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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Carlow is the first-stop-shop front line service assisting in delivering business growth and jobs for the micro-enterprise sector. There are 31 LEOs located around the country and they pull together all the players and stakeholders to support everyone with a good business idea and strengthen the enterprise sector in the local area. The LEOs are the first...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: There are almost 4,600 people employed in Enterprise Ireland (EI) client companies based in Waterford City and County according to the Forfás Employment Survey 2013 (an increase of 3.1% over 2012). Between 2009 and 2014 (to date) EI approved around €24 million to support projects in Waterford based client companies. Over the same period, EI approved over €3.6 million to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Several trade missions/visits are planned by Enterprise Ireland for 2015, to support Irish companies develop business in Ireland's most important export market. These will include ministerial led visits/missions throughout the UK. Dates are currently being finalised and these will be published on the Enterprise Ireland website as will the full programme of trade missions when finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tobacco Control Measures (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Health is the lead Department on the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill. Government approved the drafting of this legislation in November 2013 on the grounds of public health policy considerations. The Bill has progressed through a number of stages of enactment in the Houses of the Oireachtas having been passed by the Seanad...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Official Engagements (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Whilst travel for the purposes of trade and investment missions, business meetings etc. will continue to be undertaken as required for the furtherance of the Department’s business interests, a detailed plan of travel in 2015 has not yet been completed. International Travel is also undertaken in order to participate in relevant EU Council meetings in the areas of Competitiveness,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Pubs and off-licences are regulated by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, under the liquor licencing laws and I have no direct function in relation to this sector. However, the Government is focussed on ensuring that jobs are created and sustained across the whole economy and has introduced a series of measures since coming into office to support the wider...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I am informed by IDA Ireland that during 2014 there was one IDA Ireland-sponsored site visit by a potential investor to Co. Kerry. In order to achieve regional economic development, IDA Ireland markets integrated regions with critical mass and markets specific locations within these regions in response to the requirements of mobile FDI. Kerry is marketed as part of IDA Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) was discussed most recently at the Foreign Affairs Council of Trade Ministers on 21 November. The primary objective of the TTIP is to promote growth and jobs, greater compatibility in regulation, high standards and common rules to facilitate trade and investment. The EU Commission’s mandate to negotiate with the United States...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science and Technology Groups (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Science policy is currently focused mainly around five core strategic areas: - Prioritisation of public funds into areas of research that offer most potential for economic recovery and social progress following the adoption by Government of the recommendations of the Research Prioritisation Steering Group in 2012; - Consolidation of resources in units of scale with scientific excellence, -...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health Insurance Community Rating (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I was contacted on the issue of lifetime community rating in the context of proposals that were brought forward by the Minister for Health to Government in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: The SME Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) was launched in October 2012 and to date three loans have been sanctioned in Waterford. My Department publishes quarterly progress reports on the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme on the Department's website www.enterprise.gov.ie. The progress report detailing the analysis and performance for the quarterly period ending 30thSeptember 2014 is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: My Department publishes quarterly reports on the progress of Microfinance Ireland (MFI) on the Department’s website . The 2014 3rdquarter progress report on MFI showing a detailed analysis for period ending 30thSeptember is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation’s website. Details on the number of applications based in Waterford are contained within...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: An Fhoireann Rannach (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Dhearbhaigh suirbhé ar bhaill foirne, a cuireadh i gcrích in 2012 le heolas a fháil faoi leibhéal an éilimh á bhraistint ag mo Roinn ar sheirbhísí trí mheán na Gaeilge, gur fíoríseal ar fad líon na gcumarsáidí faighte i nGaeilge le blianta beaga anuas. Toisc nach bhfuil athrú tagtha ar an scéal ó shin i...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Enterprise Centres (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre scheme in 1989, Enterprise Ireland has approved €64 million for the development of Community Enterprise Centres in towns and villages across the country. There are currently 117 such centres across the country. There are currently no specific proposals to extend the Community...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Statistics (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Big data and data analytics have gained prominence in recent years but there is no clear definition, operational or otherwise, of big data that can be used to determine exact enterprise and employment figures. Data management and analytics is a key enabler of business across all areas of economic activity, for example, in the food, manufacturing and financial services sectors. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Data (16 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that my Department does not have offices in County Waterford. My Department’s records indicate that, with the exception of two staff who transferred to another government department with offices in County Waterford under the Government’s decentralisation programme in place at the time (one Clerical Officer in 2009 and one Executive Officer in 2010), there...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (11 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I understand from Enterprise Ireland that since the launch of the first Community Enterprise Centre scheme in 1989, Enterprise Ireland has approved €64 million for the development of Community Enterprise Centres in towns and villages across the country. There are currently 117 such centres across the country. There is no new Community Enterprise Centre Scheme to fund Business...

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I read it all at the beginning.

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: I did. I read it all.

Companies Bill 2012: From the Seanad (10 Dec 2014)

Richard Bruton: Yes. I read it in its entirety.