Pearse Doherty
Question:116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the allocations for Ireland under each of the ERDF and ESF programmes for 2014-20. [15553/14]
View answerWritten Answers Nos. 116-123
116. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the allocations for Ireland under each of the ERDF and ESF programmes for 2014-20. [15553/14]
View answer117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contact person or agency for citizens seeking information for each of the ERDF and ESF 2014-20 programmes. [15554/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together.
Last year, in the context of the agreement on the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), Ireland was successful in securing €1.2 billion of Cohesion policy funding for the period 2014-2020. It should be noted that this represents an increase in 8% in real terms over the 2007-2013 programming period, at a time when the overall EU budget for Cohesion policy was cut by 8%. In particular, the Government was successful in negotiating two special allocations, €100m (2011 prices) for the BMW Region, in recognition that it is now classified by the EU as a more developed region, and €150m (2011 prices) towards a new Northern Ireland PEACE programme.
Of this €1.2 billion, some €951 million is for European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF) co-funded programmes in Ireland, with the balance being for European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes, including the Northern Ireland PEACE Programme, the Ireland/Northern Ireland/West of Scotland INTERREG Programme, the Ireland/Wales INTERREG Programme and a number of smaller transnational programmes in which Ireland participates.
The draft ERDF operational programmes for 2014-2020 are being prepared by the Managing Authorities located in the BMW and Southern & Eastern Region Assemblies, while the ESF operational programme for 2014-2020 is being prepared by the Department of Education & Skills.
I will shortly be bringing proposals to Government concerning the allocation of funds between the ERDF and ESF programmes.
118. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure on rent by the Office of Public Works in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on a property in north Dublin (details supplied); and when the next rent review will take place. [15582/14]
View answerThe amount of rent/service charges expended on the Probation Centre, Donaghmede Shopping Centre, Dublin 13, on behalf of the Probation and Welfare Service by the Office of Public Works during these years was as follows:
Year |
Rent € |
Service Charges € |
2011 |
160,000 |
101,030.77 |
2012 |
160,000 |
98,404.36 |
2013 |
160,000 |
98,326.03 |
2014 to date |
40,000 |
The Commissioners of Public Works do not release certain information relating to leases as such information is commercially sensitive.
119. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected opening date for the refurbished Derrynane House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/14]
View answerThe projected opening date for the newly refurbished Derrynane House for visitors will be, Monday, 21 April, 2014 (Easter Monday). An 'official opening' event will take place later in the summer.
120. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the list of applications and amounts involved that his Department has received from Kerry County Council under the current minor flood prevention works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/14]
View answerDetails of applications received from Kerry County Council under the Office of Public Works Minor Flood Works and Coastal Protection Scheme in the period 2009-2013 are shown in the following tables.
Minor Works Scheme applications submitted by Kerry County Council 2009-2013
Approved Works
Project Location |
Project Details |
Funding Approved € |
Date Approved |
Ballyard |
Works – Remove silt and accumulated stone from river & install additional drainage culvert. |
13,500 |
20/10/09 |
Caherleheen |
Works – Widen culvert to Caherheen Bridge & incorporate river flow improvements. |
27,000 |
20/10/09 |
Cappaclough, Camp |
To clean silt and sand from drainage channels and river |
5,400 |
02/08/11 |
Cromane (Coastal) |
Embankment strengthening works |
100,000 |
23/02/12 |
Cullavaw River, Rathmore |
The removal of bushes, shrubbery & overhanging branches along the channel for 5.5 kms Some removal of deposition from the channels |
40,000 |
14/10/13 |
Emlaghslat, Ventry |
To clean silt and sand from rivers & estuary of rivers |
4,500 |
02/08/11 |
Emlagh West |
To clear channel to increase hydraulic capacity |
6,300 |
02/08/11 |
Fenit Road (Coastal) |
Fenit Road Coastal Protection Scheme – Rock revetment & buttressing embankments |
765,000 |
30/09/09 |
Feoghanagh |
Clean silt and sand from rivers and estuaries |
5,400 |
20/10/09 |
Gallarus, Ballydavid |
To clean silt and sand from rivers & estuary of rivers |
6,300 |
02/08/11 |
Glenflesk |
Study of recurring flooding in Glenflesk Village and N22 |
13,500 |
20/10/09 |
Goulane-Maherees |
Clean silt and sand from rivers and estuaries |
9,000 |
20/10/09 |
Incherea (coastal) |
The strengthening and raising of an existing embankment |
80,000 |
23/02/12 |
Kenmare Town |
Flood Ass & hydrometric study of the River Finnihy Removal of beam / drain under Finnihy Bridge / Installation of gauges / Establish monitoring programme (not proceeding with the removal of beam/drain) |
112,500 |
20/10/09 23/02/12 |
Lough Guitane, Killarney |
To construct a RC flood defence wall |
13,950 |
30/11/12 |
Milltown Village |
Study |
2,700 |
01/06/10 |
Sneem |
Flood Ass & hydrometric study of Sneem/Ardshellhane River |
18,000 |
20/10/09 |
Note 1: the amounts approved in the above table were not the amounts requested by the Council in all cases.
