Written Answers Nos. 747 - 762
747. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will undertake a full review of the rights of artists here including a thorough examination of existing copyright laws and the current Competition Act. [37073/16]
View answerIn my most recent answer to Parliamentary Question No. 294 to the Deputy on 20 October, I advised on progress in relation to the proposed Bill on copyright for which Government approved the Heads of Bill in July 2016. The main purpose of the proposed Bill is to respond to certain of the recommendations contained in a Report undertaken by the Copyright Review Committee entitled “Modernising Copyright” which was published in October 2013. The Bill does not involve a thorough examination of copyright legislation in its entirety or indeed of the rights of artists. In general, the rights of artists come within the overall policy responsibility of the Minister for the Arts, Heritage, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
As advised, the Bill is currently undergoing the formal drafting process with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and that remains the position.
Artists who are employees in Ireland have the same rights as all other employees. In cases of self-employed artists, as with other self-employed workers, the application of competition law would only be a consideration if there are allegations of anti-competitive behaviour.
748. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff from her Department currently seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36968/16]
View answer749. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff from her Department who have appealed against secondment per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the appeals mechanism involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36984/16]
View answer750. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff from her Department currently seconded to a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37000/16]
View answer751. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff from her Department currently seconded from a firm in the private sector per annum from 2010 to date in 2016, in tabular form; the details of the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37016/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 748 to 751, inclusive, together.
Opportunities for staff to apply for secondments are offered in line with the business needs of the Department and the wider Civil Service, and also serve to provide a range of broader developmental interests for the staff concerned. Appeals against secondments have not been an issue for my Department.
No secondments to the private sector have taken place to/from my Department within the relevant period, however, activities and initiatives to enhance mutual understanding between the private and public sector are welcomed by my Department to further inform policy and decision making. Staff of my Department participate in a wide range of secondments, including to the EU institutions in Brussels both to utilise their expertise and corporate knowledge, and to further develop their skills to the benefit of the staff concerned, the Department and the overall Civil Service.
Details of the number of staff of my Department on secondment to other Departments or Agencies during 2010-2016 are as set out in the following table.
Staff Seconded out from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
|
Year |
Total Seconded |
|
2010 |
82 |
|
2011 |
89 |
|
2012 |
79 |
|
2013 |
61 |
|
2014 |
54 |
|
2015 |
42 |
|
2016 |
43 |
752. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacancies currently on each board and State agency under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37173/16]
View answerThere are currently two vacancies on State Boards that come within my Department's remit, both of which are on the Board of IAASA. In this regard, there is one position for a Chairperson, for which a shortlist was recently submitted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to me. The selected candidate is now to meet with the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation before I conclude the appointment process. The second vacancy, a Ministerial nominee, will be filled following public advertisement and recruitment process conducted by PAS.
753. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding that has been provided to County Louth over the three years 2014 to 2016 by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37225/16]
View answer754. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the applications submitted for funding projects from Louth County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016 in tabular form; and if the applications were successful. [37241/16]
View answer755. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding for projects in 2017 in County Louth to be funded by her Department by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37257/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 753 to 755, inclusive, together.
My Department is focused on ensuring that the effects of economic recovery are felt throughout all regions of the country. While employment has increased in all our regions, it has not been as fast in some. The Government’s ultimate target is to achieve sustainable full employment, and to assist in achieving this objective, my Department’s agencies are ensuring that targeted supports for enterprise and job creation are provided throughout all regions. The Action Plan for Jobs for the North West/North East region, which includes Louth, sets out a comprehensive plan to build on the strengths of the region to develop its full potential for enterprise and jobs growth.
Details of funding for projects in County Louth in 2014, 2015 and 2016 provided by the agencies of my Department are set out in the following tables where available. The levels of funding to be provided for projects in 2017 have not yet been determined.
