Robert Troy
Ceist:301. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland sponsored visits to Mullingar in each of the past seven years. [32088/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIDA Ireland Site Visits
Ceisteanna (301)
Freagraí scríofa
Data on IDA Ireland site visits is collated on a county-by-county basis only. Information on site visits to particular locations and towns is therefore unavailable. The table below outlines the number of site visits by IDA client companies to County Westmeath from 2011 to Q1 2018:
|
County |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Q1 2018 |
|
Westmeath |
15 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
28 |
36 |
42 |
3 |
More broadly, the foreign direct investment (FDI) trend in Westmeath is positive. There are currently 17 FDI companies there, employing 2,794 people. Three of these companies are located in Mullingar, employing approximately 150 people. The wider County has seen an 8.5% increase in FDI employment from 2016 to 2017 and IDA Ireland actively engages with its existing client base to support them in growing their business and footprint further.
Departmental Funding
Ceisteanna (302)
Robert Troy
Ceist:302. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funding awarded to an organisation (details supplied). [32089/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) Technology Centre was established in 2014 under the joint Enterprise Ireland IDA Technology Centres programme.
Technology Centres are organised to respond rapidly to industry defined needs and conduct market-relevant R&D in partnership with collaborating groups of companies. Participating companies propose areas and themes of greatest relevance to them over a 3-5 year period and co-fund part of the research. In response, the researchers develop solutions that respond to these needs. Some of the capabilities of the IMR Technology Centre include: Production Energy Efficiency, Manufacturing Informatics, Manufacturing Data Analytics, Industrial IoT, Knowledge Management and Additive Manufacturing.
IMR is based in two locations - in Aerodrome Business Park, Rathcoole and its more recent location at the National Science Park in Mullingar.
The IMR sites in Rathcoole and Mullingar are part of one legal entity (Irish Manufacturing Research Ltd) and projects are carried out in and across both facilities. Therefore, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of payments between the two locations.
Under Enterprise Ireland’s financial supports for innovation, the agency has provided funding to the IMR through the Innovation Partnerships and Innovation Vouchers Programmes, as well as core Technology Centre funding. To date, €9.8m has been paid to the IMR Centre.
The IMR Centre in Mullingar has recently been awarded funding under Enterprise Ireland’s Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) to develop significant and important research and development capability in the areas of Collaborative Robotics and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality. Funding for this project was awarded under Stream One of the REDF which supports major regional, multi-national or national sectoral initiatives. No payments have been made to the IMR Centre under this initiative to date.
Jobs Data
Ceisteanna (303)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:303. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number employed in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta based on data in the annual employment survey in each of the years 2010 to 2017, by county in tabular form. [32106/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The breakdown of numbers employed sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Total Number Employed in Companies Supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta by Year by County.
Total includes permanent full-time, part-time, temporary and other contract types.
Source: Annual Employment Survey 2017
|
County |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Carlow |
2,842 |
3,190 |
3,307 |
3,377 |
3,477 |
3,538 |
3,678 |
3,909 |
|
Cavan |
5,388 |
5,429 |
5,371 |
5,312 |
5,671 |
6,044 |
6,385 |
6,606 |
|
Clare |
8,985 |
8,964 |
8,961 |
9,007 |
9,541 |
9,860 |
10,308 |
10,484 |
|
Cork |
41,783 |
44,151 |
46,315 |
48,203 |
50,729 |
56,233 |
59,144 |
61,940 |
|
Donegal |
7,065 |
7,304 |
7,161 |
