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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (10 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: ‘The Startup Gathering’ is a new initiative which will be led by the not-for-profit organisation Startup Ireland as a key building block towards making Ireland a global startup hub by 2020.It builds on the success of initiatives such as ‘The Gathering’ and ‘The Wild Atlantic Way’ in a sustainable, regionally balanced way. To help make Ireland the best...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (10 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs, which was published on 29th January, includes a commitment to develop and publish a suite of Regional Enterprise Strategies to support enterprise growth and job creation in every region of the country. These Strategies will contain a series of specific actions to be delivered by a range of public bodies and local stakeholders, including Enterprise Ireland, IDA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (10 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I understand from a public statement issued by the company concerned, on Thursday 5 February 2015, that they have recently been awarded a major new contract with one of the world’s largest Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). This business has been secured after a 9 month engagement, despite strong competition from a highly competitive international market. The recently secured...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (10 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shop front line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the micro-enterprise sector. They pull together all the players – other Government Departments and Agencies – to support everyone with a good business idea and strengthen the enterprise sector in the local area. The LEOs are the first port of call...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the period 2008 to 2014 inclusive, there were a total of 12 IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits by potential investors to counties Cavan and Monaghan. The number of such visits to each county in each year are set out in the following tabular statement A. Enterprise Ireland’s core focus is...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in County Louth is thriving. In the four year period from 2011 to 2014 employment in IDA Ireland client companies in county Louth has doubled. The latest Annual Employment Survey shows that there are 23 IDA Ireland client companies in County Louth employing 3,029 people in full and part time...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs which was published on 29th January includes a commitment to develop and publish a suite of Regional Enterprise Strategies to support enterprise growth and job creation in every region of the country. These Strategies will include a series of specific actions to be delivered by a range of public bodies and local stakeholders, building on the particular strengths...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: A series of actions are being implemented by local and national bodies to source an alternative employer and find alternative employment for those impacted by the MBNA redundancies, which unfortunately took effect on November 28th last. An inter-agency group, led by Enterprise Ireland, has been formed and its membership includes representatives of all the relevant State players. This Group...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that there were 43 IDA-sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Westmeath since 2011. There were no visits to County Longford during this period. The number of visits to Co. Westmeath in each of the years 2011 to 2014 are set out in the following tabular statement (A). For reasons of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (5 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that there are no staff of my Department, or the agencies under its remit, at the location in County Laois specified.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Jobs launch events have all been hosted in business or corporate locations which has removed any costs associated with venue hire or hospitality. In addition, the OPW have facilitated the launch of each of the four APJ launches since 2012. This has included elements such as staging, technical support, support staff and so on. It has not been possible in the time...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (4 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 assist in the creation of jobs in all parts of the country. The 2015 Action Plan for Jobs was launched on January 29th in ICON Plc. The Action Plan process is working. Almost 80,000 more people are at work since the launch of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (4 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Rights Commissioner Service which is operated by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) is independent in the exercise of its quasi-judicial function and I have no direct involvement in the day to day exercise of its functions. When a decision or recommendation issues, it is accompanied by an "Appeal Information sheet" which sets out the relevant information regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: Together the EU and the US account for almost half of world GDP and 30% of world trade. 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 in the EU and the US.According to assessments made by the European Commission and other European bodies, a comprehensive TTIP could...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Implementation (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a review of the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme was undertaken last year and laid before the Oireachtas in July 2014. As a result of the review of the CGS and on foot of immediate concerns raised by the Credit Review Office, Business Representative Organisations and the banks, I have decided to take urgent action to assist SMEs whose banks have left or are leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 302 together. I am informed by IDA Ireland that in the 5-year period from 2010 to 2014, inclusive, there were a total of five IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits by potential investors to County Meath. IDA sponsored itinerary visits by potential investors include visits to multiple locations where there are greenfield or current turn-key property...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that the following three indigenous companies are located at the Business and Technology Park in Roscommon Town.System Label, an Enterprise Ireland client company, specialises in the manufacture of Technical Labels, Safety and Instruction Labels, for the Medical Technologies, Electronics and Automotive sectors. Cubis Industries, another Enterprise Ireland client...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Portfolio (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: IDA Ireland owns a total of 312.63 hectares of land in Cork, City and County which have the potential for use for inward investment purposes. The location of these sites are set out in the attached tabular statement. In addition, there are a number of units in IDA owned Business Parks in the Cork Region which are also available for use. These units which are a mix of IDA owned and private...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) are the first-stop-shopsproviding advice and supports to entrepreneurs and new businesses in the micro and small business sector. They operate within the functional areas of the Local Authorities rather than at a County level, per se. Their performance is monitored in accordance with the ambitious performance indicators and metrics set out in the Service...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (3 Feb 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 and 307 together. The photographers booked by my Department over the period 2004 to 2010 and the associated costs incurred on each occasion are detailed in the table below. My Department does not have access to records relating to photography costs incurred during the period 1997 to 2003. 2004 Occasion for which Photographer booked Name of...