Written Answers Nos. 94-99
94. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether, if the EU and US agree on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, it will be debated and approved by Dáil Éireann before being accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/14]
View answerThe EU and the US agree that a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [TTIP] Agreement would be good for growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic, and this gave rise to the opening of negotiations, which began in July, 2013. This week sees the 7th formal round of negotiations taking place.
The TTIP will be an Agreement within the meaning of Article 29.5.2 of the Constitution. Ratification by Ireland will therefore be subject to prior approval of Dáil Éireann.
95. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the total funds distributed by the local enterprise offices by county per month in 2013 and to date in 2014. [37479/14]
View answerDetails of the funding distributed by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) by County in 2013 and in 2014 to date are set out in the following table. This information is not available on a monthly basis as there would be a significant administrative burden on the LEOs in reporting at such a frequency.
The Deputy should note that the information provided for 2013 relates to the County Enterprise Boards (CEBs), while the information provided for 2014 represents combined CEB and LEO expenditure, since the CEBs were dissolved on 15 April 2014. The Local Authorities for Counties Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford have recently merged resulting in the City and County Enterprise Boards in those areas being combined as a single LEO. Therefore the 2014 figures for the former CEBs in these Counties have been amalgamated, as have the figures for the CEBs in Cork North and Cork West, which now operate as a single LEO.
As in 2013 the expectation for 2014 is that the budget allocation available to the LEOs will be fully drawn down by year end.
|
County |
TOTAL 2013 |
TOTAL (June 2014) |
|
- |
€ |
€ |
|
Carlow |
398,283 |
246,108 |
|
Cavan |
576,402 |
253,263 |
|
Clare |
367,488 |
289,978 |
|
Cork City |
511,530 |
185,235 |
|
Cork North West |
875,333 |
262,517 |
|
Cork South |
1,135,247 |
303,922 |
|
Donegal |
772,564 |
45,142 |
|
Dublin City |
1,136,326 |
354,195 |
|
Dublin South |
753,468 |
183,409 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/ Rathdown |
815,919 |
261,458 |
|
Fingal |
860,168 |
247,804 |
|
Galway |
789,130 |
42,412 |
|
Kerry |
501,033 |
151,808 |
|
Kildare |
538,470 |
178,437 |
|
Kilkenny |
425,013 |
161,472 |
|
Laois |
363,181 |
153,180 |
|
Leitrim |
310,773 |
137,271 |
|
Limerick |
982,316 |
114,387 |
|
Longford |
369,373 |
124,012 |
|
Louth |
418,606 |
239,332 |
|
Mayo |
398,963 |
165,443 |
|
Meath |
665,949 |
100,350 |
|
Monaghan |
407,573 |
97,080 |
|
Offaly |
392,299 |
266,362 |
|
Roscommon |
366,498 |
7,600 |
|
Sligo |
439,668 |
414,333 |
|
Tipperary North |
900,655 |
305,658 |
|
Waterford |
1,009,972 |
614,371 |
|
Westmeath |
626,934 |
96,519 |
|
Wexford |
749,145 |
242,509 |
|
Wicklow |
660,273 |
239,791 |
|
Total |
19,518,550 |
6,485,357 |
96. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, by county, a monthly breakdown of the total number of applications for support formally received and acknowledged by the local enterprise offices in 2013 and to date in 2014. [37480/14]
View answerThe Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) were established on 15 April 2014 on foot of the legal dissolution of the County and City Enterprise Boards (CEBs). The LEOs are the First-Stop-Shop through which all information on State supports for small and micro business can be accessed.
Details of the number of applications for support formally received and acknowledged by the LEOs by county in 2013 and in 2014 to date are set out in tables 1 and 2. The data for LEO Meath for 2014 is currently unavailable.
Table 1 - 2013
|
County |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Carlow |
0 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
Cavan |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
Clare |
0 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cork |
16 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
6 |
6 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Dublin |
11 |
36 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
23 |
6 |
47 |
10 |
27 |
14 |
3 |
|
Galway |
7 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
|
Laois |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
12 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
Longford |
3 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
Louth |
6 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
|
Meath |
9 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
2 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Sligo |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Tipperary |
7 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
Waterford |
2 |
16 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
|
Westmeath |
5 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
9 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
115 |
166 |
93 |
111 |
101 |
124 |
63 |
123 |
126 |
125 |
97 |
30 |
Table 2 - 2014
|
County |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
|
Carlow |
2 |
11 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Cork |
16 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Donegal |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Dublin |
27 |
40 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
26 |
3 |
16 |
|
Galway |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
6 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Laois |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
13 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
Longford |
8 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louth |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Meath |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
6 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
3 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
|
Waterford |
13 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
5 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
152 |
134 |
109 |
34 |
89 |
57 |
66 |
31 |
46 |
97. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled from the panels created through open application by the Public Appointments Service by year from 2011 to date in 2014. [37492/14]
View answerSince coming to Office in March 2011, I have made 42 appointments to the Boards of Agencies under my Department’s remit within my discretion. Appointments and reappointments were also allocated under legislation to Department Representatives, social partners, nominees of other Ministers, nominees of prescribed bodies and appointments on an Ex Officio basis and were not appropriate, therefore, for public advertisement.