7,480 |
7,720 |
8,369 |
8,710 |
9,277 |
|
Dublin |
110,383 |
113,033 |
117,184 |
124,075 |
132,036 |
141,460 |
151,342 |
160,779 |
|
Galway |
19,867 |
21,797 |
22,648 |
23,311 |
23,735 |
25,344 |
27,529 |
28,986 |
|
Kerry |
5,983 |
6,089 |
6,434 |
6,597 |
7,132 |
7,338 |
7,408 |
7,889 |
|
Kildare |
16,581 |
16,322 |
16,602 |
17,068 |
17,960 |
18,886 |
18,942 |
18,416 |
|
Kilkenny |
3,868 |
3,790 |
4,097 |
3,962 |
4,419 |
4,640 |
4,936 |
5,058 |
|
Laois |
1,394 |
1,265 |
1,214 |
1,286 |
1,281 |
1,387 |
1,479 |
1,592 |
|
Leitrim |
1,619 |
1,446 |
1,287 |
1,034 |
1,132 |
1,210 |
1,301 |
1,448 |
|
Limerick |
13,031 |
13,144 |
13,802 |
14,429 |
14,782 |
15,676 |
17,432 |
18,946 |
|
Longford |
2,604 |
2,472 |
2,505 |
2,703 |
3,106 |
3,326 |
3,496 |
3,444 |
|
Louth |
6,664 |
6,773 |
7,160 |
7,943 |
8,474 |
8,929 |
9,404 |
9,823 |
|
Mayo |
7,635 |
7,891 |
7,866 |
8,294 |
8,613 |
8,576 |
8,966 |
9,376 |
|
Meath |
6,524 |
6,806 |
6,960 |
7,587 |
8,164 |
8,700 |
8,736 |
9,018 |
|
Monaghan |
4,275 |
4,335 |
4,444 |
4,646 |
4,759 |
4,961 |
5,280 |
5,516 |
|
Offaly |
3,896 |
3,953 |
3,957 |
4,131 |
4,530 |
4,825 |
4,992 |
5,221 |
|
Roscommon |
2,116 |
2,156 |
2,167 |
2,302 |
2,452 |
2,614 |
2,675 |
2,904 |
|
Sligo |
3,703 |
3,852 |
3,912 |
3,915 |
3,927 |
3,797 |
3,854 |
3,917 |
|
Tipperary |
9,511 |
8,734 |
8,596 |
8,231 |
8,576 |
8,952 |
8,848 |
9,572 |
|
Waterford |
11,269 |
10,579 |
10,066 |
10,106 |
10,859 |
11,685 |
12,499 |
13,361 |
|
Westmeath |
4,768 |
4,841 |
5,200 |
5,496 |
5,910 |
6,103 |
6,065 |
6,535 |
|
Wexford |
6,524 |
6,363 |
6,417 |
6,730 |
6,830 |
7,010 |
7,233 |
7,618 |
|
Wicklow |
6,126 |
5,787 |
5,952 |
5,816 |
5,915 |
6,043 |
6,224 |
6,396 |
|
Total |
314,404 |
320,466 |
329,585 |
343,041 |
361,730 |
385,506 |
406,866 |
428,031 |
Jobs Data
Ceisteanna (304)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the regional job targets and unemployment rate projections under A Programme for a Partnership Government for 2020 and Enterprise 2025, by year and by region; the latest figures at hand relating to these targets; the monitoring and reporting mechanisms in place; her job targets up to 2020, by region in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32107/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The A Programme for a Partnership Government set a target of 200,000 new jobs to be created by 2020, with 135,000 of these outside of Dublin.
Enterprise 2025 Renewed, launched on 9th March 2018, sets out a revised target to have at least 2.3 million people in employment by 2020. The objective is to ensure that, through effective policies, we realise employment growth that is sustainable over the longer term to 2025. The aim in Enterprise 2025 Renewed is to sustain unemployment at no more than 5.5% over the longer term. The aim also is to realise the potential of our regions so that unemployment is within 1 percentage point of the national average.
Employment continues to grow strongly with total employment in Q1 2018, of 2,237,900. The unemployment rate is now 5.1% (June 2018).
Enterprise 2025 Renewed does not set out targets on an annual basis. Nevertheless, the Action Plan for Jobs 2018 (launched together with Enterprise 2025 Renewed) that sets out specific actions to be taken across Government this year, targets the creation of 50,000 jobs in 2018. The APJ process involves a bi-annual monitoring process and produces a report that sets out progress on job creation and in relation each individual action by Departments.
Enterprise 2025 Renewed and the Action Plan for Jobs are complemented by the Regional Action Plan for Jobs. A key ambition of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs is to see an increase of 10-15% in numbers employed in every region from the baseline year (2015) to 2020, and for each region’s unemployment rate to be within 1 percentage point of the national average.
Numerical employment targets were published on this basis for each region at the launch of each RAPJ. These figures are listed in Table 1, along with progress in employment and current unemployment rates.
Separately, the regional NUTS boundaries were amended on the 21st November 2016 under Regulation (EC) No.2066/2016 and took effect from the 1st January 2018.
As a result, new regional classification groupings have been introduced for Ireland. A summary of these changes at NUTS 3 level is outlined in Table 2.
