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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Advisers Data (18 Sep 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...appointed to Minister of State in my Department, Mr. David Stanton T.D. During the period of office in the current Government of the former Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, the following Special Advisors were engaged: Ms. Marion Mannion, Mr. Stephen O’Shea and Mr. Matthew Lynch. All were appointed in May 2016 and served in their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Advisers Data (18 Sep 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation 6/5/2016 to 13/6/2017  Alan Cantwell Jim McGrath Ellen Lynch Roy Dooney 13/5/2016  13/6/2016  9/1/2017 23/1/2017 5/11/2016 21/1/2017 13/6/2017 13/6/2017 Frances Fitzgerald, An Tánaiste and Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation  14/6/2017 to 28/11/2017 Marion Mannion Matthew Lynch Aoife Sweeney...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (26 Jun 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...the agency’s strategy for 2017 -2020: Build Scale, Expand Reach. In 2017 Enterprise Ireland ran 57 Ministerial-led international trade events, including a trade mission to Japan. My predecessor, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., led a joint Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland trade and investment mission to Japan in September 2017. The trade mission, which also included a visit to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ministerial Transport (29 May 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...I understand this was also the case for each of the six other Ministers and Ministers of State appointed to the Department since May 2011 which included Ministers Richard Bruton, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Frances Fitzgerald, Ged Nash, Sean Sherlock and John Perry.  

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff Data (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Coveney: .... - Mr. Matthew Lynch is my Special Adviser on Cabinet, Oireachtas and Leader’s Questions. He was previously in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation as Special Advisor to Ms. Frances Fitzgerald TD in her then role as Tánaiste. - Mr. Chris Donoghue is my Special Adviser and Communications Director. He was previously employed as Political Editor of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (20 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...for direct representations from Member States. Nor does the Committee propose changes to State Aid rules. Brexit was a central part of the discussions at meetings my predecessor, the then Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, had with both EU Commissioners and Ministers from other Member States. This included a meeting with the EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier, in July...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Trade Promotion (6 Mar 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...2017 Mr Richard Bruton, Minister for Education & Skills Vietnam 2017 Mr Michael Noonan, Minister for Finance Singapore & Malaysia 2017 Mr David Stanton, Minister Justice and Equality Indonesia 2017 Minister Frances Fitzgerald, Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Singapore 2017 Minister Halligan, Minister of State for Training and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (7 Feb 2018)

Charles Flanagan: ...the quality of crime statistics. Following the publication of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report on Crime Investigation in November 2014, the then Tánaiste, my predecessor as Minister for Justice and Equality Ms. Frances FitzGerald T.D., met with the Director General of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to discuss the issues raised in that report. One of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Advisers Data (31 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...Local Government. Mr. Matthew Lynch is my Special Adviser on Cabinet, Oireachtas and Leaders' Questions. He was previously in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation as Special Adviser to Ms Frances Fitzgerald TD in her then role as Tánaiste. Mr. Chris Donoghue is my Special Adviser and Communications Director. He was previously employed as Political Editor of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Meetings (14 Dec 2017)

Heather Humphreys: ...and is not a forum for direct representations from Member States. Nor does the Council propose changes to State Aid rules. Brexit was a central part of the discussions at meetings my predecessor, Frances Fitzgerald, had with both EU Commissioners and Ministers from other Member States. This included a meeting with the EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier in July 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...not limited to, reforming the organisational culture, leadership and management of the Department.  As part of the engagement process with key stakeholders following the Toland Report, then Minister Frances Fitzgerald hosted a round table meeting with all of the Justice and Equality organisations in November 2014 at which Kevin Toland and a number of other members of the Toland...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Communications (28 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...comprehensively as possible, I have asked the Secretary General to review his diary and e-mail communications from 15 May 2015. There were no meetings listed with the then Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald on the day in question.  From the diary record of the Private Office to the Minister, it appears that the then Minister attended a number of constituency...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ticket Touting (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My predecessor as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O'Connor T.D., published a consultation paper on the resale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events on 20 January 2017 along with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the then Minister for Tourism and Sport. The 24 responses to the consultation were published on the Department's website on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: In advance of the UK Referendum, my Department conducted a contingency risk assessment of the potential impacts of Brexit across policy areas of the Department. We have refined our analysis post-referendum and have been working with Agencies to put in place actions to mitigate risks and maximize opportunities. In this regard, my Department is conducting a number of research projects to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department, its Offices and the Agencies under its remit, are committed to the success of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy that was launched this year and the implementation of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for people with Disabilities. Officials of my Department are members of the Steering Groups overseeing the implementation of both of these Strategies.  A...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Arms Trade (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15, 16 and 30 together. The 2016 Annual Report under the Control of Exports Act,2008, was submitted to Government this week and will be laid before both houses of the Oireachtas and published as soon as it is translated into Irish.  I expect to publish the Report before the end of the year. The objective of publishing these reports is to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: CETA will not undermine the regulatory standards in Ireland or the EU that benefit our citizens.  It will not affect the right of governments to regulate in the public interest. The Agreement includes provisions to ensure governments’ “right to regulate”. CETA will not affect EU rules on food safety or the environment. The Agreement explicitly excludes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: According to CSO, the number of people in unemployment in October 2017 was 131,300, a decrease of 26,800 from the same month in 2016, a decrease of 17%. Since the first Action Plan for Jobs was launched in Q1 2012 the number of people in employment has increased by almost 225,000, while the unemployment rate has dropped from 15.2% to 6.0% in October this year. Between June 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: Earlier this month I published a paper, entitled Building Stronger Business, which sets out all the wide ranging work both underway and planned by my Department, to deal with the enterprise issues of Brexit, including various pieces of wider research on Brexit issues currently being undertaken. The approach  is to minimise risks and maximise opportunities by ensuring the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (23 Nov 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government and my Department value an evidence based approach as part of our efforts to ensure that work pays.  In that context I note the findings of the South East Economic Monitor as referenced in the Deputy's question in relation to examining income tax returns as a proxy for job quality and employment levels. A closer examination of the research and analysis behind the...