Non-Approved Works
- |
- |
- |
Non-Approved Works |
Project Location |
Project Details |
Funding Requested € |
Application Year |
Cromane |
Embankment works (additional funding request) |
90,000 |
2012 |
Sneem |
Flood Study |
20,000 |
2011 |
Fossa, Killarney |
Works |
150,000 |
2009,2010,2011 |
Tralee |
Town Flood Relief Scheme Review |
30,000 |
2011 |
Killarney |
Flood Study |
80,000 |
2011 |
Milltown Village, Ashullish Stream |
Works |
10,000 |
2011 |
Abbeydorney Village |
Flood Study |
18,000 |
2011 |
Ardfert* |
Works |
287,760 |
2010,2011 |
Akeragh Lough |
Flood Study |
50,000 |
2010, 2011 |
Gortnacooka Bridge, Ballylongford |
Works |
75,000 |
2011 |
Flesk & Deenagh Rivers |
Flood Study |
80,000 |
2010 |
N70 Caherleaheen |
Road related and bridge Works |
234,890 |
2010 |
Caher, Castlegregory |
Road related Works |
15,000 |
2009 |
Cappalough |
Road related Works |
6,000 |
2009 |
Emlaghslat |
Road related Works |
5,000 |
2009 |
Gallurus |
Road related Works |
7,000 |
2009 |
Akeragh Lough |
Study & Works |
130,000 |
2009 |
* Application under consideration
Note 1: The table above for Non-Approved Projects includes applications that were submitted and re-submitted by the Council in different years for the same works or slight variations on the works eg Fossa, Ardfert.
Note 2: In May 2012 the criteria for Coastal applications under the Minor Works Scheme were revised and local authorities were asked to resubmit applications for any Coastal works for assessment under the new criteria. There were a number of coastal applications that Kerry County Council had submitted prior to this change but which the Council did not resubmit following the change. The earlier applications are deemed to have lapsed and are not shown in the above table.
The above tables do not include any applications that Kerry County Council submitted to the OPW to date in 2014 in relation to the damage to coastal defence infrastructure caused by the severe weather in the December 2013 – February 2014 period.
The Government decided on 11 February 2014 to make available up to €69.5 million for a programme of repair and remediation works to roads, coastal protection and flood defence and other public infrastructure damaged in the storms from 13 December 2013 to 6th January 2014 based on estimates provided by the local authorities concerned. Of the total amount being made available, up to €19.6 million is available via the Office of Public Works for the repair of damaged coastal protection and flood defence infrastructure. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has written to Kerry County Council indicating, based on the estimate submitted by the Council to that Department, that up to €1,226,920 is being made available to the Council via the OPW to undertake the necessary repair works to damaged coastal protection and flood defence infrastructure.