Furthermore, employment data is drawn from the CSO’s Labour Force Survey, previously the Quarterly National Household Survey. The most recently published CSO Labour Force Survey contains data for the new NUTS 3 configuration for the first time.
While employment targets were originally based on the old NUTS 3 regional groupings, current employment data is based on the new configuration that entered into effect in January 2018. As a result, data for some regions cannot be as reliably compared as others with their original targets.
My Department is currently working to review and revise employment targets in light of the changes to NUTS 3 configurations and CSO methodology.
The monitoring of actions under the Regional Action Plan for Jobs is coordinated by my Department in conjunction with the Regional Implementation Committees, Programme Managers and Secretariats. This information is collated through an online reporting tool, managed by my Department. Each Action in the RAPJ has a nominated “owner” of the Action, depending on its area of focus. In the original eight Regional Action Plan for Jobs, there were 1,276 actions.
To date, my Department has published two Progress Reports per Region, with the third and fourth Progress Reports currently being finalised. The fourth Progress Reports will be final reports under the current iteration of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs, closing out the narratives on Actions for the 2015 – 2017.
My current focus, and that of my Department, is on undertaking a refresh and refocus of the Regional Action Plan for Jobs through to 2020. I have recently asked each RAPJ Implementation Committee to lead this refresh and refocus process to ensure their Plan's relevance out to 2020. Each Committee is leading the refresh of their own Plans, looking particularly at building on each region’s own competitive advantage – developing areas that are already strong, exploring new sectoral opportunities, while also examining regional vulnerabilities and potential barriers to investment or enterprise activity. My Department is working closely with each Committee in this process.
Table 1: Regional Employment Performance against 2020 Targets
|
Region |
2020 Employment Growth Target (pre-2018 NUTS3 regional groupings) |
Increase in employment Q1 2015 – Q2 2017 1 (pre-2018 NUTS3 regional groupings) |
Increase in employment Q1 2015 – Q1 2018
(new NUTS3 regional groupings) 2 |
Unemployment Rate Q1 2018 (new NUTS 3 regional groupings) |
|
Border |
28,000 |
12,000 |
7,600 (excl Louth) |
4.4% |
|
Midland |
14,000 |
9,500 |
15,700 |
8% |
|
West |
25,000 |
15,500 |
28,300 |
5.6% |
|
Dublin |
66,000 |
48,200 |
83,000 |
5.3% |
|
Mid-East |
25,000 |
19,300 |
22,800 (incl Louth) |
5.4% |
|
Mid-West |
23,000 |
16,600 |
15,500 (incl Sth Tipperary) |
5.2% |
|
South-East |
25,000 |
16,200 |
12,400 (excl Sth Tipperary) |
7.2% |
|
South-West |
40,000 |
29,400 |
20,800 |
6.2% |
|
State |
246,000 |
166,800 |
206,100 |
5.7% |
1 CSO regional data for the pre- 2018 regional groupings is unavailable after Q2 2017
2 Note that the new Labour Force Survey reflects both methodological changes and changes to the
NUTS 3 regional groupings. See overview of new NUTS 3 regional groupings in Table 2 below.
Source: CSO QNHS Q2 2017 and Labour Force Survey Q1 2018
Table 2: Summary of Changes to NUTS3 Regions
|
- |
Revised NUTS3 Groupings |
|
Border* |
South-West |
|
Cavan |
Cork City |
|
Donegal |
Cork County |
|
Leitrim |
Kerry |
|
Monaghan |
|
|
Sligo |
Dublin |
|
Louth |
Dublin City |
|
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown |
|
|
West |
Fingal |
|
Galway City |
South Dublin |
|
Galway County |
|
|
Mayo |
Mid-East* |
|
Roscommon |
Kildare |
|
Meath |
|
|
Mid-West* |
Wicklow |
|
Clare |
Louth (previously Border region) |
|
Limerick City and County |
|
|
Tipperary (South Tipperary previously with South East region) |
Midland |
|
Laois |
|
|
South-East* |
Longford |
|
Carlow |
Offaly |
|
Kilkenny |
Westmeath |
|
Waterford City and County |
|
|
Wexford |
|
|
South Tipperary |
Action Plan for Jobs
Ceisteanna (305)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:305. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of members of each regional action plan implementation committee; the gender breakdown; when each committee was first established; and the number of meetings to date in tabular form. [32108/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) initiative is a central pillar of the Government's ambition to create 200,000 new jobs by 2020, 135,000 of which are outside of Dublin.
