Results 81-100 of 243 for 2016 heather inclusive speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 79 to 81, inclusive, together. As Minster for Business, Enterprise and Innovation I am very interested in the development of an efficient and effective apprenticeship system that serves the needs of both enterprise and apprentices. I fully support the development of the apprenticeship system on an ongoing basis as a means of providing for the broad...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (8 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...Union. These supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI Brexit Planning Vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. ITI’s Brexit Implementation Voucher provides financial support up to £5,000/€5,625 (inclusive of VAT), with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises (2 Oct 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. These supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI's Brexit Planning Vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,893 businesses have applied for a Brexit Planning Voucher, of which 1,630 have...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (17 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI Brexit Start to Plan vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,770 businesses have applied for a Brexit Start to Plan voucher, of which over 1,500 have been approved. ITI’s Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: .... These supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI Brexit Start to Plan vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,613 businesses have applied for a Brexit Start to Plan voucher, of which 1,405 have been approved. ITI new Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 718 to 722, inclusive, together. Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys, transposed into Irish law by S.I. No. 14 of 2011, places the onus on all economic operators (ie manufacturers, distributors, importers) to ensure that only safe toys are placed on the market. If economic operators...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: .... These supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI Brexit Start to Plan vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,613 businesses have applied for a Brexit Start to Plan voucher, of which 1,405 have been approved. ITI new Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI’s Brexit Planning Vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,613 businesses have applied for a Brexit Start to Plan voucher, of which 1,405 have been approved. The new Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...Union. These supports help businesses obtain advice on specific areas such as tariffs, currency management, regulatory and customs issues and movement of labour, goods and services. ITI Brexit Start to Plan vouchers are worth up to €2,250 (inclusive of VAT) each. 1,613 businesses have applied for a Brexit Start to Plan voucher, of which 1,405 have been approved. ITI new...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (11 Jul 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400, 422. Since the June 2016 decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, my Department and its agencies have worked to put a wide range of Brexit supports in place for businesses. The package of Brexit supports encompasses finance, advisory and awareness. DBEI’s focus is on helping firms to improve their competitiveness and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (10 Jul 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 237, inclusive, together. Regional development remains a key priority of mine as Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Through my Department and its Enterprise Agencies, I am focused on strengthening investment and job creation all over the country. In 2018, 56% of all net new jobs created by IDA Ireland were in locations outside Dublin....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (4 Jul 2019)

Heather Humphreys: .... This objective is balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified Irish/EEA nationals available to undertake the work, and the shortage is a genuine one. The rationale underpinning inclusion or omission from the occupations list is augmented by a consultation process that includes calls for submissions. The analysis of the EGFSN, and other work by my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Heather Humphreys: As requested by the Deputy, the table below sets out the amount of fees, inclusive of VAT, paid to the companies concerned in each of the years from 2011 to 2018. Supplier 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL 2011-2018 PWC €0.00 €40,646.58 €0.00 €94,903.75 €0.00 €0.00 €0.00 €11,070.00 €146,620.33...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (3 Apr 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 141, inclusive, together. The Common Commercial Policy, including trade, is an exclusive competence of the European Union under the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union. The Lisbon Treaty extended this competence to cover foreign direct investment, as well as making the European Parliament a co-legislator alongside the Council on trade...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (7 Mar 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 to 127, inclusive, together. The remit of my Department involves significant engagement with business in Ireland involving small and large indigenous companies and multinational corporations. Therefore, my Department has had a significant number of meetings and engagements with the companies in question during the seven year period covered by these...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (28 Feb 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive, together. It remains my intention to commission an independent review of the Succeed-in-Ireland (SII) programme. As I have indicated previously, a review would equip us with a thorough understanding of SII's results and its contribution to employment generation in the State. However, there needs to be clarity on the full and final costs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Preparations (31 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: Since the June 2016 decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, my Department and its agencies have worked to put a wide range of Brexit supports in place for businesses. The package of Brexit supports encompasses finance, advisory and awareness.  My Department's focus is on helping firms to improve their competitiveness and innovation, and to diversify...

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased to bring the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 before the House today. The Bill has passed all stages in Dáil Éireann and obtained cross-party support. The purpose of this Bill is to update and modernise Irish law relating to hallmarking. Hallmarking describes the administrative and legal system for ensuring that articles of precious metals conform to legal standards...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 281 together. Since the June 2016 decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, my Department and its agencies have worked to put a wide range of Brexit supports in place for businesses. The package of Brexit supports encompasses finance, advisory and awareness. My Department's focus is on helping firms to improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Data (22 Jan 2019)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 to 286, inclusive, together. My Department and its agencies are working towards ambitious targets to ensure that employment and investment are distributed as evenly as possible across the country. There are 29 IDA supported client companies in County Kildare, which collectively employ 8,838 people - representing an increase of 4.5% over the previous...