Written answers
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Departmental Staff
8:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of people primarily employed to process entitlement payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/10]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20835/10]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit. [20849/10]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 to 74, inclusive, together.
Entitlement Payments:
| Agency/Section | |
| Redundancy Payments Section of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation | The total number of staff assigned to processing redundancy payments is 55.63 (full time equivalents (FTE)). |
Carrying out of Inspections:
| Section/Office | |
| National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) | NERA is responsible for ensuring compliance with employment rights legislation. It currently has 69 inspectors. |
Issuing of Licences:
| Licensing Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation | The number of staff engaged in issuing import licences and export licences is 1 and 3.3 (FTE) respectively. |
Carrying out of Inspections:
| Agency/Statutory Office | |
| National Consumer Agency (NCA) | The NCA undertakes inspections in the context of its work across a range of consumer legislation. |
| Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) | The ODCE investigates instances of suspected offences under the Companies Acts and this work would include inspections where appropriate. |
| Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) | IAASA's regulatory/supervisory role would include periodic supervisory visits to the nine prescribed accountancy bodies. |
The assignment of staff to particular functions is a day to day matter for the agencies and offices concerned for which I have no function. None of the other bodies referred to by the Deputy in Question No. 73 carries out inspections.
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