The Council must submit overall programmes of works to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government detailing how it proposes to spend the total allocation that is being made available. The Council must also submit the relevant elements of its programme to each Department from whom funding will be made available for consideration of technical aspects of the proposed works. When the Council's programme of coastal protection and flood defence projects is received by the OPW it will be reviewed having regard to related guidance issued by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to the local authorities. The OPW has written to the local authorities indicating that in order to assist them in a practical way and to avoid any potential cash-flow issues, it will consider requests for advance funding of up to 80% of the estimated cost of approved projects where a contract for works has been made.
121. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the projected opening date for Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/14]
View answerAs I indicated in my reply to Question No. 355, Ref No: 8715/14, on 25 February last, the opening date for Skellig Michael this year is 16th May. The closing date will be 29th September. The normal advertisements and other publicity measures usually undertaken will be put in place shortly.
122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish in full the recommendations on the laws of insolvency applying to small and medium enterprises made to him by the Company Law Review Group; the way his Department has dealt with these recommendations to date; the steps he intends to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/14]
View answerThe Company Law Review Group (CLRG) publishes all of its Reports in full and these are available on its website – www.clrg.org. Its Report entitled “CLRG Report on reducing the costs of rescuing viable small private companies 2012” is published as a separate report and also included in the CLRG Annual Report 2012. This Report contains recommendations regarding the application of examinership to small and medium enterprises.
Based on the recommendations of the CLRG, the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 was enacted in December 2013 which contains provisions designed to make the examinership procedure less costly for small private companies. The Act provides for small private companies to apply directly to their local Circuit Court for the appointment of an examiner, rather than having to do so through the High Court. These measures are due to be commenced shortly, following procedural issues being completed regarding the new Rules of Court to apply in the Circuit Court.
It is my intention, as indicated in the Dáil debate on the Deputy’s Private Member’s Bill, that various issues in relation to examinership that were debated at that time, including CLRG recommendations, will be examined further to assess their viability.
123. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by IDA Ireland in each NUTS II and NUTS III area in each of the past six years; the number lost in IDA Ireland assisted businesses broken down on the same basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15521/14]
View answerIreland’s NUTS-II regions are defined as:
- Border, Midland and Western NUTS-II Region and
- Southern and Eastern NUTS-II Region
The BMW Region NUTS II also contains three NUTS III regions:
Border: The counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo.
West: The counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
Midland: The counties of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath.
Similarly, the Southern and Eastern NUTS II Region, contains five NUTS III regions:
Mid-East: The counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow.
Dublin: The city of Dublin, and the administrative counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
South-East: The counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.
South-West: The counties of Cork and Kerry.
Mid-West: The counties of Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary.
The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on the number of jobs gained and lost in the enterprise development agencies. The survey is conducted on an annual basis and aggregated at county level. Details of the number of jobs created, lost and net jobs change in each of the NUTS-II and NUTS III regions in the past six years are set out in the following tabular statements.
There have been significant gains in employment in both Regions over the past six years. Since 2008, IDA clients have employed almost 73,000 new staff across Ireland.
I am pleased to say that employment losses in IDA clients have been falling over the same period from 13,654 in 2008 to 6,296 in 2013.
Under the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland are working with my Department to develop a framework for a Regional Enterprise Strategy to better integrate the efforts of enterprise agencies and the other regional stakeholders in building enterprise based on sustainable competitive advantage of the region. This exercise will complement the in-depth analysis of our FDI strategy which is currently being undertaken by Forfás and which will take account of factors such as key trends emerging in FDI best practice internationally, Ireland’s strengths in attracting FDI and any changes to the EU’s State Aid Rules, which will come into effect on 1 July 2014. The results of these two exercises will form the basis of IDA Ireland’s strategy from 2015 onwards.
