Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contact there has been between the Industrial Development Agency, or any other State agency and Aviva; if so, the content of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26288/11]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 211: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will meet with both the management and representatives of employees at Aviva with a view to playing a constructive role in the current cost cutting review and ensuring there are no redundancies. [26289/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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1I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together.

I have been in contact with Aviva and they advise me that the company is undertaking a comprehensive review of its business operations in Ireland arriving from loss of business volumes in the last two years. Aviva has stated it is committed fully to Ireland and is currently in discussions with unions representing staff about the review. Until this review has been completed, it would be premature to speculate about the outcome. I think it is pertinent that the Government allows the unions to engage with Aviva to see where that process might go.

As for the role of the IDA, it supports multinational companies predominantly trading outside Ireland or internationally. As part of its business in working to attract international activities into Ireland from multinational companies, the IDA has been in contact with Aviva at both corporate and local levels. I have asked the IDA, given its knowledge of the company, to continue to work with it to mitigate any possible negative outcomes. Consequently, the IDA has been active in this regard.