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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Schemes (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I officially announced and launched the Irish Design 2015 (ID2015) core programme of activities in December 2014. The initiative sees Irish design and designers being celebrated and promoted here in Ireland and internationally through a year-long programme of activity. With a global reach, it aims to create 1800 jobs and 200 new businesses by promoting Ireland as a hub for design excellence...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: In developing the local economic and community plans, local authorities are required under guidelines issued by my colleague, the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, to work closely with organisations such as the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Enterprise Ireland, and IDA Ireland, and to continue to engage with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs since 2012 has set a comprehensive set of measures agreed by Government to promote job opportunities and employment growth in all parts of the country. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs was launched on January 29th. The Action Plan process is working. Almost 80,000 more people are at work since the launch of the first Action Plan for Jobs in 2012. This increase has not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: In the past, in the case of major closures, the main recourse has been to ask the main Development Agencies - IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland - to redouble their efforts to secure new projects for the affected area, no matter where the location, and to explore all opportunities to replace the jobs being lost and thereby find a replacement industry for the area. In such circumstances, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: In line with commitments given on the introduction of this initiative a review of the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) introduced under the Credit Guarantee Act 2012 was completed last year and laid before the Oireachtas in July 2014. As a result of the review of the Scheme and on foot of immediate concerns raised by the Credit Review Office, Business Representative Organisations and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The aim of the Action Plan for Jobs is to help enterprises to create employment in all regions of the country. While employment has increased nationally by approximately 80,000 since the start of the Action Plan process in 2012, not all regions are yet fully experiencing the benefits of economic recovery. That is the reason why the 2015 Action Plan for Jobs which was published on 29th...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 8thround of negotiations took place last week in Brussels. Comprehensive discussions were had in all 3 areas of the negotiations; Market Access, Regulatory Cooperation and the Rules, which includes trade facilitation, intellectual property, sustainable development, labour, the environment and SMEs. ISDS or investment protection was not discussed.The Market Accessdiscussions focused on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The importance of innovation and technology to Ireland’s on-going and future economic recovery is well recognised by the Government as being crucial to growth in both our indigenous and FDI sectors. Evidence, from both the EU and internationally, shows that the Government’s strategy of accelerating the economic and societal return on our Science Technology and Innovation...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is to reduce barriers to trade and investment in order to generate jobs and growth. According to assessments made by the European Commission and other European bodies, a comprehensive TTIP could over time boost the EU's GDP by 0.5% per annum, resulting in 400,000 additional jobs across the EU....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 8thround of the TTIP negotiations between the European Commission and the US Trade Representative took place in Brussels last week from the 2nd– 6thFebruary. The Commission reported solid progress in all 3 areas of the negotiations; Market Access, Regulatory Cooperation and the Rules, which includes trade facilitation, intellectual property, sustainable development, labour, the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is to reduce barriers to trade and investment in order to generate jobs and growth. According to assessments made by the European Commission and other European bodies, a comprehensive TTIP could over time boost the EU's GDP by 0.5% per annum, resulting in 400,000 additional jobs across the EU....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I fully appreciate the concerns of retired and deferred members of pension schemes whose schemes are being restructured, particularly where such restructuring may impact on existing or potential pension benefits. The question of whether it is appropriate that pensioner groups have access to the State’s industrial relations machinery in pursuing pension scheme grievances is an issue to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Strategy for the Manufacturing Sector, which I commissioned, and which was published in April 2013, identified that an additional 20,000 jobs can be created in the sector by 2016. A complementary report on the skills needs for the sector, which I had commissioned at the same time, was published by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, and it identified a series of actions to enhance...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: At the end of 2014, the European Central Bank published a Expert Group technical paper which looked how inflation outcomes differ when various different technical indices are used (ECB Working Paper Series No. 1754 of December 2014 refers). The paper compares the effects and variations of using nine different index formulae when applied to grocery product categories in ten Euro area...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Youth Unemployment Measures (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Government’s Action Plan for Jobs, which is co-ordinated and developed by my Department since 2012, has set out a comprehensive set of measures to address the unemployment challenge for all age cohorts. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs was launched on January 29th. The Action Plan process is working. Almost 80,000 more people are at work since the launch of the first Action Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: Since the formal negotiations on the TTIP began in July 2013, eight negotiating rounds have taken place. The 8thround of negotiations took place in Brussels last week (2nd - 6th February). The Commission have reported solid progress in all 3 areas of the Agreement, Market Access, Regulatory Cooperation and the Rules, which includes trade facilitation, intellectual property, sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Global Economic Forum (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Global Irish Economic Forum is organised by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with inputs from other Government Departments including my own. The most recent Forum – the third since 2009 – was held in October 2013. The themes discussed at the 2013 Forum were closely aligned with the Action Plan for Jobs and the event was structured to capture practical ideas...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Supports (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: A successor to the Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation (SSTI) 2006 – 2013 is being formulated and will provide the framework for the strategic direction to enable the delivery and support of effective research that produces outputs of maximum impact for Ireland’s economy and society. As the Deputy is aware, resource constraints and the economic downturn...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand that a number of separate, but connected, issues are involved in the dispute at the school building site near Lucan, Co. Dublin, including allegations regarding non-compliance with statutory rates of pay, status of employees and the issue of subcontracting. The dispute was the subject of a recent Labour Court hearing and subsequent Recommendation. I understand that the parties...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (12 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that there were 22 IDA Ireland sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Limerick in 2014. These site visits were from new companies visiting the location for the first time and from senior executives of existing companies. While IDA Ireland always seeks to influence the client decisions on where to visit or where to locate, the final decision in...