IDA Ireland
IDA Ireland continues to work towards achieving job creation and investment targets set out in its strategy ‘Winning Foreign Direct Investment 2015-2019’, and is particularly focusing on job creation outside Dublin. In 2016 the following project announcements were made in relation to IDA Ireland companies in Louth. Details of grant payments in 2016 are not yet available.
|
Project Name |
Location |
Funding Amount |
Other relevant information |
|
Kelton Tech Solutions Limited |
Drogheda |
Confidential |
Establishment of an EMEA HQ with the creation of 100 jobs. |
In 2015 the following project announcements were made in relation to IDA Ireland companies in Louth. In addition, grant payments to IDA Ireland clients in Louth during 2015 totalled €993,000.
|
Project Name |
Location |
Funding Amount |
Other relevant information |
|
Prometric |
Dundalk |
Confidential |
A leading US Testing company expanding its operation in Dundalk with the creation of 40 jobs and also entering a three-year research partnership with DCU, valued at almost €1million. |
In 2014 the following project announcements were made in relation to IDA Ireland companies in Louth. In addition, grant payments to IDA Ireland clients in Louth during 2014 totalled €3,672,307.
|
Project Name |
Location |
Funding Amount |
Other relevant information |
|
Becton Dickinson |
Drogheda |
Confidential |
€16 million investment in new equipment to expand its production of BD syringes with the creation of 20 jobs. |
|
Paypal |
Dundalk |
Confidential |
400 jobs created as an expansion of its operation centre. |
Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets, thus supporting sustainable economic growth, regional development and secure employment. Details of the funding amounts provided by Enterprise Ireland for projects in Co. Louth are set out in the following table. Data for funding provided by Enterprise Ireland in 2016 is not available at present.
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2014 |
Louth |
€868,531.84 |
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2015 |
Louth |
€2,359,406.23 |
Local Enterprise Offices
Capital funding from my Department for Local Enterprise Development is allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) through the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland. This funding is allocated among the LEOs to support clients through the provision of grants (Measure 1) and soft supports (Measure 2), such as training and mentoring, and used to fund the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) programme. Details of the total payments made by LEO Louth in 2014 and 2015 are set out in Table 1. Details of total payments made in 2016 are not available.
Table 1: Total Payments by LEO Louth in 2014 and 2015
|
Louth LEO |
Total Payments |
|
2014 |
€225,203 |
|
2015 |
€195,023 |
PQ 37241/16 refers
LEO Louth is effectively a Unit of Louth County Council and made a successful application under the LEO Competitive Fund in a collaborative project with a number of other LEOs as set out in Table 2. This was one of four applications in which LEO Louth was involved under the Fund.
Table 2: Applications for Funding from Louth County Council
|
Project Name |
Was application successful YES/NO |
Any other relevant information |
|
The ACCELINVEST programme, in conjunction with the LEOs Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan: the aim is to create a clear pathway for export focused, investment-ready regional companies to progress from the LEO Network to Enterprise Ireland. |
Yes |
The project was approved for funding of €175,000 in 2016, although the amounts to be allocated to the individual participant LEOs, including the LEO Louth, will not be known until later in the project lifecycle. |
PQ 37257/16 refers
A total of €22.5m in Capital funding has been allocated to my Department for Local Enterprise Development in 2017. The allocations to individual LEOs will be calculated next year in line with an agreed methodology.
Credit Guarantee Scheme
The SME Credit Guarantee Scheme is a government initiative that was set up to encourage additional lending to commercially viable SMEs which, under normal lending criteria, are unable to obtain new or additional facilities from their bank. The total amount of loans sanctioned under the Credit Guarantee Scheme in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out below.
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2016 |
Louth |
€1,140,000 |
|
2015 |
Louth |
€215,000 |
|
2014 |
Louth |
€50,000 |
Microfinance Ireland
Microfinance Ireland provides small loans through the Government’s Microenterprise Loan Fund to help to start up a small business or expand an existing business. The total applications received and approved in Louth in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out in the following tables.
2016
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
27 |
€466k |
7 |
€99k |
2015
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
18 |
€295k |
9 |
€126k |
2014
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
10 |
€187k |
3 |
€38k |
Other Relevant Information
With regard to applications received from Louth County Council for funding by my Department and its agencies, LEO Louth is effectively a Unit of Louth County Council and made a successful application under the LEO Competitive Fund in a collaborative project with a number of other LEOs as set out below. This was one of four applications in which LEO Louth was involved under the Fund.
Applications for Funding from Louth County Council
|
Project Name |
Was application successful YES/NO |
Any other relevant information |
|
The ACCELINVEST programme, in conjunction with the LEOs Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan: the aim is to create a clear pathway for export focused, investment-ready regional companies to progress from the LEO Network to Enterprise Ireland. |
Yes |
The project was approved for funding of €175,000 in 2016, although the amounts to be allocated to the individual participant LEOs, including the LEO Louth, will not be known until later in the project lifecycle. |
756. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding that has been provided to County Meath over the three years 2014 to 2016 by project name, location and funding amount in tabular form. [37273/16]
View answer757. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the applications submitted for funding for projects from Meath County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; if the applications where successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37289/16]
View answer758. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding for projects in 2017 in County Meath to be funded by her Department by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37305/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 756 to 758, inclusive, together.
