasons whereby the former CEBs had a reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) contains a target to see an additional 100,000 jobs created by 2016, a target assessed via the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO) Quarterly National Household Survey, or QNHS. More specifically, the target is assessed using the seasonally adjusted employment total for the quarter in question. The latest available QNHS data refers to the fourth quarter of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Enterprise Ireland is the Agency under my aegis which helps companies throughout Ireland to start and scale, to innovate and remain competitive on international markets. The manufacturing and internationally traded services companies that Enterprise Ireland (EI) works with are a vital source of employment in every county in Ireland and are spread across a wide range of sectors. In...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Construction Products Regulations 2013 () were signed into law by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in June 2013, to facilitate the application of the Construction Products Regulation (or CPR) in Ireland and providing for inspection of products on the Irish market by Local Authorities. Since July 2014 structural steelwork and aluminium now fall under the...