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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Travel (11 Mar 2014)

Richard Bruton: ...to Ireland. The Taoiseach's visit, which included stops in Philadelphia and Cleveland, was aimed at delivering a message to international business people, investors and the Irish diaspora, that Ireland is open for business. Over the course of the visit, the Taoiseach: - Officially opened the new US headquarters for Enterprise Ireland client, Zenith Technologies, in Philadelphia; -...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions Participation (1 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...stand with Enterprise Ireland clients participating. The objectives of this mission are as follows: To raise Ireland's profile as a trading partner in Africa and to emphasise the message that “Ireland is open for business”; and to increase Irish exports to Southern and Western Africa. Africa is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. Southern Africa and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ..., and Mr Edward Davey, the United Kingdom Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, is a very welcome development and provides the confidence and assurance to those in the wind energy sector that Ireland is open for business and is clearly a destination for investment. The Memorandum of Understanding is an important step in a long process of attracting investment in this sector, and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Electricity Generation (19 Feb 2013)

Richard Bruton: ..., and Mr Edward Davey, the United Kingdom Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, is a very welcome development and provides the confidence and assurance to those in the wind energy sector that Ireland is open for business and is clearly a destination for investment. The Memorandum of Understanding is an important step in a long process of attracting investment in this sector, and...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Nov 2011)

Richard Bruton: ...continued commitment to generate high quality jobs in Ireland. Apart from the tangible benefits this brings to the domestic economy, the message that is sent out to the international market is that Ireland is open for business.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Richard Bruton: ...we cut employer's PRSI, the ESRI can provide an analysis of the likely impact in the short and longer term, and we can rely on that. Part of the jobs initiative was also to advertise the fact that Ireland is open for business and that we want to reduce the cost to employers of taking people on. It is about building confidence. There was sufficient cost-benefit analysis to say that a cut...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (5 May 2011)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) was launched in 1998 and comprehends funding for third level research infrastructure, national shared facilities, and structured PhD programmes. The Programme is designed to facilitate Irish institutions to produce world-class research in humanities, science, technology and the social sciences, including business and law. There...