My Department is focused on ensuring that the effects of economic recovery are felt throughout all regions of the country. While employment has increased in all our regions, it has not been as fast in some. The Government’s ultimate target is to achieve sustainable full employment, and to assist in achieving this objective, my Department’s agencies are ensuring that targeted supports for enterprise and job creation are provided throughout all regions. The Action Plan for Jobs for the Mid-East region, which includes Meath, sets out a comprehensive plan to build on the strengths of the region to develop its full potential for enterprise and jobs growth.
Details of funding for projects in County Meath in 2014, 2015 and 2016 provided by the agencies of my Department are set out in the following tables where available. The levels of funding to be provided for projects in 2017 have not yet been determined.
IDA Ireland
IDA Ireland continues to work towards achieving job creation and investment targets set out in its strategy ‘Winning Foreign Direct Investment 2015-2019’, and is particularly focusing on job creation outside Dublin. In 2016, the following project announcements were made by IDA client companies in Meath:
|
Project Name |
Location |
Funding Amount |
Other relevant information |
|
Shire |
Piercetown Co Meath |
Confidential |
Shire will create a new, state of the art biologics manufacturing campus, which it expects will lead to the creation of approximately 400 permanent jobs on a 120 acre site. |
|
|
Clonee, Co Meath |
Confidential |
Facebook announced the construction of a data centre. The facility will become part of the infrastructure that enables billions of people to connect with the people and things they care about on Facebook and across its family of apps and services. |
Details of grant payments to IDA client companies in 2016 are not yet available. In 2015 grant payments totalling €300,000 were made to IDA Ireland client companies located in Co Meath. There were no grant payments to IDA clients in Meath in 2014.
Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland works in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets, thus supporting sustainable economic growth, regional development and secure employment. Details of the funding amounts provided by Enterprise Ireland for projects in Co. Meath are set out in the following tables. Data for funding provided by Enterprise Ireland in 2016 is not available at present.
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2014 |
Meath |
€1,159,192.49 |
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2015 |
Meath |
€2,276,891.58 |
Local Enterprise Offices
Capital funding from my Department for Local Enterprise Development is allocated to the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) through the Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Ireland. This funding is allocated among the LEOs to support clients through the provision of grants (Measure 1) and soft supports (Measure 2), such as training and mentoring, and used to fund the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) programme. Details of the total payments made by LEO Meath in 2014 and 2015 are set out in Table 1. Details of total payments made in 2016 are not available.
Table 1: Total Payments by LEO Meath in 2014 and 2015
|
Meath LEO |
Total Payments |
|
2014 |
€143,098 |
|
2015 |
€166,085 |
The LEOs use their Measure 1 allocations to provide feasibility, priming and business development grants to their clients. Details of the individual grants allocated in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out below.
PQ 37289/16 refers
LEO Meath is effectively a Unit of Meath County Council and was involved in two collaborative project applications with other LEOs to the LEO Competitive Fund. The projects were not approved for funding under the call.
PQ 37305/16 refers
A total of €22.5m in Capital funding has been allocated to my Department for Local Enterprise Development in 2017. The allocations to individual LEOs will be calculated next year in line with an agreed methodology.
Credit Guarantee Scheme
The SME Credit Guarantee Scheme is a government initiative that was set up to encourage additional lending to commercially viable SMEs which, under normal lending criteria, are unable to obtain new or additional facilities from their bank. The total amount of loans sanctioned under the Credit Guarantee Scheme in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Location |
Funding Amount |
|
2016 |
Meath |
€280,000 |
|
2015 |
Meath |
€450,000 |
|
2014 |
Meath |
€95,000 |
Microfinance Ireland
Microfinance Ireland provides small loans through the Government’s Microenterprise Loan Fund to help to start up a small business or expand an existing business. The total applications received and approved in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out in the following tables.
