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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: As the question does not specify the purpose for which illegitimate landline numbers are alleged to have been placed in telephone directories by rogue traders, it is difficult to ascertain which provisions of consumer protection legislation are likely to be most applicable. If the purpose is to get consumers to call telephone numbers charged at premium rate in the mistaken belief that the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s annual report for 2013 is currently being finalised for publication in early 2015. The report will then be translated into Irish, as required by the Official Languages Act 2003, and will be published in both languages when the Irish translation has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and its enterprise agencies make job announcements based on the plans and commitments of the entrepreneurs and enterprises they are assisting to invest and create jobs in Ireland. In many cases these announcements will set out the job creation plans of those entrepreneurs or enterprises for a number of years into the future and the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The CSO’s Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is used for measuring employment trends in the economy overall and for tracking progress on the Government’s targets for job creation as set out in the Action Plan for Jobs and other national strategies. The QNHS covers all sectors of the economy on a quarterly basis and thereby provides us with timely indications of labour...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together. My Department and its agencies are working together to address the unemployment problem that is currently experienced in counties Cavan and Monaghan by implementing the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs which aims to create 100,000 net new jobs over the period 2012 to 2016. Monaghan and Cavan are part of IDA Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Relations (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: A total of seven rounds of negotiations have taken place to date, the most recent took place between 29September - 3 October in the US. During a visit to Washington D.C. on 8 December 2014, EU Trade Commissioner Malmström met with US Trade Representative Froman to discuss a fresh start to the negotiations on a EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). They reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Trade Division in my Department is made up of Trade Policy Unit, Export Licensing Unit and Bilateral Trade Unit. Prior to March 2011, there were 6 staff members assigned to Bilateral Trade Unit and 3 of these posts have since been transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to their trade promotion responsibilities.The Trade Division in my Department now...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 184 together. My Department's trade responsibilities include lead responsibility for the EU Common Commercial Policy and the World Trade Organisation. The EU Common Commercial Policy includes EU third country Bilateral Free Trade and Investment Agreements, other EU trade negotiations within the context of the WTO, and certain EU trade and investment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The blog to which the Deputy refers mentions the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. As the EU is not a party to the TPP negotiations, I have no information on these. As regards the TTIP negotiations, the scope of the EU Commission’s mandate to negotiate with the United States is available on the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: In addition to ensuring good governance in the overall operations of my Department, priorities in my Department for the remainder of the term of this Government are set out in the following three tables. Programme for Government 2011-2016 - priorities for DJEI for the remainder of the term of this Government Table 1 Ref No. Arising From Commitment (detail) 1.5.5 Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

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 (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that the total photography costs incurred by my Department and its Offices since 9 March, 2011 are €14,983. The list of occasions for which photographers were booked, the photographers used and the breakdown of costs are detailed in the table below. No expenditure for photography was incurred from Ministerial allowances. 2011 Occasion for which Photographer...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Relations Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The names and business addresses of the providers of public relations services used by my Department and the Offices of my Department, the details of the services supplied by each and the expenditure on each since 9 March, 2011 to date are as follows:- Year Name and Address of PR Services Provider Details of Services Supplied Cost 2011 Barberry Limited trading as Keating &...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Information and Communications Technology (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Records indicate that the amount spent by my Department on externally delivered software supports, systems development, website supports, helpdesk supports and other IT consultancy in each of the years is as follows: Year Amount 2010 €3,658,005 2011 €2,933,832 2012 €2,997,635 2013 €2,678,870 2014 (to 15th December) €2,547,750 The reduction...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: IT 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 normally be the subject of a new tender process. For some IT support costs, such as proprietary software licenses, where open tendering is not always possible, my Department is engaged in an on-going process to ensure that such...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Since coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 115 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit. Of these 46 were within my discretion. A further 24 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...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Requests (18 Dec 2014)

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 2014 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: Consultancy Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

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 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 2014, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The table below sets out the amounts spent on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 as requested by the Deputy. These payments are made in accordance with the rates governed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. No audits of these payments has been undertaken by the Revenue Commissioners. Travel claims by staff are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Legal Costs (18 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that the total legal costs incurred by my Department in 2011, 2012 and 2013 is €2,472,433.71.Total estimated legal costs incurred in 2014 for my Department amount to €602,956.59. My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and has adopted a number of measures to achieve this. The Department/offices avail of the services of the Chief...