A key objective of each of the plans is to have a further 10 to 15 per cent at work in each region by 2020, with the unemployment rate of each region within one percentage point of the national average.
The role of the Implementation Committees is to drive and monitor progress of each Regional Action Plan for Jobs. Committee meetings are a part in this role, however it is important to note that the number of meetings listed is not fully representative of Committee activity, nor engagement with my Department.
For example, the number does not take into account meetings of Committee members under other structures such as working groups, sectoral teams, action-monitoring groups, among others. Each region may operate different structures to deliver their Action Plan and this is largely at the discretion of the Committee and their Chairperson.
In April of this year, I met with the Chairpersons and representatives of each of the Regional Implementation Committees to review progress on the RAPJ and set out my intention to see the process and plans refreshed and refocused for the period to 2020. This involves taking into account changes in context for enterprise and employment creation that have come about since the original plans were developed, as well as learnings from the 2015-2017 RAPJ process.
Each Regional Implementation Committee is now leading a process, with support from my Department, to refresh their Plans around 5-10 ‘Strategic Objectives’ with enterprise development and job creation potential, supported by specific, measurable actions. These strategic objectives will be focused in particular around building on each region's own competitive advantage - developing areas that are already strong and/or exploring new sectoral opportunities, while also examining regional vulnerabilities and potential barriers to enterprise investment and entrepreneurial activity.
The number of members on each Regional Action Plan Implementation Committee, the gender breakdown of these groups, the date each committee was first established, and the number of meetings to date are detailed below in tabular form.
|
Implementation Committee |
No. of members |
Male |
Female |
Committee established |
Meetings to date |
|
Dublin |
34 |
22 |
12 |
19/09/2016 |
4 |
|
Mid East |
33 |
20 |
13 |
15/07/2016 |
1* |
|
Mid West |
32 |
20 |
12 |
09/03/2016 |
4 |
|
Midlands |
35 |
25 |
10 |
02/03/2016 |
6 |
|
North East |
33 |
25 |
8 |
25/04/2016** |
3*** |
|
North West |
37 |
30 |
7 |
25/04/2016** |
4*** |
|
South East |
50 |
38 |
12 |
26/11/2015 |
8 |
|
South West |
38 |
21 |
17 |
08/03/2016 |
3 |
|
West |
41 |
30 |
11 |
18/04/2016 |
4 |
*Enterprise champions also met in sub-committee formation
**denotes the date when a Committee for the North East/North West (Border region) was established. This Committee was subsequently divided into North East (26/1/17) and North West (3/2/17)
***includes 1 meeting of the joint North East/North West Committee
Health and Safety Authority Expenditure
Ceisteanna (306)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:306. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32109/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The following sets out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 – 2017 and to date in 2018.
|
Year |
Inspections and Investigations |
|
Year |
Inspections and Investigations |
|
2011 |
15,340 |
|
2012 |
13,835 |
|
2013 |
12,244 |
|
2014 |
10,719 |
|
2015 |
10,880 |
|
2016 |
10,460 |
|
2017 |
8,876 |
|
2018 to 11th July |
5,192 recorded year to date |
|
Year |
Spend on Safety Initiatives |
|
Year |
Spend on Safety Initiatives |
|
2011 |
€1.567m |
|
2012 |
€1.907m |
|
2013 |
€1.595m |
|
2014 |
€1.154m |
|
2015 |
€1.776m |
|
2016 |
€1.297m |
|
2017 |
€1.530 m |
|
2018 to 10th July |
€1.600m estimated for Full Year €837,260 year to date |
Health and Safety Authority Inspectors carry out inspections across all work sectors and work activities that come under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Chemicals Act 2008. Most inspections are targeted at the high-risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, mines, quarries, transport of dangerous goods by road, or the chemical sectors. Other inspections can be part of a particular safety awareness campaign e.g. on manual handling, on slips, trips or falls or on compliance with the REACH Regulation.
The HSA produces a Programme of Work each year setting out its plan for all areas of its work, including inspection targets. The 2018 Programme of Work set a target of over 11,000 inspections and investigations.
Brexit Supports
Ceisteanna (307)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:307. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Brexit supports. [32114/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The Local Enterprise Offices promote awareness of the challenges of Brexit, and encourage businesses to consider its implications, through local events (including jointly with other entities), through their local websites (where clients can complete the Brexit Scorecard) and through Social Media.
