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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (19 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I very much welcome Commissioner Malmstrom’s efforts to improve transparency since she took office. As the Deputy will be aware the EUs negotiating documents and concept papers are now available publically on the EU’s Trade website. Together with other member states we have encouraged the Commissioner in her discussion with the US side to improve access to the US negotiating...

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

Richard Bruton: The amount spent by my Department in legal fees in appealing decisions taken by the High Court for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows: Year € 2012 €109,697.05 2013 €28,817.35 2014 €45,725.00

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: 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 last November. I am informed that Minister Nash intends to appoint a Chairperson of the Ministerial Panel of Adjudicators, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 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: IDA Site Visits (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that to date in 2015 there has been one IDA Ireland sponsored site visit by a potential investor to County Kerry. IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to specific locations in Ireland are only part of the long and complicated process involved in attracting foreign direct investment to this country. These site visits may take place at the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Killarney Technology Innovation Centre is supported by Enterprise Ireland through the Community Enterprise Development Programme. The Government, on 11 February 2015, announced details of a €250m Regional Enterprise Development Initiative aimed at accelerating economic recovery in every part of the country. Up to €100m of those funds will be made available through...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (14 May 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. In relation to the South West Region, good progress has been made since the launch of the national Action Plan for Jobs process four years ago where the rate of unemployment in the South West Region has fallen from 13.5% in 2011 to 10.6% in Q4 2014. Over 3,200 jobs were lost...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: At the launch of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs in February this year, the Government announced that an additional €150m over 5 years would be made available to IDA Ireland for a capital investment programme to help attract more multinational investment and jobs into each region. The programme will build on the recent investment by IDA Ireland in facilities in Athlone and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Killorglin is a shining example of a strong rural town that has a strong economy primarily due to a handful of great companies at its core. Having Fexco which employs approximately 850 people is the real source of this success. The employment performance in Killorglin is down to the overall calibre and number of successful companies based in the town, some of which have been in the town...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Property Portfolio (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 85 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that neither the former Pretty Polly building in Ballyspillane nor the former Amann facility in Tralee are in the ownership of the agency. The Pretty Polly building, which is in the region of 25,000 sq ft in size, has been available since 2009. The premises were formerly a manufacturing facility and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (14 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Regional Aid Guidelines enable the State to grant State Aid, at enhanced rates, to businesses in order to support new investment and new employment in productive projects in Ireland's most disadvantaged regions. This helps the convergence of these regions with the more advantaged regions of the European Union. Regional Aid is also provided under Schemes for tourism grants, marine tourism,...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank the many people in my office and in the Office of the Attorney General for their patience and perseverance. I thank Deputy Tóibín and many other Members of the House. When we looked at this area of amendment we saw a system that unfortunately had considerable duplication, complexity and delays, and we undertook to reform it. Little did we know how complex it would be...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Again, these are technical and drafting in nature. They clarify further the list of enactments, parts of enactments and statutory instruments that are included in the definition of employment enactments for the purpose of this Bill.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: These are amendments to schedule 4 to re-order the list of Acts referred to in the schedule in chronological order for ease of use and make minor corrections to the sections of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1977 and the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977, non-compliance with which may be a subject of a compliance notice issued by an inspector.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Schedule 5 of the Bill sets out details of the individual employment enactments, specified provisions of enactments and statutory instruments under which a person will be able to present a complaint or refer a dispute to the director general of the WRC. Amendments Nos. 166 to 171 are of a technical and drafting nature and are necessary to ensure that all of the enactments, specified...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Schedule 6 sets out the consequential amendments that it will be necessary to make to other employment enactments and statutory instruments as a result of the new structures for the adjudication of complaints and disputes that will be introduced by this Bill. Amendments Nos. 173 to 237, inclusive, to schedule 6 are of a technical and drafting nature and are necessary and appropriate to...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: These amendments are intended to allow the Minister to make a temporary appointment to the office of deputy chairman of the Labour Court to fulfil a temporary vacancy that may arise in circumstances in that office. Such a vacancy may occur, for example, where an incumbent deputy chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties for a period, or dies or is removed from office. This is a...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: Amendment No. 109 amends the Unfair Dismissals Act. These amendments are largely technical and drafting in nature. The amendments are necessary to ensure that the complaints and redress procedures which will apply to complaints brought under the Unfair Dismissals Act are as analogous as possible with the complaints and redress scheme provided for in Part 4 of the Bill.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: These amendments are purely drafting and technical in nature and do not result in any substantive change in the Bill.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) (13 May 2015)

Richard Bruton: These amendments are of a technical and drafting nature and further refine the changes that have to be made to the Employment Equality Act 1998 in light of the establishment of the Workplace Relations Commission and the transfer of functions of the director of the Equality Tribunal to the director general of the commission.