Table 1 shows Job Gains in IDA client companies by NUTS-II Region
NUTS-II |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
BMW |
1,354 |
685 |
2,261 |
3,115 |
2,098 |
2,577 |
S&E |
9,072 |
5,332 |
11,724 |
11,052 |
12,851 |
10,790 |
Total |
10,426 |
6,017 |
13,985 |
14,167 |
14,949 |
13,367 |
Table 2 shows Job Losses in IDA client companies by NUTS-II Region
NUTS-II |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
BMW |
2,492 |
2,912 |
2,471 |
914 |
941 |
1,210 |
S&E |
11,162 |
17,405 |
9,696 |
7,365 |
6,806 |
5,086 |
Total |
13,654 |
20,317 |
12,167 |
8,279 |
7,747 |
6,296 |
Table 3 shows Net Jobs Change by NUTS-II Region
NUTS-II |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
BMW |
-1,138 |
-2,227 |
-210 |
2,201 |
1,157 |
1,367 |
S&E |
-2,090 |
-12,073 |
2,028 |
3,687 |
6,045 |
5,704 |
Total |
-3,228 |
-14,300 |
1,818 |
5,888 |
7,202 |
7,071 |
Table 4 shows Job Gains in IDA client companies by NUTS-III Region
NUTS-III |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Carlow |
89 |
32 |
87 |
197 |
132 |
91 |
Cavan |
14 |
30 |
92 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
Clare |
175 |
55 |
24 |
77 |
76 |
15 |
Cork |
2,074 |
1,583 |
2,672 |
2,179 |
2,388 |
2,143 |
Donegal |
61 |
98 |
281 |
277 |
164 |
177 |
Dublin |
5,078 |
2,887 |
6,279 |
7,351 |
8,464 |
6,862 |
Galway |
474 |
198 |
1,209 |
1,921 |
923 |
1,098 |
Kerry |
75 |
53 |
51 |
171 |
120 |
101 |
Kildare |
133 |
32 |
1,443 |
349 |
546 |
276 |
Kilkenny |
9 |
0 |
78 |
1 |
125 |
80 |
Laois |
0 |
17 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Leitrim |
131 |
0 |
77 |
24 |
0 |
31 |
Limerick |
357 |
161 |
258 |
253 |
556 |
560 |
Longford |
27 |
26 |
22 |
6 |
44 |
25 |
Louth |
88 |
30 |
104 |
242 |
401 |
595 |
Mayo |
116 |
105 |
94 |
152 |
96 |
242 |
Meath |
111 |
38 |
50 |
88 |
53 |
68 |
Monaghan |
7 |
7 |
45 |
0 |
7 |
29 |
Offaly |
97 |
4 |
26 |
41 |
54 |
21 |
Roscommon |
40 |
5 |
5 |
96 |
59 |
28 |
Sligo |
92 |
58 |
84 |
187 |
163 |
184 |
Tipperary North |
19 |
0 |
16 |
22 |
1 |
21 |
Tipperary South |
300 |
254 |
63 |
25 |
67 |
180 |
Waterford |
376 |
166 |
246 |
144 |
117 |
172 |
Westmeath |
207 |
107 |
208 |
162 |
177 |
132 |
Wexford |
126 |
10 |
285 |
111 |
100 |
149 |
Wicklow |
150 |
61 |
172 |
84 |
106 |
72 |
Total |
10,426 |
6,017 |
13,985 |
14,167 |
14,949 |
13,367 |
Table 5 shows Job Losses in IDA client companies by NUTS-III Region
NUTS-III |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Carlow |
78 |
53 |
224 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Cavan |
49 |
70 |
71 |
28 |
54 |
8 |
Clare |
13 |
106 |
21 |
22 |
31 |
76 |
Cork |
1,877 |
3,093 |
1,180 |
1,189 |
