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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 to 80, inclusive, together. Regional development is a top priority of mine and I am determined to help drive job creation all over Ireland. Increasing and sustaining foreign direct investment (FDI) outside of our main urban areas - including in Counties Meath and Louth - represents a vital part of this. Drogheda remains an attractive destination for FDI...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Enterprise Ireland Internationalisation Grant is designed to assist established client companies to research and explore business opportunities in international markets. This grant instrument is primarily designed to support the costs of undertaking new market research and cannot directly support sales activity. I can confirm that Enterprise Ireland has not funded any of its client...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: While it is crucial to identify and learn from any shortcomings in the investigative process, it is also important to recognise the valuable role the ODCE has played and continues to play in facilitating compliance and enforcement of company law. Organisational reforms in the ODCE were commenced in 2012 by the current Director of Corporate Enforcement to ensure a more efficient and effective...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Following his appointment in the latter half of 2012, the Director carried out a review of the ODCE’s then skills mix and operational capacity. That review, inter alia, identified certain skill deficiencies, as a consequence of which sanction was sought, and subsequently obtained, to recruit a number of additional professional staff to address the identified need. Further to that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The staffing complement of the ODCE for the years requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Following his appointment in the latter half of 2012, the Director carried out a review of the ODCE’s then skills mix and operational capacity. That review, inter alia, identified certain skill deficiencies, as a consequence of which sanction was sought, and subsequently obtained, to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Expenditure (8 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The pay allocation and expenditure in relation to the Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) is set out in the table: Pay allocation Pay expenditure at year end 2014 €2.465m €2.216m 2015 €2.884m €2.156m 2016 €2.808m €2.006m 2017 (to end of September) €2.838m €1.525m It should be noted that there were 27 fortnightly...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998, with five cycles of expenditure to date.  The Programme is designed to facilitate Ireland’s HEIs to produce world class research in key strategic areas such as bioscience/biomedical; medical technologies; energy, environment and marine; food and drink; social sciences and humanities; ICT and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) has been an important funding programme in developing research capacity within the higher education system in Ireland. Approximately €1.2bn of public and private funding has been invested through PRTLI since the commencement of the programme in the late 1990s. PRTLI has complemented other research funding programmes of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Vacancies (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: There has been no confirmation of any investment project involving the company referred to. It remains the case that discussions between IDA Ireland and companies regarding potential investments here are confidential on account of commercial sensitivity.  Moreover, speculation about potential investment projects in advance of their confirmation can be damaging...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I fully appreciate that Storm Ophelia will have caused considerable difficulties for various businesses around the country from sole traders, to locally trading retailers and distributors, to SME's that operate nationally or internationally. My advice is that the company engages in the first instance with its Local Enterprise Office. The Local Enterprise Office is the first-stop-shop for any...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Data (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has not engaged an external company to undertake an audit of its website.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Accommodation for my Department is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by OPW on our behalf.  Therefore, my Department does not directly own any properties.  The following table sets out the number and cost of the defibrillators most recently purchased by my Department for these buildings: Location Type of machine...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Strategic Communications Unit (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My officials and I met the head of the strategic communications unit, Mr John Concannon, in September 2017. Since then my officials have had, and will continue to have, ongoing contact with the unit which is tasked with the delivery of major cross government communications campaigns.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Websites (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department’s website underwent a significant redevelopment in 2014, as the previous platform was outdated, difficult to update and maintain. The cost of the redevelopment was €97,675.53. As part of the Government's eGovernment Strategy 2017- 2020 the Office of the Chief Information Officer has been working on the development of a Digital Service Gateway - a single...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Websites (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Since 2011 my Department has engaged in a two-phase project to replace the Department’s previous corporate website.  This project was initiated after the Department identified a number of issues with the previous website, including: - Its structure was functional rather than customer focused - It did not convey the breadth of the Department’s activities - It had no means...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has a number of strategic communications priorities for the latter end of this year and into 2018, particularly in the areas of: Brexit; Regional Job Creation; Research, Development and Innovation. The Press Office within my Department is heavily involved in the communications of those priorities through a range of media facing work. In addition the Press Office responds to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Training (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation supports continuous professional development by placing a high priority on the development of staff to enable a high performing and agile workforce.  The attendance by staff on learning andthird level courses to help enable the Department in building the appropriate skill and expert development courses/programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Relations Contracts Data (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department uses external public relations providers having regard to its business needs for specialist communications advice and technical materials assistance. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum. The total expenditure incurred by my Department and its Offices to date in 2017 on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: All grant aided bodies are subject to governance and accountability arrangements and are advised of their obligations under various Department of Public Expenditure and Reform circulars including the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, Public Spending Code and the Management of and Accountability for Grants from the Exchequer Funds.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Documents (7 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: As Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with special responsibility for Brexit, Minister Coveney has responsibility for coordinating the whole-of-Government response to Brexit. In this capacity, he is working closely with his colleagues across Government to address the many challenges resulting from Brexit. This co-operation also involves the relevant State Agencies. Work at Cabinet level...