For example, the LEOs have collaborated with Enterprise Ireland, InterTrade Ireland and other local entities (eg Banks, Chambers of Commerce etc) in promoting awareness of the implications and the supports available to meet the Brexit challenge.
The suite of LEO Brexit supports available to micro and small businesses through the 31 LEOs nationwide include:
Access to Enterprise Ireland’s ‘Brexit SME Scorecard’ online tool where micro and smaller businesses can self-diagnose their readiness for Brexit;
Tailored mentoring to address Brexit related business challenges. The number of persons that have availed of Brexit related mentoring from 1st June 2017 to 31st March 2018 is 708;
A ‘Technical Assistance for Micro-enterprises’ (TAME) grant designed to support qualifying businesses to diversify into new markets, enabling companies to explore and develop new market opportunities. 289 projects were approved for the TAME grant in 2017;
Rollout of ‘Lean for Micro’ nationwide which will make small businesses more efficient and competitive;
Training including on specific Brexit challenges, e.g. financial aspects and capability building in innovation, competitiveness and opportunity diagnosis. The total number of training participants in 2017 was 30,373.
In addition, the LEOs can offer training and mentoring, advice and guidance to assist businesses that are impacted by Brexit either directly or indirectly.
The Table below shows the total number of mentoring supports provided by the LEOs, the numbers of Brexit-specific mentoring assignments, the number of assignments with a Brexit element and the number of participants attending group training or mentoring events related to Brexit.
By and large, the experience at this stage is that clients are tending to seek group events so as to share views on the implications of Brexit rather than one-to-one mentoring support.
In a lot of cases the general mentoring or training supports will cover topics such as internationalisation or competitiveness which go wider than the immediate or direct Brexit impact.
The variation in the numbers across LEOs can be explained by the mix of clients and sectors, whether the client is seeking financial support, mentoring/training or advice and guidance, whether the LEO has held dedicated Brexit mentoring sessions and whether that support can best be offered directly by the LEO or by way of referral to another agency or body.
Details of the LEO Brexit Related Mentoring are attached in the table overleaf.
LEO Brexit Related Mentoring from 1st June 2017 – 31st March 2018
|
LEO |
No of mentoring assignments per LEO |
Mentoring assignments including an element of Brexit mentoring |
Brexit specific mentoring assignments |
No of participants attending Brexit focused Group Events |
|
Carlow |
76 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
|
Cavan |
64 |
18 |
0 |
64 |
|
Clare |
18 |
8 |
3 |
409 |
|
Cork North & West |
429 |
215 |
0 |
429 |
|
Cork South |
117 |
56 |
0 |
144 |
|
Cork City |
222 |
222 |
1 |
40 |
|
Donegal |
9 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
|
Dublin City |
693 |
0 |
4 |
119 |
|
Dublin South |
78 |
4 |
0 |
452 |
|
Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown |
88 |
20 |
0 |
190 |
|
Fingal |
102 |
34 |
0 |
126 |
|
Galway |
119 |
13 |
14 |
100 |
|
Kerry |
63 |
50 |
3 |
170 |
|
Kildare |
83 |
6 |
26 |
80 |
|
Kilkenny |
208 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Laois |
101 |
40 |
11 |
80 |
|
Leitrim |
62 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
|
Limerick |
143 |
35 |
0 |
50 |
|
Longford |
53 |
4 |
18 |
56 |
|
Louth |
216 |
216 |
0 |
370 |
|
Mayo |
141 |
25 |
7 |
71 |
|
Meath |
36 |
5 |
0 |
75 |
|
Monaghan |
29 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
104 |
30 |
0 |
10 |
|
Roscommon |
82 |
15 |
0 |
16 |
|
Sligo |
184 |
32 |
3 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
257 |
26 |
4 |
42 |
|
Waterford |
190 |
89 |
4 |
60 |
|
Westmeath |
102 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
101 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
119 |
94 |
11 |
10 |
|
Total |
4213 |
1284 |
126 |
3317 |
Data in respect of the next quarter is currently being compiled.
Enterprise Ireland
Ceisteanna (308)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:308. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the international Enterprise Ireland offices located abroad; the location of each; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed; and the costs of offices and staffing per international office on an annual basis in tabular form. [32115/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
Enterprise Ireland supports the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, working in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales in global markets. Enterprise Ireland is committed to helping companies expand their reach and internationalise.
