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Action Plan for Jobs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Ceisteanna (231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256)

Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

323 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if prioritisation based on the recommendations of the Research Prioritisation Steering Group have been agreed; if not, when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20026/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

326 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a new hub and spoke model of engagement between Science Foundation Ireland centres and companies has been designed; if not, when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

329 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the process of identifying sheltered areas of the economy in which competition is restricted has been completed; if not, when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20038/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

330 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Forfás has developed the scope and terms of reference for auditing and reviewing the multiplicity of licences required by businesses; if not, when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20045/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

331 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has identified primary business regulations as part of item 1.51 of the action plan for jobs; if not, when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20046/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

333 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to proceed with item 2.2 of the action plan for jobs; when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20049/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

334 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a working group of stakeholders to progress item 2.2 of the action plan for jobs has been established; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

335 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has allocated funding of €10 million for the micro-finance fund; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20052/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

336 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has promoted the seed capital tax relief scheme; the way he has done so; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

339 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland has designed, and launched a promotional drive for women in business with an emphasis on start-ups; the way this was done; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20057/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

340 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a team has been established by Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Authority and a plan put in place in line with item 3.2 of the action plan for jobs; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20058/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

341 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an approach and a programme have been agreed to support industry-led clustering; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

342 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the review of existing initiatives to promote peer to peer learning, experience sharing and collaboration is complete; if factors critical to broadening the adoption of such models across Ireland have been identified; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

343 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the new Potential Exporter Division in Enterprise Ireland is operational; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20061/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

345 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland’s source Ireland portal has been promoted; the way it has been promoted; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

346 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the survey of ISO 9001 users has been completed; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20066/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

347 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the National Standards Authority of Ireland has re-launched the excellence through people scheme; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20067/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

348 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a second call under innovation fund Ireland has been made; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

349 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has made available an official notice regarding the current 15 day prompt payment practice; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20072/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

351 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consultations with all Departments and agencies have been completed to identify suitable projects for principal contractor or sub-contractor approach particularly in the context of the capital framework; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20077/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

352 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the diaspora, job finder’s fee scheme has been launched; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20080/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

353 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if examination of potential supply chain niche areas across the portfolio in sub-supply, technology partnerships and so on; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

354 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if project scoping and initial research has been completed per item 6.7 of the action plan for jobs; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20086/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

356 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a high-quality, wide scope, responsive community employment mark certification service to the medical device industry here has been provided; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20089/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

357 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Industrial Development Authority has established a global institution group within its financial services division to explicitly target very large groups with a view to winning projects of scale in line with item 7.9.4 of the action plan for jobs; if not, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20097/12]

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Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

358 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Industrial Development Authority has identified large, global financial services groups that are restructuring their operations in response to the challenges facing the sector in line with item 7.9.5 of the action plan for jobs; what are these groups; if not identified, when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20098/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 323, 326, 329 to 331, inclusive, 333 to 336, inclusive, 339 to 343, inclusive, 345 to 349, inclusive, 351 to 354, inclusive, and 356 to 358, inclusive, together.

The Questions the Deputy has raised relate to measures the Government undertook to deliver in the first Quarter of 2012 as part of the Action Plan for Jobs. The first Progress Report on the Action Plan was published by the Government on 20 April and provides a detailed update on the specific issues covered in the Deputy's questions. The report is available on my Department's website, www.djei.ie.

Eighty of the 83 measures due for delivery across the whole of Government in the first Quarter of 2012 have been implemented. These measures include:

The launch of the "Succeed in Ireland" initiative, aimed at delivering at least 5,000 jobs in five years.

The Launch of a new Potential Exporters Division in Enterprise Ireland, targeting 1,800 new exporting companies.

The publication of legislation for the Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme.

The design and launch of the new €150 million Development Capital Scheme, aimed at addressing a funding gap for mid-sized, high-growth companies.

The issue of a global second call under Innovation Fund Ireland worth more than €60 million, to target investment in high-growth technology companies.

The allocation of €20 million to a new Education and Training Fund.

The extension and simplification of the employer PRSI exemption scheme; and

The enactment of the Finance Bill, giving effect to several pro-jobs measures.

However, this is just the first stage in delivering on the Action Plan for Jobs. We will build on this work over the coming months and a further Progress Report will be published in July. I fully expect that the three measures which were not fully completed during the first Quarter of the year will be implemented in the Second Quarter.

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