1,113 |
1,002 |
Donegal |
68 |
46 |
252 |
25 |
42 |
24 |
Dublin |
4,768 |
7,451 |
6,316 |
3,407 |
4,289 |
2,377 |
Galway |
1,460 |
1,189 |
819 |
114 |
229 |
393 |
Kerry |
110 |
445 |
126 |
187 |
12 |
68 |
Kildare |
742 |
1630 |
352 |
628 |
575 |
468 |
Kilkenny |
11 |
119 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
35 |
Laois |
23 |
9 |
1 |
27 |
24 |
0 |
Leitrim |
44 |
63 |
81 |
197 |
189 |
57 |
Limerick |
2,076 |
2,825 |
426 |
142 |
64 |
271 |
Longford |
88 |
91 |
126 |
67 |
6 |
20 |
Louth |
222 |
308 |
352 |
75 |
59 |
91 |
Mayo |
130 |
210 |
42 |
106 |
73 |
51 |
Meath |
313 |
159 |
66 |
32 |
119 |
58 |
Monaghan |
40 |
18 |
17 |
66 |
11 |
12 |
Offaly |
40 |
173 |
344 |
76 |
0 |
26 |
Roscommon |
0 |
96 |
80 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Sligo |
73 |
122 |
257 |
61 |
215 |
351 |
Tipperary North |
65 |
325 |
98 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
Tipperary South |
48 |
142 |
165 |
301 |
69 |
518 |
Waterford |
599 |
635 |
455 |
1,066 |
284 |
120 |
Westmeath |
255 |
517 |
29 |
68 |
39 |
177 |
Wexford |
69 |
127 |
54 |
110 |
136 |
62 |
Wicklow |
393 |
295 |
210 |
265 |
105 |
27 |
Total |
13,654 |
20,317 |
12,167 |
8,279 |
7,747 |
6,296 |
Table 6 shows Net Jobs Change by NUTS-III Region
NUTS-III |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Carlow |
11 |
-21 |
-137 |
197 |
131 |
90 |
Cavan |
-35 |
-40 |
21 |
-23 |
-44 |
7 |
Clare |
162 |
-51 |
3 |
55 |
45 |
-61 |
Cork |
197 |
-1,510 |
1,492 |
990 |
1,275 |
1,141 |
Donegal |
-7 |
52 |
29 |
252 |
122 |
153 |
Dublin |
310 |
-4,564 |
-37 |
3,944 |
4,175 |
4,485 |
Galway |
-986 |
-991 |
390 |
1,807 |
694 |
705 |
Kerry |
-35 |
-392 |
-75 |
-16 |
108 |
33 |
Kildare |
-609 |
-1,598 |
1,091 |
-279 |
-29 |
-192 |
Kilkenny |
-2 |
-119 |
75 |
-13 |
125 |
45 |
Laois |
-23 |
8 |
13 |
-25 |
-24 |
0 |
Leitrim |
87 |
-63 |
-4 |
-173 |
-189 |
-26 |
Limerick |
-1,719 |
-2,664 |
-168 |
111 |
492 |
289 |
Longford |
-61 |
-65 |
-104 |
-61 |
38 |
5 |
Louth |
-134 |
-278 |
-248 |
167 |
342 |
504 |
Mayo |
-14 |
-105 |
52 |
46 |
23 |
191 |
Meath |
-202 |
-121 |
-16 |
56 |
-66 |
10 |
Monaghan |
-33 |
-11 |
28 |
-66 |
-4 |
17 |
Offaly |
57 |
-169 |
-318 |
-35 |
54 |
-5 |
Roscommon |
40 |
-91 |
-75 |
92 |
59 |
28 |
Sligo |
19 |
-64 |
-173 |
126 |
-52 |
-167 |
Tipperary North |
-46 |
-325 |
-82 |
20 |
-7 |
18 |
Tipperary South |
252 |
112 |
-102 |
-276 |
-2 |
-338 |
Waterford |
-223 |
-469 |
-209 |
-922 |
-167 |
52 |
Westmeath |
-48 |
-410 |
179 |
94 |
138 |
-45 |
Wexford |
57 |
-117 |
231 |
1 |
-36 |
87 |
Wicklow |
-243 |
-234 |
-38 |
-181 |
1 |
45 |
Total |
-3,228 |
-14,300 |
1,818 |
5,888 |
7,202 |
7,071 |