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Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: It has many powers but it will get more.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have asked the commission to do it as quickly as possible. I also said it could have whatever resources it needs to employ more people. The commission is working on it currently and it has indicated it will take some time to do an in-depth study. I do not have a timeframe, although I thought we might have been a bit further on with this. It has much work to do on it.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I know, that is why I commissioned the study. We had taken a number of other measures and the next logical step was to review this particular area. The study has commenced. I understand that a procurement process was launched to seek the services of external consultants. To expedite delivery of the study, these consultants will supplement the CCPCs in-house expertise. The CCPC has...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Asia-Pacific is an important region for us. In terms of trade missions, I have visited the region more often than any other.

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There are 100 additional Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland staff working in offices throughout the world. I have visited Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore and a new office has been opened in Vietnam, which is an area of opportunity. IDA Ireland is diversifying its resources in that area. It has excellent staff on the ground, who work closely with the embassies...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: This scheme was transferred from the Department of Defence to my Department. We work with the Red Cross in regard to provision of assistance. It is a dedicated funding line and we stand ready to provide emergency support when needed. The maximum contribution under the scheme is €20,000, to restore a business premises or community, voluntary and sporting body property to its...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Yes. The scheme is demand-led and if more funding is required it will be directed to it. Hopefully, the weather will not be such that any further damage will be caused. Nobody wants to see that happen. It is terrible for see what flood damage can do to a business.

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I thank all the Deputies who spoke, particularly those who had very constructive contributions. To respond to Deputy Brendan Smith, I fully understand, as he does, the difficulties Border businesses face in the context of Brexit. We have been working very hard in the Border region to provide all the supports and information we can. We have had a number of meetings in the Border counties...

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I did not say that. The Deputy was not listening.

OECD Report on SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Ireland: Statements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Before I start, it would be useful to set the scene by explaining the rationale behind the OECD review and the Government's focus on improving SME productivity in our whole-of-government plan, Future Jobs Ireland. As we know, the financial crisis tested our people and businesses, sometimes to the limit of their endurance. However, our country has made great strides since the dark days of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The State's general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State and other EEA states. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and EEA, the employment permits system offers a conduit into the Irish labour market for non-EEA nationals with in-demand skills and is operated as a vacancy led system. The system...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Possessing strong management skills, and putting them into practice, is key to the success of any firm. Management skills have been linked to improving productivity, firm growth and firm survival. A recent OECD report identifies management skills as one of the key ways to improve SME productivity in Ireland. Data from the World Management Survey – based on a study conducted in 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Corporate Governance (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The “Measures to Enhance Ireland’s Corporate, Economic and Regulatory Framework”, was published in November 2017. It laid out a comprehensive set of actions to ensure that the legal and regulatory environment in Ireland in the area of corporate, economic and regulatory crime is subject to regular scrutiny and review so that it is strengthened appropriately to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injuries Commission (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The establishment of the Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) under the remit of my Department was a recommendation from the Cost of Insurance Working Group Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance approved by Government and published in January 2017. The first Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) Report was published in December 2017 and contained four recommendations, that report sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Details of advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by my Department for the first six months of 2020 are set out in the attached table. It is not possible at this stage to estimate the costs for certain campaigns as they are in the early stages of planning. In line with this Government’s ongoing outreach programme of engagement with stakeholders on contingency...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: On the basis of the clarifications that have been provided by the Deputy’s Office to my Department’s officials, I wish to confirm that my Department does not currently use cloud based commercial services for storing personal data in relation to members of the public. In general, Government Departments, as Data Controllers, are required to have binding contracts in place...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Details of the number of Freedom of Information requests in which the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and it’s offices, made a decision to fully deny and the number of requests in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of the Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 are outlined in the tables below. Total FOI...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Agencies and Organisations under the remit of my Department are listed below with the information requested by the Deputy in each case. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission does not have a Board. Health and Safety Authority The Health and Safety Authority operates with a 12 member Board. There are no vacant positions on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will find set out in the table below, the total gross budget allocation for my Department (as set out in the Revised Estimates Volume) for each of the years 2014 to 2019 and the numbers of staff working in my Department at the end of each of the years in question. YEAR TOTAL BUDGET* €,000 Full Time Equivalent Staff** TOTAL Staff** ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (10 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I expect to receive proposals in the near future for a schedule of trade and investment missions for 2020. I understand that while Singapore is being considered for inclusion, it is unlikely that any such mission would take place early in 2020.