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Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ..., in the development of a culture and environment that supports connectedness and provides structure and stability, key elements that underpin learning and opportunity. All schools will receive a 5% increase in capitation from September next. Over the course of the 2019-2020 school year, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post-primary schools, of which...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...have been designed to legislatively permit student support payments to continue to be made to eligible Irish students studying in the UK and UK students studying in Ireland. There are six sections in Part 5 of the withdrawal Bill, with the first section defining the principal Act of 2011, that is, the Student Support Act 2011. The second section defines a new concept of "relevant...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Technological Universities (12 Feb 2019)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. His doing so is very timely because I have just received the application for Munster Technological University, which came in at 5 p.m. I was hoping that the application from the Technological University for the South East Ireland, TUSEI, would come in before the one from Munster Technological University but that has not happened. The Deputy...

Seanad: First Aid and Mental Health in Schools (Initial Teacher Training) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...and training provided by institutions of higher education to incorporate a prescribed level of training in—(a) occupational first aid response, and (b) mental health first aid. Sections 4 and 5 provide that boards of management shall only employ members of staff who produce evidence of an up-to-date qualification in "occupational first aid" and "mental health first aid". Although...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...about the new multi-annual HCI scheme. It will be a transformative development for the third level sector. From January 2020, exactly 14 months ago, the HCI will be set up to invest €300 million over the period 2020 to 2024. This ring-fenced allocation of €60 million each year will be a key part of the Government's strategic response to Brexit and other challenges facing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2018: Motion (4 Oct 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...will be monitored through the systems performance framework 2018 to 2020 and the strategic dialogue and the performance compact processes will be overseen by the HEA. Last month, we announced a €5 million higher education innovation and transformation fund and ring-fenced that funding for multi-campus institutions.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Noxious Weeds (9 Nov 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...species. Significant work is being carried out by a range of agencies in this area, including several local authorities. The management of invasive alien plant species project, led by TII, is a €5 million project aimed at managing invasive knotweed and other non-native invasive plant species over the next five years on the national road network and its interactions with regional...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Bodies Data (4 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...world-leading products and services and exporting them all around the world. The strategy builds on the success of recent years and sets new ambitious targets for jobs growth of 60,000 and to increase exports by €5 billion per year, with two-thirds of exports going beyond the UK. EI provides financial supports to clients to build scale and expand reach by driving Innovation,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland (4 May 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...Introducing a new or innovative product or service to international markets. - Involved in manufacturing or internationally traded services. - Capable of creating 10 jobs in Ireland and realising €1 million in sales within three to four years of starting up. - Led by an experienced management team. - Headquartered and controlled in Ireland. - Less than six years old. Table 1...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (23 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...universities. The PRTLI, which has been funded by my Department since 2010, has provided rounds of investment in research infrastructure since 1998. The funding allocation for 2017 is €14.4 million. In 2016, the funding allocation was €30.4 million, including a Supplementary Estimate in December of €20 million. In total, sustained investment since 1998 amounting to...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (23 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The PRTLI programme has been allocated €14.4 million. While this figure is small relative to recent years, the historic liabilities in cycle 5 are close to being paid down in full. We are at an early stage in terms of the design of the successor to PRTLI cycle 5. As such, it has yet to be decided whether there will be any specific Brexit-related component to the programme. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (23 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ..., PRTLI has an allocation in my Department's Vote of €14.4m.  The annual allocation to PRTLI has been reducing in recent years as we are discharging the remaining liabilities for projects funded under Cycle 5 of the programme. In addition to the PRTLI allocation, my Department is also allocating €162.5 million to Science Foundation Ireland in 2017 to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Vacancies (9 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...camps and computing outreach activities to Coder dojo activities and use these to foster greater links with secondary schools within their region. Budget 2017 provided for an additional €1 million to support 200 places on Level 9 ICT conversion courses for graduates of non ICT courses to convert to this skill shortage area. All Higher Education Institutions work within their...

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...copyrighted software since 1 January 2016. The Bill will open up the KDB to SMEs. The definition of an SME was referred to by some Deputies who were concerned that the levels involved - €7.5 million income and €50 million global turnover - were outside the reach of Irish SMEs. The Finance Act 2015 laid the groundwork for the application of the KDB to companies with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Ireland has won €337 million in competitive EU funding under Horizon 2020 from 2014 to September 2016. Higher Education Institutes accounted for €198 million or, 59% of the total. Companies won €104 million or, 31%, with €74 million of this going to SMEs. This result indicates that Ireland is on track to achieve its national target of securing €1.25...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme Data (8 Dec 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...be possible to provide further information on same. I have extracted for the Deputy the following highlight statistics from MFI’s inception on 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2016:- - Of some 2,275 applications received, loans were approved for 1062; - Total value of loans approved, €15.766 million for 1,062 micro-enterprises - Total value of loans drawn down,...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...issue certificates to companies if applications under the scheme meet the criteria of being non-obvious, useful and novel. The knowledge development box, KDB, was introduced in the Finance Act 2015 as a tax incentive to encourage innovation and boost research and development. Under this initiative, a corporate tax rate of 6.25% will apply to profits on intellectual property assets that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (15 Nov 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Enterprise 2025, the Government’s long-term enterprise policy is an ambitious strategy, with the objective of delivering growth over the next decade that is sustainable. The objective is to achieve strong export performance that is underpinned by innovation, productivity, cost effectiveness and competitiveness. According to the latest CSO Trade Statistics, Merchandise exports overall...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (11 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623, 625 and 626 together. IDA Ireland’s official employment figures are drawn from an employment survey conducted by my Department on an annual basis. The following table (A) provides a breakdown of the number of jobs created and lost in IDA Ireland client companies in the South East from 2008 to 2015. The figures for 2016 will be available early in...

Topical Issue Debate: School Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...Minister, Deputy Bruton, previously clarified the position relating to this application to the Deputy through written correspondence in June and August, and more recently in the House yesterday, 5 October, through Parliamentary Question No. 123. However, I will restate the position for the purpose of the debate. As the Deputy will be aware, a total of €80 million was allocated...