Enterprise Ireland has an established process for working with companies as they identify opportunities and begin to enter new markets. Enterprise Ireland’s overseas structure through its network of 33 overseas offices and its extended Pathfinder (Trade Consultant) network has the capability of providing client companies with the appropriate support in markets where there are identified opportunities matched by client capability and client demand. In addition to Incubation and Hot-Desking Facilities, Enterprise Ireland’s client companies can access market knowledge on a sectoral basis, introductions to buyers/suppliers/partners in-market and market intelligence such as competitor analysis, identification of professional services etc.
The location of Enterprise Ireland’s 33 overseas offices, the cost of running these offices in 2017 and the current number of full time and part time staff employed in each of these offices is presented below.
Table 1: Cost (pay and non-pay) of running Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices - 2017
|
Office Location |
Total (€) |
|
NEW YORK |
2,810,974 |
|
LONDON |
1,956,077 |
|
DUSSELDORF |
1,679,794 |
|
DUBAI |
1,679,354 |
|
SHANGHAI |
1,264,191 |
|
MOUNTAIN VIEW |
1,111,499 |
|
SYDNEY |
1,100,320 |
|
PARIS |
1,090,683 |
|
TOKYO |
1,071,783 |
|
SINGAPORE |
971,856 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
892,472 |
|
BEIJING |
696,120 |
|
INDIA |
660,404 |
|
BOSTON |
655,539 |
|
MILAN |
597,065 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
590,480 |
|
AUSTIN |
588,075 |
|
TORONTO |
536,317 |
|
BRUSSELS |
502,360 |
|
RIYADH |
501,829 |
|
AMSTERDAM |
494,847 |
|
BRAZIL |
490,599 |
|
HONG KONG |
429,905 |
|
MOSCOW |
410,138 |
|
MADRID |
394,080 |
|
WARSAW |
384,996 |
|
SEOUL |
381,750 |
|
PRAGUE |
290,008 |
|
ISTANBUL |
248,655 |
|
DOHA |
197,760 |
|
ABU DHABI |
133,227 |
|
BUDAPEST |
45,339 |
|
CHICAGO |
36,784 |
|
TOTAL |
24,895,279 |
Table 2: Number of full time and part time staff employed in Enterprise Ireland’s overseas offices
|
Office Location |
Full Time Staff |
Part Time Staff |
Total Staff Numbers |
|
ABU DHABI |
1 |
|
1 |
|
AMSTERDAM |
5 |
|
5 |
|
AUSTIN |
2 |
|
2 |
|
BEIJING |
5 |
|
5 |
|
BOSTON |
3 |
|
3 |
|
BRUSSELS |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
CHICAGO |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DOHA |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DUBAI |
8 |
|
8 |
|
DUSSELDORF |
11 |
3 |
14 |
|
HONG KONG |
3 |
|
3 |
|
ISTANBUL |
1 |
|
1 |
|
JOHANNESBURG |
3 |
|
3 |
|
LONDON |
17 |
1 |
18 |
|
MADRID |
5 |
|
5 |
|
MILAN |
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
MOSCOW |
3 |
|
3 |
|
MOUNTAIN VIEW |
6 |
|
6 |
|
NEW DELHI |
4 |
|
4 |
|
NEW YORK |
11 |
|
11 |
|
PARIS |
9 |
|
9 |
|
PRAGUE |
4 |
|
4 |
|
RIYADH |
2 |
|
2 |
|
SAO PAULO |
1 |
|
1 |
|
SEOUL |
2 |
|
2 |
|
SHANGHAI |
5 |
|
5 |
|
SINGAPORE |
6 |
|
6 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
5 |
|
5 |
|
SYDNEY |
8 |
|
8 |
|
TOKYO |
5 |
|
5 |
|
TORONTO |
5 |
|
5 |
|
WARSAW |
4 |
|
4 |
|
Total |
153 |
7 |
160 |
Note: Figures include expat staff, locally hired staff and staff on Enterprise Ireland’s international graduate programme but do not include vacancies.
IDA Ireland Offices
Ceisteanna (309)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:309. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the international IDA Ireland offices located abroad; the location of each; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed; and the costs of offices and staffing per international office on an annual basis in tabular form. [32116/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
IDA Ireland has twenty-one international offices located across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The Agency does not provide the specific cost breakdown of individual offices as these details are sensitive in the context of international competition for foreign direct investment.
