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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Since becoming Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, I have made jobs and enterprise in the regions my top priority. I want to have a situation where all regions are enabled to realise their potential as contributors to economic recovery and growth. Since Q1 2015, when the Regional Action Plans for Jobs (RAPJs) commenced there has been an increase of 312,500 people in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and I are fully committed to the continued growth and development of our small and medium indigenous enterprises. The Department is engaging and listening to the needs of small businesses, which account for 99.8% of all enterprises in the State. My Department through its Agencies, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), provides a range of tailored supports...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equal Opportunities Employment (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have a long-standing focus on seeing an increase in the numbers of women in business and women becoming entrepreneurs. As recognised in Future Jobs Ireland, increasing female participation is a vital way to grow the diversity and strength of our indigenous business sector. My Department, and Government as a whole, continue to monitor and assess the number of women in business. While I...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has a new plan - Future Jobs Ireland - to ensure we are preparing now for the jobs of the future. While the economy is performing well with strong employment and unemployment down to 4.8% in October this year, we cannot be complacent. In the past we took success for granted and failed to prepare for emerging challenges, trends and opportunities. Future Jobs Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has a new plan - Future Jobs Ireland - to ensure we are preparing now for the jobs of the future. While the economy is performing well with strong employment and wage growth, we cannot be complacent. In the past we took success for granted and failed to prepare for emerging challenges, trends and opportunities. It is my priority as Minister for Business, Enterprise and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As the economy improves and we approach full employment, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI), continues to experience a high volume of employment permit applications which has led to some delays in processing applications. The current level of demand is due to our economic success, growing labour market and reduced labour surplus. In order to reduce processing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff (3 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and I understand the importance of promoting a good work-life balance for employees. As the nature of work and society changes, the way we organise work must also change. This is recognised under Pillar 4 of Future Jobs Ireland, which outlines a number of key ambitions and deliverables to help to increase participation in the labour force. A number of these ambitions are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (28 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. led a five-day Trade Mission to Kuwait, Dubai and Bahrain.  This was one of the largest trade missions to the Middle East and is part of Enterprise Ireland’s market diversification strategy to expand the Irish export footprint and increase Irish company exports to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (28 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Government approved the priority drafting of a Bill on the basis of the General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018 on 4 December 2018. The Bill is one of the main actions in the Government’s package of “Measures to enhance Ireland’s corporate, economic and regulatory framework”, published in November 2017. It will establish the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (28 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Ireland continues to perform strongly in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).  There are now over 229,000 people employed in IDA Ireland client companies. Last year alone IDA Ireland won 265 projects, compared with 237 in 2017.  Within this figure, a record number of 134 were from new companies investing in Ireland for the first time, which represented an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (28 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its offices have attended the National Ploughing Championships, over the years 2016 to 2019, to engage with the public and promote various aspects of our work. These included the Finance for Growth Unit, SME Policy Unit, Enterprise Agencies Unit, Employment Permits Unit, the Workplace Relations Commission and the Patents Office. The presence of these staff, on a rotational...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding (28 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) is a €500 million fund established under Project Ireland 2040 and forms a key part in the delivery of the Pillar 1 goal of Future Jobs Ireland to embrace innovation and technological change. The DTIF has been established under the responsibility of my Department with Enterprise Ireland providing administrative support. The first...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (27 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Staffing resources are an ongoing priority to ensure my Department’s continued ability to facilitate the wide mission and volume of work in a range of challenging policy areas. This will continue with ongoing day-to-day review of the appropriate staffing mix across my Department in response to known and probable priority areas. My Department liaises directly with the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (26 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and its agencies have put in place extensive supports, schemes and advisory resources to ensure that businesses nationwide are prepared for Brexit. While we cannot yet know the form that Brexit will take, these measures aim to assist businesses in identifying key risk areas and practical preparatory actions regardless of the circumstances of the UK’s withdrawal from the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (26 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: In 2018, at my request, following significant and ongoing engagement with the agri-food sector and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, a review of the emerging labour shortages being experienced in that sector was undertaken resulting in the introduction of a pilot scheme  which provided for operatives for the horticulture, dairy farming and meat processing industries. A...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insurance Data (26 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm my Department does not collect the type of information sought by the Deputy.  I am also advised that both the Department of Finance, which has policy responsibility for insurance, and the Central Bank of Ireland, which has regulatory responsibility for the insurance sector, do not collect this type of information either.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Money Laundering (26 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The objectives of the beneficial ownership provisions being implemented are to strengthen transparency over who ultimately owns and controls companies and trusts to effectively detect, disrupt and prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 110 of 2019) were made by the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Money Laundering (26 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: While S.I. No. 110 of 2019 was made by the Minister for Finance, Regulation 18 provides that the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation may, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, appoint a Registrar of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies.  Under Regulation 19, the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I have had no meetings with insurance companies or Insurance Ireland since 2016 and neither had my predecessors. I have officiated at a number of events as has one of my predecessors the details of which are outlined in the following table. Minister Date Location Purpose Minister Heather Humphreys 07/10/2019 Liberty...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (21 Nov 2019)

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 offer for an eligible...