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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: No officials from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation were involved in this matter. No additional correspondence was composed to accompany the letter referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 469 together. The availability of marketable serviced land and buildings in advance of demand remains a key element in the IDA's ability to compete for mobile foreign direct investment. Not only does such a supply of properties help the Agency to secure high quality jobs but it also allows projects to begin at an earlier date by diminishing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My officials inform me that there is no record of any employment permit application for the named person (details supplied).

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: There does not appear to be a current employment permit application for the named person (details supplied).   An application for an employment permit by the named person will be considered should such an application be made, subject to the application fulfilling all relevant criteria.  In order to apply for an employment permit a non-EEA national must have secured a job...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The site in question is an area of approximately 11 hectares on the Sligo Road in Ballina, County Mayo. Planning permission was previously obtained in 2004 for its infrastructural development, although that subsequently expired in September 2009. The site has, however, been concept master planned by the IDA to help demonstrate its potential to investors. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has been liaising closely with the Department of Health and is monitoring the situation in relation to COVID-19 as it evolves. The current and potential impact of COVID-19 on enterprise is becoming more apparent as greater disruptions to supply chains and routes to market become more evident.   My Department has updated its Checklist for Business Continuity Planning in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has a broad mandate which includes occupational health and safety, chemical safety, market surveillance and national accreditation. In the area of occupational health and safety the Authority provides practical advice, guidance and support as well as carrying out inspections and investigations. Much of the inspection and investigation activity is evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) are offices under the aegis of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation. My Department works closely with the WRC and the Labour Court in monitoring staffing and budgetary requirements, including anticipating future resource requirements, to ensure that they are supported and adequately resourced to fulfil their roles. The...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Enterprise Ireland (EI) supports companies in urban and rural areas to start, innovate and remain competitive in international markets, now and into the future. In 2019, EI supported client companies employed 221,895 people nationally. EI is committed to its Powering the Regions Plan, an overarching national plan underpinned by regional specific plans to grow and sustain jobs, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I understand that Enterprise Ireland will propose to have a Ministerial led trade mission to Dubai later in the year in the context of Expo 2020 which is due to commence in October and run for a period of 6 months. Details of the mission will be developed in the coming months.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. On Thursday 27thFebruary 2020, I announced the opening of a Scheme to provide an emergency humanitarian contribution to small businesses (including agri-businesses which comply with the qualifying criteria), community, voluntary and sporting bodies for damage caused by flooding arising from severe weather conditions during the week...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is working on various supports and providing inputs on a range of contingencies and guidance in the event of business interruptions from COVID-19, including: - dealing with possible business impacts, including on supply chains.  My Department and the development agencies, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices are actively assessing and working...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The total number of claims received by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) and awards made, where consent to assessment has been given, are set out in Table 1. The number of awards made, where consent to assessment has been given, by category is set out in Table 2. Table 1: PIAB Claims received and Awards made 2011 to 2019 Year Total claims received ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 462 together. 2019 was another very strong year for job creation among Enterprise Ireland clients with almost 17,000 new jobs created. Almost 222,000 people are now employed by these State-supported companies, the highest in the lifetime of the agency. Crucially, two-thirds of the new jobs are outside Dublin, and 65% of total employment is now in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 and 464 together. The Local Enterprise Offices play a key role in our enterprise supports eco-system and make a significant contribution to boosting local economies across the country.  The Local Enterprise Offices are now supporting 38,535 jobs across 7,400 client companies.  This is the sixth year of continuous employment growth...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Jobs Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 to 468, inclusive, together. Ireland continues to perform very strongly in terms of attracting foreign direct investment, FDI, and encouraging further investment from multinational companies will remain important to our future economic success. Total employment in the IDA's client companies now stands at over 245,000, with nearly 14,000 net new jobs added...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: IDA Ireland's performance in 2019 represented a record year of growth under the agency's strategy for the 2015-2019 period.  By the end of last year, total employment in the agency's client companies stood at over 245,000 people. Every region in Ireland has seen foreign direct investment-driven employment gains. There are now over 138,000 people employed across 724...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The following table details the funding allocated in 2020 to each State agency under the aegis of my Department by current, capital and total allocation as set out in the 2020 Revised Estimates Volume.   Subhead - Agency €,000 €,000 €,000 Current Capital Total A.4 - INTERTRADE...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My officials inform me that 2019 saw an 11-year high in applications for employment permits with a total of 18,940 applications received, a 13% increase over 2018.At the same time there was also an 11 year high in the amount of decisions made on applications with a total of 18,655 decisions, a 22% increase on 2018. Up to week commencing 9 December the number of applications in the processing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (5 Mar 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Brexit remains a top priority and my Department and its agencies have put in place a broad suite of schemes, supports and advisory resources to encourage and help businesses to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period. Brexit has been and will remain central to my decision-making in the allocation of my Departments budget. I secured for my Department an additional €15m...