2016
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
33 |
€490k |
11 |
€141k |
2015
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
39 |
€572k |
18 |
€220k |
2014
|
Applications Received |
Amount |
Applications Approved |
Amount |
|
28 |
€429k |
13 |
€187k |
Other Relevant Information
With regard to applications received from Meath County Council for funding by my Department and its agencies, LEO Meath is effectively a Unit of Meath County Council and was involved in two collaborative project applications with other LEOs to the LEO Competitive Fund. The projects were not approved for funding under the call.
759. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reports commissioned by her Department since 2006 which, while completed or are in final draft form, have not been published; the reason they have not been published; the expected publication date; the cost to date of each such report; if tenders were invited; if it is not intended to publish any such report the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37551/16]
View answerWith regard to the Deputy’s question, in the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile all of the information requested. I will ensure that the requested information is supplied as soon as it is collated.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
Further to Parliamentary Question 759 of the 29th November 2016, the requested information has now been collated and is set out in the following tables.
2006
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Technical audit of Patents Office ICT system for systems migration purposes. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€2,420 |
No. The contract was below the threshold in place at the time. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
|
Information Security review of Labour Court website. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€3,267 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
2007
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
ICT Security Reviews. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€118,928 |
Yes |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
To carry out a Business Process Review of the Departments Insolvency Payments Section and to make appropriate recommendations. |
Internal BPR – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€20,364 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal BPR – not for publication. |
|
Forensic Accounting Assignment |
Publication was never intended - this assistance with an ODCE investigation |
N/A |
€258,825 |
Closed competition between non-conflicted organisations of sufficient size |
Operational reasons - ODCE’s investigation and law enforcement remit |
|
Market Research for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement |
N/A |
N/A |
€15,898 |
Yes |
The report was not published in full but the results of the research were included in the ODCE Annual Report |
2008
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Review of ICT Unit Project Management Procedures & Practices. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€2,995 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
Review of ICT Backup Systems. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€13,310 |
Report was produced under existing contract and then put out to tender for implementation. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
3 x ICT Technical Reports on laptop encryption, the Departments financials application and scans of on-line systems. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€17,669 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
Report of the forensics analysis of the ESF website. |
Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€2,580 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
To prepare a report on the Insolvency Payments Section Business Process Re-engineering (BPR). |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€13,177 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
List of Information Obligations in Employment Law – (UCD School of Law) |
Not Published This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008 |
N/A |
€4,650 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Three Standard Cost Model Measurements – (Tom Ferris) |
Not Published This paper fed into the HLG Report, which itself was published in 2008. |
N/A |
€5,707.29 |
No |
N/A |
|
List of Information Obligations in Health & Safety Law – (University of Limerick) |
Not Published This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008 |
N/A |
€4,616 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
List of Information Obligations in Company Law – (NUI Galway) |
Not Published This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008 |
N/A |
€5,102 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Prioritised Information Obligations in Company Law Legislation – (Arthur Cox) |
Not Published This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008 |
N/A |
€2,226.40 |
No |
N/A |
|
Prioritised Information Obligations in Health & Safety Legislation – (Scannell Solutions) |
Not Published This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008 |
N/A |
€5,142.50 |
Yes |
N/A |
2009
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Oracle Software Asset Management. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€7,559.58 |
Yes |
Internal review - not for publication. |
|
Redundancy Insolvency Recoveries ICT System Feasibility Study (Technical Upgrade & Migration to Redundancy Payments System Platform). |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€10,327.50 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal review - not for publication. |
Tables continuing.