The tables below, however, sets out the total numbers of IDA employees in each overseas location and the total costs associated with the offices abroad for 2017.
|
Office |
Staff No |
|
US |
|
|
New York |
12 |
|
Boston |
3 |
|
Mountainview |
8 |
|
Irvine |
6 |
|
Austin |
2 |
|
Atlanta |
2 |
|
Chicago |
5 |
|
Europe |
|
|
London |
8 |
|
Paris |
3 |
|
Frankfurt |
7 |
|
Asia/PAC |
|
|
Australia |
2 |
|
Korea |
1 |
|
Japan |
3 |
|
Mumbai |
4 |
|
Bangalore |
1 |
|
Taiwan |
1 |
|
Shanghai |
3 |
|
Shenzhen |
2 |
|
Beijing |
1 |
|
Russia |
1 |
|
Brazil |
1 |
|
Costs of IDA Overseas Offices |
2017 |
|
Total pay costs |
€11,271,000 |
|
Total non-pay costs |
€5,902,000 |
Departmental Staff
Ceisteanna (310)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:310. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of enterprise attachés stationed in each Irish embassy; the location of each embassy; and the number of enterprise attachés stationed there in tabular form. [32117/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
My Department seconds a number of staff to represent Ireland, and to promote national trade, enterprise, research and employment policy objectives, in Brussels, Geneva and London. The number of staff and location of each Embassy/Mission is set out in the table below.
It should also be noted by the Deputy that the enterprise agencies (Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland) under the Department's remit has a significant global footprint driving Ireland's enterprise development, trade and FDI agenda.
|
Embassy / Mission |
Location |
Seconded Staff |
|
Brussels, Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union |
Rue Froissart 501040 Brussels Belgium |
2 Principal Officers 3 Assistant Principal Officers 1 Higher Executive Officer Total: 6 Staff |
|
Geneva, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations (WTP, ILO, and WIPO) |
Rue de Moillebeau 58 Case Postale 339 1209 Geneva 19 Switzerland |
1 Principal Officer 1 Assistant Principal Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 Clerical Officer Total: 4 Staff |
|
London, Embassy of Ireland |
17 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7HR |
1 Principal Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer Total: 2 Staff |
IDA Ireland Site Visits
Ceisteanna (311)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:311. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland site visits in each county in quarter 1 and 2 of 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32118/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
IDA Ireland continues to highlight the benefits of expanding or locating in all counties of Ireland to its client base. It is important to remember, however, that the final decision as to where to invest always rests with the company concerned. It is also the case that site visit activity does not necessarily reflect investment potential, as at least 70% of all new foreign direct investment (FDI) comes from existing IDA Ireland client companies.
Site visits nevertheless do represent an important tool through which investors can be encouraged to invest in regional areas and the IDA always does its utmost to ensure that investors consider all potential locations when visiting Ireland.
The table below sets out details on the number of IDA Ireland site visits to each county in Quarter 1 2018. Figures for Quarter 2 of this year will be compiled by the end of July.
|
County |
Q1 2018 |
|
Carlow |
1 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
|
Clare |
4 |
|
Cork |
10 |
|
Donegal |
0 |
|
Dublin |
69 |
|
Galway |
10 |
|
Kerry |
0 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
|
Kilkenny |
0 |
|
Laois |
4 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
|
Limerick |
8 |
|
Longford |
0 |
|
Louth |
6 |
|
Mayo |
2 |
|
Meath |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
|
Offaly |
0 |
|
Roscommon |
0 |
|
Sligo |
5 |
|
Tipperary |
1 |
|
Waterford |
5 |
|
Westmeath |
3 |
|
Wexford |
0 |
|
Wicklow |
0 |
IDA Ireland Jobs Data
Ceisteanna (312)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:312. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland supported jobs at the end of 2017, by county including in each Dublin local authority in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32119/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
IDA Ireland’s performance in 2017 resulted in the third consecutive year of strong growth under the Agency's current strategy. Total employment in IDA client companies now stands at over 210,000. There are over 122,000 people employed across 649 firms in IDA client companies located outside of Dublin, with 45% of all new foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs created last year based in regional locations.