In making appointments to State Boards, I am guided in the first instance by the requirement to ensure the appointment of appropriately skilled persons, and since coming to office, have actively sought the assistance of the Public Appointments Service (PAS) in this regard. Since my appointment, 30 appointments to State Boards (ie 71% of those within my discretion) have resulted from Expressions of Interest submitted to PAS.
I am satisfied that the involvement of the PAS in this process has assisted me in appointing appropriately skilled and experienced people for participation on State Boards, and I will continue to rely on PAS assistance in respect of future appointments.
The percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of my Department that were filled within my discretion in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service since my appointment in 2011 to date in 2014 is as follows:
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
|
Forfás (1) |
Nil |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
IDA |
Nil |
0% |
Nil |
0% |
|
EI |
Nil |
66% |
100% |
50% |
|
NSAI |
Nil |
100% |
100% |
66% |
|
SFI |
Nil |
Nil |
100% |
Nil |
|
HSA |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
100% |
|
IAASA |
Nil |
100% |
Nil |
Nil |
|
PIAB |
Nil |
100% |
Nil |
100% |
|
InterTrade Ireland |
25% |
Nil |
33% |
Nil |
|
NCA (2) |
Nil |
100% |
100% |
Nil |
|
Shannon Development (3) |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Labour Relations Commission (4) |
See footnote below |
|||
|
Totals |
1 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
1 In 2012, following the decision to integrate Forfás into my Department, I reduced the numbers serving on the Forfás Board from 13 to 6 - comprising the Board Chairman, DJEI Secretary General and 4 ex officio appointments, (CEOs of Forfás IDA and EI and the Director General of SFI). Forfás was dissolved on 1 August 2014.
2 The National Consumer Agency will no longer exist from the 31 October 2014, as it is being merged with the Competition Authority to create the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, which will not itself have a Board.
3 Shannon Development Board has been merged with the Shannon Airport Authority and no longer has its own Board.
4 The Board of the Labour Relations Commission is being renewed on a year by year basis, pending the creation of the Workplace Relations Commission.
98. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the new Government Winning Abroad programme; the number of persons recruited under this scheme; the location of each of the executives; the amount made available to fund this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37557/14]
View answerIn support of the Government’s jobs strategy and in particular the 2014 Action Plan for Jobs, IDA Ireland has commenced an exciting and innovative new programme over a 3 year period from 2014 to 2017 entitled Winning Abroad under the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2014.
Winning Abroad will market Ireland’s value proposition and its range of advantages as a location for inward investment to international companies across high value manufacturing, RD&I and global business services. The initiative’s target is to win an additional 10,000 jobs for Ireland.
In June, IDA Ireland advertised in the media for 35 Results Driven Global Business Development Executives. The newly recruited staff will be on contracts for a period of 3 years, to cover the lifetime of the programme. As with all job advertisements in IDA Ireland, there was a very strong response from the public. The intense process of screening and selecting the applicants with the visa requirements and the particular skills and competencies to represent Ireland in the overseas marketplace commenced thereafter. Roles are based in locations including Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Mountain View, Irvine, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, Sydney and Dublin. Funding for this initiative is provided through IDA Ireland’s budget allocation from the exchequer.
IDA Ireland recruited a Programme Manager to manage the process and since then 16 competitions have been completed with 6 staff recruited to date for global locations. By early November there will be 16 people recruited. Interviews are ongoing globally for the remaining positions which should see the Winning Abroad recruitment process concluded by the end of December.
99. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to the issue of a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37558/14]
View answerThe case of the person named in the Deputy’s question has been the subject of considerable engagement over many months between my Department and the employer concerned. The employer has indicated this week that additional information pertaining to the individual concerned will be supplied to my Department, and as soon as we have received it, we will be in a position to decide on the case.