2010
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Technical skills gap and training needs analysis. |
Internal review – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€9,680 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
|
Health check of Domino and Lotus Notes technologies. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€10,239 |
No, software manufacturer required to undertake platform health check. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
2011
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
IT Security assessment of new hosting site in Revenue Hosting Centre. |
Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€7,093 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication. |
|
Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€8,276 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
2012
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Security reviews of ICT systems. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication |
Publication not planned. |
€39,095 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication |
|
ICT systems review – Patents Office. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€29,667 |
Yes. |
Internal technology review – not for publication. |
|
Completed Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) for the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court. |
Achilles Procurement Services - This report was commissioned by the Department’s Workplace Relations Reform Programme Office and was completed in August 2012. The Report was considered by the Programme Office in the context of formulating its strategy in relation to the procurement mechanism (viz. open restricted, competitive dialogue, etc.) to be employed in relation to the acquisition of an ICT solution to support the operations and activities of the State’s Workplace Relations Services. The Report informed the internal deliberative process on the procurement strategy for this solution and was not intended for publication. |
Not for publication |
€2,560 |
No |
This report was commissioned by the Department’s Workplace Relations Reform Programme Office and was completed in August 2012. The Report was considered by the Programme Office in the context of formulating its strategy in relation to the procurement mechanism (viz. open restricted, competitive dialogue, etc.) to be employed in relation to the acquisition of an ICT solution to support the operations and activities of the State’s Workplace Relations Services. The Report informed the internal deliberative process on the procurement strategy for this solution and was not intended for publication. |
|
Deloitte - Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property |
Fed into wider policy developments |
n/a |
102,872.62 |
Deloitte - Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property |
Fed into wider policy developments |
2013
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
ICT security reviews. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€24,627 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
Youth Unemployment A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland. |
Not for publication - Presented to the Troika in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy which is a component of the Memorandum of Understanding, September 2013, as part of which the Irish Government undertook to present a report in December 2013. |
NA |
5,547.30 |
2014
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
ICT security reviews. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€35,178 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
Mobile Device Policy Assessment. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€2,236 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 Upgrade Assessment. |
Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€12,254.05 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication. |
|
Completed Employment Permits Administration Section Business Process Improvement Project Report |
For Internal use – not for publication |
Not applicable |
52,275.00 |
Yes |
For internal processing purposes not for publication |
|
Result of Forensic Accounting Investigation |
The case to which it relates has not finished in the Courts |
n/a |
€177,545.80 |
Closed competition between non-conflicted organisations of sufficient size |
Result of Forensic Accounting Investigation |
2015
|
Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
Strategic Review of ICT Network. |
Internal ICT network assessment – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€9,932.25 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal ICT network assessment – not for publication. |
|
ICT security review. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€54,765.75 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
Health check on email archive system. |
Internal ICT assessment – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€1,750 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal ICT assessment – not for publication. |
2016
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Completed/draft report not published |
Reason Report has not been published |
Expected date of publication |
Cost to date |
Were tenders invited Yes/No |
Reason report will not be published |
|
ICT Security Reviews. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€11,500 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services. |
Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication. |
|
Patents Office ICT System Architecture Review. |
Internal ICT architecture – not for publication. |
Publication not planned. |
€4,305 |
Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services. |
Internal ICT architecture – not for publication. |
760. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if plans are being considered to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, concerning Sunday premiums and supplemental provisions in order to provide greater clarity to both workers and employers as to the definition of reasonable paid allowances, pay increases and-or paid time off work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37606/16]
View answerI have no plans to amend the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act related to Sunday premiums.
Section 13(5) of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 provides that the weekly or fortnightly rest period for employees must include a Sunday unless the contract of employment includes a specific provision requiring the employee to work on a Sunday. Section 14 of the Act provides that an employee who is required to work on a Sunday is entitled to a premium for Sunday work in circumstances where the requirement to work on a Sunday has not already been taken account of in the determination of an employee’s pay. The method for determining the premium to be paid is set out in Section 14.
An employee can seek redress in relation to section 14 by making a complaint to the Adjudication Service of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). In circumstances where WRC Inspectors, in the course of the inspection of employment records, become aware of, or suspect, a possible failure to comply with the provisions relating to the payment of Sunday premium, the employer concerned is advised of their obligations and employees are advised of the avenues of redress open to them.
Any persons with questions or complaints regarding their rights under employment law should contact Workplace Relations Customer Service on lo-call 1890 80 80 90 or at www.workplacerelations.ie.
761. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or the agencies that report to her Department entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements with any organisation due to court action or a threatened court action; and if so, the persons or groups with which these agreements exist. [37631/16]
View answerMy Department and the agencies under its remit have not entered into any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement with any organisation due to court action or a threatened court action.
762. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the appointment of additional special advisers by her and Ministers of State in her Department. [37891/16]
View answerThe appointment of Special Advisers to my Department is governed by “Instructions” issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) and requires the approval of Government.
Within those guidelines, I currently have one Special Adviser reporting directly to me and the Guidelines allow for two.
In addition, my colleague, Minister of State John Halligan, T.D, has recently received approval to appoint a Special Adviser. However, for administrative reasons, Minister of State Halligan appears on the staffing complement of the Department of Educations and Skills where he is also assigned and, therefore, his Special Adviser will be on the payroll of that Department also.