Data on IDA Ireland supported jobs is collated on a county-by-county basis only. Information on the number of jobs in each local authority in Dublin is therefore unavailable. The table below provides a breakdown of employment in the Agency's client companies by county in 2017.
|
IDA Jobs by County 2017 |
|
|
Carlow |
875 |
|
Cavan |
1,155 |
|
Clare |
6,775 |
|
Cork |
35,248 |
|
Donegal |
3,389 |
|
Dublin |
88,318 |
|
Galway |
17,696 |
|
Kerry |
2,186 |
|
Kildare |
9,282 |
|
Kilkenny |
782 |
|
Laois |
119 |
|
Leitrim |
889 |
|
Limerick |
10,677 |
|
Longford |
474 |
|
Louth |
3,702 |
|
Mayo |
4,462 |
|
Meath |
1,491 |
|
Monaghan |
150 |
|
Offaly |
940 |
|
Roscommon |
1,128 |
|
Sligo |
2,184 |
|
Tipperary North Riding |
335 |
|
Tipperary South Riding |
3,330 |
|
Waterford |
6,850 |
|
Westmeath |
2,794 |
|
Wexford |
2,948 |
|
Wicklow |
2,264 |
|
Total |
210,443 |
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff
Ceisteanna (313)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:313. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full-time and part-staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; the Exchequer funding allocated to the CCPC in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the amount expended in each year in tabular form. [32122/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The number of full-time and part-time staff employed in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by grade, legal personnel and other staff; and the exchequer funding allocated to the CCPC in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018 is contained in the link below.
Departmental Staff
Ceisteanna (314)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:314. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms and as a percentage of total staff since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32123/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
No. of Staff |
Full Time |
Part Time |
No. of staff working on competition enforcement in absolute terms |
Percentage of total staff |
|
2018 |
94 |
94 |
0 |
29 |
30.85% |
|
2017 |
89 |
89 |
0 |
27 |
30.34% |
|
2016 |
89 |
89 |
0 |
23 |
25.84% |
|
2015 |
89 |
89 |
0 |
17 |
19.01% |
|
2014 |
86 |
86 |
0 |
21 |
24.42% |
* Note that a number of these people also work on car crime and pyramid selling and that the table includes a Detective Sergeant on secondment from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (2010-2018 inclusive).
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Ceisteanna (315)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:315. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct that does not fall within the definition of a cartel; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions made; the number of fines issued, the amount in euro of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per case in which fines were issued; and the average length of anti-competitive investigations to date in each year since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32124/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below: this refers to the investigations undertaken by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in the period from 31 October 2014 to 10 July 2018.
|
Number of investigative cases commenced: |
Ten investigations launched; a total of 129 files screened* |
|
The number of inspections carried out: |
Five |
|
The number of prosecutions made: |
Seven investigations closed with commitments and undertakings being given. |
|
The number of cases which concluded with fines issued: |
0 |
|
The amount in Euro of fines issued: |
N/A** |
|
The number of collected and uncollected fines: |
N/A ** |
|
The average fine per case: |
N/A ** |
|
The average length of anti-competitive investigations to date. |
12 - 36 Months |
* Since January 2016, when the CCPC receives a complaint in relation to potential anti-competitive behaviour it is examined through a screening process before a decision can be made as to whether there is sufficient evidence to open an investigation.
** The CCPC cannot make administrative decisions or determinations concerning breaches of competition law. Only the courts can issue decisions confirming if a particular practice constitutes a breach of competition law.
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Ceisteanna (316)
Billy Kelleher
Ceist:316. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of investigative cases commenced for suspected anti-competitive conduct which falls within the definition of a cartel; the number of inspections carried out; the number of prosecutions and cartel decisions made; the number of cases which concluded with fines issued; the amount in euro of fines issued; the number of collected and uncollected fines; the average fine per cartel; and the average length of cartel investigations to date in each year since the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission was established in tabular form. [32125/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below: this refers to the investigations undertaken by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in the period from 31 October 2014 to 10 July 2018.
|
Number of investigative cases commenced (cartel) |
Three investigations launched: a total of 48 files screened* |
|
The number of searches carried out |
Twenty-five |
|
The number of prosecutions and cartel decisions made |
Two (company and individual) |
|
The number of cases which concluded with fines issued |
One resulting in two prosecutions and two convictions |
|
The amount in Euro of fines issued |
€55,000** |
|
The number of collected and uncollected fines |
As above |
|
The average fine per cartel |
N/A |
|
The average length of cartel investigations to date in each year |
18 – 36 months |
* When the CCPC receives a complaint in relation to potential anti-competitive behaviour it is examined through a screening process before a decision can be made as to whether there is sufficient evidence to open an investigation.
** The CCPC’s role is to investigate alleged cartels and if sufficient evidence of a cartel is obtained, the CCPC submits a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions with the recommendation that the parties be prosecuted on indictment.